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Search ongoing for missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston as crews plan to scour ocean floor
On target
WASHINGTON - Congress' most serious gun-control effort in years cleared its first hurdle Thursday as the Senate pushed past conservatives' attempted blockade u…
A hermit and a thief
ROME, Maine (AP) - A man who lived like a hermit for decades in a makeshift camp in the woods and may be responsible for more than 1,000 burglaries for food an…
Minutes show Fed supports stimulus through midyear
WASHINGTON - A majority of Federal Reserve policymakers want to continue extraordinary bond purchases to help boost the U.S. economy at least through the middle of the year, according to minutes from the Fed's last…
Gunman holding firefighters killed
SUWANEE, Ga. - An armed man who was having financial problems held four firefighters for hours in a suburban Atlanta home, demanding his cable and power be tur…
Sheriff: Knife attack at Texas college was random
CYPRESS, Texas - A man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a suburban Houston community college chose his victims at random, authorities said Wedne…
Delivery confirmation
WASHINGTON - The financially beleaguered Postal Service backpedaled on its plan to end Saturday mail delivery, conceding Wednesday that its gamble to compel co…
NRA opposed to conservative senators' pact
WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of m…
No hurry here
Spelling bee kids will have to know definitions
Penney CEO's challenge: Can it be fixed?
A test of gun control support
Nevada bill would expand sports gambling in state
Swanky beach enclave hit with bird stench