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Christa Pike's first words after surviving execution: 'Where am I?' attorney says
Her lawyers said she still can't move her arms or swallow, her prognosis remains unclear and that she has a long r…
Deal will prevent spike in milk prices
Congress staves off tax hikes
Details of tentative deal to avoid 'cliff'
Highlights of a tentative agreement Monday between the White House and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., aimed at averting wide tax increases and budget cuts scheduled to take effect in the new year.
On the wagon, on the road
Over the cliff we go
Spying on Marilyn
LOS ANGELES - FBI files on Marilyn Monroe that could not be located earlier this year have been found and re-issued, revealing the names of some of the movie star's communist-leaning friends who drew concern from g…
Burned bear cub recovering, may be released
HAMILTON, Mont. - An orphaned black bear cub burned in a wildfire last summer is recovering and may be released in June, an Idaho wildlife sanctuary official said.
Trains benefit from oil boom
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Energy companies behind the oil boom on the Northern Plains are increasingly turning to an industrial-age workhorse - the locomotive - t…
Gun group offers training for Utah teachers
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - Jessica Fiveash sees nothing wrong with arming teachers. She's one herself, and learned Thursday how to safely use her 9 mm Ruger with…
Why did the turtle cross the road ...
CLEMSON, S.C. - Clemson University student Nathan Weaver set out to determine how to help turtles cross the road. He ended up getting a glimpse into the dark s…
No ethics breaches in Countrywide loans
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee said Thursday it found no violations among House members whose mortgage loans went through the VIP section of the former Countrywide Financial Corp., the company whose s…
Desert Storm commander Norman Schwarzkopf dies
WASHINGTON - Truth is, retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf didn't care much for his popular "Stormin' Norman" nickname.
Budget standoff dims confidence of stock market
NEW YORK (AP) - The "fiscal cliff" took the stock market on a roller coaster Thursday. Small developments in the tense budget standoff yanked stocks back and f…
Compromise solution?