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Health care tax hikes for 2013 may be just a start
Heroic actions change the tone on teachers
Hung on a building in the Connecticut town where 20 children and six adults were killed at an elementary school is a spray-painted sign with four words: "Hug a…
Bilbo Baggins stands tall
Government lists ice seals as threatened
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Two types of ice seals joined polar bears Friday on the list of species threatened by the loss of sea ice, which scientists say reache…
U.S. economy grew at 3.1 percent in summer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1 percent over the summer as exports increased, consumers spent more and state and local governments added to growth for the first time in three years.…
Widespread snowstorms leave some travelers scrambling
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The first widespread snowstorm of the season plodded across the Midwest on Thursday, as whiteout conditions sent drivers sliding over s…
Ring the bell! NYSE sold for $8 billion
NEW YORK - The Big Board just isn't so big anymore.
Armed educators
HARROLD, Texas - In this tiny Texas town, children and their parents don't give much thought to safety at the community's lone school - mostly because some of the teachers are carrying concealed weapons.
Exit 'Plan B'
WASHINGTON - Confronted with a revolt among the rank and file, House Republicans abruptly scrapped a vote Thursday night on legislation allowing tax rates to rise for households earning $1 million and up, complicat…
Cigarette makers could join pot market
SPOKANE - Will the Marlboro Man light up a joint soon?
Classes resume in Newtown, amid funerals
Unassuming Nevada house had gold worth millions stashed inside
Two inmates escape from high-rise jail in Chicago
Inouye's death hurts Hawaii's political clout