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Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to strike the US Gulf Coast as a hurricane
Twinkies maker Hostess ready for big bake sale
NEW YORK (AP) - The future of Twinkies is virtually assured.
Guy Fieri takes his lashings, but was it fair?
Guy Fieri may not realize it, but being ravaged by a New York Times restaurant reviewer might have been the best thing that could have happened to him.
Trying to avoid recession
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama challenged congressional Republicans Wednesday to let taxes rise on the wealthiest Americans on both economic and political grounds, noting he campaigned successfully for re-elec…
Targeting greenhouse gases
SAN FRANCISCO - California began auctioning permits Wednesday for greenhouse gas emissions, launching one of the world's most ambitious efforts to cut heat-tra…
'30 Rock' heroine Liz Lemon to wed this month
NEW YORK - Liz Lemon is getting married and you're invited.
General's emails 'flirtatious'
WASHINGTON - The sex scandal that felled CIA Director David Petraeus widened Tuesday to ensnare the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, in a su…
More women than men driving on U.S. roadways
WASHINGTON (AP) - Women have passed men on the nation's roads. More women than men now have driver's licenses, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the wheel that transportation researchers say is likely to h…
Let the debate continue
WASHINGTON - Climate change is suddenly a hot topic again. The issue is resurfacing in talks about a once radical idea: a possible carbon tax.
Former CCR frontman Fogerty to pen memoir
NEW YORK - Add one of rock 'n' roll's most admired and most uncompromising stars to the list of memoir writers: John Fogerty.
Recreational marijuana approved
DENVER (AP) - Should marijuana be treated like alcohol? Or should it remain in the same legal category as heroin and the most dangerous drugs? Votes this week …
Democrats maintain control of Senate
WASHINGTON - Democrats won a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, ex…
BARACK is BACK
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued …
Montana's free-roaming bison plan in judge's hands
BILLINGS, Mont - A legal dispute over whether migrating bison can roam freely across 70,000 acres outside Yellowstone National Park is before a Montana judge after attorneys offered closing arguments in the case Mo…
Zoo: Wild dogs killed boy who fell
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A zoo where a 2-year-old boy fell into an exhibit and was fatally mauled by African wild dogs had met or exceeded all safety standards for an…
Star musicians put pep in campaign rally
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Someone has to introduce the president.