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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed
Bad insulator led to reactor shutdown
CHICAGO - A failed electrical insulator blamed for a power loss to a nuclear reactor in northern Illinois was replaced Tuesday, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory…
Romney wins big in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. - Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding smartly from an earlier defeat and taking a major step toward t…
Suspect in Utah school bomb plot charged
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Authorities on Tuesday charged a 16-year-old boy with a felony in what they say was a plot to detonate a bomb at a Utah high school.
Senate ready to vote on insider-trading ban
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress is rushing to make it absolutely clear to everyone that its members are banned from insider stock trading, hoping to improve their sagging image that has approval ratings at historic lows.
GOP seeks to abolish income tax
OKLAHOMA CITY - A year after Republicans swept into office across the country, many have trained their sights on what has long been a fiscal conservative's dre…
Ryman Auditorium to get new stage
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - It's time for a new stage at Ryman Auditorium, a significant moment in the history of a building known for its significant moments.
Occupy protest rekindles flag burning debate
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Many in the crowd outside Oakland City Hall shouted "Burn it! Burn it!" as masked protesters readied to set fire to an American flag. Th…
Gingrich sketches Day 1 agenda for his presidency
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - To hear Newt Gingrich tell it, the dramatic conservative change he promises will begin even before he is sworn in as president in 2013.
Every little bit helps
'Political theater of the worst sort'
A day to celebrate
Focusing on the fine line