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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed
NASA launches satellite for Earth observation
Border patrol searches reduced
Montana group monitors polar bear migration
HELENA, Mont. - In the harsh, remote wilds of the Canadian tundra, a wolverine scampers up to a polar bear snoozing near the shore of the Hudson Bay. The bear …
Environmental groups upset about coal trains
SPOKANE - Environmental groups in the Spokane area are upset with proposals that could see dozens of trains loaded with coal destined for the Far East move through the city every day.
Study: Income of top 1% quadrupled
WASHINGTON - The richest 1 percent of Americans have been getting far richer over the last three decades while the middle class and poor have seen their after-tax household income only crawl up in comparison, accor…
States talk immigration economics
SALT LAKE CITY - As more states consider stronger immigration laws, political, business and religious leaders from throughout the West examined the economic impact of enforcement measures and guest-worker programs …
Protesters clash with police
OAKLAND, Calif. - Under cover of darkness early Tuesday, hundreds of police swept into Oakland's Occupy Wall Street protest, firing tear gas and beanbag rounds…
Spokane's Occupy Wall Street protests cooling off a bit
SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane's version of the Occupy Wall Street protest has dwindled to only a handful of demonstrators, just a few weeks after a march through downtown drew some 300 people.
Shackled by debt
As President Obama prepared to announce new measures today to help ease the burden of student loan debt, new figures painted a demoralizing picture of college …
A spectacular sight at night
WASHINGTON - A baffling solar storm pulled colorful northern lights unusually far south, surprising space weather experts and treating skywatchers to a rare an…
New wolf pack found in Oregon
Oregon has a new wolf pack in the Hells Canyon area along the Idaho border, and two members of the state's original pack have split off to roam new territory in the central part of the state - developments that mov…
Perry calls for tax cuts
GRAY COURT, S.C. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry proposed dramatic tax and spending changes Tuesday, saying he would let Americans choose between a 20 percent flat tax and the current system, al…
Judge blocks Florida welfare drug testing law
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