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Isaias closes in on the US Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 3 hurricane
Dangerous conditions are expected throughout the western panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi, the…
Nobel committee accidentally awards prize to dead man
Recognition came just a little too late for a biologist at Rockefeller University in New York, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine today, three days after he died of pancreatic cancer.
U.S. Supreme Court begins new term, after three-month break
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court began its new term Monday by weighing whether patients and health care providers in the Medicaid program for poor Americans can sue to block a state from cutting reimbursement ra…
Obama pitches jobs bill
WASHINGTON - The White House and congressional Republicans just can't agree on the best prescription for the economy, with President Barack Obama demanding pas…
Congress' dysfunction long in the making
WASHINGTON - How did it get this bad on Capitol Hill?
Santa Monica Mountains' lions face extinction
LOS ANGELES - Morning commuters in Los Angeles were likely startled, if not downright terrified, when a young mountain lion recently strode onto Interstate 405…
Man found alive by his children after wreck
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - David Lavau's children drove slowly along the perilously curved mountain road, stopping to peer over the treacherous drop-offs and call…
Two-faced cat sets record
WORCESTER, Mass. - Frank and Louie the cat was born with two faces, two mouths, two noses, three eyes - and lots of doubts about his future.
GOP starting line inches toward New Year's Day
WASHINGTON (AP) - So much for pushing back the start of primary season.
World / Nation briefs September 29, 2011
Judge: Loughner can be made fit for trial
Killer still at large in Indiana deaths
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Investigators probing the fatal shootings of five people in rural southeastern Indiana said Tuesday that no suspects have been identified and that it appears the killer or killers wasn't among t…
The GOP's money men
WASHINGTON (AP) - Only three Republican presidential candidates are worth any money - campaign money, that is.
Seven bears captured in Yellowstone mauling case
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Seven grizzly bears have been captured near the scene of a fatal mauling of a Michigan hiker in Yellowstone National Park, but none has been linked definitively to the attack, park officials …
Jackson's voice echoes through L.A. courtroom
LOS ANGELES (AP) - First, prosecutors showed a photo of Michael Jackson's pale and lifeless body lying on a gurney. Then, they played a recording of his voice, just weeks before his death.
Cantaloupe outbreak deadliest in a decade
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health officials say as many as 16 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade.
Obama talks tough on tax
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Inviting questions, President Barack Obama got one he was happy to answer.