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Moses Lake discusses city gang problems Briefs
MOSES LAKE - The task of reducing youth street crime and local gang activity can't be left to law enforcement alone.
Postmaster: Postal Service on 'brink of default'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe warned that the Postal Service is on "the brink of default" as he battles to keep his agency solvent.
Gunman kills four at Nevada restaurant
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A gunman wielding an AK-47 opened fire on a table of uniformed National Guard members at an IHOP restaurant on Tuesday in an outburst …
Wildfire destroys hundreds of homes
BASTROP, Texas - A roaring wildfire raced through rain-starved farm and ranchland in Central Texas on Monday, destroying nearly 500 homes during a rapid advanc…
Candidates claim Tea Party banner
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Pledging fidelity to the Constitution and vowing to carry the tea party's priorities to the White House, the Republicans chasing the GOP's pre…
Lee drenches Gulf Coast, could cause inland floods
SAUCIER, Miss. - Tropical Storm Lee dumped more than a foot of rain in New Orleans and spun off tornadoes elsewhere Sunday as its center came ashore in a slow crawl north that raised fears of inland flash flooding …
New York, USA; Post-9/11 decline and rebirth
For Kevin Wolford, the last decade has been a descent from security to loss. Once steadily employed as a roofer in a booming area of Florida, now his unemploym…
The painful, public journey of the 9/11 families
NEW YORK - In some of the nation's most wounded days, it became a deeply personal, wrenchingly public and wholly uncharted identity: "Sept. 11 family member."
Grizzly captured, but link to death unknown
BILLINGS, Mont. - Yellowstone National Park officials captured a grizzly bear Friday near the site of a fatal attack, but they were not sure whether it is the bruin responsible for a Michigan hiker's death last wee…
Obama yields on smog rule
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a dramatic reversal, President Barack Obama on Friday scrubbed a clean-air regulation that aimed to reduce health-threatening smog, yieldi…
Hiring standstill points to growing recession risk
WASHINGTON - Employers added no jobs in August - an alarming setback for the economy that renewed fears of another recession and raised pressure on Washington …
Beachgoers beware
LOS ANGELES - High surf will pound California beaches into the Labor Day weekend, forecasters warned Friday, and crowds celebrating the last summer holiday wer…
Police put squeeze on alleged snake biter
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A snake bite in a north Sacramento neighborhood left the victim seriously hurt, but the injured party isn't whom you'd expect.
Half of Americans drink daily soda, sweet beverage
ATLANTA - Half of Americans drink a soda or sugary beverage each day - and some are downing a lot.
Obama to speak on jobs
WASHINGTON - In a retreat after an hours-long test of wills Wednesday, President Barack Obama agreed to deliver an address on jobs and the economy to a joint s…