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CINCINNATI - A large yellow diamond - known as the "Golden Eye" - seized in a federal drug and money-laundering investigation in northeast Ohio is going on the…
Bachmann wins GOP 2012 test vote
AMES, Iowa - Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won a test vote of Iowans on Saturday, a show of popularity and organizational strength for the tea party favorite…
A split economy
RICHFORD, Vt. - A restaurant owner in Vermont held a contest to help Canadians buy passports so they cross the border for a meal. A fire department can't depen…
An exciting find
WASHINGTON - The remains of a giant sea creature are providing the first proof that these prehistoric reptiles gave birth to their young rather than laying egg…
Turnabout is fair play
NEW YORK - Scientists are reporting the first clear success with a new approach for treating leukemia - turning the patients' own blood cells into assassins th…
Court strikes health insurance requirement
ATLANTA - A federal appeals panel struck down the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's sweeping health care overhaul Friday, moving the argument over whethe…
Sewage spill leaks into ground
HAYDEN - About 7,500 gallons of raw sewage spilled out of a sewer line in Hayden when a valve broke Friday morning.
Fallen soldier names listed
WASHINGTON - The American troops killed in the deadliest single mission of the Afghanistan war came from two dozen states and all corners of the nation, mostly…
Washington man burns deputies with acid
SOAP LAKE, Wash. - Two Grant County Sheriff's deputies received chemical burns when a domestic violence suspect allegedly assaulted them with muriatic acid.
'Dirty Dozen' nearly named
WASHINGTON - Republicans named a mix of partisans and pragmatists on Wednesday to the new congressional committee charged with striking a debt-cutting compromi…
Fed's low rates no fix for economy, retirees
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve's plan to keep interest rates super-low for at least two more years is great news for mortgage refinancers and other borrowers.
'Miracles' continue for rescued boy
LONG BEACH, Wash. (AP) - Charles Ostrander's head hung back lifelessly as he was carried out of the frigid Pacific, 15 minutes or more after a riptide sucked i…
Desperate times
FORT WORTH, Texas - In parched West Texas, it's often easier to drill for oil than to find new sources of water.
Religious groups dismayedby birth control coverage
WASHINGTON (AP) - They defied the bishops to support President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Now Catholic hospitals are dismayed the law may force them to cover birth control free of charge to their employee…
GOP hangs on in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republicans held onto control of the Wisconsin Senate on Tuesday, beating back four Democratic challengers in a recall election despite an intense political backlash against GOP support for Gov…