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500-year-old book surfaces in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY - Book dealer Ken Sanders has seen a lot of nothing in his decades appraising "rare" finds pulled from attics and basements, storage sheds and c…
Gas prices cloud Obama re-election bid
WASHINGTON (AP) - With gas prices climbing and little relief in sight, President Barack Obama is scrambling to get ahead of the latest potential obstacle to his re-election bid, even as Republicans are making plans…
Tornado cleanup starts quickly in St. Louis area
ST. LOUIS - Debris from splintered homes covered the ground in neighborhoods around St. Louis, while topped trees and overturned cars littered lawns and drivew…
Iowa activists not sold on Trump caucus campaign
DES MOINES, Iowa - Donald Trump said he would embrace the rigors of campaigning in Iowa if he decides to run for president, but Iowa Republican leaders say the…
The dirty secrets of global warming
WASHINGTON - An international research team is in the land of snow and ice, in search of soot.
Poll: Youth without college degrees at the end of job line
WASHINGTON - The nation's economic upheaval has been especially hard on young people trying to start their working lives with a high school education or less. Only about a third are working full-time, compared with…
No break this spring at pump
With gas prices above $4 in some states, Americans are canceling spring break plans and rethinking summer vacation, and some tourist destinations are offering …
Feds tackle airline fees, bumping, delays
New government rule to protect passengers
Obama, advocates discuss immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON - Under pressure from advocates and the 2012 re-election calendar, President Barack Obama on Tuesday enlisted a diverse group of elected officials and religious, business, labor, civil rights leaders and…
Poll: Students optimistic despite money doubts
WASHINGTON - The American dream of life getting better for each new generation feels like a myth to many of today's young adults.
Palin: Wis. gov doing the right thing with unions
MADISON, Wis. - Sarah Palin defended Wisconsin's governor at a tea party tax day rally Saturday, telling hundreds of supporters that his polarizing union right…
Some Texans return to homes charred by wildfires
MINERAL WELLS, Texas (AP) - Some Texas residents returned Saturday to homes and ranches ravaged by wildfires that have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres across the drought-stricken state.
Likely GOP contenders plot tea party strategy
BOSTON - It's a tricky time of courtship.
Raising debt limit a must, Obama says
CHICAGO - Barack Obama confidently predicted Friday that a divided Congress would raise the nation's borrowing limit to cover the staggering federal debt rathe…
Bill includes end of gray wolf protections in Western states
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The White House is poised to accept a budget bill that includes an unprecedented end-run around Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in five Western states - the first time Cong…