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Shutdown talks yield no deal
WASHINGTON - Time growing short, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders failed to reach agreement Thursday night on a compromise to cut spending and head off a midnight government shutdown that no one cla…
Kalispell firefighters face layoffs
The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 547 is not taking news of impending layoffs in stride.
Wisconsin voters send message to governor
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin voters sent Republican Gov. Scott Walker a clear message about their unhappiness with his muscling through a law restricting union rights by sending a once runaway state Supreme Court…
Oil prices starting to hurt economy
WASHINGTON - Just when companies have finally stepped up hiring, rising oil prices are threatening to halt the U.S. economy's gains.
Obama opens bid for new term
WASHINGTON - No longer the fresh voice of change, President Barack Obama embarked on a bid for re-election Monday by asking a divided, anxious electorate to le…
Couric's successor to face ratings challenge
NEW YORK - Katie Couric's successor as "CBS Evening News" anchor faces an extraordinarily difficult job in lifting the network out of the ratings cellar.
NTSB: Southwest jet had extensive cracking in joint
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - Southwest Airlines mechanics were working Sunday to cut out a section of ruptured fuselage from a Boeing 737-300 that was forced to make an emergency landing at a southwestern Arizona military ba…
State budget crises push sentencing reforms
ATLANTA - As costs to house state inmates have soared in recent years, many conservatives are reconsidering a tough-on-crime era that has led to stiffer senten…
Southwest grounds about 80 planes after Friday mishap
PHOENIX - Flight attendants had just begun to take drink orders when the explosion rocked the cabin.
High-end medical option prompts Medicare worries
WASHINGTON - Every year, thousands of people make a deal with their doctor: I'll pay you a fixed annual fee, whether or not I need your services, and in return…
Oil tops $108 a barrel
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices hit a new 30-month high on Friday after the world's top two oil consumers, the U.S. and China, issued positive economic reports that pointed to increased demand.
The thrill is back ...
TOLEDO, Ohio - Amusement parks thrown for a loop by the slumping economy over the last few years are starting to rebound, drawing bigger crowds over the past y…
Hale's speech rankles activists
HELENA, Mont. - A lawmaker's speech railing against drunken driving reform - mocked mercilessly by political opponents - is no laughing matter to activists who…
Lawsuit seeks to stop megaload hauls
HELENA, Mont. - Missoula County and three environmental groups filed a lawsuit Friday asking a judge to prevent an oil company from hauling oversized equipment through Montana to the oil sand fields in Alberta, Can…
Nasdaq joins in global merger fray
NEW YORK - Instead of fighting the NYSE, Nasdaq wants to own it.