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Sexy costumes lead to firing of casino servers
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - When Kathryn Felici was told that she and other cocktail waitresses at Resorts Casino Hotel were to pose for photos in skimpy new flapper…
Jobless falls to 2-year low
WASHINGTON - The unemployment rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March, capping the strongest two months of hiring since before the recession began.
Coulter brings conservative rebuttal to Wyoming
LARAMIE, Wyo. - Conservative commentator Ann Coulter shrugged off a few hecklers and took aim at liberals and President Barack Obama during her University of W…
Experts: Don't worry about radiation in US milk
LOS ANGELES - So now Japan's radioactive fallout is showing up in milk on the U.S. West Coast. Not to worry, though. It turns out that traces of radioactivity …
Lawmakers try to lift wolf protection despite deal
BILLINGS, Mont. - Key lawmakers in the political skirmish over gray wolves in the West say they will continue their efforts to lift federal protections for the predators, despite a proposed settlement between envir…
Nixon library offers new take on Watergate
YORBA LINDA, Calif. - For years, Richard Nixon's presidential library was accused of committing another Watergate cover-up. But now, archivists say, the stonew…
Highway deaths fall to lowest level since 1949
WASHINGTON - Highway deaths have plummeted to their lowest levels in more than 60 years, helped by more people wearing seat belts, better safety equipment in cars and efforts to curb drunken driving.
Tent collapse from Florida storms injures 7
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Windy, rainy weather furiously swept through central Florida on Thursday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people, flooding roads and toppling trucks and small planes.
Poll: Americans sour on economy
WASHINGTON - For all the talk of recovery, Americans are growing increasingly pessimistic about the economy as soaring gas costs strain already-tight budgets. …
Supporters hold rally for mine
New jobs. A more positive image. A future.
Whale that killed trainer returns to SeaWorld show
ORLANDO, Fla. - The killer whale that drowned a female trainer at Orlando's SeaWorld flawlessly performed Wednesday for the first time since last year's death,…
BLM taking proposals for wild horse sanctuaries
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is seeking proposals for establishing "eco-sanctuaries" for wild horses amid controversy over its handling of these icons of the range.
Obama on Libya: 'We have a responsibility to act'
WASHINGTON - Vigorously defending American attacks in Libya, President Barack Obama declared Monday night that the United States intervened to prevent a slaugh…
Time short, tempers flare in budget showdown
WASHINGTON - With the clock ticking toward a possible government shutdown, spending-cut talks between Senate Democrats and the Republicans controlling the House have broken off in a whom-do-you-trust battle over le…
Tsunami threat could catch Northwest off guard
CANNON BEACH, Ore. - When the big one hits the Pacific Northwest, the best place to escape the wall of water moving at jetliner speed from 50 miles off the coa…