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Ousted principals quickly find new education jobs
MINNEAPOLIS - After Red Lake High School was labeled one of Minnesota's worst schools, its board moved quickly to dismiss the principal. It didn't take long fo…
Baby Jessica turns 25
MIDLAND, Texas - Baby Jessica is all grown up. She's Momma Jessica now.
First female VP candidate Ferraro dies
BOSTON - Geraldine Ferraro was a relatively obscure congresswoman from the New York City borough of Queens in 1984 when she was tapped by Democratic presidenti…
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Police: Suspect in Georgia officer's death surrenders
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - The man charged in the shooting death of a Georgia police officer surrendered on live TV late Friday after he emerged from an Athens apartme…
New census milestone: Hispanics reach 50M
WASHINGTON - Hispanics accounted for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the last decade, exceeding estimates in most states as they crossed a new census milestone: 50 million, or 1 in 6 Americans.
Taylor lived glorious spectacle on-screen and off
LOS ANGELES - Elizabeth Taylor went from dazzling beauty in her glory years to self-described ruin in old age.
U.S. role in Libya costly so far
WASHINGTON - Stretched thin by two wars, the U.S. military is spending upward of $1 billion in an international assault to destroy Libyan leader Moammar Gadhaf…
Longtime blues piano player, showman dies
Muddy Waters was looking for a new piano player when chain-smoking journeyman Pinetop Perkins showed off his aggressive keyboarding during a jam session.
Obama: Latin America ready for new challenges
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Reaching out to a vast but overshadowed region, President Barack Obama on Monday called Latin America a rising giant in the world that m…
Pawlenty takes another step toward White House run
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty pressed toward a White House campaign Monday by formally announcing an exploratory committee with a call for backers to help him "take back our government."
States push harder for online sales tax collection
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Tax-free shopping is under threat for many online shoppers as states facing widening budget gaps increasingly pressure Amazon.com Inc. and other Internet retailers to start collecting sales tax…
Testing finds no health threat along West Coast
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Minuscule amounts of radiation from Japan's stricken nuclear plant have reached the West Coast but federal and state officials say it pose…
At ground zero, the future finally appears
NEW YORK - The noise at ground zero is a steady roar. Engines hum. Cement mixers churn. Air horns blast. Cranes, including one that looks like a giant crab leg…
Asia holds promise for Yellowstone tourism
CASPER, Wyo. - As it is the world over, Yellowstone National Park could be a powerful magnet for attracting tourists from the People's Republic of China.