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4 dead from storm as Isaias brings threat of floods across the Southeast
Despite warnings of life-threatening storm surges ahead of the storm, several major routes along the coast were op…
Montana, federal officials seek buffalo solution
BILLINGS, Mont. - Montana and federal officials are negotiating a proposal to open a large area north of Yellowstone National Park to roaming bison during winter - a move aimed at relieving pressure to slaughter th…
Wyoming plagued by a big-cityproblem: smog
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Wyoming, famous for its crisp mountain air and breathtaking, far-as-the-eye-can-see vistas, is looking a little bit like smoggy Los Angeles th…
Scientists skeptical of meteorite holes hosting alien life
WASHINGTON - The gaps and stringy fibers in these space rocks sure look like bacteria, and a NASA researcher has caused a stir with claims that they're fossils of alien life. But as NASA found 15 years ago, looks c…
Heartland heads west
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's population center is edging away from the Midwest, pulled by Hispanic growth in the Southwest, according to census figures. The historic shift is changing the nation's politics and even …
Making their pitch in Iowa
WAUKEE, Iowa - Several Republicans mulling 2012 presidential bids descended on Iowa Monday to test their strength among social conservatives who hold the key t…
Michael Moore rallies pro-union protesters
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore urged Wisconsin residents Saturday to fight Republican-backed efforts to strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights, telling thousands of pr…
No small potatoes at Lone Wolf Harley Davidson
COEUR d'ALENE - The spuds were mashed, hashed and tossed in a soup.
U.S. push not halting guns to Mexico
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Federal agents are barely able to slow the river of American guns flowing into Mexico.
One killed, others hurt in suspected tornado
RAYNE, La. (AP) - A suspected tornado slammed a southwestern Louisiana town Saturday, killing a woman and injuring 11 other people. More than 100 homes were da…
Rescue ends for man seen alive in mine
RENO, Nev. - Rescuers ended an attempt to reach a man who was still alive after falling into a deep, unstable mine shaft in Nevada, saying Friday the effort posed too great a risk to people trying to descend into t…
Gas prices up an average of 35 cents per gallon
NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices rose past $104 a barrel to end the week at a 29-month high, as fighting in Libya intensified and the world's largest petroleum consu…
Senate bill would lift wolf protections
BILLINGS, Mont. - Gray wolves in Montana and Idaho would lose their Endangered Species Act protections and become fair game for hunters under a provision buried deep in a U.S. Senate budget bill introduced Friday.
Woman charged for texting, collision
EPHRATA - A Moses Lake woman faces charges for allegedly crashing into another vehicle while texting.
Unions wary of Dems' convention in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - With the American labor movement newly energized by its most serious threat in years, the Democratic Party's decision to hold its 2012 convention in the least union-friendly state is causing frict…
Jobless claims drop raises hopes for hiring
WASHINGTON (AP) - The job market suddenly looks brighter.