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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…
Washington couple rescued after 4 days trapped in snow
SEATTLE - John and Patricia Norvell kept thinking someone would come help them as they sat trapped for four days on a secluded, forest road near Mount St. Helens with only jelly beans to eat and snow for water.
Discovery arrives at space station for last time
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, making its final visit before being parked at a museum.
World/Nation Briefs February 27, 2011
Armed gangs roll in Libyan capital
Govs to feds: Avoid causing states any more pain
WASHINGTON - Their states on the brink of financial catastrophe, governors pleaded Saturday for the divided federal government to avoid doing anything that wou…
Facts overshadowed in debate over union bill
MADISON, Wis. - The facts have been overshadowed by rhetoric at the Wisconsin Capitol, where protesters and politicians have been engaged in a tense standoff o…
Two charged in Vegas heist of $33K in chips
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A cabbie and another man were arrested on suspicion of being in cahoots with a wig-wearing gunman who snatched $33,000 in chips from a Las Vegas casino, police said Friday.
Civility conference set
SPOKANE - Stephen L. Carter, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale University, and Sam Reed, Washington Secretary of State, will deliver keynote addresses for "Civility and Democracy in America," at 5:30…
Wisconsin schools eye layoffs
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin school districts are warning teachers that their contracts might not be renewed as Gov. Scott Walker's plan to cut nearly all pu…
State troopers sent to homes of Democrats
Wisconsin state house close to voting on union-busting bill
Most traveled space shuttle ready for final launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After 143 million miles and nearly a year all told in orbit, space shuttle Discovery is poised to blast off one last time today.
On prank call, Walker discusses strategy
MADISON, Wis. - On a prank call that quickly spread across the Internet, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was duped into discussing his strategy to cripple public e…
Seattle boaters die at sea
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Four American yachters killed by Somali pirates early Tuesday were longtime sailors whose passion for the high seas outweighed any fear of the risks, friends said.
Wisconsin lawmakers take up union bill
MADISON, Wis. - With their Senate colleagues still in hiding, Democrats in the Wisconsin Assembly began introducing a barrage of 100 amendments Tuesday to try to stymie the Republican governor's plan to strip union…
Wisconsin could set union-busting blueprint
MADISON, Wis. - The high-stakes fight in Wisconsin over union rights is about more than pay and benefits in the public sector. It could have far-reaching effec…
GOP newcomers test mandate to shrink government
WASHINGTON - Asked how long the House would need to finish legislation cutting $61 billion in government spending, the most powerful Republican in the land responded wryly. "I don't know, I'm only the speaker."