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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…
Largest crowd yet descends on Wisconsin Capitol
MADISON, Wis. - A state Capitol thrown into political chaos swelled for a fifth day with nearly 70,000 protesters, as supporters of Republican efforts to scrap…
World/Nation Briefs February 19, 2011
Bahrain security forces open fire on defiant crowds
Wisconsin lawmakers flee state to block anti-union bill
MADISON, Wis. - A group of Democratic Wisconsin lawmakers blocked passage of a sweeping anti-union bill Thursday, refusing to show up for a vote and then abrup…
In a reversal, more blacks moving back to South
WASHINGTON - The Great Migration, the 60-year escape from segregation and racism that brought American blacks to the North, has reversed course. Better jobs an…
A bitterly cold rainbow
WASHINGTON - Unrest surging through the Arab world has so far taken no toll on the American military. But that could change if revolt washes over the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain - longtime home to the U.S.…
Badger state bill targets unions
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Thousands of teachers, students and prison guards descended on the Wisconsin Capitol on Wednesday to fight a move to strip government work…
Study: Doctors order tests out of fear of lawsuits
SAN DIEGO - CT scans, MRIs and other pricey imaging tests are often more for the doctor's benefit than the patient's, new research confirms.
Briefs Feb. 16, 2011
House leaders push $61 billion in budget cuts
He's a survivor
PHOENIX (AP) - There was a moment when Henry Morello began to lose hope, stuck as he was for five long days with his car in a ditch in the Arizona desert.
Up North, agents fight drug war on ice
MASSENA, N.Y. -
Obama takes a stab at budget
WASHINGTON (AP) - Putting on the brakes after two years of big spending increases, President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.7 trillion budget plan Monday that woul…
States' offer of tax breaks no guarantee for jobs
NEW YORK - It's recently become an article of faith for many governors as they try to attract jobs: raising taxes during a recession is a nonstarter, choking o…
Obama wields scalpel to budget
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's budget submission on Monday will take a surgical approach to a deficit problem that his Republican rivals say warrants a …
MBA graduates start social site
HARTFORD, Conn. - Nick Jaensch and Keith Bessette know that 500 million online friends and $1.5 billion raised from investors are for that other online social …
'Egypt is free'
CAIRO - Cries of "Egypt is free" rang out and fireworks lit up the sky as hundreds of thousands danced, wept and prayed in joyful pandemonium after 18 days of …