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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…
Spiders, snakes?
NEW YORK - Meet SM, a 44-year-old woman who literally knows no fear.
Music of the season
PHILADELPHIA - Music lovers from around the world have always made pilgrimages to hear the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ, which resides not in a church, but in a…
President to sign law ending military gay ban
WASHINGTON - In a historic vote for gay rights, the Senate agreed on Saturday to do away with the military's 17-year ban on openly gay troops and sent Presiden…
Bears orphaned after fatal attack debut at zoo
BILLINGS, Mont. - They will never escape their savage backstory, but three young bears whose mother led them on a rampage through a Montana campground embarked…
NASA fuels Discovery to test for cracks in tank
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA fueled space shuttle Discovery at the pad Friday, not for a flight but for tests to help understand mysterious cracks that appeared…
Obama signs $858B tax bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama signed into law a huge, holiday-season tax bill extending cuts for all Americans on Friday, saluting a new spirit of p…
California on verge of greenhouse gas rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California is on the verge of creating the first system in the nation to give polluting companies such as utilities or refineries fin…
Embedded video on T-shirts promotes school activities
MOSES LAKE, Wash. - Video embedded on a T-shirt? Sounds crazy.
Congress approves tax cut compromise
WASHINGTON - Acting with uncommon speed, Congress sent President Barack Obama sweeping, bipartisan legislation late Thursday night to avoid a Jan. 1 spike in income taxes for millions and renew jobless benefits for…
Obama sees progress, long road ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) - Though mostly upbeat, the Obama administration's assessment of war progress in Afghanistan suggests tough combat will continue for years and if the president begins to bring U.S. troops home next …
Medicaid cuts can devastate poor families
In Illinois, a pharmacist closes his business because of late Medicaid payments. In Arizona, a young father's liver transplant is canceled because Medicaid sud…
Student who brought gun to school returns to class
COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. - Columbia Falls High School junior Demari DeReu, who inadvertently brought a rifle to school, was back in class Tuesday after School District 6 trustees voted not to expel her.
Should Idaho eliminate tenure for teachers?
Scientists: It's not too late yet for polar bears
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Two groups of scientists are suggesting a sliver of hope for the future of polar bears in a warming world.
Senate sends tax-rate bill to House
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a reach across party lines, the Senate overwhelmingly passed sweeping legislation Wednesday to prevent a Jan. 1 income tax increase for millions and renew jobless benefits for the long-term une…