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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…
Time honor caps huge year for Zuckerberg
NEW YORK (AP) - Before 2010, Mark Zuckerberg, the 26-year-old co-founder and CEO of Facebook, was primarily known as a mysterious, sweatshirted figure, a Silicon Valley wunderkind familiar mainly to those in tech c…
Stores try to create shopping surge in final days
NEW YORK (AP) - You won't find uncommonly deep discounts, but you won't have to worry about finding something to buy, either. For the first time in three years, the Christmas season is looking brighter for stores a…
Economic stress falls to 18-month low
Job gains around the country offset higher foreclosures and helped reduce the nation's economic stress in October to an 18-month low, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis.
Emanuel's Chicago residency questioned
CHICAGO (AP) - Rahm Emanuel, who left a powerful job with President Barack Obama at the White House to move back to Chicago and run for mayor, endured nearly 12 hours of questioning Tuesday from everyone from attor…
Tax bill changes considered
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats considered changes in legislation to avoid a Jan. 1 jump in income taxes on Tuesday, despite a warning from Republicans that the bill's passage could be endangered as a result.
Wolverine protection has to wait
HELENA, Mont. - The threat of climate change warrants classifying wolverines as threatened or endangered, but other species are in more imminent danger and wil…
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Payroll tax cut worries Social Security advocates
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's plan to cut payroll taxes for a year would provide big savings for many workers, but makes Social Security advocates nervous that it could jeopardize the retirement progra…
Elizabeth Edwards remembered for wit, resolve
RALEIGH, N.C. - With stories that spanned decades and spectrums, family and friends of Elizabeth Edwards recalled her Saturday as an idealistic law student who…
Madoff's eldest son hangs himself
NEW YORK (AP) - Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's eldest son hanged himself by a dog leash in his apartment Saturday, exactly two years after his father's arrest in a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that swindl…
Guilty verdict thrills Smart
SALT LAKE CITY - Elizabeth Smart waited more than eight years for the word she heard Friday.
Poll: Education key to bolster economy
The public verdict is in and overwhelming: The better the education people get, the stronger the U.S. economy will be, a poll shows. But don't count on folks to support higher taxes to improve schools.
Tax cuts look like add-ons
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the spirit of the holiday season, President Barack Obama's tax-cut deal with Republicans is becoming a Christmas tree tinseled with gifts …
Explosives-laden house burns down
ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) - In the end, there were no big explosions. No flames leaping from house to house. Just residents, watching anxiously as a house packed …
Man freezes to death inside car
A Columbia Falls, Mont., man living in his car was found frozen to death early Monday morning.