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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…
Medical marijuana questions in Libby
LIBBY, Mont. - The Libby City Council dodged a bullet this spring when a new medical marijuana dispensary took up shop 40 feet outside the city limits.
Never too young to learn
A Hungry Horse, Mont., couple is lauding a 6-year-old boy for his actions after his mother lost consciousness last week.
Beatles for sale (finally) on iTunes
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nearly 50 years after the Beatles took television by storm, the Fab Four's songs became available on iTunes on Tuesday, setting the stage fo…
Elk hunters discuss encounter with wolf
Two Flathead Valley men who were retrieving an elk in the South Fork Flathead drainage say they ended up fending off a pack of aggressive wolves recently.
Afghanistan veteran earns Medal of Honor
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ambushed in Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta stepped into a "wall of bullets" and chased down two Taliban fighters who were carrying …
Should Idaho raise taxes in 2011 to avoid further cuts to education?
Wanted: Settlers for the Red Planet
PULLMAN, Wash. - It's usually cheaper to fly one way, even to Mars.
Agents of 'change' invade Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Old and new Washington collided on Capitol Hill Monday, and new won.
Ohio girl found alive, bound
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - A 13-year-old girl missing for days was found bound and gagged but alive in a basement Sunday, and authorities hoped a man charged with ki…
Driver held in crash that kills 5
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after he slammed his car head-on into a group of motorcycle riders celebrating their club's 10th anniversary, killing four motorcyclis…
What do you think of Sarah Palin?
Obama promises vote on nuke pact due soon
YOKOHAMA, Japan - President Barack Obama, capping a far-flung Asian trip of mixed results, assured Russian President Dimitri Medvedev that getting the Senate t…
Palin's TV series a stage for political future?
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - "Sarah Palin's Alaska" portrays the show's heroine as an adventure-loving wife and mother enjoying a whirlwind of activities amid spectacul…
GOP lawmakers take tough stand on tax cuts
WASHINGTON - Fresh off big victories on Election Day, Republicans in Congress feel empowered in their fight to extend tax cuts that expire in January, includin…
Doctors brace for big Medicare pay cuts
WASHINGTON - Breast cancer surgeon Kathryn Wagner has posted a warning in her waiting room about a different sort of risk to patients' health: She'll stop taking new Medicare cases if Congress allows looming cuts i…