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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…
Exit poll: Bad economy eclipses all else
WASHINGTON - Voters worried about what's coming next for the economy and were frustrated by the way President Barack Obama and the Democratic-led Congress have…
Republicans clean House
WASHINGTON - Resurgent Republicans won control of the House and cut deeply into the Democrats' majority in the Senate in momentous midterm elections shadowed by recession, ushering in a new era of divided governmen…
Court hints at tossing part of immigration law
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Arizona's immigration law faced tough scrutiny from a federal appeals panel Monday as the state's governor appeared in person to support t…
Elections: What to watch
WASHINGTON - How early will America know if it's a Republican romp or if Democrats somehow minimized their damage? There should be plenty of clues this evening - and long before bedtime.
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Pontiac calls it quits
DETROIT - Pontiac, whose muscle cars drag-raced down boulevards, parked at drive-ins and roared across movie screens, went out of business on Sunday.
Change in the wind?
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - President Barack Obama implored voters on Saturday to resist a Republican tide, warning that if the GOP prevails in Tuesday's midterm elect…
Repairs delay Discovery's final launch another day
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Last-minute leak repairs have again pushed back space shuttle Discovery's final launch, this time until Wednesday.
Authorities lift fire evacuations
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - More than 1,700 people evacuated because of a wildfire west of Boulder are being allowed to return to their homes after firefighters worked through the night to stop the fire from spreading.
Police: Gunman surrenders at Nevada Walmart
RENO, Nev. - A gunman who police said was about to be fired surrendered Friday after shooting three co-workers at a Walmart store in Nevada in a possible retal…
Polls gone wild: Political gripes in an Internet age
WASHINGTON - When a widely publicized poll showed Republican John Kasich with a commanding, 10-point advantage in Ohio's governor's race, aides to Democratic G…
Hudson River tunnel plan buried
TRENTON, N.J. - The biggest public works project in the U.S. - a $9 billion-plus train tunnel connecting New Jersey and New York City - is dead in its tracks.
Health care hassles
WASHINGTON - The new health care law wasn't supposed to undercut employer plans that have provided most people in the U.S. with coverage for generations.
Seattle's proposed tree rules prompt opposition
SEATTLE - Towering Douglas Firs and lush urban parks helped earned Seattle the nickname Emerald City, so it's not surprising that felling a tree can prompt hea…