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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…
Glacier on track for record year
The August numbers are in, and it appears Glacier National Park is on track for a record year for visitation.
Yellowstone wildfire partially contained
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - A wildfire northeast of Dunraven Pass in north-central Yellowstone National Park has grown but poses no threat to structures and is partially contained.
Big brand on campus
Drake University hoped a bold, blue "D+" on a direct-mail piece and its admissions website would grab the attention of high school kids inundated with same-old…
Toyota settles suit over California crash
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. has settled a lawsuit brought by relatives of four family members killed in a high-speed crash near San Diego that galvanized attention around safety flaws of Toyotas and…
Expiring tax cuts hit taxpayers at every level
WASHINGTON - Here's some pressure for lawmakers: If they don't reach agreement on extending soon-to-expire Bush-era tax cuts, nearly all their constituents back home will get big tax increases.
Few in Vancouver, Wash., angry at acid hoax woman
VANCOUVER, Wash. - The scars on her face were real, but her story about being splashed with acid was a horrific hoax.
Police say acid attack self-inflicted
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - A woman who gained sympathy worldwide after she claimed a random assailant threw acid on her face came forward Thursday with startling …
More Democrats seek tax cuts for all
WASHINGTON (AP) - More Democrats joined Republicans on Wednesday in calling for the preservation of tax breaks for Americans of every income level, bolting thi…
More success to shout about
WASHINGTON (AP) - Virtually unknown a month ago, Christine O'Donnell rode a surge of support from tea party activists to victory in Delaware's Republican Senat…
A nationwide risk
SAN BRUNO, Calif.(AP) - An ominous theme has emerged from the wreckage of a deadly pipeline explosion in California: There are thousands of pipes just like it …
Fire managers confident wildfire won't spread
BOULDER, Colo (AP)- Fire managers are confident they've stopped a wildfire burning in the Colorado foothills from spreading, but people who live in the blaze's path still didn't know Saturday when they would be abl…
On anniversay, Obama appeals for tolerance
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama appealed to an unsettled nation Saturday to honor the memory of the Sept. 11 attacks by hewing to the values of diversity a…
Unsettled nation marks 9/11 with rituals of sorrow
NEW YORK - Rites of remembrance and loss marked the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, familiar in their sorrow but observed for the first time Saturda…
US poverty on track to post record gain
WASHINGTON - The number of people in the U.S. who are in poverty is on track for a record increase on President Barack Obama's watch, with the ranks of working…
Islam controversies cast shadow over Sept. 11 events
NEW YORK - They will read the names, of course, the names of every victim who died in the Sept. 11 attacks. The bells will ring. And then that moment of unity …