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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…
Deputy answers questions on shooting
A Spokane County Sheriff's deputy on Friday told investigators what happened before he shot and killed a pastor last month.
Arum's son found dead in Cascades
SEATTLE (AP) - Searchers spotted the body of the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum on a rugged Washington state mountainside Friday afternoon, five days after they began looking for him in North Cascades…
U.S. unemployment rate seems frozen
WASHINGTON - Unemployment is stuck at high levels even though some companies are hiring. The problem, government data show, is that too few jobs are being created for the growing number of people looking for work.
Grizzlies kill 2-year-old bear at WSU
SPOKANE - There will be no punishment for two adult grizzly bears that fatally mauled a 2-year-old grizzly at the Washington State University Bear Center, the director said Wednesday.
Report may show unemployment rising
WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate may be about to rise again.
Nearing coast, Earl gets weaker
BUXTON, N.C. (AP) - The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in with 105 mph winds Friday on N…
'Cautiously hopeful' peace talks begin
WASHINGTON (AP) - Under the shadow of fresh violence, President Barack Obama solemnly convened the first direct Israeli-Palestinian talks in two years Wednesda…
Number of illegal immigrants in United States is declining
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. has dropped for the first time in two decades - decreasing by 8 percent since 2007, a new study finds. The reasons range from the sour economy t…
LDS, Jewish leaders address proxy baptism
SALT LAKE CITY - The Mormon church says it has changed its genealogical database to better prevent the names of Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps from being submitted for posthumous baptism by proxy.
Obama: Combat over in Iraq
WASHINGTON - Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: "It's time to turn the page." Now, he said, …
Terrorism suspected on Chicago flight
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two men on a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Amsterdam were questioned by Dutch authorities after U.S. officials found a cell phone taped to a Pepto Bismol bottle and a knife and boxcutter …
Bed bugs biting across U.S.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsucker…
What do you think of people who think President Obama is Muslim and/or not a legal U.S. resident?
A merger in the skies
MINNEAPOLIS - The Justice Department said Friday that it has no more antitrust concerns about the deal that would combine United and Continental into the world…
Palin: We must restore America's honor
WASHINGTON - Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall…