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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…
Camper hurt by black bear near St. Regis
A Washington man was injured early Monday morning by a black bear that bit through the side of his tent while camping in Mineral County, just southwest of St. Regis.
Bin Laden hunter returns to America
LOS ANGELES - An American on a solo mission to hunt down Osama bin Laden is on the final leg of his trip home to Colorado, 10 days after authorities found him …
Stem cells reverse cases of blindness
LOS ANGELES - Dozens of people who were blinded or otherwise suffered severe eye damage when they were splashed with caustic chemicals had their sight restored…
Government seeks delay in court ruling
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Wednesday night asked a judge to delay a court ruling that overturned a moratorium on new drilling in the Gulf.
Obama criticism could cost top general his job
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama rebuked his Afghanistan war commander for "poor judgment" Tuesday and considered whether to fire him in the most extraordinary airing of military-civilian tensions since Har…
Haley, Scott win GOP nods in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - In a break from the state's racist legacy, South Carolina Republicans overwhelmingly chose Nikki Haley, an Indian-American woman, to run for governor and easily nominated Tim Scott, in line to…
Pork board squeals over 'unicorn meat'
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - It's official: The National Pork Board says it knows unicorns don't exist.
San Francisco approves cell phone emission law
SAN FRANCISCO - In this city known for producing laws both path-breaking and contentious, legislators have forcefully stepped into another debate - this time over the potential danger of cell phone use.
Judge lifts offshore drilling ban
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge struck down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico as rash and heavy-handed Tuesday, saying the government simply assumed that be…
Source: White House budget chief to resign
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House Budget Director Peter Orszag plans to resign, a Democratic official said Monday night, positioning him to be the first high-profile member of President Barack Obama's team to depart th…
Car bomb suspect enters guilty plea
NEW YORK (AP) - Calling himself a Muslim soldier, a defiant Pakistan-born U.S. citizen pleaded guilty Monday to carrying out the failed Times Square car bombing and left a sinister warning that unless the U.S. leav…
Wrestler Jericho plays it safe on new 'Downfall' game show
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Pro wrestler Chris Jericho is willing to take hits in the ring but will be playing it safe as host of ABC's new game show "Downfall."
Prompt payments pledged for victims
NEW ORLEANS - The administrator of a $20 billion fund to compensate Gulf oil spill victims pledged Monday to speed payment of claims as a federal judge considered whether to lift a six-month moratorium on new deepw…
The birds and the trees
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Concern about an endangered bird has caused the U.S. Department of Agriculture to declare a cease-fire in its biological war against saltcedar, an invasive tree that has taken over riparian areas a…
Billings area slammed by tornado
BILLINGS, Mont. - Survivors of a tornado that tore into Montana's largest indoor arena and leveled several commercial buildings returned to a scene of devastat…