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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…
U.S. man went on solo mission to kill bin Laden
DENVER (AP) - An American construction worker has been detained in the mountains of Pakistan after authorities there found him carrying a sword, pistol and night-vision goggles on a solo mission to hunt down and ki…
Six-story Jesus statue struck by lightning
MONROE, Ohio (AP) - A six-story statue of Jesus Christ was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, leaving only a blackened steel skeleton and pieces of foam that were scooped up by curious onlookers Tuesday.
Born here? Too bad
PHOENIX - Emboldened by passage of the nation's toughest law against illegal immigration, the Arizona politician who sponsored the measure now wants to deny U.S. citizenship to children born in this country to undo…
May the heat be with you
WASHINGTON (AP) - And the heat goes on: It was the warmest May on record.
Appeals court denies earthworm protection
SPOKANE - The giant Palouse earthworm isn't that big, doesn't spit and doesn't smell like lilies, and now a federal court has decided it is not time to grant the worm endangered species protection.
Group wraps effort to stop Yellowstone mining
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A conservation group said Tuesday that it has finalized the purchase of mining claims north of Yellowstone National Park, a deal that wraps up the effort to protect the area from the New World …
Obama tells nation: BP will pay for Gulf
WASHINGTON - Vowing to "make BP pay," President Barack Obama accused the oil giant of "recklessness" in his first address to the nation from the Oval Office Tuesday night, eight weeks to the day after the catastrop…
Iowa congressman: Obama favors blacks over whites
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats on Tuesday denounced an Iowa Republican congressman who says President Barack Obama favors blacks over whites, and a GOP candidate from Colorado canceled a fundraiser the Iowan was to ke…
Wolves will have their day in court
HELENA, Mont. - A federal court hearing today could decide how the federal Endangered Species Act is interpreted, and whether the government can use political considerations in choosing how and where a species can …
BP oil disaster preceded by money-saving shortcuts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP made a series of money-saving shortcuts and blunders that dramatically increased the danger of a destructive oil spill in a well that an engineer ominously described as a "nightmare" just six …
FBI files: Kennedy was death threat magnet
WASHINGTON (AP) - For decades after gunmen shot down his brothers, Sen. Edward Kennedy lived under constant assassination threats of his own, sometimes chillingly specific, as he became a target for extremist rage,…
Lois Lane statue unveiled
METROPOLIS, Ill. (AP) - The southern Illinois city that calls itself the "official home of Superman" has unveiled a statue of the superhero's lady love, Lois Lane.
Dozens rescued as storms slam Oklahoma Spirit of video
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Firefighters helping a 17-year-old girl escape swift floodwaters were forced to cling to treetops and await rescue themselves after 10 inches of rain deluged parts of the Oklahoma City area Mon…
Congressman apologizes for anger
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A Democratic congressman apologized Monday after video posted online showed him swatting at the camera, demanding that two men taping him identify themselves and grabbing one of them by the wri…
Hotel offers up-close views of ground zero
NEW YORK - The rooms at the new World Center Hotel are about as close as you can get to ground zero without a hard hat.