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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…
Worley resident faces DUI, hit and run charges
SPOKANE - A 22-year-old Worley resident was arrested for an alleged DUI and hit-and-run incident that occurred on the Palouse Highway on Wednesday night in southern Spokane County.
California teen sailor runs into some trouble
LOS ANGELES - A 16-year-old Southern California girl attempting a solo sail around the world was feared in trouble Thursday thousands of miles from land in the frigid, heaving southern Indian Ocean after her emerge…
Army reports mix-up at Arlington Cemetery
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Army investigation has found that potentially hundreds of remains at Arlington National Cemetery have been misidentified or misplaced, in a scandal marring the reputation of the nation's pre-em…
Libby Dam will overflow to help ancient fish spawn
SPOKANE - The latest effort to save North America's largest freshwater fish from extinction begins this week when water is spilled over Montana's Libby Dam to encourage the ancient fish to spawn for the first time …
More factory jobs ease economic pain
WASHINGTON - Manufacturing job gains in the Midwest helped lower the nation's economic stress in April to its lowest point in five months, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis of conditions around th…
Border Patrol seeks help from texts
METALINE FALLS, Wash. (AP) - U.S. Border Patrol agents often use horses to look for smugglers in the forested mountains along the Canadian border, but now will be adding a more modern tool to help them keep watch -…
Tea party flexes muscle
WASHINGTON - Embattled Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas narrowly won nomination to a third term Tuesday night, overcoming a labor-backed challenger and defying a nationwide anti-establishment tide. Calif…
Leak may be bigger than BP says
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - While BP is capturing more oil from its blown-out well with every passing day, scientists on a team analyzing the flow said Tuesday that the amount of crude still escaping into the Gulf of Mexico…
Borrowing up slightly in April
WASHINGTON - Consumer borrowing increased slightly in April, a sign that Americans may have more faith in the economic recovery.
Dueling over debit fees
WASHINGTON - Swipe your debit card at the supermarket and you've placed yourself at the heart of a contentious congressional debate.
Hall & Oates cancel concert in Phoenix
PHOENIX - Daryl Hall and John Oates announced Monday that they are canceling a July 2 concert in Phoenix because of Arizona's new immigration law.
Growing ranks of long-term jobless face tough odds
WASHINGTON - If you lose your job these days, it's worth scrambling to find a new one - fast.
Ex-BLM chief backs wild-horse preserve plan
RENO, Nev. - A former U.S. Bureau of Land Management director has endorsed a proposed wild-horse preserve in Nevada, saying it makes more sense than Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's plan to send mustangs to the Mid…
Drug boosts survival in major skin cancer study
CHICAGO - Researchers have scored the first big win against melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. An experimental drug significantly improved survival in a major study of people with very advanced disease.
Jimmy Buffett laments fouling of paradise
PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. - The timing might be a bit off for tourists hoping to waste away in Margaritaville. But that doesn't bother Jimmy Buffett.