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Six Flags closes 9 North American roller coasters after families watch man fall to his death
Primaries foretell volatile election year
WASHINGTON - Dazed and confused. The biggest primary night of the season has the two parties struggling to figure out their next steps in an increasingly volat…
Consumer inflation vanishes, a boon for borrowers
WASHINGTON - Inflation has essentially disappeared, and that gives the Federal Reserve more room to keep interest rates at record lows.
Kagan's support of abortion questioned Taking the scenic route
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior House Democrat said Tuesday that senators should fully question Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to make sure she supports abortion rights, in light of her previous backing for limiting …
HP net income jumps 28 percent
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s net income jumped 28 percent in the latest quarter as stronger demand for computers is helping to heal a battered technology industry.
Big political jolts
WASHINGTON - Party-switching Sen. Arlen Specter fell to a younger and far less experienced rival in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, and political novice Rand Paul rode support from tea party activists to a Rep…
Eurozone nations defend currency union
BRUSSELS - Eurozone finance ministers defended the euro as a "credible" currency on Tuesday, despite its slide to four-year lows against the dollar, as they sought to tame the fears that have gripped financial mark…
Arab-Americans delight in Miss USA victory
NEW YORK - Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant sure knows how to make headlines.
Swing state special election a litmus test
WASHINGTON - For all the primaries testing tea party clout and veteran senators' ability to survive, a special House election in southwestern Pennsylvania is the multimillion-dollar battleground of choice Tuesday f…
Obama wants light on shadowy Wall Street deals
WASHINGTON (AP) - Closer watch over Wall Street will help consumers make better informed choices about investing and shine light on the shadowy deals that caused the financial crisis, President Barack Obama said Sa…
World/Nation Briefs May 16, 2010
Forum held on immigration law
BP confident latest try to capture oil will work
ROBERT, La. - BP was confident Saturday its latest experiment using a mile-long pipe would capture much of the oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, even as the…
Astronauts forced into shorter shuttle survey
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A snagged cable forced Atlantis' astronauts to resort to a more inconvenient and less comprehensive method of inspecting their space shu…
Univision hosts forum on immigration
MIAMI - Detractors and defenders of Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigration aired their views in a lively town-hall style meeting broadcast nationally Friday night by the Spanish-language network Univision.
Space shuttle Atlantis soars on final voyage
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis thundered away on its final voyage to orbit Friday, hoisting an experienced crew of six and a full shipment of space station gear.
Pakistanis arrested in bomb probe
WATERTOWN, Mass. - Three Pakistani men who authorities say supplied funds to Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad were arrested Thursday in a series of raids across the Northeast as the FBI followed the mon…