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Six Flags closes 9 North American roller coasters after families watch man fall to his death
Homeland Security secretary tours flooded areas
WARWICK, R.I. - U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano took a helicopter tour over still-flooded Rhode Island on Friday, witnessing wa…
Briefs April 3, 2010
Glacier Park investigates death; Meridian woman surrenders in crash; Missing Idaho boy found in Nicaragua; Fire destroys Pocatello bar; LCSC debates replacing provost
'Dynasty' actor John Forsythe dies
LOS ANGELES - John Forsythe, the handsome, smooth-voiced actor who made his fortune as the scheming oil tycoon in TV's "Dynasty" and the voice of the leader of…
3 adults, 3 children die in Minneapolis fire
MINNEAPOLIS - A fire swept through a two-story Minneapolis building that housed several apartments and an Irish pub Friday, killing six people - including thre…
FBI concerned about governors' letters
WASHINGTON - The FBI is warning police across the country that an anti-government group's call to remove governors from office could provoke violence.
Administration toughens mileage rules
WASHINGTON - Drivers will have to pay more for cars and trucks, but they'll save at the pump under tough new federal rules aimed at boosting mileage, cutting e…
Offshore drilling could tap large supplies
Opening more of America's coastlines to oil and natural gas drilling won't cut energy prices anytime soon. And it won't greatly reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil.
Obama expands offshore drilling
WASHINGTON - Shaking up years of energy policy and his own environmental backers, President Barack Obama threw open a huge swath of East Coast waters and other protected areas in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico to dr…
Yellowstone hopes to boost native fish
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park wants to bring in private contractors with large boats and more huge nets to get a handle on Yellowstone Lake's pernicious and nonnative lake trout once and for all.
Five die in Libby crash
LIBBY, Mont. - A Highway 2 crash west of Libby resulted in the death of five people on Monday morning.
Republicans spent $1,946 at topless club
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican National Committee spent $1,946 last month at a sex-themed Hollywood club that features topless dancers and bondage outfits. Now the GOP wants its money back.
National parks featured on new quarters
WASHINGTON - Get ready for another decade of quarter-mania. The U.S. Mint is hoping to repeat the phenomenal success it had with the 50-state quarter program w…
Indians want valuable Navy property in Newport
NEWPORT, R.I. - Hundreds of prime acres are up for grabs in this waterfront city and its neighboring towns, valuable commodity on an island known for prized be…
A hacker's dream
SAN FRANCISCO - Computer-security researchers say new "smart" meters that are designed to help deliver electricity more efficiently also have flaws that could …
Weatherizing program falling short on jobs
FRESNO, Calif. - After a year of crippling delays, President Barack Obama's $5 billion program to install weather-tight windows and doors has retrofitted a fra…