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Six Flags closes 9 North American roller coasters after families watch man fall to his death
Filthy conditions found at abortion clinic; license pulled
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Federal agents raided a clinic where abortions are performed and found "deplorable and unsanitary" conditions, including blood on the floor and parts of aborted fetuses in jars, according to the…
Cheney hospitalized, resting comfortably
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former vice president Dick Cheney was hospitalized after experiencing chest pains Monday, an aide said.
Jobs bill advances past GOP filibuster
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a GOP filibuster on Monday with critical momentum provided by the Senate's newest Republican, Scott Brown of Massachusetts.
Unclaimed $2.5M jackpot has winner after all
INDIANAPOLIS - Eric White didn't realize he'd left $2.5 million sitting on the desk in the office in his Indianapolis home for six months.
Haig remembered as soldier-statesman
WASHINGTON - Soldier and statesman, Alexander Haig never lived down his televised response to the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. Haig d…
Research finds brain link for words, music ability
SAN DIEGO - Words and music, such natural partners that it seems obvious they go together. Now science is confirming that those abilities are linked in the bra…
FBI says scientist was anthrax killer
WASHINGTON - The FBI sought to close the book on its long, frustrating hunt for the killer behind the 2001 anthrax letters Friday, formally ending its investig…
New law allows loaded guns in national parks
WASHINGTON - Loaded guns will be allowed in Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon and other national parks under a new law that takes effect Monday.
Rotten fish help enrich Oregon river
ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) - Spotted this month: Six men heaving hundreds of dead bodies into Clatsop County's Lewis and Clark River.
Missionaries worry about Haitians, describe jail
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - American missionaries who faced allegations of child trafficking in Haiti but were freed from jail described their trip to the earthquake-ravaged country as a simple humanitarian effort that lef…
Justice Department clears Bush lawyers
WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Department lawyers showed "poor judgment" but did not commit professional misconduct when they authorized CIA interrogators to use waterboarding and other harsh tactics at the height of th…
GM owners have few reasons to worry
NEW YORK - Pontiac? Goodbye. Saturn? So long. Saab? Off to the old junkyard in the sky.
Dalai Lama gets upbeat welcome from Obama
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama personally welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House on Thursday and lauded his goals for the Tibetan people, but he kept …
Tea party planner admits making 'hanging' remarks
SPOKANE - An organizer of a weekend "tea party" gathering in eastern Washington said Thursday she was the speaker who drew applause from the crowd by calling f…
Canadian WWI vet dies in Spokane
SPOKANE - The oldest Canadian veteran of World War I has died at the age of 109.