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DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated PressAssociated Press
May 25, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day.
In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the country must ca...
No quick fix for downed bridge on holiday weekend MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorist...
May 25, 2013 | 0 | 2 |
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MANUEL VALDES and MIKE BAKER, Associated PressAssociated Press
Suspect in Texas slaying kills self
SPICEWOOD, Texas — A suspect in a Central Texas double slaying has died after apparently hanging himself in his jail cell.
The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office identified the inmate as Gregory Currie...
Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters WASHINGTON (AP) — Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central.
The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidentia...
May 25, 2013 | 1 | 2 |
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SETH BORENSTEIN,AP Science WriterAssociated Press
Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to C...
May 24, 2013 | 0 | 4 |
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CHRIS BRUMMITT,Associated PressAssociated Press
Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge MIAMI (AP) — During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this seas...
Plastic ocean debris the target of new Calif. bill SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage.
Each year cleanup crews throughout the U.S....
Jersey shore eyes record-setting summer post Sandy SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey used a record-breaking gesture Friday to celebrate its recovery from a record-setting storm, proclaiming to the nation that the Jersey shore is back in busin...
Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS. Forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at any of the Housing and Urban Development offices nationwide.
Roughly 5 pe...
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery — for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor fi...
Honeymoon Bakery today announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award. The accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consist...
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SCOTT MAYEROWITZ,AP Airlines WriterAssociated Press
May 24, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Delta Air Lines opened a $1.4 billion terminal at Kennedy Airport Friday, strengthening its hand in the battle for the lucrative New York travel market.
The expanded concourse offe...
MINNEAPOLIS — It’s considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a w...
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ALAN FRAM and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER,Associated PressAssociated Press
May 24, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity has been replaced, making her the third top IRS official ...
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JULIE PACE and LARA JAKES,Associated PressAssociated Press
May 24, 2013 | 0 | 3 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterte...
SINGAPORE (AP) — Portraying USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu in the latest "Star Trek" movie comes with big shoes to fill, but the man who played the part in the TV series and six films has give...