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Higher gasoline costs lift U.S. consumer prices after 3 declines

WASHINGTON – A slight rise in gasoline costs and broad increases in other categories lifted consumer prices in February, a welcome sign after three straight months of declines that had point...

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O’Reilly touts ratings saying he’s trusted NEW YORK – Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly says he thinks television viewers trust him despite accusations he stretched the truth wh...

Homeland Security No. 2 faces accusations

Inspector general finds U.S. visa favoritism

Gender-bias case presents contrasting portraits of women

SAN FRANCISCO – Lawyers in a high-profile gender-bias lawsuit against a Silicon Valley firm argued Tuesday that the woman behind the case was either an accomplished junior partner who was pa...

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Sans the lethal drugs, Utah says fire away SALT LAKE CITY – Utah became the only state to allow firing squads for executions when Gov. Gary Herbert signed a law Monday approving ...

Grave issues on Iran cited by 367 House members

Congress wants reassurances a bomb isn’t possible

Police unable to confirm gang rape at University of Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A five-month police investigation into an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia, described in graphic detail in a Rolling Stone article, showed no evidence t...

U.S. home sales rebound slightly in February

WASHINGTON – Slightly more Americans bought homes in February, but tight inventories, affordability problems and nasty winter weather point to sluggish sales in the coming few months. ...

At Pentagon, Afghan president thanks U.S. troops

WASHINGTON – Afghanistan’s president kicked off his Washington visit Monday by thanking U.S. troops and taxpayers for their sacrifices in nearly 14 years of war. He pledged that his impoveri...

Justices struggle with free speech case over license plates

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court is struggling with how to resolve a free-speech dispute over a proposed Texas license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag. The justices heard ...

U.S. works to train Iraqi forces

Army, not militias, the focus this time around

‘Goldilocks planets’ may be commonplace

Galaxy may be rife with planets that are just right
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