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Scientists document cases of rare ‘earthquake lights’

Earthquake lights are a rare phenomenon resulting from specific geological conditions. Rocks subjected to great stress produce electrical charges that…

Papers: Hoax spurred hunt

British intelligence officials investigated a fake tape of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher arguing about…

Kerry upbeat about talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, says progress is being made in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.…

Farmington Hill crash delays intersection traffic

Traffic was diverted for about 40 minutes Friday afternoon after a car collided with a semitrailer near Farmington Hill. Brian…

Second winner of $648M jackpot comes forward

SAN FRANCISCO – California’s $324 million Mega Millions jackpot winner Steve Tran had a 3 a.m. epiphany earlier this week…

Justice Department opposes block on contraceptive mandate

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration Friday called on Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to lift her order temporarily blocking a…

Police arrest 1 after manhunt; second suspect remains at large

Men blew up a trailer to thwart pursuit

Video shows gas station robbery

Police release surveillance to get help to ID suspect

Adding a baby to new health law plans not easy

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says it’s “a new day in health care,” although the Obama administration is…

Winter storm brings snow, kills at least 11

A man clears snow from a vehicle on Friday in Albany, N.Y. A winter storm slammed into the U.S. Northeast…

Laws prompt gun parts maker to leave state

Magpul finds friendlier business climate in Wyo., Texas

Grafitti artist’s paintings vandalized in Utah resort

Two Utah paintings by the mysterious British graffiti artist Banksy were the targets of vandalism on New Year’s Eve, possibly…

Masterpiece in the making

Who’s at the door? Oh, it’s Gorbachev

Associated Press file photo<br><br>Mikhail S. Gorbachev poses with Britain’s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the prime minister’s official country residence…

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Medicaid expansion boosts ER visits SALEM, Ore. – A new study has found that previously uninsured people enrolled recently in…

Female Marines get pass on new fitness standards

The Marine Corps is delaying adopting a new minimum fitness standard for female members because the service was worried it…

Faith in government drops

Americans are increasingly more pessimistic about the government’s ability to solve the nation’s problems, according to a new poll by…

Strong winter storm pushes into the Northeast

Highway crews work to clear snow from roads on Thursday in Henniker, N.H. About 6 to 10 inches of snow…

Flu cases up so far this season

DENVER – Health officials warn that Colorado is in the throes of one of the worst flu seasons since 2009,…

New parking meters confusing some

More smart cards on the way

Campaign seeks a campus gun ban

86,105 signatures needed for Initiative 49

Papers praise Snowden leaks

A TV screen shows a news report of Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping…

Relief, confusion as new health benefits begin

Howard Kraft looks over health-care information in his Lincolnton, N.C., home Monday. All things good, bad and unpredictable converge Jan.…

Snow unlikely this weekend – maybe next week

The only snow falling in Durango on Thursday was found in the form of a paper snowflake mobile in the…