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Calif. ‘Cats’ House’ goes east

Famed felines are moving to Virginia

Disposable wipes put in pipes are snarling sewers

The products appeal to consumers in part because of manufacturers’ claims that they can be conveniently flushed down the toilet.…

A big disconnect

Telephone companies abandon landlines

Sibling synergy, Buddhism fuel brothers’ start-up success

The Taipei-based malware detection firm was launched in January 2006 as the brainchild of brothers Wayne and Matt Huang, who…

4,500 crosses go missing at Chapman Hill

The crosses were supposed to raise awareness of the scourge of childhood poverty, but police speculate that someone might have…

Drilling, fracking cause concern

Medical workers urged to recognize exposure

Hanging with the big dogs

In Strong Man/Woman competition, contestants pull their weight

Man dies of gunshot wound

La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith identified the man as Erich Bussian, 53. The incident was reported about 5:30 a.m.…

Natural-gas firm settles lawsuit with federal agency

Williams agrees to pay $63K fine

Personal prize

Colorado seeks healing from movie massacre

State commemorates victims on anniversary of theater shooting

Protesters: ‘Justice for Trayvon’

Across the U.S., rallies call for action after Florida trial

Reporter Helen Thomas aged into legend

Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas asks a question of President Barack Obama in May 2010. Thomas, a pioneer for…

Charges in case of men found held in Texas home

A man sits in the back of a police car Friday in Houston as police investigate the scene where authorities…

Mich. gov. front, center in Detroit downfall

Snyderdu1-i-syn It’s the eighth, former business executive and relative political novice Rick Snyder, who is aggressively tying his legacy to…

No signs that Washington will rescue broke Detroit

The federal government provided financial aid to help keep General Motors and Chrysler afloat but seems disinclined right now to…

China Obama’s unlikely partner on climate-change

The world’s two biggest emitters of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are finding common cause in efforts to reduce global warming, cooperation…

Analysis: Secrecy a bump in Kerry’s Mideast road

Secretary of State succeeds in agreement from Israel, Palestine

Egypt forms committee to amend constitution

It is the latest push by the country’s new leadership to move ahead with a military-backed timetable for a return…

A year after shootings, Holmes still an enigma

Holmesdu1-i-syn Then he started shooting. A year later, the pale and boyish face of James Eagan Holmes is in plain…

Have Aurora, Newtown affected screen violence?

Expert cites short attention spans in our society

Wives of Spitzer, Weiner scrutinized in New York races

Women play role in their husbands’ return to politics

Obama’s ambitions limited by political reality

President Barack Obama delivers his Inaugural address in January. The vision of his second term as outlined in his speech…

Politics, law overlap in Russia

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny tries pancakes brought by his supporters as he was released from custody Friday in a…