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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A large, wind-whipped wildfire in rural north-central Washington destroyed an estimated 100 homes, forced the evacuation of a sm...

NEW YORK (AP) — “Spasiba, Katya,” David Hallberg calls out, thanking a colleague in what sounds like a pretty convincing Russian accent. We’re on our ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The son of tennis star and ESPN analyst John McEnroe and actress Tatum O’Neal has been charged with drug possession. Authorities say K...

DALLAS (AP) — A large, colorful billboard from the 1937 release of the animated film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” is up for auction. Heritage Auc...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A country music extravaganza featuring some of the biggest names in the genre will descend on Las Vegas this fall, taking a cue from ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Doing a visual album has paid off for Beyonce: She’s the leading nominee at the MTV Video Music Awards. MTV announced Thursday that Be...

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — With federal transportation funding about to run dry, President Barack Obama is taking steps to boost the flow of private doll...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Microsoft announced the biggest layoffs in its history Thursday, saying it will cut 18,000 jobs as it streamlines its Nokia mobile ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A tentative deal was reached Thursday that averts a strike by workers at the nation’s largest commuter railroad, a top union negotiato...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Now’s the time to get moonstruck. Forty-five years ago Sunday, Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first...

A parish food pantry worker who was fired over her marriage to another woman sued the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph on Thursday, the latest in a g...

The St. Marys Municipal airport will receive roughly $455,000 for maintenance and improvements as one of 35 airports across Pennsylvania set to receiv...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A lawyer asked the public Wednesday not to rush to judgment in the case of a young mother accused of killing her 5-year-old ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — After days of avoiding the fray, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo publicly waded into a labor dispute Wednesday that threatens to bring ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Though rejected, a surprise bid by Rupert Murdoch’s Fox for entertainment rival Time Warner underscores that large media companies are...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Security workers at Orlando International Airport are being shown the District of Columbia driver’s license after one agent’s app...

NEW YORK (AP) — A bunch of weather geeks sitting around talking shop is The Weather Channel’s idea for new programming. A weekly show will gather mete...

NEW YORK (AP) — Hunter Hayes is set to join MKTO, the Vamps and other acts at the U.S. Open’s annual Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day. The “Wanted” singer said i...

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple will pay up to $400 million to compensate consumers ensnared in a plot to raise the prices of digital books unless the company o...

MIAMI (AP) — Justin Bieber’s lawyers and Florida prosecutors said Wednesday they need more time to work out a possible plea deal on charges that the p...