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NEW YORK (AP) — Online-streaming service Aereo Inc. is temporarily closing down its operation, three days after it was dealt an unfavorable ruling by ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A saucer-shaped NASA vehicle testing new technology for Mars landings rocketed high over the Pacific on Saturday and deployed a nov...

PHOENIX (AP) — It was the worst loss of life for U.S. wildland firefighters in eight decades, a tragedy that killed 19 members of a Hotshot crew durin...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is poised to deliver its verdict in a case that weighs the religious rights of employers and the right of women to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Libyan militant accused of masterminding the deadly Benghazi attacks that have become a flashpoint in U.S. politics appeared bri...

DENVER (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is a hardworking champion of women, children and the poor. Or she’s a wealthy elitist more comfortable in Davos, ...

KATY, Texas (AP) — A floor collapsed under a large crowd of people gathered Thursday for a religious event in suburban Houston, sending three dozen pe...

HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania’s governor says he’s never condemned the late Penn State coach Joe Paterno for his actions regarding now-convicted chil...

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — Earthquakes that have shaken Oklahoma communities in recent months have damaged homes, alarmed residents and prompted lawmakers a...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With 2 1/2 years remaining, President Barack Obama has been blocked by Congress and is running out of steps he can take on his own ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Thursday it wants most of the 8 million Americans already signed up for coverage under the health care...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service announced a voluntary program Thursday to certify paid tax preparers who complete annual training and p...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A New York bookkeeper has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $2 million from the medical practice where she worked. Erie County ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. safety officials say the dangers posed by a sharp spike in oil shipments by rail in North America extend beyond shipments ...

One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a pair of landmark rulings, one striking down the statute that denied federal recognition to same-sex marr...

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday approved an agreement with developer Larry Silverstein to pay for ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — More than 960,000 New York residents have signed up for insurance under the state’s new health plan marketplace during its first e...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a western New York mother on a charge of killing her 8-year-old son. Jessica Murphy’s attorney entered ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional investigators say they uncovered emails Wednesday showing that a former Internal Revenue Service official at the heart...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will vote next month on legislation authorizing a campaign-season lawsuit accusing President Barack Obama of failing to ca...