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NEW YORK (AP) — Russia's military advance into Ukraine rattled global markets Monday. U.S. stocks fell the most in a month and the price of crude oil ...

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia called for a national unity deal in Ukraine even as it tightened its stranglehold over Crimea, a bold combination of diplo...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Winter kept its icy hold on much of the country Monday, with snow falling and temperatures dropping as schools and offices closed an...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sudden reprise of Cold War sensibilities, the U.S. and its allies are weighing sanctions on Moscow and whether to bolster defen...

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (AP) — Chatting in the living room one night, Ron Orr gave his 15-year-old son Andrew a choice: He could stick with the Bo...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine by pulling his forc...

WASHINGTON (AP) — If President Barack Obama and Democrats have their way, voters will see this year's midterm elections as a stark choice: Republicans...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — While one of the newer double-walled nuclear waste storage tanks at a Washington state complex has leaked, six others have "sign...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In elections that begin next week, voters in 10 states will be required to present photo identification before casting ballots — the...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska kicks off this weekend as usual, after warm winter weather nearly prompted off...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tea partyers insist they're not to blame for Republican election losses in congressional and presidential elections, faulting the GO...

CHICAGO (AP) — Shannon Frauenholtz has had it with winter. Barely able to stomach the television news with its images of snowbound cars, she heads to ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The CEO of a sporting goods chain who once appeared on the TV show "Undercover Boss" pretended to be an executive from a rival co...

NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died from a toxic mix of heroin and other drugs. A spokeswoman for the New York City medica...

MIAMI (AP) — SeaWorld has filed a complaint alleging that an Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigator who probed a SeaWorld trainer'...

WACO, Texas (AP) — When Greg Abbott was paralyzed by a fallen tree in 1984, Mark Phariss flew 500 miles to his friend's bedside. They were law school ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Regional airlines report difficulty over the past year in finding enough pilots to hire, but it isn't clear whether there is a short...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Kerry Kennedy was acquitted Friday of drugged driving after she accidentally took a sleeping pill and then sideswiped a truc...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon Church is pushing back against the notion that members of the faith are taught they’ll get their own planet in the af...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday launched his "My Brother's Keeper" initiative, urging stronger efforts to create more opportuniti...