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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday picked up an endorsement for president from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who praised C...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 1-pound squirrel and 90-pound dog didn’t let their size disparity stop them from dueling. The rodent died in the recent run-in wi...

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday backed a historic deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program, telling The Associated Press that the...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nearly one-fifth of the raw groundwater used for public drinking water systems in California contains excessive levels of potenti...

NEW YORK (AP) — The geographic areas where Lyme disease is a bigger danger have grown dramatically, according to a new government study published Wedn...

NEW YORK (AP) — A Muslim man who objected to rules requiring him to get rid of his beard if he wanted to become a driver for UPS Inc. was told by a UP...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Luke Bryan said he misspoke when he differentiated himself from outlaw country musicians like Willie Nelson, Merl...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected the idea of revoking Bill Cosby’s Presidential Medal of Freedom because of sexual misco...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former fugitive David Sweat is out of a prison infirmary and facing new disciplinary charges stemming from his escape from an upst...

DENVER (AP) — The federal health care law doesn’t infringe on the religious freedom of faith-based nonprofit organizations that object to covering bir...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A married lesbian couple who sued after Utah officials refused to put the names of both women on their new baby’s birth certific...

The IRS processed more than 126 million tax returns from individual filers during tax season. A look at the numbers through filing season. ——— —Refund...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have released the first up-close images ever of Pluto and its big moon Charon. And they say they’re amazed. The...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ending lower as energy companies fall with weaker oil prices. Investors are also waiting for the outcome of a vote in ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Firefighters in Alaska rescued a Boy Scout after a 3,000-pound boulder tumbled onto him at a Juneau camp, pinning his legs. The ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It only took 92 years for the U.S. publisher of Kahil Gibran’s inspirational classic “The Prophet” to release the book in paperback. T...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump unveiled new documents Wednesday setting his personal fortune at more than $10 billio...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hello? Hello? Customer service at the IRS hit new lows this year, just as taxpayers were grappling with a wave of identity theft and...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — The 70th anniversary of the U.S. government’s test of the first atomic bomb over a remote stretch of New Mexico desert comes a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — When are workers employees? When are they contractors? The Labor Department issued new guidance Wednesday intended to help companies...