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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Wisconsin State Patrol was dispatched this morning to find a Democratic state senator who fled the Capitol to delay the near-certain passage of a bill...

THORNTON, Colo. (AP) -- An SUV careening through rush-hour traffic slammed into a car and went airborne, landing on top of a pickup truck and killing five people in suburban...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Swelling crowds of protesters who have descended on Wisconsin's Capitol in hopes of halting a Republican effort to end a half-century of collective bargaining rights for...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A TV reporter who lapsed into gibberish during a live shot outside the Grammys said she was terrified when it happened and knew something was wrong...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks were trading mixed early today ahead of the long holiday weekend. Major indexes have risen steadily this month and are headed for their third straight...

Many of the Augustana College band members who got caught in the political turmoil in Egypt are back in South Dakota. Forty-six members of the group landed in Sioux Falls...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- After a spate of snowstorms pounded the South and East, school officials are trying to cram in more classroom time to make up for all those...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Hundreds gathered at NASA's launch site today to mark the 25th anniversary of the Challenger disaster, receiving words of hope from the widow of the...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks fell broadly today as the unrest in Egypt worsened. The dollar, Treasurys, gold and other assets seen as safe rose. The Egyptian government's response to...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA is marking the 25th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger accident that killed seven astronauts. Families and NASA officials gathered this morning at an...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A surprise jump in applications for unemployment benefits and mixed earnings from large U.S. companies kept stocks on a short leash today. Indexes ended slightly higher,...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock indexes touched two and a half year highs for the third time this week after several large companies reported strong earnings reports. Caterpillar Inc. rose...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Employers will hire more workers this year, and the economy will grow faster than envisioned three months ago, according to an Associated Press survey that found growing...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A fierce storm that had been predicted for days caught much of the East Coast off guard today, tearing through with lightning, thunder and tons of...