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Poll: 2 in 5 women would consider raising children alone

Joyce Chen says she doesn’t feel the need to “climb the ladder” in her career as an occupational therapist, enabling…

It’s GOP vs. GOP on covering uninsured

Medicaid expansion pits conservative legislators against governors

Oklahoma residents flee tornado, 9 die

Athan Arnold helps to clear a yard of a neighbor in El Reno Okla. on Saturday after the house was…

Judge: Google must give user info to FBI

The decision involves “National Security Letters,” thousands of which are sent yearly by the FBI to banks, telecommunication companies and…

Fire in the sky

The Powerhouse Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest northwest of Los Angeles sends up a huge plume of smoke…

Ill. closer to toughest drilling rules

Lawmakers OK energy measure

Fla. pig using wheelchair becomes an inspiration

Born without the use of its back legs, potbellied pig “Chris P. Bacon” was adopted by veterinarian Dr. Len Lucero…

For pets’ quality of life, some states are better than others

A new study shows that dogs and cats have a better chance at a long, healthy life in some states…

Egyptian judge releases policemen in beating case

An Egyptian judge on Saturday released from jail policemen Awad Ismail, center, and Amin Mahmoud Salah, right, after an appeals…

Rockets from Syria slam into Lebanon

Government airstrikes and shelling Saturday destroyed several homes in the Barzeh district of Damascus, Syria.Local Council of Barzeh (Syria)/Associated Press…

Want to take photos from space?

Company has plans to launch camera-enabled telescope in early 2015

New study restores famed fossil to ‘bird’

A recently discovered dinosaur skeleton fossil dubbed Aurornis xui has prompted scientists to restore the fossil creature Archaeopteryx back to…

‘Spellbound’ star reflects on Spelling Bee life

Nupur Lala, then 14, reacts upon winning the National Spelling Bee in 1999. Now 28 and finishing a master’s degree…

Gettysburg gets ready to mark its 150th anniversary

Patrick Peters, portraying a Confederate captain, stands by an artillery piece at a ridge above the field of Pickett’s Charge,…

Pilot has lofty plans for birthday

John Lawton, a pilot from Wadsworth, Ohio, on Monday will attempt to make 90 flying passages across the U.S.-Canadian border…

Study sees climate upside in greening arid regions

Satellite data since the early 1980s have shown a flourishing of foliage worldwide, and scientists have suspected this change may…

Teaching dogs new trick: Ignore pot

Washington police pooches adjust to new laws

House adjourns without vote on gay marriage

The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Rep. Greg Harris, gave an emotional testimony before lawmakers, explaining that he simply didn’t have the…

Tornado hits Oklahoma City; no injuries, some damage

Storm chasers with cameras in their car transmitted video showing a number of funnels dropping from the supercell thunderstorm as…

Fast-moving New Mexico blaze causes evacuations

A firefighter watches a 1,400-acre wildfire northeast of Castaic, Calif., on Friday. Crews battling this wildfire in the mountains north…

Newly released IRS video shows employees dancing

This still image from video provided by the Internal Revenue Service shows a scene from a video the agency provided…

Intel dilemma: Solo terrorists

networks encouraging followers to keep to themselves

4 firefighters killed in Houston motel fire

A firefighter is wheeled to an ambulance after fighting a fire at the Southwest Inn on Friday in Houston. Four…