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National Weather Service gets big computing boost
MIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. National Weather Service is getting a quantum jump in computing power that will significantly impr...
New fitness centers cater to '50 and over' crowd
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Baby boomers, the generation that vowed to stay forever young, are getting older, designing senior-frien...
Anti-sexual assault unit boss arrested for sexual assault
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The officer in charge of a program to curb sexual assault in the U.S. Air Force was arrested over the ...
Starving Jamestown settlers turned to cannibalism in 1609: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Settlers at Virginia's Jamestown Colony resorted to cannibalism to survive the harsh winter of 160...
Court may limit use of race in college admission decisions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thirty-five years after the Supreme Court set the terms for boosting college admissions of African Ame...
Boston bomb probe focuses on bags, pressure cooker
BOSTON (Reuters) - The investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing is focusing on a suspect or suspects believed to have car...
'Hard work starts now' as Senate takes up gun control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate cleared the way on Thursday for debate on proposals to curb gun violence, rejecting an effo...
Fake dead girlfriend wins ESPN's bracket prediction contest
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A business analyst from Virginia beat out 8.15 million other entries to win ESPN's annual prediction...
Kid Rock taking pay cut to provide fans cheaper concert tickets
Kid Rock is set to take a hefty pay cut this summer after unveiling plans to charge fans just $20 to attend dates on his ...
Judge sentences convicted 'Craigslist' killer to death
By Kim PalmerAKRON, Ohio (Reuters) - An Ohio judge sentenced Richard Beasley to death on Thursday for the murder of three dow...
Marine kills two at Quantico base, takes own life
(Reuters) - An active-duty Marine shot dead two fellow service members at a base at Quantico, Virginia, then barricaded himse...
Conservatives back Rand Paul in straw poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conservative activists picked Senator Rand Paul on Saturday as their preferred presidential nominee fo...
Bradley Manning pleads guilty in WikiLeaks case
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The U.S. Army private accused of providing secret documents to the WikiLeaks website pleaded...
U.S. stares down start of steep 'automatic' budget cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government hurtled on Friday toward making deep spending cuts that threaten to hinder the nat...
'Amazon tax' payoff starts to arrive in some states
(Reuters) - Sales tax from Internet commerce, a prize pursued for years by U.S. state governments, is starting to arrive in C...
U.S. set to execute first woman in more than two years
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas is set to execute Kimberly McCarthy by lethal injection on Tuesday, the first woman to be put...
Obama to tread carefully in immigration debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will wade cautiously into the debate over U.S. immigration reform on Tuesday, s...
Feinstein has assurance assault weapon ban will get a vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The senator leading the charge to revive a assault weapons ban conceded on Sunday, just days before he...
Boeing probe focuses on burnt out battery
TAKAMATSU, Japan (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese aviation safety officials wrapped up their initial investigation of a badly da...
Japanese airlines ground deamliners
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's two leading airlines grounded their fleets of Boeing 787s on Wednesday after one of the Dreamli...
Americans still want their guns, with some restrictions
(Reuters) - Nearly seven in 10 Americans support the idea of placing strong or moderate limits gun ownership following the ma...
First major storm of winter pelts Midwest
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The first major winter storm of the year hit the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, bringing a blizzard to the Pla...
Little Big Town opens up about family death
Country quartet Little Big Town cancelled two of their California concerts last week to mourn the death of Kimberley Schampma...
With 'fiscal cliff' deadline nearing, parties still at odds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Monday called on President Barack Obama to detail long-term spendi...
Meningitis deaths rise, FDA faces new questions
WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - The death toll from a meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroids jumped to 19 on Wedne...
Obama hails veterans, pledges continued support
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to mark the Veterans ...
Obama, fresh from re-election, has little time to savor win
By Steve Holland and Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh from a decisive re-election win, President Barack Obama retu...
Americans hand Obama a second term, challenges await
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama won a second term in the White House on Tuesday, overcoming deep doubts among v...
Complaints about voter IDs, ballots, long lines in election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sporadic complaints about voting procedures surfaced from Pennsylvania to Florida on Tuesday, while lo...
Obama, Romney to make their final case on last day of race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney make a frenetic dash to a series of cruci...
Death toll up, gasoline lines grow in monster storm's wake
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Yorkers awoke to the rumble of subway trains for the first time in four days on Thursday and the dea...
Obama hits campaign trail as storm cleanup gathers pace
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was to resume campaigning on Thursday after a pause caused by the U.S. east coast...
Travelers, cargo stranded as airports, rails assess damage
(Reuters) - As rail, transit, airline and port workers dug through debris, dealt with power outages and assessed damage on Tu...
Monster storm leaves U.S. East Coast crippled; 30 dead
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of people were left reeling in the aftermath of monster storm Sandy on Tuesday as New York City...
Monster storm leaves U.S. East Coast crippled; 30 dead
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of people were left reeling in the aftermath of monster storm Sandy on Tuesday as New York City...
Hurricane Sandy blows U.S. election off course
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy blew the U.S. presidential race off course on Sunday even before it came ashore, forci...
Charlie Sheen escort scandal may lead to lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former District of Columbia police commander whose unit escorted actor Charlie Sheen has said he pla...
Obama votes, picks up Powell endorsement amid swing state push
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama won the endorsement of retired General Colin Powell, a moderate Republican, on Thu...
Obama votes, picks up Powell endorsement amid swing state push
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama won the endorsement of retired General Colin Powell, a moderate Republican, on Thu...
The youth vote: Candidates still giving it the old college try
(Reuters) - With less than three weeks left before election day, the youth vote has once more come into focus. A student conc...
Meningitis deaths rise, FDA faces new questions
WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - The death toll from a meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroids jumped to 19 on Wedne...
The youth vote: Candidates still giving it the old college try
(Reuters) - With less than three weeks left before election day, the youth vote has once more come into focus. A student conc...
Bruce Springsteen to campaign for Obama in Ohio, Iowa
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney may have Clint Eastwood on his side, but President Barack Obama has...
Meningitis outbreak expands to 12 states, 184 cases
(Reuters) - The deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis expanded to 12 states with the first case confirmed in Texas, the Center...
Fiery Biden sets stage for Obama recovery attempt
By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden's spirited performance in the vice presidential debate had Republica...
Meningitis outbreak expands to 12 states, 184 cases
(Reuters) - The deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis expanded to 12 states with the first case confirmed in Texas, the Center...
Fiery Biden sets stage for Obama recovery attempt
By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden's spirited performance in the vice presidential debate had Republica...
Spielberg says 'Lincoln' is no political football
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven Spielberg offered a cinematic vision of President Abraham Lincoln's battle to outlaw slavery ...
Meningitis cases mount from thousands of patients at risk
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - More cases of fungal meningitis tied to contaminated steroid shots are expected to be confir...
Spielberg says 'Lincoln' is no political football
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steven Spielberg offered a cinematic vision of President Abraham Lincoln's battle to outlaw slavery ...
Presidential race now a dog fight as Romney surges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The presidential race had seemed on the verge of slipping from Republican Mitt Romney's grasp a we...
Presidential race now a dog fight as Romney surges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The presidential race had seemed on the verge of slipping from Republican Mitt Romney's grasp a we...
Meningitis cases mount from thousands of patients at risk
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - More cases of fungal meningitis tied to contaminated steroid shots are expected to be confir...
Romney says his 47 percent comment was 'completely wrong'
HARRISONBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Thursday his comment on a secretly t...
Obama fights back after debate setback
DENVER (Reuters) - A day after a muted performance in a presidential debate, U.S. President Barack Obama fought back against ...
Romney says his 47 percent comment was 'completely wrong'
HARRISONBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Thursday his comment on a secretly t...
Obama fights back after debate setback
DENVER (Reuters) - A day after a muted performance in a presidential debate, U.S. President Barack Obama fought back against ...
Va. Tech lifts campus alert after report of gunman
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech was locked down for several hours Thursday after three children attending a summer...
Mila Kunis keeps her date with soldier
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mila Kunis made a Marine's YouTube wish come true on Friday night, when the actress kept her promise ...
America's hidden unemployed: too discouraged to count
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Daniel McCune graduated from college three years ago, he was optimistic his good grades would ear...
America's hidden unemployed: too discouraged to count
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Daniel McCune graduated from college three years ago, he was optimistic his good grades would ear...
Obama lead grows, Romney still in striking distance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has a growing lead in polls and an easier path to the White House than challeng...
Obama lead grows, Romney still in striking distance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has a growing lead in polls and an easier path to the White House than challeng...
Michelle Obama says change takes time
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - First lady Michelle Obama acknowledged on Tuesday that the change her husband Barack Ob...
Michelle Obama says change takes time
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - First lady Michelle Obama acknowledged on Tuesday that the change her husband Barack Ob...
Neal Schon's mistress finalizes divorce
The girlfriend of rocker Neal Schon has finalized her divorce, almost a year after her affair with the Journey star hit headl...
Kristen Stewart lands role amid cheating scandal
Shamed actress Kristen Stewart is hoping to bounce back from her infidelity scandal with a new role - she has beaten Jennifer...
Kristen Stewart lands role amid cheating scandal
Shamed actress Kristen Stewart is hoping to bounce back from her infidelity scandal with a new role - she has beaten Jennifer...
Obama pledges to tackle gun violence after Colorado killing
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday to work with leaders of all political stripes to "ar...
Obama pledges to tackle gun violence after Colorado killing
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday to work with leaders of all political stripes to "ar...
Paul Stanley says KISS tour 'The Apocalypse!'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Get out your makeup and dust off those platform boots, KISS is hitting the road again with one of the...
Obama says he won't apologize for Bain attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not apologize to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for raising...
Obama says he won't apologize for Bain attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will not apologize to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for raising...
Oscar-winning actor Ernest Borgnine dead at 95
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Ernest Borgnine, whose barrel-chested, bulldog looks made him a natural for tough-guy roles in ...
Oscar-winning actor Ernest Borgnine dead at 95
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Ernest Borgnine, whose barrel-chested, bulldog looks made him a natural for tough-guy roles in ...
Power, telecoms outages leave Americans vulnerable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A brief, violent storm that brought the U.S. capital to its knees in the midst of a heat wave dramatic...
West Virginia struggles with power outages amid new storms
LEWISBURG, W.V. (Reuters) - Six days after violent storms hit the eastern United States, the state of West Virginia was strug...
Scorching heat, dry conditions stifle July 4 celebrations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of Americans headed for parades and fireworks shows on Wednesday to mark a sweltering Fourth ...
Over 1.4 million still without power from Illinois to Virginia
(Reuters) - More than 1.4 million people from Illinois to Virginia remained without power Tuesday morning after the weekend&#...
Over 1.4 million still without power from Illinois to Virginia
(Reuters) - More than 1.4 million people from Illinois to Virginia remained without power Tuesday morning after the weekend&#...
Power, telecoms outages leave Americans vulnerable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A brief, violent storm that brought the U.S. capital to its knees in the midst of a heat wave dramatic...
Eastern U.S. battles heat wave amid power outages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blistering heat blanketed much of the eastern United States for the third straight day on Sunday, afte...
Eastern U.S. battles heat wave amid power outages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blistering heat blanketed much of the eastern United States for the third straight day on Sunday, afte...
Obama takes lead in swing states, economy still weighs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is carving out a clear lead in swing states that are key to the November 6 pres...
Obama takes lead in swing states, economy still weighs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is carving out a clear lead in swing states that are key to the November 6 pres...
Evidence suggests anti-foreclosure laws may backfire
State and federal laws enacted to protect homeowners from eviction in the wake of the 2008 housing crash may be extending the...
Evidence suggests anti-foreclosure laws may backfire
State and federal laws enacted to protect homeowners from eviction in the wake of the 2008 housing crash may be extending the...
George Washington's Constitution fetches record $9.8 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) - George Washington's personal copy of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights sold for $9.8 mill...
Metallica join search for fan's killer
Heavy rockers Metallica have recorded a public service announcement in a bid to help police catch the person who killed a fan...
On U.S. Car License Plates, DAMNIML8 is OK, TOILET is Not
When Whitney Calk sought a personalized license plate from a Tennessee state agency to tout her vegetarian ideals, she was an...
On license plates, 'DAMNIML8' is OK, 'TOILET' is not
(Reuters) - When Whitney Calk sought a personalized license plate from a Tennessee state agency to tout her vegetarian ideals...
Justin Timberlake takes marine as his date to awards show
Justin Timberlake made Corporal Kelsey De Santis' dream come true for a second time on Saturday after taking the U.S. mar...
San Diego eighth grader wins National Spelling Bee with 'guetapens'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Snigdha Nandipati, a 14-year-old eighth grader from San Diego, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee o...
Obama: No more wars unless 'absolutely necessary'
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama honored veterans on Monday by noting "the light of a new day"...
Romney clinches Republican 2012 nomination in Texas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with a resounding victory in Te...
Obama calls treatment of Vietnam War veterans 'a disgrace'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called the treatment decades ago of returning Vietnam War veterans a "nati...
Romney clinches Republican 2012 nomination in Texas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney clinched the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with a resounding victory in Te...
Kristen Stewart, Jennifer Lawrence vying for movie role
"Twilight" star Kristen Stewart is going head-to-head with "The Hunger Games" actress Jennifer Lawrence t...
Kristen Stewart, Jennifer Lawrence vying for movie role
"Twilight" star Kristen Stewart is going head-to-head with "The Hunger Games" actress Jennifer Lawrence t...
Obama calls treatment of Vietnam War veterans 'a disgrace'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called the treatment decades ago of returning Vietnam War veterans a "nati...
Obama: No more wars unless 'absolutely necessary'
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama honored veterans on Monday by noting "the light of a new day"...
Gingrich's private ventures are going bankrupt
(Reuters) - ATLANTA - When he entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination in May 2011, Newt Gingrich was the ...
Alan Jackson to play at benefit for earthquake victims
Country music star Alan Jackson is to headline a benefit for the Mineral, Virginia locals who lost almost everything in a fre...
Virginia, Florida have most well-read cities in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York and Boston may strike many as more intellectual but Alexandria, a small urban area in Virginia ...
New Trayvon Evidence Found
By Barbara ListonORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An FBI expert found crucial evidence in the Trayvon Martin case was inconclusiv...
New Trayvon Evidence Found
By Barbara ListonORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An FBI expert found crucial evidence in the Trayvon Martin case was inconclusiv...
Data suggests drug treatment can lower crime
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. crime statistics show illegal drugs play a central role in criminal acts, providing new evidence ...
Virginia, Florida have most well-read cities in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York and Boston may strike many as more intellectual but Alexandria, a small urban area in Virginia ...
Over 55 and jobless, Americans face tough hunt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jean Coyle, 67, has a new kind of ministry.The former professor had just begun a career as a Presbyter...
Gingrich formally ends tumultuous White House bid
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich ended his tumultuous run for U.S. president on Wednesday after dazzling in tele...
U.S. hiring slows, raising worries on recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers cut back on hiring in April and more people stopped looking for work, dimming hopes the econ...
Staffers recall embarrassing details of Edwards' affair
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Ex-staffers recounted tawdry details of former U.S. Senator John Edwards' affair d...
U.S. hiring slows, raising worries on recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers cut back on hiring in April and more people stopped looking for work, dimming hopes the econ...
George Zimmerman disparaged Mexicans on Web page
(Reuters) - A MySpace page created in 2005 by George Zimmerman has surfaced in which the man charged with killing black teena...
George Zimmerman disparaged Mexicans on Web page
(Reuters) - A MySpace page created in 2005 by George Zimmerman has surfaced in which the man charged with killing black teena...
Staffers recall embarrassing details of Edwards' affair
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Ex-staffers recounted tawdry details of former U.S. Senator John Edwards' affair d...
Gingrich formally ends tumultuous White House bid
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich ended his tumultuous run for U.S. president on Wednesday after dazzling in tele...
Secret Service agents lawyer: 'Trial by mob' wrong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The attorney for some of the Secret Service agents under investigation in a scandal involving prostitu...
Secret Service agents lawyer: 'Trial by mob' wrong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The attorney for some of the Secret Service agents under investigation in a scandal involving prostitu...
Space shuttle Discovery makes final flight to museum
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Discovery made its final voyage on Tuesday: a piggyback jet ride to the...
Space shuttle Discovery makes final flight to museum
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Discovery made its final voyage on Tuesday: a piggyback jet ride to the...
U.S. marks second victory over British in War of 1812
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A parade of naval vessels and square-rigged sailing ships made their way on Tuesday up the Mississipp...
Poll: Romney gaining on Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's lead over Mitt Romney has narrowed to 4 percentage points from 11 points ...
Virginia Tech holds classes on shooting anniversary
BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Five years after a mentally ill student gunned down 32 people at Virginia Tech, the universi...
Poll: Romney gaining on Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's lead over Mitt Romney has narrowed to 4 percentage points from 11 points ...
Many elderly homeless after Navy jet crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All residents of an apartment complex for the elderly in Virginia that was destroyed when a U.S. Navy ...
Under pressure, Santorum huddles with conservatives
Tumbling in the polls and under increasing pressure to abandon his White House campaign, Republican Rick Santorum huddled wit...
Many elderly homeless after Navy jet crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All residents of an apartment complex for the elderly in Virginia that was destroyed when a U.S. Navy ...
Navy F-18 crashes into Virginia apartment building
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy F-18 fighter crashed shortly after take-off into an apartment building in Virginia Beach, ...
Navy F-18 crashes into Virginia apartment building
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy F-18 fighter crashed shortly after take-off into an apartment building in Virginia Beach, ...
Under pressure, Santorum huddles with conservatives
Tumbling in the polls and under increasing pressure to abandon his White House campaign, Republican Rick Santorum huddled wit...
Ex-student charged with murder in shooting rampage
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A former nursing student was charged with murder and attempted murder on Wednesday in a shoot...
Ex-student charged with murder in shooting rampage
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A former nursing student was charged with murder and attempted murder on Wednesday in a shoot...
Police: Accused Oakland gunman targeted administrator
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A former student accused of killing seven people and wounding three others in a shooting ramp...
Man Hugs Doctors After Face Transplant
By Hamish McKenzieBALTIMORE (Reuters) - Surgeons from the University of Maryland Medical Center on Tuesday detailed what they...
Miranda Lambert sad about missing dog
Country couple Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert have launched a desperate search for their missing dog a week after the pooc...
Kiss, Motley Crue unite for U.S. tour
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two powerhouse bands that have rocked music fans over four decades, Kiss and Motley Crue, on Tuesday ...
New Jersey is among best corruption fighters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite a well-deserved reputation for scandals, New Jersey is among the state leaders in the fight ag...
New Jersey is among best corruption fighters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite a well-deserved reputation for scandals, New Jersey is among the state leaders in the fight ag...
Keystone oil pipeline bill fails in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican proposal to give a permit to the Keystone XL crude ...
Virginia lawmakers drop home invasion self-defense bill
PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia lawmakers abandoned efforts on Wednesday to expand the right of homeowners to use d...
Romney wins early, Ohio too close to call
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - Mitt Romney notched early wins as he fought to establish his dominance in the race for the Rep...
Super Tuesday: Romney, Santorum in fierce Ohio battle
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Mitt Romney can take a big step toward finishing off chief rival Rick Santorum and seizing command...
Romney gains strength ahead of Super Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney closed in on Rick Santorum in Ohio and picked up a crucial endorsement in Virginia on Sund...
Maine Senator, Olympia Snowe, to Retire
By Scott MalonePORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - The two major U.S. political parties have a responsibility to end the "dysfun...
Ultrasound Mandate Heads to Virginia Governor's Desk
PORTSMOUTH, Va (Reuters) - Virginia's Republican governor is poised to sign a law forcing women to have an ultrasound bef...
At least 12 killed as tornadoes strike Midwest
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Powerful storms that spawned tornadoes ripped through the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, killing...
Some 9/11 dead's remains ended in landfill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Partial remains from some people killed in the September 11 attacks in 2001 ended up in a landfill, ac...
Charlie Sheen escort scandal may lead to lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former District of Columbia police commander whose unit escorted actor Charlie Sheen has said he pla...
One in 8 U.S. voter registrations faulty: survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One in eight U.S. voter registrations is invalid or markedly inaccurate, the result of an outdated and...
Bishops look to expand of birth-control battle
(Reuters) - Catholic bishops, energized by a battle over contraception funding, are planning an aggressive campaign to rally ...
Journey Rocker Schon Hit with $50 Million Lawsuit Over Affair
Journey guitarist Neal Schon has been hit with a $50 million lawsuit from his girlfriend's estranged husband.Tareq Sa...
Obama Budget Sets Up Election-Year Tax Fight
By Alister Bull and Laura MacInnisWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Monday for new spending to boost gr...
Prepaid college plans: shrinking options, rising risks
(Reuters) - Jim and Celeste Durkin thought when they began investing six years ago in Illinois state's prepaid college saving...
Winter's first Great Lakes effect snowstorm hits
(Reuters) - Frigid air blasting over the Great Lakes blew in the season's first major lake effect snowstorm on Monday, blocki...
Throngs of Times Square revelers ring in 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Throngs of revelers in and around New York's Times Square gave a boisterous welcome to 2012 on Sunday am...
Vast Titanic collection to be sold off in one lot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The biggest collection of Titanic artifacts is to be sold off as a single lot in an auction timed for th...
Insight: Boehner leadership in focus in tax cut debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In Congress' tense drama over how to extend payroll tax cuts for 160 million Americans, it may be the ...
Two dead in Virginia Tech shooting
BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - A gunman ambushed and killed a campus police officer and was later reported to have been fou...
FAA chief resigns over drunken driving charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. aviation safety official resigned on Tuesday over a drunken driving charge.Randy Babbitt ...
FAA chief on leave after drunken driving arrest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. aviation safety official, Randy Babbitt, left his job temporarily on Monday following a d...
Diddy's son signs up to play football for UCLA
Sean "Diddy" Combs is to join the ranks of the proud celebrity dads on college football sidelines next season - his...
Mila Kunis keeps her date with soldier
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mila Kunis made a Marine's YouTube wish come true on Friday night, when the actress kept her promise ...
Man charged with trying to assassinate Obama
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - A 21-year-old man who called President Barack Obama the "devil" and "anti-Christ" ...
Justin Timberlake keeps date for Marine Corps Ball
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Justin Timberlake's date with a Marine combat instructor on Saturday night was "one of the most ...
Man charged with threatening House leader Cantor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Tennessee man has been arrested and charged with threatening House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and h...
Competing fiscal plans blocked in divided Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans and Democrats rejected each other's economic stimulus bills on Thursday, underscori...
Obama woos military veterans on bus tour
NORTH CHESTERFIELD, Virginia (Reuters) - President Barack Obama cast a wider net on Wednesday to shore up support in key elec...
Rise of the machines: America's jobs challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For decades, American workers and their machines advanced in tandem. As companies invested in technolo...
Obama begins campaign-style jobs tour
MILLERS CREEK, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought on Monday to turn up the heat on Republicans for bloc...
Obama likens civil rights to economy fight at memorial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama gave a partisan-tinged speech to dedicate a new memorial to Martin Luther King ...
Democrats wary of their unpopular president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four years ago, Senator Claire McCaskill was one of Barack Obama's biggest boosters in his presidentia...
Anti-Wall Street protests spur political debate
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Growing protests targeting Wall Street and U.S. economic inequality spawned heated rhetoric among pol...
Protests spread to more than a dozen cities
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Protests against corporate greed and economic inequality spread across America on Thursday and found unl...
Sarah Palin decides not to run in 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sarah Palin said on Wednesday that she will not seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, e...
Bachmann says she is 'comeback kid'
LYNCHBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann, struggling to reverse a slide in opinion po...
Obama healthcare law headed for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday cleared the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide in its 2011-12...
Obama makes job, tax case to big donors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made the case for his re-election and his jobs plan at two big-ticket fundraise...
Michaele Salahi abducted? No, just on a Journey
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Are they up to their old tricks again?Tareq Salahi and his wife Michaele Salahi, reality TV stars who...
Followill embraces Welsh roots
Kings of Leon star Jared Followill is embracing his Welsh roots after discovering his ancestors were British.The rocker used ...
With grief, America marks 9/11
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Children yearned for lost parents and grown men and women sobbed in raw grief on the hard stone bearin...
Obama: U.S. stronger 10 years after 9/11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday the United States was stronger 10 years after the September 11...
Court tosses VA challenge to healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court handed President Barack Obama another victory for his signature healthcare law on Thu...
Gates named William & Mary's next chancellor
CHESAPEAKE, Va (Reuters) - Former defense secretary Robert Gates was named on Tuesday as the next chancellor of the College o...
Irene costs restart Washington budget battle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's never-ending budget battle threatened to snarl the recovery from Hurricane Irene as a top...
Feds to help reimburse states for Irene damage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene could cost U.S. state and local governments billions of dollars in damages, but funds fr...
Irene rakes up East Coast, shuts down New York
MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene charged up the U.S. eastern seaboard on Saturday as a weakening but...
Airlines move planes; airports prep for Irene
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. airlines have cut at least 1,000 flights and are moving airplanes out of the anticipated path of Hu...
East Coast readies for \'big, bad\' Irene
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - The United States urged 55 million people on its East Coast on Friday to prepare for t...
East Coast in Irene's path, scrambles to prepare
NASSAU (Reuters) - The northeast seaboard, including the capital and financial center New York, rushed to prepare on Thursday...
Hurricane Irene moves over Bahamas
(Reuters) - Hurricane and tropical storm watches were issued for a portion of the U.S. East Coast early Thursday as Hurricane...
Irene could be 'big threat' to Northeast
NASSAU (Reuters) - Powerful Hurricane Irene battered the Bahamas on Wednesday on a track to the North Carolina coast that for...
Once-a-century earthquake rattles East Coast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A strong earthquake rattled the East Coast on Tuesday, sending tremors as far as Canada, damaging well...
Colorado, Massachusetts, Ohio towns best: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Towns in Colorado, Massachusetts and Ohio, which have low crime rates, good schools and plenty of cultur...
Appeals court rules against Obama healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court ruled Friday that President Barack Obama's healthcare law requiring Americans to buy ...
Obama to set fuel standards for heavy vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday will finalize the first ever fuel efficiency and emissions standar...
More extreme weather in store across U.S.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - More extreme weather was expected across the country on Sunday, as parts of the Midwest and N...
Debt issuers brace for impact from downgrade
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A downgrade of United States' top-tier credit rating has Wall Street scrambling to figure out the knock-...
Taylor Swift visits military cemetery
Taylor Swift has paid her respects to America's war dead during a visit to a U.S. military cemetery.The "Love Story"...
Va. Tech lifts campus alert after report of gunman
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech was locked down for several hours Thursday after three children attending a summer...
Panetta warns against sweeping defense budget cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned on Wednesday that any across-the-board cuts to defense spending ...
Debt battle set to draw to close, for now
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is poised to step back from economic disaster on Tuesday when a bitterly fought deal...