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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the first female senator to re

Fire crews found the burned remnants Tuesday of a prized bronze statue of Jackie Robinson that was s

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States are somewhat more optimistic than the ove

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would provide full Social

New York (AP) — The man accused of killing Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay can’t have his rap lyrics used a

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The National Science Foundation has given a consortium of Great Lakes-area univ

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A police officer fatally shot a man at an Atlanta-area Veterans Affairs hospital

People are shelling out more to travel the holiday road this season.About a third of Americans are p

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will likely move closer Wednesday to cutting its key interest

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Soccer fans at the Africa Cup of Nations have been treated to exciting m

KUTZTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The spotlight will be on Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania early Friday mo

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — John Spratt, a former longtime Democratic congressman from South Carolina who

NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A teachers strike in a Boston suburb entered its eighth day Tuesday — one of th

Britain's King Charles III was discharged from a private London hospital after a scheduled treatment