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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell says an independent economic analysis shows the federal government has dramatically underestimated the potential effect of designating critical habit... (more)

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Reuters) – Jitters that financial strains may derail the U.S. economic recovery mean the Federal Reserve will be in no rush to end its ultra-low interest rates, comments ... (more)

LOS ANGELES – In an era of yawning budget deficits and teacher layoffs, schools in the Los Angeles area are looking at a non-traditional source for some extra cash — Hollywood. School dist... (more)

ST. LOUIS – Alcohol and drug abuse has killed too many rock stars to mention, but at 61, Ozzy Osbourne is going strong. Now DNA researchers in St. Louis say they're part of a team working to det... (more)

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control shows that teenage girls are increasingly turning to an ancient form of birth control championed by the Catholic Church: the "rhythm" method, also know... (more)

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Even as summer temperatures soar, Americans are turning a cold shoulder to sunscreen, according to a poll released on Friday. Only one-fifth of Americans wear sunscree... (more)

SILVERTON, Colo. – Authorities say a 33-year-old Denver man suspected of drinking and driving survived after he lost control of his car and it dropped almost 500 feet off the side of a road. The... (more)

BOULDER, Colo. – Police responding to reports of a man leaping between cars in a Colorado supermarket parking lot didn't need a detailed description of the suspect. Boulder Police Sgt. Fred Gerh... (more)

Creators Syndicate – I must have been 12 years old when my mother took me aside to tell me she had been married to another man before my father. I was stunned, shocked and, yes, ashamed. In the... (more)

Read Lynn Casteel Harper's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com The morning my grandmother suffered her life-ending stroke, my grandfather, after trying to rouse his wife of 65 years, went outside... (more)

WASHINGTON – Democrats have taken an initial step toward limiting the influence of so-called independent superdelegates in choosing the party's presidential nominee in 2012. A Democratic Nationa... (more)

COLUMBIA, S.C. – An unemployed military veteran will face no state charges over the $10,440 filing fee for his successful bid to win South Carolina's Democratic nomination to run for U.S. Senate... (more)

VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) – Hurricane Alex is slowing cleanup and oil containment efforts at the site of BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill even as a potential permanent fix for the leak re... (more)

NEW ORLEANS – Scientists got an extra day to evaluate whether the giant cork bottling BP's busted well in the Gulf of Mexico will hold, while officials overseeing the disaster pondered their nex... (more)

LAS VEGAS – A weary group of card sharks, exhausted by a no-limit Texas Hold 'em session that ended nearly 18 hours after its first hand, scored nearly $812,000 each at the World Series of Poker... (more)

NEW YORK – A day later, ESPN's special on LeBron James' decision to join the Miami Heat played out like a deal with the devil: it drew staggering ratings and a critical savaging for toying with ... (more)

BEIJING – A Google search feature was blocked in China on Thursday, the company said as it awaited Beijing's decision on whether to renew its operating license amid tensions over censorship. Goo... (more)

The last couple of days have been an Old Spice explosion, as one of the most popular viral campaigns in recent history -- in which the Old Spice Guy made personalized videos for fans, randoms and prom... (more)

OUTPOST JELAWUR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Rising smoke and two muted booms bring the first sign of trouble for Lieutenant Laura Jonikaitis's supply convoy, stalled on a narrow main road in vo... (more)

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Pakistan on Sunday, hoping to buttress a shaky partnership that U.S. officials say is key to the escalating war in neighboring... (more)

ATLANTA – Oil has now washed up on the beaches of three Gulf states. How dangerous is it? Not very, experts say. People should of course stay away from oil on the beach or in the water, but swal... (more)

Spirit Airlines made a deal with its pilots on Wednesday that will end their strike, and the airline said it would fly again starting Friday. The strike won't officially end until pilots sign a back-t... (more)

ISLAMABAD – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton started a South Asia tour on Sunday aimed at refining the goals of the nearly 9-year-old war in Afghanistan and pushing neighboring nat... (more)

NEW YORK – The criminal trial surrounding a deadly New York City crane collapse has honed in on claims that a worn polyester strap was used — and failed — at a key point in securing ... (more)

BEIJING – A bus plunged into a river in southwestern China early Sunday, leaving 27 people on board missing and feared dead, state media reported. Rescuers were able to save 11 others. The offic... (more)

KABUL (AFP) – A loud blast was heard Sunday in central Kabul, shaking residental buildings, two days ahead of a landmark international conference, a witness told AFP. "A very loud explosion... (more)