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All-male Augusta National invites first female membersThe home of the Masters, under increasing criticism the last decade because of its all-male membership, invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become the first women in green jackets when the club opens for a new season in October.
Why Utah tops list of most generous US statesThe more religious a state, the more generous to charities, especially religious institutions. More secular states in the Northeast are less generous, says a new study by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Romney's attacks on Obama and welfare deemed false by fact checkersRomney says Obama lifted a provision that required people receiving welfare to work. Independent fact checkers have found the premise of the ad to be false.
Democrats attack Paul Ryan over Social Security privatizationIn his 2010 'Road Map for America's Future,' the Wisconsin congressman proposed a plan to allow younger workers to divert more than one-third of their Social Security taxes into personal accounts that they would own and could will to their heirs.
Diana Nyad, blown off course by storms, back on trackDiana Nyad was stung by jellyfish and battered by storms Sunday. But three days into her Cuba-to-Florida swim, Diana Nyad is swimming at 50 strokes per minute.
Mitt Romney campaign rebukes Akin's 'legitimate rape' remarkCongressman Todd Akin (R) of Missouri said he opposes abortion in rape cases because women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in "a legitimate rape" and that conception is rare in such cases. A Romney-Ryan administration would not oppose abortion in instances of rape, said a Mitt Romney spokeswoman.
62-year-old woman swimming strong in her attempt to cross the Florida StraitsNavigating shark and jellyfish-infested waters, an American woman is attempting to become the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida, unaided by a shark cage or wetsuit.
Vacationers ordered to evacuate Idaho resort as wildfire presses closerResidents and visitors in Featherville Idaho were ordered to evacuate Saturday. The Trinity Ridge wildfire, which has already burned 82,000 acres in Idaho, grew larger.
Before tough week of campaigning, Mitt Romney attends churchMitt Romney attended church with his family on Sunday. On Monday he and his running mate Paul Ryan will continue campaigning in Manchester, N.H.
Family pushed Penn State football coach Joe Paterno to read Sandusky reportJoe Paterno had to be prodded by his family to read the grand jury report regarding Jerry Sandusky and did not understand some of its graphic terminology, according to a new book.
Obama renews call for aid to halt teacher layoffsTight school budgets have meant fewer teachers, larger classes, and shorter school years, according to a White House report. It gives President Obama a chance to push his jobs plan providing money for states to keep teachers, police officers, and firefighters on the job.
Army Corps of Engineers: Drought-exposed river sandbars a dangerRivers such as the Mississippi and Missouri are typically low in August, but this year's drought has them at their lowest point in decades.
Federal court rejects Fla. early voting changes: 'Difficult for some minority voters'The Republican-controlled Florida legislature last year cut the state's number of early-voting days to 8 from 12. But the US District Court for the District of Columbia said the changes won't happen in counties, which are covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Obama acknowledges Ryan stature, rips his policiesFrom the moment Romney picked the Wisconsin congressman as his vice presidential candidate, Obama'scampaign has redoubled its efforts to draw attention to the Republican budget plan Ryan wrote and that the GOP majority in the House passed.
Rain breaks Midwest dought: Too late for corn, soybean crops?Rain arrived in central Illinois and Indiana Thursday. But it's too little, too late for most corn crops, says an agricultural meteorologist.
An angst-filled Civil War anniversary in MississippiStill, some speak in hushed tones as they confess a certain admiration for the valor of Confederate troops who fought for what was, to them, the hallowed ground of home and country.
Is Ryan the 'Coke Zero' of the Romney campaign?One political analyst suggests that presidential contender Mitt Romney would like 'All the bold taste, but none of the calories of a detailed policy discussion' from his running mate Congressman Paul Ryan. This may be particularly true in discussions of healthcare.
Washington residents wait for word as wildfire burnsHundreds of evacuated residents forced to flee a large central Washington fire waited for word Thursday on when they might be able to return home.
Two sheriff's deputies killed, 2 injured, in La. shootout 'ambush'The sheriff in St. John the Baptist Parish said five people are in custody.
Mariners' Felix Hernandez tosses baseball's third perfect game this yearSeattle's 'King Felix' dominated Tampa Bay for nine innings on Wednesday, resulting in the first perfect game of his stellar career and 23rd all time in Major League Baseball history.
