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Deadly tornadoes hit Branson, Mo., Illinois, and KansasA tornado killed one person near Branson, Mo., overnight. Three more deaths were reported Wednesday morning in Harrisburg, Illinois. Harveyville, Kansas, was also struck by a tornado. Warnings were issued Wednesday morning for Kentucky.
Chardon High School shooting: Second victim dies early TuesdayChardon High School: A second shooting victim has been declared dead, following a deadly attack by a student Monday. Three other students were wounded at Chardon High School, outside Cleveland, Ohio.
Danica Patrick: How did she finish in 2012 Daytona 500?Danica Patrick was in a five-car crash in the second lap. Danica Patrick didn't get back into the Daytona 500 until the 66th lap.
Fire and rain mar NASCAR Daytona 500, but Matt Kenseth winsMatt Kenseth won NASCAR's Daytona 500, holding off a late charge by Dale Earnhardt early Tuesday morning. Rain and a big fuel fire delayed the Daytona 500 finish until 1 a.m.
Rick Santorum slams JFK, Mitt Romney OK with being wealthyRick Santorum said that John F. Kennedy's 1960 speech on being a Catholic made Santorum want to "throw up." Mitt Romney defended his $250 million in assets.
Republican governors worry about divisive GOP primary raceRepublican governors say they are concerned the prolonged primary race has alienated independent voters and may have badly damaged the eventual nominee.
BP faces billions in fines as spill trial nearsThe huge legal bill for the catastrophic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is coming due for BP as a federal trial opens Monday to determine the company’s liability for the blowout of its Macondo well.
Doubt about reliability of Afghan partners in warThe shooting deaths of two US military advisers in the Afghan capital and the quick decision to pull coalition personnel from all government ministries injected a sobering measure of doubt about the reliability of the most important US ally in the war.
Newark Muslims hold protest rally over NYPD spy operationNewark Muslims plan to rally Friday in protest of a 2007 NYPD spying operation targeting Muslim groups in Newark, N.J. Mayor Bloomberg says the operation was 'constitutional.'
Daytona 500: Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth win qualifying racesThe Daytona 500 is underway and defending NASCAR champion Tony Stewart and Matt Kenseth won the first two races to be lined up together at the Daytona International Speedway.
Helicopter mid-air crash kills 7 Marines in Calif. desertThe aircraft collided in a remote portion of the Yuma Training Range Complex on the California side of the Chocolate Mountains very close to the Arizona border, Dooley said. The exact location hasn't been confirmed.
Republican debate: Romney fights to win against surging SantorumMitt Romney used Wednesday's Republican debate to go head-to-head with his leading challenger, Rick Santorum.
Evangelist raises Obama faith issue again, 'has no idea' what president believesGraham, who has led the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association since his father's retirement, also repeated earlier remarks linking Obama to Islam through his African ancestry and said the Muslim world saw him as a Muslim.
- 4.0 earthquake in Missouri shakes 9 states
The US Geological Survey says the magnitude 4.0 earthquake was centered near the town of East Prairie, Missouri.
Romney takes on the world as he vies for US presidencyIt often appears that Mitt Romney is targeting the rest of the world as fiercely as he does his rivals for the party nomination and President Obama. Could his rhetoric damage US relations abroad?
New York Police Department monitored Muslim students all over the NortheastThe New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the elite Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, the Associated Press has learned.
Whitney Houston remembered at hometown funeralThe biggest names in entertainment swayed to gospel hymns at Whitney Houston's hometown funeral Saturday in the church where the future pop star once sang as a young girl.
Space pioneer John Glenn honored 50 years after historic flightHundreds of NASA workers jammed a space center auditorium to mark the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's historic flight, to see and hear the first American to circle the Earth.
Whitney Houston funeral: Family and friends gather for last goodbyeTo the world, Whitney Houston was the pop queen with the perfect voice, the dazzling diva with regal beauty. Those closest to her will gather Saturday at a private funeral to say goodbye.
FBI arrests suspect in terror plot near US CapitolA Moroccan man living in Virginia was arrested Friday in a bomb plot that targeted the US Capitol building.
