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Rep. Giffords to resign from Congress this weekRep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago.
Joe Paterno left a legacy of football records and scandalPenn State's Joe Paterno, who died Sunday, won more football games than any other major college coach. But his reputation was tarred by the child sex abuse scandal that brought his career to a stunning end.
Republican debate brings out aggression in candidatesRepublican debate getting spicy: South Carolina held the latest Republican debate and the candidates didn't hold their punches. While Romney says the candidates should focus on Obama, he and the others took more jabs than usual at each other in this debate.
Eastman Kodak employees, retirees, stockholders brace for painRochester mayor Tom Richards described Thursday's bankruptcy filing as more of a psychological blow than an economic jolt to the city, where Kodak has been the engine of local commerce for 132 years.
Canada hopeful US will approve Keystone pipelineObama called Prime Minister Stephen Harper to explain that the decision on Wednesday was not on the merits of the pipeline but rather on the 'arbitrary nature' of a Feb. 21 deadline for a decision.
Peyton Manning is retiring, according to Rob Lowe tweetPeyton Manning missed the entire 2011 NFL season due to neck surgery. Now, actor Rob Lowe apparently has found out that Peyton Manning will retire.
Will Mitt Romney get the military vote in South Carolina?Ron Paul has the most active-military donors. Mitt Romney say he will increase Navy shipbuilding. Newt Gingrich is surging in the latest poll.
Rick Perry abandoning bid, backing GingrichPerry has faced calls to drop out of the race to compel conservative voters, whose support has been divided among several conservative candidates, to rally behind Gingrich in hopes of stopping Romney.
Keystone pipeline rejected over politics, say RepublicansObama says he rejected the Keystone pipeline because mandated deadlines would not allow proper a fair review, but Republicans are accusing him of putting politics ahead of sound policy.
White House may reject oil pipeline, Feb. deadline 'purely political'White House spokesman Jay Carney stopped short of saying a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline had been made.
Widespread snow buries Seattle areaThere were 95 accidents in an eight-hour period in Pierce and Thurston counties, which include Tacoma and Olympia, State Trooper Guy Gill said Wednesday morning.
Everglades snakes problematic, so non-native species bannedEverglades snakes have been around for a long time. But recently, giant snakes not native to the Everglades have been invading the Florida landmark. Now, these giant snake species have been banned.
Jim Caldwell fired, Indianapolis Colts look to futureJim Caldwell was fired on Tuesday after the once-proud franchise finished tied for the National Football League's worst record on the 2011 season. 'This was a difficult decision,' said Colts owner Jim Irsay during a news conference.
Why Google and Twitter didn't join the SOPA blackoutWikipedia, Reddit, and other sites are blacked out in protest of the SOPA anti-piracy bills. Why didn't Google and Twitter join the blackout?
Will Newt Gingrich benefit from Sarah Palin endorsement?Newt Gingrich was backed, sort of, by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Tuesday. In South Carolina Tuesday, Gingrich came out swinging at Mitt Romney.
Romney: most income from investments, pays about 15 percent income taxRomney, a multimillionaire, has been under pressure from his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination and others to release his tax information.
Occupy protesters meet outside as Congress returnsA few hundred protesters gathered outside barricades around the Capitol on a cold, rainy Tuesday morning. US Capitol Police say one person has been arrested and charged with assault on a police officer.
A bit late, winter grips Midwest and NortheastSnowplow drivers were out in force overnight in Chicago, where temperatures plummeted. The storm could drop up to a foot of snow on parts of Ohio along Lake Erie before moving east.
Top GOP candidates won't qualify for Va. primary ballotRick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, and Jon Huntsman have all failed to qualify for the ballot in at least one upcoming GOP primary.
- Police: 3 killed in NC lumber company shooting; gunman hurt
The person injured at the McBride Lumber Co. in central North Carolina was flown to a hospital, Sheriff Dempsey Owens said. The gunman was also taken to a hospital.
