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First-time jobless claims drop slightly

The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening.

Highway deaths plummet to 1954 level

U.S. highway deaths have fallen to their lowest levels since the 1950s.

Corey Haim prolonged tragic tradition

Corey Haim's story is sadly familiar in Hollywood: A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as

Boy who called 911 thanks dispatcher

A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff's dispatcher

Tornadoes tear through Arkansas

Tornadoes have struck parts of Arkansas, injuring four people and destroying a handful of homes.

2 fighter pilots rescued off SC coast

Two Marine Corps fighter pilots have been rescued from the ocean off South Carolina after their aircraft went down.

NJ man accused of raping 5 daughters

A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his children

Mass school closures approved in Mo.

Facing potential bankruptcy, the board that governs the once flush-with-cash Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of

Democrats, WH close in on health bill

A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of

House leaders press earmark moratorium

House GOP leaders are pushing rank-and-file Republicans to break their addiction to pet projects by going cold turkey and giving up the long-cherished practice

More notice urged in postal closings

When the Postal Service wants to close a local office, it should give residents more notice and an increased chance to air their concerns and comments, the

Foreclosures leveling off

The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down.

Jobless aid measure passes Senate

The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year's economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to

Budget deficit sets record in February

The government ran up the largest monthly deficit in history in February, keeping the flood of red ink on track to top last year's record for the full year.

Unemployment rises in 30 states

Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.

Female WWII aviators honored with medal

A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday.  Known as Women Airforce Service

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