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Rescuers comb tornado rubble for buried survivors
MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights combed through the wreckage of a massive tornad...
Survivors pulled from Oklahoma tornado debris as toll falls
MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital...
Powerful tornadoes strike in four central states
(Reuters) - A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-siz...
Tornadoes rip through Texas, killing six
DALLAS (Reuters) - At least six people were killed and scores more injured when tornadoes ripped through a stretch of Texas n...
Preliminary tests show deadly poison in letter to Senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities on Tuesday intercepted a letter sent to Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker that preliminary ...
Louisville earns NCAA's number one overall seed
March 17 (The Sports Xchange) - Louisville, Kansas, Indiana and Gonzaga were awarded the top seeds in the NCAA college basket...
Plains states hit with second winter storm in a week
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A potent winter storm bore down on the southern U.S. Plains on Monday, dumping more than a ...
Major snowstorm hits Midwest, threatens New England
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A major winter storm moved into the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, blanketing states from Minnes...
At least 16 hurt in gas explosion, fire in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A fire triggered by a natural gas explosion engulfed a restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri,...
Analysis: Obama pushes activist government, takes on far right
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican President Ronald Reagan declared in 1981 that "government is not the solution to our p...
Gun enthusiasts pack shows to buy assault weapons
ALLENTOWN, Penn./KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Gun enthusiasts thronged to shows around the country on Saturday to buy as...
List of '100 best towns for men' released
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. men looking for the best place to find happiness, health and a good quality of life might consider ...
Dawn breaks on Maya 'end of days,' world lives on
CHICHEN ITZA, Mexico (Reuters) - Dawn broke over ancient holy sites in southern Mexico to celebrations on Friday, ushering in...
First major storm of winter pelts Midwest
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The first major winter storm of the year hit the U.S. Midwest on Thursday, bringing a blizzard to the Pla...
Chiefs' Belcher spent night out before murder
(Reuters) - Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend - and later himself - after he spent t...
Anguished Kansas City Chiefs snap losing streak
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Anguished Kansas City Chiefs responded to the murder-suicide involving linebacker Jovan Bel...
Two tickets share record $588 million Powerball win
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Winning tickets bought in Arizona and Missouri matched numbers drawn for a record Powerball lottery jackp...
Gabby Giffords faces Tucson assailant as he is sentenced to life
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords stood in federal court to face her would-be assas...
Obama, fresh from re-election, has little time to savor win
By Steve Holland and Matt SpetalnickWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh from a decisive re-election win, President Barack Obama retu...
Americans hand Obama a second term, challenges await
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama won a second term in the White House on Tuesday, overcoming deep doubts among v...
Obama tackles rape comments, 'fiscal cliff' on 'Tonight Show'
BURBANK, California (Reuters) - President Barack Obama suspended the levity during an interview with late-night TV talk show ...
Bonnie, Clyde guns stay together after high bidder pays $500,000
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Two pistols found on the bodies of famed Depression-era outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde ...
'Moon River' singer Andy Williams dead at 84
(Reuters) - Crooner Andy Williams has died at age 84 at his home in Branson, Missouri, his family said on Wednesday.Williams,...
Akin rebuffs Romney, Republican calls to quit Senate race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressman Todd Akin, under fire for controversial remarks on abortion and rape, insisted on Tuesday ...
Tucson gunman Loughner pleads guilty to rampage
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - A 23-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to killing six people and wounding 13 others, includi...
West Virginia struggles with power outages amid new storms
LEWISBURG, W.V. (Reuters) - Six days after violent storms hit the eastern United States, the state of West Virginia was strug...
Eastern U.S. battles heat wave amid power outages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blistering heat blanketed much of the eastern United States for the third straight day on Sunday, afte...
GM's female manufacturing chief faces big truck test
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co sells its big, brawny trucks for their torque, testosterone and hefty profits, so when ...
World War Two battleship USS Iowa sets off on final voyage
RICHMOND, California (Reuters) - The battleship USS Iowa, which served the United States through victory and tragedy during s...
Thousands walk to mark year since tornado hit Joplin
(Reuters) - An estimated 5,000 people participated on Tuesday in a "walk of unity" to Joplin, Missouri, along the p...
Gingrich's private ventures are going bankrupt
(Reuters) - ATLANTA - When he entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination in May 2011, Newt Gingrich was the ...
In tornado-weary Joplin, graduates eager to move on
JOPLIN, Mo (Reuters) - Having the president of the United States speak at commencement would normally be the most memorable d...
Obama walks fine line bashing Romney, courting Wall Street
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For President Barack Obama's re-election team, it's sort of like threading a needle.While tryi...
Over 55 and jobless, Americans face tough hunt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jean Coyle, 67, has a new kind of ministry.The former professor had just begun a career as a Presbyter...
Woman fired after donating kidney to help boss
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York woman who donated a kidney so her ailing boss would move up the transplant waiting list says ...
Three girls among Oklahoma tornado dead
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Clean-up efforts were underway across the Midwest on Sunday after dozens of tornadoes ripped across...
Swarm of tornadoes rip through Dallas-Fort Worth
DALLAS (Reuters) - Up to a dozen tornadoes skipped through the densely populated Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas on Tuesday, ...
"Cash Mobs" Gather to Splurge in Locally Owned Stores
By Kim PalmerCLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - Flash mobs have been blamed as a factor in looting during urban riots. But now a gro...
NCAA Recap: Cincinnati, Ohio U. advance to Sweet 16
Bearcats Fight Off Seminoles(Nashville, TN) -- Sean Kilpatrick scored 18 points as the Cincinnati Bearcats defeated the Flori...
Santorum wins big in South, grabs conservative banner
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Republican Rick Santorum won a pair of crucial Deep South primaries on Tuesday, taking contro...
Republicans face off in tight Deep South primaries
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Republicans Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich face off in a pair of high-stakes pr...
NCAA tournament bracket announced
Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina and Michigan State were given top seeds forthe 2012 NCAA Tournament on Sunday.Kentucky (32...
Keystone oil pipeline bill fails in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican proposal to give a permit to the Keystone XL crude ...
At least 12 killed as tornadoes strike Midwest
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Powerful storms that spawned tornadoes ripped through the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, killing...
Long, divisive White House fight is sapping Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's narrow win in Michigan is unlikely to ease lingering doubts about his candidacy or h...
Romney clawing his way back in Republican race
MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - Mitt Romney is fighting his way back into the driving seat in the Republican presidential race, put...
Saudi accused in bomb plot competent to stand trial
LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - A Saudi student accused of plotting to build and detonate bombs against targets including the Dall...
In shift, Obama campaign targets Santorum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign regularly rips Republican presidential frontrunner M...
Romney Returns to Familiar Playbook to Stop Rival Santorum
By Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Faced with a new surging rival, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is retur...
In upcoming contests, pressure is on Romney
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many U.S. Republicans may have growing concerns about their presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, but...
Three-state sweep revives Santorum's hopes
DENVER (Reuters) - Former U.S. senator Rick Santorum rejuvenated his presidential hopes on Tuesday with a shocking sweep of t...
Santorum aims for a victory in Republican contests
DENVER (Reuters) - Republican candidate Rick Santorum is gunning for a victory in at least one of the three states holding pr...
Judge grants more time for accused Tucson shooter
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal judge has agreed that the man charged with a deadly shooting spree last year that gravely wou...
Romney campaign zeroes in on Santorum
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (Reuters) - Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney on Monday focused his campaign's fir...
Indiana becomes 23rd 'right-to-work' state
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana became the 23rd state to pass anti-union "right-to-work" legislation on Wednesday ...
With Florida victory, Romney is the man to beat
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's victory in Florida's Republican presidential primary has made him the man to...
Romney surging ahead of Gingrich in Florida
HIALEAH, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Newt Gingrich struggled to halt surging rival Mitt Romney's momentum on Sunday, a...
Bonnie and Clyde guns bring $210,000 at auction
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - Two guns believed seized from gangsters Bonnie and Clyde in 1933 after a deadly Missouri shootout...
U.S. winter weather arrives after mild patch
CAMBRIDGE, Mass (Reuters) - Wind, rain and snow blanketed much of the Midwest and Northeast on Thursday, ushering in a more t...
Hostess returns to bankruptcy over pensions
(Reuters) - Twinkies and Wonder Bread maker Hostess Brands Inc filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in less th...
Does Romney need to go after Gingrich?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Is it time for Mitt Romney to come up with a new plan?For months, the initial frontrunner in the race ...
Protesters sit in at congressional offices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Protesters brought their message about alleged U.S. economic unfairness to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, si...
Accused Tucson shooter seeks end to medication
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court panel wrestled on Tuesday with whether Tucson shooting rampage suspect Jared L...
Fed audit due but impact likely to be muffled
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional audit of the Federal Reserve's 12 regional banks looks set to land this week with a wh...
Ford, UAW pact moves toward ratification
DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers' tentative contract with Ford Motor Co looked assured of ratification on Sunday n...
Democrats wary of their unpopular president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four years ago, Senator Claire McCaskill was one of Barack Obama's biggest boosters in his presidentia...
Judge orders more psychiatric care for Loughner
TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner to undergo four more mon...
Tucson shooter must attend competency hearing
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Accused Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner must attend a court hearing to determine whether doctors w...
Sheryl Crow's car brings $260,000 for Joplin
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - An anonymous couple whose $130,000 bid won singer Sheryl Crow's 1959 Mercedes convertible in ...
Weather disasters costing U.S. billions this year
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blizzards. Tornadoes. Floods. Record heat and drought, followed by wildfires.The first eight months of 20...
Wingwalker dies after fall at Michigan air show
DETROIT (Reuters) - A wingwalker at an air show near Detroit plunged about 200 feet to his death on Sunday as he tried to cli...
Rain helps some drought-hit areas, but not enough
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A band of showers has offered some relief to parched areas from Kansas to Mississippi, but ...
Judge orders new hearing on Loughner subpoenas
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday ordered a hearing in the case of accused Tucson shooter Jared Loughner ...
Loughner attorneys again challenge medication
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Attorneys for accused Tucson shooter Jared Loughner on Monday again filed court papers challenging ...
Southern U.S. boils while Midwest has storms
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Southeast and southern Plains broiled under more record-breaking heat on Monday while heavy rai...
More extreme weather in store across U.S.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - More extreme weather was expected across the country on Sunday, as parts of the Midwest and N...
South Plains break heat records, Midwest cold front due
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Oppressive heat and record temperatures baked the southern Central Plains on Wednesday with the mer...