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In blow to Obama, Senate blocks gun-control plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's campaign to curb gun violence after the Newtown school massacre was dealt...
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...
Joe Biden guest stars as celebrity crush on 'Parks and Rec'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Someone has a big crush on U.S. Vice President Joe Biden - and now she is getting to meet him.Biden w...
Ways you can help the Sandy recovery effort
DONATE MONEYVisitwww.redcross.orgCall 1-800-RED-CROSSText the wordREDCROSSto 90999 to make a $10 donation.Mail to America...
Airlines cancel flights, hotels book up before hurricane
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy will likely cause financial headaches for U.S. airlines that canceled more than 7,000 fl...
Sandy strengthens as nears coast; Wall Street shut
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the East Coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds...
Has Teach for America betrayed its mission?
(Reuters) - When Wendy Kopp, just out of Princeton, founded Teach for America in 1989, she dreamed of recruiting 500 elite co...
Romney raised $12.6 million in March for campaign
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (Reuters) - Mitt Romney raised nearly $12.6 million for his primary battle in March, his campaign ann...
Under pressure, Santorum huddles with conservatives
Tumbling in the polls and under increasing pressure to abandon his White House campaign, Republican Rick Santorum huddled wit...
Bishops look to expand of birth-control battle
(Reuters) - Catholic bishops, energized by a battle over contraception funding, are planning an aggressive campaign to rally ...
Jessica Alba goes toxin-free with The Honest Company
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Working mom Jessica Alba is adding entrepreneur to her many titles, shifting from movie star to busin...
USA becomes Food Stamp Nation but is it sustainable?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Genna Saucedo supervises cashiers at a Wal-Mart in Pico Rivera, California, but her wages aren't enough ...
Colorado, Massachusetts, Ohio towns best: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Towns in Colorado, Massachusetts and Ohio, which have low crime rates, good schools and plenty of cultur...
Analysis: Obama struggles to instill confidence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is getting hammered on all sides for a stumbling U.S. economy and his uneven re...