Four Chinese ships enter disputed waters: Japan
Four Chinese ships entered waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan on Saturday with no sign of a compromise seen between Asia's two largest powers.
GOP must navigate growing divide with tea party
FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — Tea party activists helped fuel Republicans' gains in the 2010 elections. But now they're criticizing Republican leaders seemingly at every turn.
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AdChoices CompareCards.comSponsoredMayweather weighs in lighter than Alvarez
Floyd Mayweather, who is fighting twice in the same calendar year for the first time since 2007, weighed in 1 1/2 pounds lighter than Mexican star Saul Alvarez.
Greyhound Bus Overturns: More than 30 Injured in Ohio Accident
More than 30 people were injured after a Greyhound bus overturned on an Ohio interstate early Saturday, authorities said. The bus was heading northbound on I-75 in Butler County, Ohio when it overturned shortly after 4 a.m., Butler County Emergency Operation Center officials said in a news release.…
Flood rescues continue as Colorado braces for more rain
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - More heavy rain is expected on Saturday in Colorado where rescue workers are battling to reach residents cut off by the worst floods in decades, which have killed at least four people and left 172 still unaccounted for. Search and rescue teams have used boats and…
4 Ways to Prepare for Obamacare
Millions of uninsured Americans can start shopping on the health insurance marketplace when it opens Oct. 1, and for many of them, it will be the first time health insurance becomes a part of their monthly budgets.
A's top Rangers 9-8 to start key AL West series
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes gave Oakland an early lead with his bat. He prevented what could have been a huge collapse with his arm.
Pharrell talks about battle over 'Blurred Lines'
NEW YORK (AP) — Even though Pharrell is engaged in a battle with Marvin Gaye's estate over Robin Thicke's megahit "Blurred Lines," he wants to make one thing clear — he has incredible respect for the late soul legend.
First Person: How Carrie Ann Inaba Learned of Her Incurable Disease
It all started in 2007 with some stiffness in my neck. But then there were days when I could barely turn my neck, and I knew it wasn't just a stress-induced cramp.
Photos of the day - September 14, 2013 (6 photos)
The best news photos of the day for September 14, 2013.
Christie: Boardwalk fire is '95 percent' contained
SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) — Hot spots could keep flaring up for days on a New Jersey shore boardwalk where a fire leveled four blocks and about 30 businesses just 10 months after the same area was devastated by Superstorm Sandy.
Colo. flooding leads to thousands more evacuations
LYONS, Colo. (AP) — This is what Associated Press reporters on the scene Friday are learning about unfolding events:
Clashes in Mexico City (19 photos)
Police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the demonstrators on Friday, arresting 31 people, as the government took control of the historic center after weeks of protests by teachers. Teachers have been camped out on the square in protest of a new education reform designed to impose tougher…
Some employers see perks of hiring older workers
Older people searching for jobs have long fought back stereotypes that they lack the speed, technology skills and dynamism of younger applicants. But as a wave of baby boomers seeks to stay on the job later in life, some employers are finding older workers are precisely what they need.
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YORK HARBOUR, Newfoundland (AP) — A balloonist who tried to cross the Atlantic Ocean using hundreds of helium-filled balloons is one step closer to heading home after landing short of his goal in Newfoundland.
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Big SUVs rumble along as GM shows new models
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — The big SUV rolls on.
Longtime Clinton aide the link in campaign scheme
WASHINGTON (AP) — A longtime aide to Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton has been identified as the link between Hillary Clinton's 2008 campaign and a person who admitted using more than $600,000 in off-the-books funds to help get out the vote in the Democratic primaries.
Judge halts shipment on Idaho road of giant tar sands equipment
By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked a shipment of massive oil field equipment from traversing a scenic Idaho roadway that cuts through the homeland of the Nez Perce Tribe and runs alongside two federally protected rivers. U.S. District Court Judge B.…
Craigslist Ad Offers Place With Syria-Obsessed Roommate
A Craigslist post from a Brooklyn man fed up with his roommate’s obsessive commentary on Syria has been getting big laughs online. The poster says he’s renting out his room immediately, though the apartment comes with his roommate Mike, who just can’t shut up about...
