Poverty stuck at 15 percent — record 46.5 million
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's poverty rate remained stuck at 15 percent last year despite America's slowly reviving economy, a discouraging lack of improvement for the record 46.5 million poor and an...
View ArticleAcapulco tourists stranded; Mexico death toll 38
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Emergency flights began arriving in Acapulco Tuesday to evacuate some of the tens of thousands of tourists stranded in the resort city by flooding and landslides that shut down...
View ArticleMom charged with killing children asks for death
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A woman charged with killing her 13-year-old autistic son and 9-year-old daughter in the midst of a custody dispute asked a judge for the death penalty Tuesday during her...
View ArticleNew Jersey boardwalk fire linked to Sandy-damaged wiring
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — The massive fire that destroyed part of a Jersey shore boardwalk and scores of businesses began accidentally by wiring damaged in Superstorm Sandy, and should prompt coastal...
View ArticleSettlement talks set in major phone fraud case
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Government attorneys are entering into settlement talks with a Montana family accused of tacking $70 million in unauthorized charges onto phone bills nationwide. The settlement...
View ArticleU.S. lottery players could see more giant jackpots
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — If it seems that giant lottery jackpots have people lining up at convenience stores more frequently, just wait: More big payouts could be coming. Most attention has been on...
View ArticleGunman in Navy Yard rampage was hearing voices
WASHINGTON (AP) — The former Navy reservist who killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard had been hearing voices and was undergoing treatment in the weeks before the shooting rampage, but was not...
View ArticleNBC Boys Golf Championship Sept. 17th 2013
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View ArticleLake boys golf team wins NBC championship (9-17-13)
CLYDE — Lake’s boys golf team had a goal this season to win the Northern Buckeye Conference championship.The Flyers turned their dream into a reality Tuesday afternoon at Green Hills Golf Course.They...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic to cut $330M, possibly more jobs
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Clinic is cutting $330 million from its 2014 budget and says it will offer voluntary retirement to some employees but may eventually need to eliminate jobs. The Clinic...
View ArticleSix killed as Canada passenger train, bus collide
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A double-decker bus collided with a passenger train in Canada's capital Wednesday, ripping off the front of the bus and killing six people, police said. Witnesses said the bus...
View ArticlePolice: Georgia teen abducted from home found alive
ELLENWOOD, Ga. (AP) — A 14-year-old Georgia girl abducted in a home invasion robbery was found alive on Wednesday after a massive search by multiple law enforcement agencies, and two suspects were in...
View ArticleObama officials: Rule won't kill coal-fired power
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's top energy and environmental officials said Wednesday there is a future for coal, despite a pending regulation aimed at limiting global warming pollution from...
View ArticleGOP revises plan on debt limit to avert shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — House GOP leaders Wednesday announced that they will move quickly to raise the government's borrowing cap by attaching a wish list of GOP priorities like blocking "Obamacare," forcing...
View ArticleSecond private company rockets toward space station
A commercial cargo ship made its successful debut Wednesday, rocketing toward the International Space Station and doubling the number of NASA's private suppliers for the high-flying lab. Orbital...
View ArticleBG man pleads guilty to three counts in death of son
Brian Steinmiller pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, and two counts of child endangering Wednesday in the death of his infant son, Carter, last year. The plea was made in the courtroom of Wood...
View ArticlePower restored at BGSU
Power has been restored to all affected buildings at Bowling Green State University. Classes will resume at 5 p.m. at the affected locations. A BGSU spokesperson said a transformer failure was...
View ArticleSurprise from Fed: No pullback in bond purchases
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprise, the Federal Reserve has decided against reducing its stimulus for the U.S. economy because its outlook for growth has dimmed in the past three months. The Fed said it...
View ArticleMost Alaskans get $900 in oil wealth checks
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — While the economy continues to recover, the worst of the recession was very much felt by Alaskans on Wednesday who learned their annual check from the state's oil-wealth fund...
View ArticleSubmerged cars found in Oklahoma may solve cold cases
FOSS, Okla. (AP) — For more than a generation, this rural community has been haunted by a mystery: What happened to a group of teens who disappeared in the early 1970s after heading to a high school...
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