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No more Naptown: Super Bowl boosts Indy's image

1 hour 17 min ago
Indianapolis was once called Naptown and India-No-Place for a reason....

Bigger US role against companies' cyberthreats?

1 hour 38 min ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security experts who believe it should have even more teeth....

As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug

2 hours 19 min ago
When US News & World Report debuted its list of "America's Best Colleges" nearly 30 years ago, the magazine hoped its college rankings would be a game-changer for students and families. But arguably, they've had a much bigger effect on colleges themselves....

SF's Dogpatch pier district braces for renewal

2 hours 31 min ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- There's a hidden corner of the City by the Bay where rusted cranes used to build WWII battleships loom over dilapidated artist studios, where working-class fishermen bob up against first-class ocean liners docked for repair....

GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota

2 hours 54 min ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine....

GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota

2 hours 54 min ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine....

3 Ore. mushroom pickers rescued after 6 days lost

3 hours 35 min ago
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Three mushroom pickers took refuge in a hollowed out tree after getting lost in an Oregon forest, fighting wintry chills for six days and drinking water from streams until a helicopter pilot spotted them....

Obama could alter stance of federal appeals courts

4 hours 28 min ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A second term for President Barack Obama would allow him to expand his replacement of Republican-appointed majorities with Democratic ones on the nation's appeals courts, the final stop for almost all challenged federal court rulings....

Obama could alter stance of federal appeals courts

4 hours 28 min ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A second term for President Barack Obama would allow him to expand his replacement of Republican-appointed majorities with Democratic ones on the nation's appeals courts, the final stop for almost all challenged federal court rulings....

Obama could alter stance of federal appeals courts

4 hours 28 min ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A second term for President Barack Obama would allow him to expand his replacement of Republican-appointed majorities with Democratic ones on the nation's appeals courts, the final stop for almost all challenged federal court rulings....

Clinton calls for friends of Syria to unite

4 hours 57 min ago
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Sunday for "friends of democratic Syria" to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad's regime, previewing the possible formation of a formal group of likeminded nations to coordinate assistance to the Syrian opposition....

Clinton calls for friends of Syria to unite

4 hours 57 min ago
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Sunday for "friends of democratic Syria" to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad's regime, previewing the possible formation of a formal group of likeminded nations to coordinate assistance to the Syrian opposition....

GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota

5 hours 2 min ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine....

Navy: 8 Calif.-based sailors discharged for hazing

5 hours 26 min ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Eight sailors have been discharged from the Navy after a hazing incident aboard a San Diego-based amphibious assault ship that was captured on video and included the choking of a fellow sailor, a Navy spokesman said Saturday....

Navy: 8 Calif.-based sailors discharged for hazing

5 hours 26 min ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Eight sailors have been discharged from the Navy after a hazing incident aboard a San Diego-based amphibious assault ship that was captured on video and included the choking of a fellow sailor, a Navy spokesman said Saturday....

Navy: 8 Calif.-based sailors discharged for hazing

5 hours 26 min ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Eight sailors have been discharged from the Navy after a hazing incident aboard a San Diego-based amphibious assault ship that was captured on video and included the choking of a fellow sailor, a Navy spokesman said Saturday....

Clinton calls for friends of Syria to unite

5 hours 52 min ago
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Sunday for "friends of democratic Syria" to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad's regime, previewing the possible formation of a formal group of likeminded nations to coordinate assistance to the Syrian opposition....

Authorities: Stun gun used on woman at drive-thru

6 hours 36 min ago
HOPE MILLS, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald's drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she cut in line....

Authorities: Stun gun used on woman at drive-thru

6 hours 36 min ago
HOPE MILLS, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald's drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she cut in line....

Authorities: Stun gun used on woman at drive-thru

6 hours 36 min ago
HOPE MILLS, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina authorities say they used a stun gun on a woman motorist who blocked a McDonald's drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she cut in line....