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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A gunman opened fire at an Indianapolis apartment complex Wednesday, fatally shooting a woman and critically wounding three other people before turning the gun on himself as officers confronted him, police said....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- This is a little awkward....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- This is a little awkward....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Many small businesses struggle to afford health insurance for their workers, but a a new tax credit meant to help them seems to be turning into a disappointment....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Many small businesses struggle to afford health insurance for their workers, but a a new tax credit meant to help them seems to be turning into a disappointment....

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Physical barriers between trainers and killer whales are a viable way to prevent hazards to workers at SeaWorld, an administrative law judge ruled in a decision that also reduced a federal fine against the theme park in a trainer's death....

Twenty-five gay and lesbian couples have sued to overturn an Illinois state marriage law, saying it is unconstitutional to deny them the right to marry.

Traditional-values groups said they were developing their response to the lawsuits, with one spokesman predicting a "battle royale," though there are fears that Illinois officials ...

HEMET — A high school student in a pickup truck ran into a group of teenagers who were crossing a street outside a California high school Wednesday, leaving nine people injured, including the driver, officials said.

The accident occurred shortly after school ended for the day at Hemet High School, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A massive wildfire that has burned more than 265 square miles in the Gila National Forest has become the largest fire in New Mexico history, fire officials confirmed Wednesday.

The erratic blaze grew overnight to more than 170,000 acres, surpassing a blaze last year that burned 156,593 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Registered sex offenders who have been banned from social networking websites are fighting back in the nation's courts, successfully challenging many of the restrictions as infringements on free speech and their right to participate in common online discussions....

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Registered sex offenders who have been banned from social networking websites are fighting back in the nation's courts, successfully challenging many of the restrictions as infringements on free speech and their right to participate in common online discussions....

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- The judge overseeing the John Edwards campaign corruption trial sent the jury home Wednesday after eight days of talks without a verdict and released the four alternate jurors, who have garnered attention for their matching shirts but have not participated in the deliberations....

This is not a good time to be a duck with a fatty liver in California, though better times are just ahead.

Chefs are loading their high-end menus with duck liver: Terrine de foie gras, seared foie gras with mango chutney, foie gras salad and sweet foie gras for dessert.

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Building on the momentum of President Barack Obama's recent support of gay marriage, two major civil rights groups in his home state filed lawsuits Wednesday in hopes of legalizing same-sex marriage in Illinois....

ATLANTA (AP) -- Those cute mail-order chicks that wind up in children's Easter baskets and backyard farms have been linked to more than 300 cases of salmonella in the U.S. - mostly in youngsters - since 2004....

ATLANTA (AP) -- Those cute mail-order chicks that wind up in children's Easter baskets and backyard farms have been linked to more than 300 cases of salmonella in the U.S. - mostly in youngsters - since 2004....

ATLANTA (AP) -- Those cute mail-order chicks that wind up in children's Easter baskets and backyard farms have been linked to more than 300 cases of salmonella in the U.S. - mostly in youngsters - since 2004....

ATLANTA (AP) -- Those cute mail-order chicks that wind up in children's Easter baskets and backyard farms have been linked to more than 300 cases of salmonella in the U.S. - mostly in youngsters - since 2004....

Paul Joseph Watson | Excuse sought to widen security perimeter.

Mac Slavo | Loose lips sink ships.