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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- One by one, courts around the country are deciding it's no longer slander to falsely call someone gay - a measure of how attitudes are changing in the era of same-sex marriage and gays in uniform....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. economy suddenly looks a lot weaker....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. economy suddenly looks a lot weaker....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A divided federal appeals court Friday threw out a lawsuit by the former chief military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay against his former boss at the Library of Congress, who fired the ex-prosecutor for publicly criticizing the Obama administration over Guantanamo detainees....

RESERVE, N.M. (AP) -- A wildfire burning in what New Mexico's governor called "impossible" terrain in an isolated, mountainous area of the state continued its rapid growth Friday as forecasters called for thunderstorms and dry lightning that could spark even more fires....

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Fabled as a mecca for the health-conscious and fitness-obsessed, California is also one of only a few states that has not hiked its cigarette taxes in the last decade, meaning it is less expensive to light up in Los Angeles and San Francisco than many other places in the country....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. economy suddenly looks a lot weaker....

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- A judge has revoked the bond of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and ordered him returned to jail within 48 hours....

SEATTLE (AP) -- The Army dropped a murder charge, but added others, including steroid use, against a soldier accused in a deadly shooting rampage in Afghanistan, his lawyer said Friday....

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors announced charges Friday against two Sacramento County sheriff's deputies accused of illegally selling dozens of weapons, some of which authorities say fell into the hands of criminals....

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors announced charges Friday against two Sacramento County sheriff's deputies accused of illegally selling dozens of weapons, some of which authorities say fell into the hands of criminals....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will visit the site of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York City later this month....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Remember all those phony emails that purport to be from your bank, asking you to click on a link and turn over your account information?...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) -- The discouraging new unemployment numbers present President Barack Obama with a sobering reminder that an uneven recovery from the recession can be a fragile argument for his re-election. It's all deepening his anxiety over the political and economic threat posed by the European debt crisis....

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) -- President Barack Obama says the May jobs report shows that the economy is not creating jobs "as fast as we want" but vows that the economy will improve....

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Jurors in John Edwards campaign corruption trial said Friday they were deadlocked on most charges because the former presidential contender never actually received any money from two wealthy donors to hide his pregnant mistress, and they didn't believe the star witness' account of the cover-up....

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Jurors in John Edwards campaign corruption trial said Friday they were deadlocked on most charges because the former presidential contender never actually received any money from two wealthy donors to hide his pregnant mistress, and they didn't believe the star witness' account of the cover-up....

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Some of the jurors from the John Edwards case that ended in mistrial say there just wasn't enough evidence to convict him of campaign finance violations....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The priest always started his favorite "game" by having the young boy remove his underwear and put on loose-fitting shorts so he could fondle him more easily. Then, the Rev. Robert Van Handel would run his hands up and down the child's body as he stretched across his lap, Walkman headphones on his ears, pretending to be asleep....

BELLVUE, Colo. (AP) -- Authorities on Monday were ramping up the fight against large wildfires burning out of control in northern Colorado and southern New Mexico....