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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A helicopter that crashed on Alaska’s remote and vast North Slope in July,

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Department of Motor Vehicles has apologized for an “unacceptable a

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever pill for treating postpartum depression

NEW YORK (AP) — In the early days of hip-hop, plugging turntables into a light post and converting a

Four arrest warrants have been issued in connection with a riverfront brawl in Alabama, with the pot

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia is facing at least one felo

At least two people died, thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed and more than 1.1 milli

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Eight Amazon nations called on industrialized countries to do more to help pres

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s state Legislature approved millions of dollars in raises an

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Supreme Court issued mixed rulings Friday for businesses seeki

Ohio voters issued a temporary reprieve to abortion-rights supporters Tuesday when they rejected a p

A New York City doctor has been charged with allegedly drugging and filming himself sexually assault