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A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska late Saturday, but

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When Congress looked to prop up a tanking economy and stanch its hemorrhaging of employment as the p

Pregnant and scared, Natasha Valle went to a Tennova Healthcare hospital in Clarksville, Tenn., in J

JEJU ISLAND, South Korea—Seventy-year-old Hwang Gyesook has been diving into the chilly waters of th

Georgia police officers took action to detain a suspect wanted for crimes in another state. On Nov.

For Vicki Cruz, a social worker who lives in the Magnolia Park section of Houston, her health situat

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