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Commuter train smashes into SUV on tracks, killing 7 people

By KILEY ARMSTRONG VALHALLA, N.Y. (AP) — A packed commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle on the tracks at a crossing on Tuesday night, killing seven people, injuring several others and sending hundreds of […]

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How Obama would spend your money in 2016, agency by agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sure, $4 trillion sounds like a lot. But it goes fast when your budget stretches from aging highways to medical care to space travel and more. Here’s an agency-by-agency look at how […]

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Frigid temperatures stretching from Montana to Maine

BOSTON (AP) — Frigid temperatures descended on the northern tier of the country, and while it’s not the coldest weather of the season, the biting chill followed a powerful snowstorm from the Midwest into the […]

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3-year-old accidentally shoots mother and father

(AP) Authorities say a 3-year-old boy got ahold of a handgun from his mother’s purse and fired just one shot that wounded both his parents. Albuquerque police say the toddler apparently reached for an iPod […]

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Messages of support for Whitney Houston’s daughter

ATLANTA (AP) — Messages of support were being offered Monday as people awaited word on singer Whitney Houston’s daughter, who authorities say was found face down and unresponsive in a bathtub over the weekend in […]

Business

Obama proposing $478 billion public works program in budget

By JIM KUHNHENN and MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON (AP) — The $4 trillion budget that President Barack Obama sends Congress on Monday proposes higher taxes on wealthier Americans and corporations, and an ambitious $478 billion public works program for […]

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Horror in Japan as video purports to show hostage beheaded

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and KARIN LAUB TOKYO (AP) — The wife of slain Japanese hostage Kenji Goto said Monday she was devastated but proud of her husband, who was beheaded by Islamic State extremists. In a statement issued […]

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Mississippi death-row inmate takes appeal to US high court

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A Mississippi death row inmate who argues he was the victim of mistaken eyewitness identification is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for a new trial. Caleb Corrothers is arguing that a […]