
Budget turnarounds: Some states socking cash away
States starting to turn the corner on their Great Recession budget woes are taking the cautious approach, socking away millions of dollars in rainy ...

Former Giffords aide sworn in as House member
Ron Barber, who almost died in the Arizona shooting that wounded former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was sworn in Tuesday as a member of the House

AP Sources: Bobcats hire St. John's asst. Dunlap
The Charlotte Bobcats have hired former Denver Nuggets assistant Mike Dunlap to be their new head coach, two people familiar with the decision said.

Wildfires claim 189 homes in northern Colorado
Firefighters faced dangerous conditions across much of the Rocky Mountain region Monday, as they toiled in hot, dry weather to battle a wildfire that ...

More homes evacuated in Colorado wildfire
Crews in northern Colorado faced powerful winds Sunday as they battled a blaze that has scorched 87 square miles of mountainous forest land and ...

Wade shutout moves Arizona within win of CWS final
Arizona's Konner Wade got payback, and then some, against UCLA on Sunday night. Wade pitched his first career shutout, limiting the Bruins to five ...
Santana deals 1-hitter in Angels' 2-0 win
Ervin Santana had his parents in the stands for the first time all season, and he took the mound with confidence after a pep talk from an old teammate

Obama acts to spare many youths from deportation
President Barack Obama suddenly eased enforcement of the nation's immigration laws Friday, an extraordinary step offering a chance for hundreds of ...

New tanker planes sought as wildfires rage
The government is bolstering the nation's rundown aerial firefighting fleet by taking steps to add seven large tanker planes. But the aircraft likely ...
Republican won't seek rematch for Giffords' seat
The tea party Republican who sought former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' seat in Congress has dropped out of the fall race, two days after losing ...

US wildfires fuel urgency for forest restoration
As firefighters battle blazes in New Mexico and Colorado that have forced evacuations and destroyed hundreds of structures, the U.S. Forest Service ...