Northug, Kowalczyk win cross-country races
Petter Northug of Norway dominated a men's 15-kilometer classical race Sunday to gain ground in the overall cross-country World Cup standings, while ...
Interior pick puts outdoor industry in spotlight
She doesn't wear a cowboy hat favored by traditional picks for interior secretary. Sally Jewell prefers fleece and Gore-Tex jackets and wears a safety ...
Jewell pledges balanced approach on energy
President Barack Obama's nominee for interior secretary pledged Thursday to take a balanced approach to energy that would expand and diversify ...
Oregon lawmakers advance ban on young teen tanning
Across the nation, lawmakers are debating where to draw the line on young teen tanning, considering proposals that would make it illegal to expose ...
Love of sport, not money, draws Iditarod mushers
No one who races sled dogs is going to get filthy rich any time soon, even if they win Alaska's 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The prize for ...
UN agency cancels Gaza marathon over ban on women
The United Nations on Tuesday canceled a planned marathon in Gaza after the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers banned women from participating, in ...
Nepal's women climbers break highest glass ceiling
It's the world's highest glass ceiling. Of the 3,755 climbers who have scaled Mount Everest, more than half are Nepalese but only 21 of those locals ...
Mo. taxidermist preserves man's best friend
Growing up on the family farm, Anthony Eddy learned early on not to get too attached to animals, including household pets. His devoted customers are ...
How budget cuts could affect you
Automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect Friday are expected to touch a vast range of government services. Some examples: DEFENSE One of the ...
Livestrong Foundation charts post-Armstrong course
Leaders of the cancer charity founded by Lance Armstrong struck a determined, sometimes defiant tone on Thursday as they declared the organization ...
Loved ones salute New Zealand dad killed by shark
About 150 friends and family of a man killed in a shark attack wrote messages to him in the sand Thursday and stepped into the water at a New Zealand ...
Large shark kills man in New Zealand; beach closed
A shark possibly 14 feet (4 meters) long killed a swimmer near a popular New Zealand beach on Wednesday, then disappeared after police attempting to ...
2 Everest climbs put Nepalese woman in record book
Nepalese mountaineer Chhurim entered the record book by scaling Mount Everest twice in the same climbing season. In fact, she did so a week apart.
Salazar: Thousands of Interior workers imperiled
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says thousands of Interior Department workers would be furloughed, and thousands more seasonal workers would not be ...
AP PHOTOS: Marathoner closes last race at age 101
With a saffron turban and a flowing white beard, 101-year-old Fauja Singh finished a 10-kilometer (6.25 mile) race in Hong Kong. Nicknamed the ...
Members of 1st U.S team to top Everest reunite
It might be hard to conceive now, in an era of extreme sports and ultra-light equipment, but there was a time when Americans who set out to conquer ...
Administration warns of impact of broad budget cut
Widespread flight delays and shuttered airports, off-limit seashores and unprotected parks. The Obama administration is painting a dire portrait of ...
APNewsBreak: National park cuts detailed in memo
The towering giant sequoias at Yosemite National Park would go unprotected from visitors who might trample their shallow roots. At Cape Cod National ...
Obama: Hill must make 'right decisions' on cuts
President Barack Obama, intensifying pressure on congressional Republicans, said Friday that lawmakers still have "the opportunity to make the right ...
Belgians hunt boar: No contest, animals win
Belgians went on a boar hunt and at first it looked like no contest: 200 hunters vs. 170 wild boars. Yet in the end, only one boar was slain.
Study: Hummingbirds migrating earlier in spring
Ruby-throated hummingbirds are migrating to North America weeks earlier than in decades past, and research indicates that higher temperatures in their ...
Budget cut warnings may prove harsher than reality
Get ready for two weeks of intensifying warnings about how crucial, popular government services are about to wither — including many threats that ...
LaPierre: NRA to 'stand and fight' Obama on guns
National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre renewed his call Thursday for armed guards in schools and urged gun owners to "stand and fight" for ...
Democrats to unveil bill to replace budget cuts
President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate are unveiling legislation Thursday to avoid a looming set of sharp, across-the-board spending ...
Jesse Tyler Ferguson to star onstage in NYC
Jesse Tyler Ferguson is heading from modern to classic — the "Modern Family" star is going to star this summer in William Shakespeare's "The Comedy ...
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