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A rural Nevada sheriff's deputy is accused of stopping travelers on a lonely stretch of U.S. Interstate 80 and confiscating tens of thousands of dollars for the county without ... 

If you thought mushing was limited to Americans and Canadians, you'd be wrong. This year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race features a Swede and five Norwegians, including Robert ... 

There appears to be another arcane world record in Grand Rapids, this time for the most people wearing sunglasses at night. Gilda's LaughFest organizers in the past three ... 

One of the biggest mysteries hanging over the protest mayhem that drove Ukraine's president from power: Who was behind the snipers who sowed death and terror in Kiev? That ... 

The elder brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Friday he dropped out of the country's April 5 presidential election to leave the field open to a candidate that he ... 

Saudi Arabia identified the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group along with al-Qaida and others Friday, warning those who join them or support them they could face five to ... 

Rick Perry says Republican governors like him are leading the nation's economic recovery. The Texas leader says governors of Democratic-led states, in contrast, are promoting ... 

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says the United States' standing in the world has diminished under President Barack Obama, and its next leader faces a tough task in ... 

Kansas must spend more money on its public schools, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday in a decision that could jeopardize Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's desire to make his ...