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The Iowa magic that launched Barack Obama to the presidency four years ago has all but faded.Soured by the direction of the nation and its economy, Iowa has drifted away from Obama since his 2008... more

Police arrested almost 700 people overnight in the latest protest in Quebec over higher university tuition.The student protests have only grown since the provincial government last week passed... more

A tiny Canadian company says it has raised enough money from a stock offering to start producing oil from Utah's tar sands for a first-of-its kind project in the U.S.U.S. Oil Sands Inc. says it... more

A Roman Catholic church official testified Thursday that he typed a list of suspected pedophile priests on his computer, but couldn't find it 10 years later to show a Philadelphia grand... more

Obama names Yucca Mountain critic Allison Macfarlane to lead Nuclear Regulatory Commission. more

Miniature laundry detergent packets arrived on store shelves in recent months, touted as a solution to bulky bottles and messy spills. But doctors across the country say children are confusing the... more

A federal judge has ordered mediation between Idaho and more than a dozen news organizations challenging the state's policy limiting public access to executions.U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge... more

A former Bosnian Serb police commander accused of playing a role in the 1995 massacre of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica has been deported to his native country, U.S. officials said Thursday.Dejan... more

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that three families cannot sue a mortgage company for allegedly charging them a loan discount fee without giving them a lower interest rate.The high... more

A former high school football star whose dreams of a pro career were shattered by a rape conviction burst into tears Thursday as a judge threw out the charge that sent him to prison for more than... more