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A police spokesman in Wisconsin says one of the four people wounded Saturday in a domestic shooting in Madison pulled the trigger. Read More

A sheriff's official in Washington state says four police officers have been shot dead in ambush at a coffee house. Read More

A wealthy investor has sold two of his prized stamp collections to help pay for an expansion of the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum. Read More

For the third time since his arrest in 2003, a court will hold a competency hearing for the man charged in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart. Read More

The father of a man who died trapped in a Utah County cave says the rescue workers who fought to save his son are now part of his family. Read More

Officials say a Washington Metro subway train crashed into the back of another at a rail yard, injuring three workers. Read More

Sheriff's official says 4 police officers shot dead in ambush at Wash. state coffee house Read More

A soon-to-be-implemented policy for scientists who are permitted to conduct research in national parks will give the National Park Service a share of any profits from their work. Read More

Students aren't the only ones benefiting from the billions of new dollars Washington is spending on college aid for the poor. Read More

The museum of the Rhode Island School of Design hopes to acquire a sarcophagus from the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Providence to add to its collection of funeral pieces and artifacts from centuries ago. Read More

Just a few weeks ago, some suggested Atlanta was about to name its first white mayor in a generation. Instead, the Nov. 3 election set up a hard-fought runoff battle that's expected to break down largely along racial lines when voters return to the polls Tuesday. Read More

A soon-to-be-implemented policy for scientists who are permitted to conduct research in national parks will give the National Park Service a share of any profits from their work. Read More

Four children ages 2 to 14 were among five people killed when a minivan packed with kids rolled on a Louisiana interstate, and seven others remained in critical condition, state police said Sunday. Read More

Kansas authorities say they have picked up a man for questioning in a shooting that left three dead and another wounded, ending a 12-hour manhunt. Read More

A car raced through a red light and slammed into a minivan broadside, killing four family members including both parents and their two young children in Northern California, authorities said Sunday. Read More

Hawaii, California and Las Vegas are among American tourist destinations vying fiercely for a vast and largely untapped new market segment. Read More

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Areas from the West Coast to the Midwest were bracing for snow Sunday. Read More

An assistant federal public defender found strangled in her Oregon home was strong and athletic and would not have been easily overpowered, family members say. Read More

Investigators in Florida alerted Michigan authorities to be on the lookout Saturday for a man accused of shooting four relatives to death after a Thanksgiving dinner in South Florida. Read More