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News, discussion and a behind-the-scenes look at the newsgathering process from The Associated Press.
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- Report/Mark as Spamhosted.ap.orgMOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) -- A Mount Rainier National Park ranger was fatally shot following a New Year's Day traffic stop, and the 368-square-mile park in Washington state was closed as dozens of officers searched for the armed gunman over snowy and rugged terrain.
- Report/Mark as Spamhosted.ap.orgEven without any Tim Tebow heroics, the Denver Broncos have won the AFC West.
- Report/Mark as Spamhosted.ap.orgPASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- A NASA spacecraft fired its engine and slipped into orbit around the moon Saturday in the first of two back-to-back arrivals over the New Year's weekend.
- Report/Mark as Spamhosted.ap.orgDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- With time running short, Ron Paul, Rick Santorum and other Republican presidential contenders argued Sunday that they could beat President Barack Obama as they worked to persuade undecided Iowa Republicans to choose them over chief rival Mitt Romney.
- Report/Mark as Spamhosted.ap.orgSEATTLE (AP) -- Here's another reason for holdouts to join the social media site Facebook: It's a great place to find a kidney.
- Report/Mark as Spamhosted.ap.orgTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iranian scientists have produced the nation's first nuclear fuel rod, a feat of engineering the West has doubted Tehran capable of, the country's nuclear agency said Sunday.
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.youtube.comThe Associated Press takes a look back at some of the notable events that helped define the last year. (Jan. 1)
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.youtube.comIn a sobering counterpoint to the typical revelry of the night, fire trucks were stationed in neighborhoods, police patrolled the city, switchboards took hotline calls and thousands in rewards were offered.
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.youtube.comUS soldiers and those serving with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan celebrated the New Year at the NATO base in Kabul, Afgha...
- Report/Mark as Spamhosted.ap.orgWASHINGTON (AP) -- Bullish yet wary, President Barack Obama is highlighting recent economic bright spots while taking care not to overstate a recovery that still has not put millions back to work.
- Report/Mark as Spamhosted.ap.orgWASHINGTON (AP) -- Baby boomers take note: Medicare as your parents have known it is headed for big changes no matter who wins the White House in 2012. You may not like it, but you might have to accept it.
- Report/Mark as Spamhosted.ap.orgLOS ANGELES (AP) -- Fire trucks parked in neighborhoods. Police patrolled the city. Switchboards took hotline calls. City officials scrambled on a busy New Year's Eve to identify who was behind dozens of arson fires that have spooked the Hollywood area for two straight nights.
- Report/Mark as Spamhosted.ap.orgPYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- North Korea vowed Sunday to stage an all-out drive for prosperity as it unites behind new leader Kim Jong Un, ushering in 2012 with promises to resolve food shortages, bolster its military and defend Kim Jong Il's young son "unto death."
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- Report/Mark as Spamhosted.ap.orgWASHINGTON (AP) -- Chief Justice John Roberts said Saturday that he has "complete confidence" in his colleagues' ability to step away from cases where their personal interests are at stake, and noted that judges should not be swayed by "partisan demands."