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The state of Ohio executed a man who killed a security guard while robbing a bookstore amid a drug-fueled crime spree, officials said Wednesday.

A massive winter storm pounding the northern United States grounded 2,600 flights, closed hundreds of schools and made roadways and highways impassible.

A massive winter storm pounding the northern United States grounded 2,600 flights, closed hundreds of schools and made roadways and highways impassible.

A massive winter storm pounding the northern United States grounded over 1,200 flights, closed hundreds of schools and made roadways and highways impassible Tuesday.

The US Supreme Court's 2010 decision to remove limits on political campaign financing dealt a heavy blow to American democracy, a documentary screened at the Sundance Film Festival claims.

President Barack Obama is likely to call for universal background checks for gun buyers, an assault weapons ban and limits on high capacity magazines, in new plans targeting gun violence.

President Barack Obama pledged to vigorously pursue "sensible" gun control but, a month after a school massacre traumatized America, questioned whether tough new laws could pass Congress.

President Barack Obama pledged to vigorously pursue "sensible" gun control but, a month after a school massacre traumatized America, questioned whether tough new laws could pass Congress.

President Barack Obama pledged Monday to vigorously pursue "sensible" gun control but, a month after a school massacre traumatized America, questioned whether tough new laws could pass Congress.

Justin Tucker booted a 47-yard field goal in the second overtime to give the Baltimore Ravens a wild 38-35 victory over the Denver Broncos in the second round of the NFL playoffs.

The election of Wisconsin Senator-elect Tammy Baldwin has been named a top Democratic moment of 2012 by MSNBC. The election of Wisconsin Senator-elect Tammy Baldwin has been named a top Democratic moment of 2012 by MSNBC. On November 6, Baldwin became the first openly gay senator to be elected in U.S. history. ?I'm very aware that I will have the honor to be the first woman senator from Wisconsin,? Baldwin said in her acceptance speech. ?And I'm well aware that I will be the first openly gay member of the United States Senate.? ?I didn't run to make history,? she added. ?I ran to make a difference ? a difference in the lives of families struggling to find work and pay the bills, a difference in the lives of students worried about debt and seniors worried about their retirement security, a difference in the lives of veterans who fought for us and need someone fighting for them and their families when they return home from war, a difference in the lives of entrepreneurs trying to build a

A Wisconsin appeals court on Friday unanimously ruled the state's domestic partnership registry to be constitutional. A Wisconsin appeals court on Friday unanimously ruled the state's domestic partnership registry to be constitutional. The legislation extends a limited number of protections for gay and lesbian couples, but opponents argued that it violates the state's 2006 voter-approved constitutional amendment banning marriage and anything substantially similar to it for gay couples. The 4th District Court of Appeals noted that lawmakers who supported the amendment repeatedly assured colleagues that it would not prevent gay couples form receiving some benefits. The campaign to approve the amendment made similar claims. The state's largest gay rights advocate, Fair Wisconsin, defended the registry in court. ?It demonstrates that Wisconsin really is about trying to treat people fairly,? the group's executive director, Katie Belanger, is quoted as saying by the AP. ?That's what we belie

A deadly winter storm blanketed a huge swath of the United States Friday, grounding flights, turning highways into ice rinks and knocking out power to tens of thousands preparing for the Christmas holiday.

A massive and deadly winter snowstorm blanketed the US Midwest on Thursday, grounding hundreds of planes and making roads and highways impassable as travelers gear up for the Christmas holiday.

The people of Newtown, soon to be joined by President Barack Obama, poured into churches Sunday to pray for the 20 children and seven adults slaughtered in one of the worst ever US shooting massacres.

President Barack Obama Saturday called for Americans to "come together" to prevent tragedies like the school massacre that killed 20 young children and six adults, one of the worst mass shootings in US history.

The deaths of 20 children in a devastating shooting rampage at an elementary school in Connecticut on Friday once again reignited the debate over US gun laws that until now has yielded little change.

A grieving President Barack Obama wiped away tears and struggled to compose himself Friday as he mourned the dead in the Connecticut school shooting, and promised "meaningful" action to stop gun tragedies.

Republican lawmakers passed union-curbing "right-to-work" laws in Michigan Tuesday, prompting a rowdy protest at the capitol and outrage in a state seen as the heart of the US labor movement.

A decades-long battle to cripple unions in the United States has shifted to the heart of the labor movement as Michigan's Republican governor prepares to sign "right-to-work" legislation.