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McDonald's may add pricier items NEW YORK — McDonald’s says a revamped version of its Dollar Menu that includes items priced at $5 could be launched nationally this year....

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Bill Clinton urged opponents of the federal health care law Wednesday to stop trying to repeal it and instead work to improve it, as the White House ...

SAN ANTONIO — Gay rights advocates and religious conservatives were expected today to pack a City Council meeting for a vote on nondiscrimination protections that are al...

CHICAGO — Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak was headed today for a predominantly gay neighborhood in Chicago hoping to persuade same-sex couples to come north to his state to...

BOSTON — New “American Idol” judge Harry Connick Jr. says to “expect the unexpected” from him and fellow judges Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban. The trio held a tryout W...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The honorary mayor of a tiny Alaska town is noticeably absent this week, when he should be hanging out at the general store or sipping his water-catn...

CHICAGO — Nobel Prize winner Ronald Coase, a pioneer in applying economic theory to the law, has died at age 102. The former University of Chicago professor was the olde...

Senate panel set to vote WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is facing a tougher examination of its plans for military intervention in Syria, squaring off against tea p...

GOP leaders must pick side WASHINGTON — Backing President Barack Obama’s plea for military action against Syria could haunt Senate Republicans thinking hard about a White...

WASHINGTON — As the school year begins, here are some facts about education in America: How many students? The National Center for Education Statistics estimated tha...