Upstate NY fort to commemorate anniversary of 1758 battleBefore the Civil War and Antietam, the bloodiest battle fought on American soil was here, on a narrow but strategically vital strip of land between Lake Champlain and Lake George.
US prez race front and center at astrology conventionPicking a winner of the presidential contest is front and center at what's being billed as the largest astrologers' convention in years.
Marine who died after cross-state chase wrote of war stressLast month, Marine Staff Sgt. Travis N. "T-Bo" Twiggs went to the White House with a group of Iraq war veterans called the Wounded Warriors Regiment and met the president.
Train derailment, acid leak forces La. evacuationSix cars of a freight train derailed early Saturday, including one that began leaking hydrochloric acid, causing thousands of people to evacuate homes, businesses and two nursing homes within one mile of the wreck.
Artist covers old gas station with huge blanketJennifer Marsh was sick of paying high gas prices and bothered by the abandoned gas station that was an eyesore on the drive to her studio each day.
Texas sinkhole becomes a lake, home to alligatorThe giant Texas sinkhole that formed last week is now a lake big enough to become the home of an alligator.
Former news exec, 35, is picked to lead NAACPThe NAACP chose 35-year-old activist and former news executive Ben Jealous as its president Saturday, making him the youngest leader in the 99-year history of the nation's largest civil rights organization.
Van jumps curb in NYC; trolley crashes in LA
Tibet's holiest temple reopens after China unrest
Mexicans arrested at filthy 'drop house' charged
Winning Mega Millions ticket sold near Cincinnati
Same-sex marriage ruling also victory for SF mayor

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