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WASHINGTON (AP) — If the Islamic State militants aren't stopped, President Barack Obama says, they could pose a threat to the U.S. homeland.

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Records released by state health officials show high contamination levels persist along a North Dakota creek more than a month after a massive wastewater spill in the state's oil patch.

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Fire crews have increased containment of a wind-driven wildfire that destroyed 40 homes, but say they don't know yet when residents evacuated from two small California towns at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada will be able to return home.

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NBC anchorman Brian Williams says he's temporarily stepping away from his nightly newscast amid questions about his credibility.

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Dozens of never-before-released images of John and Jacqueline Kennedy swimming, relaxing, boating and simply enjoying the Cape Cod shore are going up for auction.

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Your nose is running like it's in a 100-yard dash, you're shivering like you're watching a horror movie and your body temperature is hot enough to cook bacon. There's no doubt about it -- you're sick.

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Several trips to Cuba by American lawmakers are in doubt amid questions over the communist government's eagerness or ability to accommodate a surge of interest and possible investment from the United States.

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South Carolina law enforcement officials say two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide on the state's flagship university campus.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina law enforcement officials say two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide on the state's flagship university campus.

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Gov. Rick Snyder says Michigan will recognize more than 300 same-sex marriages performed during a brief window when they were allowed last year.

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