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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Paul Fussell, an acclaimed literary scholar who won a National Book Award in 1976 for "The Great War and Modern Memory," died Wednesday morning at age 88....

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- The State Department has launched a different sort of raid against al-Qaida - hacking into al-Qaida websites in Yemen....

WELLINGTON, Nev. (AP) -- A wildfire that destroyed two homes in a rural neighborhood near the California-Nevada line may have been caused by an illegal burn that had been smoldering at a private residence since the weekend, investigators said Wednesday....

WELLINGTON, Nev. (AP) -- A wildfire that destroyed two homes in a rural neighborhood near the California-Nevada line may have been caused by an illegal burn that had been smoldering at a private residence since the weekend, investigators said Wednesday....

WELLINGTON, Nev. (AP) -- A wildfire that destroyed two homes in a rural neighborhood near the California-Nevada line may have been caused by an illegal burn that had been smoldering at a private residence since the weekend, investigators said Wednesday....

SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Two little girls, not yet old enough for kindergarten, were shot to death. Their infant sister was found asphyxiated....

SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Two little girls, not yet old enough for kindergarten, were shot to death. Their infant sister was found asphyxiated....

BOSTON (AP) -- Harvard University alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates - including Unabomber Ted Kaczynski....

BOSTON (AP) -- Harvard University alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates - including Unabomber Ted Kaczynski....

HOUSTON (AP) -- The Astrodome, a now-empty showplace that has hosted everyone from Elvis Presley to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, should be turned into a multipurpose facility that could spark fresh interest in the city of Houston, a group of consultants recommended Wednesday....

HOUSTON (AP) -- The Astrodome, a now-empty showplace that has hosted everyone from Elvis Presley to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, should be turned into a multipurpose facility that could spark fresh interest in the city of Houston, a group of consultants recommended Wednesday....

HOUSTON (AP) -- The Astrodome, a now-empty showplace that has hosted everyone from Elvis Presley to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, should be turned into a multipurpose facility that could spark fresh interest in the city of Houston, a group of consultants recommended Wednesday....

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Talks between Iran and six world powers snagged Wednesday over dueling proposals concerning Tehran's nuclear program, a tug-of-war that pits international concerns about the Islamic Republic's potential to build atomic weapons against enforcing crippling sanctions on its people....

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Talks between Iran and six world powers snagged Wednesday over dueling proposals concerning Tehran's nuclear program, a tug-of-war that pits international concerns about the Islamic Republic's potential to build atomic weapons against enforcing crippling sanctions on its people....

WACO, Texas (AP) -- A Muslim U.S. soldier accused of planning to bomb Fort Hood troops says he wasn't seeking vengeance but justice for people in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a recording played at his federal trial Wednesday....

WACO, Texas (AP) -- A Muslim U.S. soldier accused of planning to bomb Fort Hood troops says he wasn't seeking vengeance but justice for people in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a recording played at his federal trial Wednesday....

WACO, Texas (AP) -- A Muslim U.S. soldier accused of planning to bomb Fort Hood troops says he wasn't seeking vengeance but justice for people in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a recording played at his federal trial Wednesday....

PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona's secretary of state said Wednesday that Hawaii's official verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements, meaning the president's name will appear on Arizona's ballot in the fall....

PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona's secretary of state said Wednesday that Hawaii's official verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements, meaning the president's name will appear on Arizona's ballot in the fall....

PHOENIX (AP) -- Arizona's secretary of state said Wednesday that Hawaii's official verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements, meaning the president's name will appear on Arizona's ballot in the fall....