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Pelicans suffering from a mysterious malady are crashing into cars and boats, wandering along roadways and turning up dead by the hundreds across the West Coast, from southern Oregon to Baja California, Mexico, bird-rescue workers say.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon and CNN health reporter, is the leading contender to become the next surgeon general, a pick that would give the moribund office a higher profile but one that has received a mixed reaction among public-health advocates.

Anyone looking for a bright spot in the recession might have pointed to a reading Tuesday of the nation's office workers, retailers and other service industries, which contracted at a slower-than-expected pace in December.

As the nation sinks deeper into recession, the IRS is offering to waive late penalties, negotiate new payment plans and postpone asset seizures for delinquent taxpayers who are financially strapped but make a good-faith effort to settle their tax debts

Electronic-unemployment-filing systems have crashed in at least three states in recent days amid an unprecedented crush of thousands of newly jobless Americans seeking benefits, and other states were adjusting their systems to avoid being next.

Ukraine says Russia has cut off all gas supplies to Europe amid a devastating gas dispute with its neighbor. Valentyn Zemlyansky, spokesman for...

All that money you're saving at the gas pump? You might want to put it in the bank.

High oil prices allowed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to spend freely to spread his socialist gospel and challenge the U.S. role as the dominant player in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Garfield sophomore Tony Wroten dominated the final five minutes as the top-ranked Bulldogs pulled away from stubborn Inglemoor for a KingCo 4A victory.

You can't blame Tony Bennett for upstaging a marketing vice president, even for a company like Apple.

This recipe for Boneless Buffalo Wings offers flavor without all the calories associated with some recipes.

Adna 57, Vancouver Christian 22 Arlington 60, Oak Harbor 35 Auburn Adventist 64, Bush 39 Auburn Riverside 72, Jefferson 62 Ballard 55, Newport...

* state-qualifying mark 200 medley relay — Shorewood (Marcus Gill, Bryan Michaels, Mackey Hopen, Max DeMeritt) 1:43. 95*. 200 free — Tim...

Jeffrey Forbes hit four three-pointers and scored all 21 of his points in the first half as Federal Way raced to a 100-59 boys basketball win over Kentlake.

A clinic for the poor is rising in Ethiopia because of the persistent efforts of Selamawit Kifle, a South Seattle woman who grew up there.