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An avalanche struck a rally of up to 200 snowmobilers in Canada's Rocky Mountains on Saturday, killing at least three people ...

The creature, Fruitadens haagarorum, weighed less than 2 pounds and lived among the giants of the Jurassic period. Unearthed in Colorado, the remains are on display at the L.A. Natural History Museum.

Nearly 40 years after breaking up, The Beatles are still breaking records for album sales.Consumers in North America, Japan and the U.K. bought more than 2.25 million copies of the Beatles' re-mastered albums in the first five days after their Sept. 9 release.

In her first public speaking engagement outside North America, Sarah Palin blamed the financial crisis on government excesses and said China "makes people nervous."

Where employers expect to be hiring in the next quarter.

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Montana has big trout, big mountains, big skies and some very memorable bars. Don’t forget your bear-spray.

Here are ten of the finest, most colorful Montana watering holes I have had the pleasure of scarring my liver in.

Police say a gunman who hijacked a plane in Jamaica has been captured after an eight-hour standoff with police.

Americans hungry for feel-good fine dining are reaping the benefits of the struggling economy.

It's barely spring, and there's still snow blanketing the high country, but the park is already advertising the switch from snowmobiles to bicycles.

It's that time of year again, when a swath of the nation's capital becomes awash in a sea of pink.