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A few weeks ago we ran out of aluminum foil, so I bought some the next time I was at the store.Always cognizent of saving a buck, I bought a few rolls of the generic store variety.Bad choice. It's unusable in any sort of cooking situation. You'd prob...

The Associated PressLAS VEGAS - Three people were killed in blustery Northern California, football playoffs were called off because of rain in Arizona, and dozens of cars became stranded in snowy rural Nevada as winter weather barreled through the We...

McClatchyWASHINGTON - Two Californians proposed for the federal bench and two Texans offered as U.S. marshals are collateral damage, at least for now, in the suddenly escalated Senate confirmation wars.Expect more of the same.Senate rules provide oth...

The Associated PressPALO ALTO, Calif. - The wife of an 85-year-old veteran being detained in North Korea implored authorities on Friday to let her husband return to his anxious family and end what she called a "dreadful misunderstanding.""We have had...

The Associated PressNEW YORK - The U.S. government's interpretation of its authority under the Patriot Act is so broad that it could justify mass collection of financial, health and even library records of innocent Americans without their knowledge, ...

A federal appellate court has ruled that mortgage broker Wesley A. Snyder - jailed for turning his mortgage business into a Ponzi scheme - cannot appeal for a new trial.Snyder lost two previous appeals, but was aiming for a new trial for a third time...

The Associated PressAirline passengers have already been stripped of their legroom, hot meals and personal space. Now, they might also lose their silence.The Federal Communications Commission is considering lifting its longtime prohibition on making ...

Foxconn Technology Group, the Taipei-based maker of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, plans to invest $40 million in Pennsylvania to develop robotics, joining other manufacturers seeking to build products in the United States.Foxconn flagship company Hon Hai Prec...

A judge has blocked the firing of Philadelphia Inquirer editor Bill Marimow amid a bitter dispute between rival owners ruling that he be reinstated immediately.Marimow's job status has brought the simmering private fight into public view, and prompte...