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Resort island reels after deadly attack by gunman

The gunman who carried out Saipan’s most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid capture by U.S. troops during World War II.

Postal Service to resume North Pole Santa letters

Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa’s "elves" at the North Pole after all.

The nation’s weather

Heavy rains was forecast to continue over the Gulf States on Saturday while the Pacific Northwest was expected to see scattered precipitation.

Robbery motive in deaths of 5 in rural Arkansas

Thieves shot to death five Arkansas family members and burned their bodies for the meager bounty of a set of wheel rims and some flat-screen televisions, court documents said Friday.

Porn mogul’s son to be tried in girlfriend’s death

The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul will stand trial on accusations that he crushed his ex-girlfriend’s skull with a baseball bat.

Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event

The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin’s appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama.