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1 year on, Occupy is in disarray; spirit lives on

By MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Occupy Wall Street began to disintegrate in rapid fashion last winter, when the weekly meetings in New York City devolved into a spectacle of fistfights and vicious arguments. Punches were thrown and objects were hurled at moderators' heads.

Retirees head to unconventional destinations

By CLARKE CANFIELDAssociated Press CAMDEN, Maine (AP) - When Peg Davis was ready to find a retirement community to move to, she looked north - not south - for a place to spend her later years. Rather than set her sights on Florida, Arizona or some other warm-weather locale, she packed up and

African-American Christians waver over vote

By RACHEL ZOLLAP Religion Writer Some black clergy see no good presidential choice between a Mormon candidate and one who supports gay marriage, so they are telling their flocks to stay home on Election Day. That's a worrisome message for the nation's first African-American president,

Weighing offer, Chicago teachers remain on strike

By SOPHIA TAREEN and TAMMY WEBBERAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago teachers uncomfortable with a tentative contract offer decided Sunday to remain on strike, insisting they need more time before deciding whether to end an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that will keep 350,000