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American cancels all US flights for several hours

American cancels all US flights for several hours
By DAVID KOENIGAP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) - A computer system used to run many daily operations at American Airlines failed Tuesday, forcing the nation's third-largest carrier to ground all flights across the United States for several hours and stranding thousands of frustrated passengers

Role reversal: GOP blasts Obama plan to sell TVA

Role reversal: GOP blasts Obama plan to sell TVA
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - In a political role reversal, Republicans are blasting President Barack Obama's plan to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority, an icon of the New Deal long targeted by conservatives as an example of government overreach. Obama's

Gold has its steepest plunge in 30 years

Gold has its steepest plunge in 30 years
By STEVE ROTHWELLAP Markets Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Gold had its biggest one-day drop since 1983 on Monday as a selling frenzy that began last week picked up speed. The price of gold plunged $140.30 to $1,361.10 an ounce, a decline of 9 percent. The metal has dropped $200 an ounce, or nearly 13

Bieber criticized for Anne Frank comment

Bieber criticized for Anne Frank comment
By TOBY STERLINGAssociated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) - Justin Bieber wrote an entry into a guestbook at the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam, saying he hoped the Jewish teenager who died in a Nazi concentration camp "would have been a Belieber" - or fan of his - if history were different. The

Severe storms sock Midwest, push east; 2 dead

Severe storms sock Midwest, push east; 2 dead
By JIM SALTER and JIM SUHRAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - Two deaths have been blamed on a strong spring storm system that's brought everything from tornadoes to ice and snow to much of the Midwest and parts of the southeast United States. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman

Severe storms sock Midwest, push east; 1 dead

Severe storms sock Midwest, push east; 1 dead
By JIM SALTER and JIM SUHRAssociated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) - At least one death has been blamed on a strong spring storm system that's brought everything from tornadoes to ice and snow to much of the Midwest and parts of the southeast United States. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency

Midwest hit with snow, ice, other severe weather

Midwest hit with snow, ice, other severe weather
WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) - Storms packing snow, ice and dangerous winds knocked out power in communities throughout the Midwest and prompted Minnesota's governor to call out the state National Guard on Wednesday to help residents. Icy weather left thousands of people in Minnesota in the dark,

Calif. DA says Toyota to pay $16M settlement

Calif. DA says Toyota to pay $16M settlement
By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A $16 million settlement over the safety recall of Toyota vehicles that were at risk for unintended acceleration and braking issues was announced Friday by Orange County prosecutors and Toyota Motor Corp. The suit was one of a flood of

Calif. DA says Toyota to pay $16M settlement

Calif. DA says Toyota to pay $16M settlement
By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A $16 million settlement over the safety recall of Toyota vehicles that were at risk for unintended acceleration and braking issues was announced Friday by Orange County prosecutors and Toyota Motor Corp. The suit was one of a flood of

Aid groups: US should send cash, not food, abroad

Aid groups: US should send cash, not food, abroad
By MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Food aid groups are urging the Obama administration to overhaul the way the United States helps starving people abroad. The White House will not say whether Obama's budget proposal, scheduled to come out next week, will seek to change the