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Smithsonian gathers best art of Civil War era

By BRETT ZONGKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Paintings and photographs depicting the raw reality of the Civil War marked a major change in American art that tossed out romantic notions of war. Some of the finest artists of the day, including Winslow Homer, Eastman Johnson, Frederic Church

Washington State Wins 105th Apple Cup In Overtime

UPDATE FROM PULLMAN, Wash. - (AP) - Andrew Furney kicked a 27-yard field goal on Washington State's first possession of overtime, and the Cougars overcame an 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter to stun rival Washington 31-28 in the Apple Cup on Friday, snapping an eight-game losing

Review: Gift guide to full-size tablets

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Tablets are at the top of many wish lists this holiday season. But what to get? The choice used to be pretty limited, with the iPad dominating the latecomers. But this year, the field is more even, as tablets from Apple's competitors

DC on pace for fewer than 100 homicides in 2012

By ERIC TUCKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The crack epidemic that began in the 1980s ushered in a wave of bloodletting in the nation's capital and a death toll that ticked upward daily. Dead bodies, sometimes several a night, had homicide detectives hustling between crime scenes and