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Republican bigwigs have just hours left today to push their gubernatorial nominee off the ballot or to start the work of bolstering his campaign. The deadline for Dan Maes is driven by a state printing deadline….

Wall Street took the markets higher going into the Labor Day weekend Friday, climbing for a fourth straight day despite a slight uptick in U.S. joblessness. The day’s gains left the Dow up 2.9 percent on the week, pushing it into positive territory for the year. The week’s upward surge left some analysts upbeat but [...]

Marijuana continues to be a hot topic in Sunnyvale and other parts of California. Nearly 100 people turned out for a pair of public outreach meetings this month, and more than 300 have completed an online survey about the pluses and minuses of allowing medical marijuana distribution in Sunnyvale….

Prince Harry, British royal and avid polo player, may face animal cruelty charges in connection with his actions during a recent polo match in July. The ‘Daily Mail’ reports that the prince inflicted a wound on the horse he was riding through excessive use of his spurs during the match….

Washington (dpa) – U.S. President Barack Obama Friday declared that the economy was “moving in the right direction” despite the slight upturn in the unemployment rate. With only two months until mid-term elections, Obama is turning his attention to domestic issues after weeks of foreign policy focus on the end of the US combat role [...]

Rescue crews are digging through the rubble of a major earthquake that struck New Zealand Saturday, in the early morning hours (local time)….

Maria Sharapova dispatched the Czech Republic’s Iveta Benesova in straight sets Thursday to advance to round 3 of the U.S. Open Tennis finals. The match tally was 6-1, 6-2….

Jerry Lews, in a recent interview with ‘Inside Edition,’ said both Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton need to be smacked in the mouth. And if that didn’t work, the former comedian said he would “put (Lohan) her over my knee and spank her.” …

Filmmakers are holding their last major auditions of the summer for the Drew Barrymore film “Everybody Loves Whales” today and Saturday at an Anchorage mall. The flick, a fictionalized retelling of the 1988 effort to save three gray whales trapped in sea ice near Barrow, starts filming in Anchorage in two weeks, said Grace Olrun, [...]

Jessica Alba, at first glance, lives up to assumptions: beautiful, tall, glamorous and aloof. But within a few minutes, the sex symbol turns on the charm, shedding the ice-princess aura for something friendlier and more engaging….

Machete Robert Rodriguez finally makes good on the movie he promised in a short trailer that debuted as part of his and Quentin Tarantino’s double feature “Grindhouse” back in 2007. Danny Trejo stars as the titular vigilante, who is framed for a crime he didn’t commit and teams up with a fellow butt-kicker (Michelle Rodriguez) [...]

Miami-Dade’s population has returned to pre-recession levels, another sign of a fragile economic recovery, according to a University of Florida report. The slight increase — less than 1 percent — follows a statewide trend that had Florida’s population grow by a barely noticeable 0.1 percent to 18.77 million….

These days, mixed economic news is as good as it gets and the U.S. economy seems balanced, which is to say teetering — on a cycle of quick ups and downs. Unexpectedly, the Institute of Supply Management said Wednesday that manufacturing expanded in August with the headline index climbing from 55.5 to 56.3….

The Afghan insurgency is down to the “last card in the deck,” the commander of NATO’s regional command southwest said Thursday. Increased security and government initiatives to encourage farmers to turn away from poppy crops are drying up the Taliban’s cash flow, U.S….

A movie extra working on “Transformers 3″ in Hammond, Ind., was seriously injured by a flying metal object during a stunt, Indiana State Police said. Police said Gabriela Cedillo, 24, of Chicago, was driving on a closed set when the object crashed through the windshield of her car and struck her, WGN-TV, Chicago, reported Thursday….

Demi Lovato didn’t have her own TV show, “Sonny With a Chance,” when she starred in the 2008 cable film “Camp Rock.” Her co-stars, the Jonas Brothers, were established musicians but had little acting experience….