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US stocks climb as gold and silver prices keep falling

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose on Monday following sharp swings that shook financial markets overnight, including tumbles for Asian stocks. Gold and silver prices sank further following their latest wild moves. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 added 0.5% ...

XJ Kennedy, prize-winning poet and educator, dies at 96

BY HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — X.J. Kennedy, an award-winning poet, author, translator and educator who schooled millions of students through "The Bedford Reader" and other textbooks and engaged voluntary readers with his children's stories and intricate, witty ...

Man charged with murder in New York City high-rise gas explosion

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press A deadly gas explosion in a New York City high-rise last weekend was traced to an intruder who disconnected a stove to steal and sell it, prosecutors said Thursday. The suspect, Samuel Calderon, was being held without bail after his arraignment on murder, ...

30 people dead from effects of winter storm as more freezing cold pummels US

By CHARLOTTE KRAMON and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice. At least 30 deaths were reported in ...

How a court win could help the Democrats pick up a House seat in New York

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge's decision to toss out the boundaries of the only Republican-held congressional district in New York City could help Democrats notch a win in the national redistricting wars — but for now, the outcome ...