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U.S. heating worries mount amid growing costs, uncertainty
Families are looking forward with dread as winter approaches with high energy costs and tight fuel supplies. The U.S. Department of Energy is projecting sharp price increases for home heating...
Ukraine war is backdrop in US push for hypersonic weapons
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Lagging behind Russia in developing hypersonic weapons, the U.S. Navy is rushing to field its first, with installation on a warship starting as soon as late...
Shippers prepare for another pandemic crush of holiday gifts
Postal workers who recall packages piled up in distribution hubs are better prepared this time as they gear up for another pandemic crunch. But low product inventories, and port and...
Pandemic set off deadly rise in speeding that hasn’t stopped
Motorists put the pedal to the metal during the pandemic and police are worried as roads get busy with the final stretch of summer travel.
Weary postal workers hope Biden will bring new tone, change
The U.S. Postal Service's stretch of challenges didn't end with the November general election and tens of millions of mail-in votes. The pandemic-depleted workforce fell further into a hole during...
Coronavirus pandemic leads to a bicycle boom, and shortage, around world
Fitness junkies locked out of gyms, commuters fearful of public transit, and families going stir crazy inside their homes during the coronavirus pandemic have created a boom in bicycle sales...
Older states grapple with fear, isolation and medical care amid coronavirus pandemic
This isn’t the way Betsy Steen and her husband wanted to spend their golden years: Hunkered down at home, living with fear and isolation.
Sen. Cory Gardner, GOP senators try to figure out how closely to run with Trump
Republican Sen. Cory Gardner helped mastermind the GOP's midterm strategy of pushing Senate candidates closer to President Donald Trump. But heading into his own 2020 re-election bid in Colorado, he's...
Letters describe slugger Ted Williams’ service in Korean War
Thirty-eight letters penned by Hall of Fame baseball player Ted Williams, including one in which he described crash-landing a fighter jet with "holes all over" it, are going up for...
L.L. Bean boosting production of iconic boot
L.L. Bean hopes to give the boot to backlogs of its most iconic product.