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MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening e...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Less than 10 months after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the large...
(AP) It's a vexing puzzle about the Boston Marathon bombings: The younger of the two accused brothers hardly seemed heade...
A bipartisan effort to expand background checks is in deep trouble as the Senate approaches a long-awaited vote on the linchp...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two influential senators, one from each party, are working on an agreement that could expand background ch...
MAYFLOWER, Ark. (AP) - Exxon Mobil Corp. says crews are working to contain and clean up an oil spill near Mayflower, Arkansas...
NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials say at least 24 people have become sick from an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to fro...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A single ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing for the &...
(CBS/AP) Sen. Rand Paul ended his self-described filibuster against the confirmation of President Obama's nominee to lead...
(WBEN) The Buffalo Zoo Friday unveiled pictures of their newborn Polar Bear for the first time Friday , in hopes of getting s...
"I want to see my kids! Bang! Bang!" the man shouted as he stormed into the front office of a South Carolina elemen...
(WBEN/AP) As state and federal officials discuss restrictions on guns, neither has a monopoly on confusion, contradiction and...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher ...
A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's im...
(WBEN/AP) Congress is ushering in the new and the old - dozens of eager freshmen determined to change Washington and the hars...
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- An enormous storm system that dumped snow and sleet on the nation's midsection and unleashed damagin...
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- The massacre of 26 children and adults at a Connecticut elementary school elicited horror and soul-sea...
WASHINGTON — Republicans' newfound willingness to consider tax increases to avert the "fiscal cliff" come...
Eight months after a trio of ticket buyers split a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot to set a world lottery record, Powe...
The AAA reports that local gas prices have edged down a penny through the week. Currently, an average gallon of gas in the re...
So much for that local gas price decline. Over the weekend, the average cost per gallon of unleaded jumped a penny-and-a-half...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York state's congressional elections are testing the staying power of Republicans who rode a tea...
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - A jury has convicted former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson of murdering his third wife.Jur...
How often do Buffalo drivers get into accidents?If judged by how often they put in insurance claims for collisions, Buffalo h...
Cooming Up On The WBEN LivelineFAIR PERSON LIVELINEFair SchedulesClick on Each DayAugust 8August 14August 9August 15August 10...
Western New York (WBEN) -- Despite some brief batches of rainfall, it's been very dry in Western New York this summer -- ...
(WBEN) Weeks after a national Democratic organization pledged over $200,000 to help re-elect Kathy Hochul, the National R...
HAVANA, Ill. (AP) -- As scientists aboard a research boat activate an electric current, the calm Illinois River transforms in...
(WBEN/AP) They cut spending, sold assets and even asked public employees to take a financial hit.But budget woes still mounte...
Niagara and Orleans Counties will be under a formal heat advisory from noon Friday until 7 pm. While all of the region will s...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A major union and an outside group committed to electing Democrats to the House have reserved nearly $...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ray Bradbury, the science fiction-fantasy master who transformed his childhood dreams and Cold War fears ...
Do you use Facebook for business or pleasure? Has the novelty faded?Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesd...
(WBEN/AP) The push is on once again this year to ban indoor tanning by teens in New York State , with legislators considering...
Sorry, your browser does not support iframesThe NFL draft begins Thursday night with the first round, continues Friday night ...
MONTEREY, Calif. (Associated Press / WBEN)— Dole Food Co. said late Saturday that its fresh vegetables division is reca...
BALTIMORE - Two public school teachers and a school administrator are sharing the spoils of last month's record Mega mill...
One potential Mega Millions Jackpot winner in Maryland was a McDonald's employee who claimed to hold the winning ticket a...
Police video of George Zimmerman addsto the debate overself-defenseSEE THAT VIDEO HEREWASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Bobby Rush donn...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) - Mitt Romney has won the Illinois Republican presidential primary, besting rival Rick Santorum in the ...
As they await an Illinois primary vote whose outcome is hardly assured, Mitt Romney is betting his message of economic profic...
As they await an Illinois primary vote whose outcome is hardly assured, Mitt Romney is betting his message of economic profic...
Closely fought primaries in Alabama and Mississippiofferformer Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney a key opportunity in a regi...
(AP) The license plate on movie projectionist Arnie Herdendorf's Buick is 35MM MAN, a nod to his work in the booth at the...
Democrats are deeply divided over President Barack Obama's new rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide ins...
Buffalo (WBEN) -- Plenty of people are critical of a new rule in the health-care reform law that targets religious organizati...
.The nominating process may officially be underway, but Republicans have yet to enthusiastically embrace a potential nominee ...
President Obama visited his hometown of Chicago Wednesday, but in reliably Democratic Illinois the president didn't bother wi...
(WBEN)There are still likely more closures to come,but for now there are no New York state stores on the initial list of stor...
(WBEN/AP) Between 100 and 120 Sears and Kmart stores will be closed, the retailer said Tuesday, after terrible holiday sales ...
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced Rod Blagojevich to 14 years for corruption that included trying to sell or trade...
(AP)In an unexpected twist, TVs are topping many Christmas shopping lists this year.Wal-Mart says TVs are among the top gifts...
Currently, first-class mail is supposed to be delivered to homes and businesses within the continental U.S. in one to three d...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Syracuse men's basketball is unbeaten and unsettled.Former longtime assistant coach Bernie Fine is und...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress' supercommittee conceded ignominious defeat Monday in its quest to conquer a government deb...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Wegmans Food Markets says 4,000 pounds of its mashed sweet potatoes are being recalled because of poss...
Exclusive WBENAudio Bill O'Reilly with John &Susan: ...
