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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says the state will sue to challenge the listing of polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Palin on Wednesday said there is insufficient evidence to support the decision U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne made last week. Kempthorne says …

TOKYO – A U.S. Marine accused in an alleged gang rape of a Japanese woman last year was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for “wrongful sexual contact and indecent acts” but cleared of rape, the U.S. military said. Lance Cpl. Larry A. Dean, 20, was one of four …

With gas prices averaging nearly $4 a gallon at the pump, thousands of Americans planning on hitting the road over the Memorial Day weekend may be forced to rethink their travel plans. Americans are now paying an average of $3.79 for a gallon of regular gas — up slightly from …