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Around the country, local election officials are urgently preparing for Nov. 6 by upgrading their systems and improving security.

Joyce Mitchell, 51, provided tools such as hacksaws, drill bits and lighted eyeglasses to two convicted killers ahead of their June 6 prison break.

At about 1.6 million years old, the bone is the oldest known example of a malignant tumor in a human ancestor, and it reinforces what scientists already knew: that cancer isn't a modern scourge.

American distance runner Molly Huddle is the latest athlete to learn the hard way about premature victory celebrations.

The ride-hailing company released its first transparency report, using the opportunity to criticize the large swaths of data it is required to share with regulators.

Frontier Airlines and Spirit — the nation's two largest low-cost carriers — are set to merge to create the fifth-largest airline in the country, in a deal valued at more then $6.5 billion.

The effort to include women comes as the Asian island revamps its defenses against China. While Taiwan does have a full-time military, it's only 190,000 people compared to its 1.6 million reservists.

The government says that the poverty rate for 2011 was 15 percent, essentially unchanged from the year before. That still means that more than 46 million people lived below the poverty line last year. According to one economist, "the bad news isn't as bad as it has been."

In just three weeks in office, John Magufuli has shaken up country's finances by slashing budgets for celebrations and travel. The Internet reacted with a funny meme.

Austin will bring to the Pentagon decades of military experience. He would be the first African American to lead the department.