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How "average" or "American" is your state? The Associated Press has produced an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data that ranks the 50 states and the District of Columbia according to how closely they resemble the country's demographics.

The U.S. House has rejected a $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. The rejection is a blow for the Bush administration and for congressional negotiators who backed the deal. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down more than 770 points on the news.

Iraqi insurgents kidnap a Western contractor, identified as Australian Douglas Wood, amid an upsurge of violence in Iraq. Two bombs explode in Baghdad Monday morning. More than 100 people, including 11 U.S. soldiers, have been killed in the last four days.

North Carolina holds primaries for president and state and federal office-holders on March 5. Follow the live results.

California's presidential primaries offer a big delegate haul, and its congressional primaries are also held today. Candidates are vying to fill the seat long held by late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

Nine mine workers were trapped underground after a landslide at a gold mine in Turkey's eastern Anatolia region.

JD Vance and Tim Walz debated on Tuesday in the last scheduled debate of the election. The sparring was mostly collegial but a number of points on key issues require additional context or corrections.

James Comey's actions, the report said, were "extraordinary and insubordinate," and none of his explanations amounted to a "persuasive basis for deviating from well-established department policies."

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig about his testimony during a recent Jan. 6 committee hearing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJZE6_z3-Tw">The grassroots organization w-bad.org has chosen July 11 annually as the day to warn about the potential…