New Orleanians exult in Saints’ victory, hope that championship feeling rubs off on them

Saints raise their city’s spirits, maybe for good

Criminal investigation launched in Conn. plant blast; mayor says negligence can’t be ruled out

Criminal probe is launched in Conn. plant blast

Federal government, business, schools shuttered as Mid-Atlantic digs out from massive snowfall

Mid-Atlantic digs out of snow; government shut

Hurried cleanup of mud and debris under way in LA-area foothills with new storms coming

LA-area cleans up from storms, new round coming

‘Historic’ snow strands countless passengers in Mid-Atlantic trying to get back to normal

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Federal government to shut down Monday after historic snowstorm buried nation’s capital

Mom mourns loss of daughter, granddaughter in RI blaze that killed 5; fire appears accidental

Mom mourns young family killed in RI blaze

Evacuees return to Los Angeles-area foothill homes swamped with mud after weekend deluge

Evacuees return to LA-area homes swamped with mud

Mid-Atlantic begins carving a path through historic piles of snow now that flakes have stopped

No business like snow business: Penguins find way to DC despite blizzard, game vs Caps goes on

Snow time! Penguins-Caps goes on despite blizzard

Time to dig out: flakes finally stop falling in Mid-Atlantic, leaving more than 2 feet of snow

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

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La. Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu elected mayor of New Orleans; replaces term-limited Ray Nagin

La. lieutenant governor elected New Orleans mayor

Winter storm could have impact on Super Bowl despite warm, sunny weather in South Florida

Winter storm could have impact on Super Bowl

Record snowfall warning sends Mid-Atlantic scrambling; father-son Samaritans dead in Va.

Mid-Atlantic shuts down ahead of huge snow warning

White House: No more flinty jabs from Obama; 2 feet of snow gets Obama’s respect

White House: This much snow gets Obama’s respect

AP answers your questions on the news, from Super Bowl ads to journalists in disaster zones

Ask AP: Super Bowl ads, reporting on disasters

4 injured in small stage collapse outside site of Super Bowl in Miami

4 injured in stage collapse at Super Bowl site

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ATF blames spate of Texas church fires on serial arsonist, after 2 more buildings are torched

Rapper Lil Wayne to be sentenced in NYC gun possession case, could get a year in jail