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Obama Reminds Nation of Military’s Diversity...

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President Obama, extending condolences to Fort Hood, Texas, reminded Americans that people of “every race, faith and station” serve...

Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing...

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AP - As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the...

Obama Praises Bravery at Fort Hood

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President Barack Obama, in his weekly radio address, deplored the violence at Fort Hood and extolled the bravery of the soldiers who...

Navy ship built with WTC steel to go into...

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AP - The Navy is commissioning its newest battleship with a bow forged from steel that once held up the World Trade Center.

Ida returns to tropical storm strength (...

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AP - Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it swirls in the Caribbean on a track that could...

Soldiers, health system under strain

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More than two years after pledges to boost mental-health care, the promises have fallen short at U.S. military hospitals, say psychiatrists...

After immigrant killed in NY, others tell...

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AP - The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping."

Court: OK to remove man after Nazi salute...

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A federal appeals court has ruled that city council members in a Calif. city did not violate a man's rights when they ordered him removed...

From Humdrum Day to a Scene of Chaos

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Survivors of the shooting say that in a few seconds, everything changed.

Official Endorses Workplace Clinics for...

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The official said swine flu vaccine should be distributed through many outlets, to get it to high-risk people quickly.

National Briefing | Washington: Bill Seeks...

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The House passed legislation that would give the government the authority to force companies to replace chemicals that terrorists could...

National Briefing | South: Virginia: Watermen...

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One-third of Virginia’s watermen have offered to sell their licenses back to the state under a buyback program intended to ease pressure...

National Briefing | South: Florida: Police...

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The police say they have an audiotape that disproves claims by the wife of a wealthy executive that she was abducted from her Florida...

National Briefing | Southwest: Arizona:...

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An 85-foot blue spruce will soon embark on a long journey from the mountains of northeastern Arizona to stand as the Capitol Christmas...

National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Court...

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A federal court decision will allow students at Tarrant County College to wear empty holsters next week during a protest over a campus...

National Briefing | West: California: Sewers...

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Officials have banned septic tanks in parts of Malibu, ending years of wrangling among surfers, environmentalists and residents in...

Muslims at Fort Voice Outrage and Ask Questions...

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Members of the local mosque in Killeen, Tex., say they hope good relations will prevail in the wake of the Fort Hood shootings.

M.I.T. Considers Increase in Student Body...

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MIT is considering expanding its student body by more than 7 percent if it is able to create additional student housing.

Should We Sentence Teens to Life in Prison...

Newsweek :: Posted 1 day 23 hours ago

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But should we lock up teens for life?

Israel Iran-Weapons Seizure: Hizballah Stockpile...

Time :: Posted 1 day 20 hours ago

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Commandos seized a ship that Israel says was carrying Iranian weapons to Hizballah. But there are...

National Briefing | South: Florida: Records...

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Federal agents seized computers, bank and investment records and during a search at the office of a lawyer who...

Pranksters Prowl Abandoned Landscape

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Detroit's 80,000 abandoned buildings have become a playground for scavengers, vandals and late-night revelers...

Neighbors: Suspected serial killer seemed...

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AP - The man who lived in the house of rotting corpses never gave people a reason to wonder what he was really...

Shooting Victims Flood Local Hospitals

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While most of the victims were believed to have been military personnel, one of the dead was a civilian police...

Dalai Lama's Tawang Trip Strains India-China...

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The exiled Tibetan leader's visit to a monastery dear to his heart has once again raised flares...

Polygamist Sect Man Guilty of Sexual Assault...

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After being duped by false leads and chastised by a court for its handling of polygamist sect children, the state...

Exonerated man seeks cash for 27-year sentence...

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AP - No bars or razor wire hold former Florida inmate No. 082629. Instead, William Dillon sits on furniture the...

CDC says U.S. making progress on swine flu...

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials said on Friday they are making progress in improving the supply of H1N1...

Release of some files in Yale killing approved...

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Some documents detailing the case against a former Yale University employee accused of killing a graduate student...

Dedicated, Caring, and Suddenly Lost at...

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From towns large and small came reminiscences about some of the people gunned down at Fort Hood.

Trying to Keep the Taps in California Running...

Time :: Posted 10 hours 48 min ago

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The long struggle to write a legislation to rebuild and renovate a crucial waterway is over. But...

Computers, records seized at ACORN offices...

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AP - State investigators raided ACORN offices on Friday, taking away computer hard drives and documents as part...

National Briefing | South: Virginia: Watermen...

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One-third of Virginia’s watermen have offered to sell their licenses back to the state under a buyback program...

Victim Relatives in Ohio Ask How Corpses...

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The discovery of 11 bodies in one home in a run-down neighborhood here has relatives of the presumed victims wondering...

Italy: Judge Convicts 23 Americans in CIA...

Time :: Posted 1 day 20 hours ago

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The judgment was dramatic, but none of the American defendants were present. None are likely to...

Boy tells 911 operator he shot dad in anger...

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A recording of a six-minute 911 call details the desperation of a boy on Aug. 27 after he allegedly shot his father...

Official Endorses Workplace Clinics for...

NYTimes :: Posted 8 hours 28 min ago

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The official said swine flu vaccine should be distributed through many outlets, to get it to high-risk people quickly.

Army chief: Fort rampage a ‘kick in the...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 22 hours 34 min ago

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Army Chief of Staff George Casey asks Army leaders across the country to review force protection measures after the shooting rampage...

Profile of Fort Hood suspect emerges

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The suspect in the Fort Hood shootings was by turns caring and contentious, a man quick to say "I am blessed" yet one who seemed to...

Officials: 1 dead, 5 hurt in Orlando shooting...

Yahoo News :: Posted 19 hours 37 min ago

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AP - A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, authorities said...

National Briefing | Washington: Bill Seeks...

NY Times :: Posted 8 hours 30 min ago

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The House passed legislation that would give the government the authority to force companies to replace chemicals that terrorists could...

Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing...

Yahoo News :: Posted 3 hours 18 min ago

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AP - As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the...

Soldiers, health system under strain

MSNBC.com :: Posted 6 hours 37 min ago

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More than two years after pledges to boost mental-health care, the promises have fallen short at U.S. military hospitals, say psychiatrists...

Obama Praises Bravery at Fort Hood

WSJ.com US News :: Posted 4 hours 30 min ago

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President Barack Obama, in his weekly radio address, deplored the violence at Fort Hood and extolled the bravery of the soldiers who...

Shooting Victims Flood Local Hospitals

NYTimes :: Posted 1 day 8 hours ago

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While most of the victims were believed to have been military personnel, one of the dead was a civilian police officer.

National Briefing | South: Virginia: Watermen...

NYTimes :: Posted 8 hours 31 min ago

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One-third of Virginia’s watermen have offered to sell their licenses back to the state under a buyback program intended to ease pressure...

Court: OK to remove man after Nazi salute...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 7 hours 16 min ago

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A federal appeals court has ruled that city council members in a Calif. city did not violate a man's rights when they ordered him removed...

Navy ship built with WTC steel to go into...

Yahoo News :: Posted 4 hours 35 min ago

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AP - The Navy is commissioning its newest battleship with a bow forged from steel that once held up the World Trade Center.

Fla. cops: Wife faked own abduction to scam...

Yahoo News :: Posted 19 hours 43 min ago

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AP - A wealthy health care executive came home one night in September to find a terrifying note from his wife, Quinn Gray: The 37-year...

NJ jurors convict Fla. man in 'fat defense...

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AP - A New Jersey jury has rejected a Florida man's claims that he was too fat to kill his former son-in-law and has convicted him...

Army: Fort Hood Gunman in Custody After...

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An Army psychiatrist who reportedly feared an impending war deployment is in custody as the sole suspect in a shooting rampage at Fort...

Precious Review: Too Powerful for Tears

Time :: Posted 1 day 5 hours ago

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Thanks to an array of outstanding performances, Precious is one of the year's most powerful films

Crowds roar, bells ring out as NYC fetes...

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AP - Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship...

Obama Reminds Nation of Military’s Diversity...

NYTimes :: Posted 3 hours 4 min ago

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President Obama, extending condolences to Fort Hood, Texas, reminded Americans that people of “every race, faith and station” serve...

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