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Questions about research slow climate change efforts
11 Mar 2010 at 8:04am
Leaked e-mails, punctured arguments lead to closer scrutiny of climate science.




Highway deaths drop to lowest levels since 1950s
11 Mar 2010 at 11:25am
U.S. highway deaths have fallen to their lowest levels since the 1950s, as more motorists bought into buckling up and embraced ...




Police: Va. Tech gets threats in online postings
11 Mar 2010 at 11:18am
Virginia Tech police are investigating new threats of another mass shooting at the university in online YouTube postings.




One killed as tornadoes rip across Arkansas
11 Mar 2010 at 11:12am
One person has been killed in the tornadoes that cut a path through Arkansas, ripping off rooftops and downing power lines along ...




Forecasters predict active hurricane season
11 Mar 2010 at 8:03am
Meteorologists are predicting an active 2010 hurricane season with above-normal threats on the U.S. coastline.




Suit grows out of florists law
11 Mar 2010 at 4:25am
Four are fighting Louisiana's required testing and licensing. The state is the only one with the rule.




Half of Kansas City public schools to close
11 Mar 2010 at 11:19am
The Kansas City school board is closing nearly half of the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat.




Minority births expected to outnumber white births soon
10 Mar 2010 at 10:50pm
Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become ...




Miss. prom canceled after lesbian's date request
10 Mar 2010 at 8:50pm
A Mississippi county school board announced Wednesday it would cancel its upcoming prom after a gay student petitioned to bring ...




Texas education board's social studies vote may have wide impact
10 Mar 2010 at 7:49pm
Texas' state education board, rocked by primary elections that may push the influential panel's far-right leanings toward the ...




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Police Release Photos Calif. Serial Killer Took of Girls
11 Mar 2010 at 8:18am
Prosecutors said convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala used his camera to gain the trust of young women and now they fear photographs he snapped decades ago could contain images of more potential v...

Boyfriend of 'Jihad Jane' Had No Clue She Was Muslim
11 Mar 2010 at 8:55am
Colleen LaRose, the self-described Jihad Jane, spent many hours caring for her boyfriend's father in the small town of Pennsburg, Pa., as she hid her terrorist activities on the Internet, Fox 29 in...

FBI Probes N.J. Man Linked to Al Qaeda, Yemen Attack
11 Mar 2010 at 10:59am
The FBI is investigating the case of an Al Qaeda member from New Jersey who's accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen.

Nearly Half of Kansas City Schools to Close
11 Mar 2010 at 6:04am
The Kansas City school board narrowly approved a plan Wednesday night to close nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to avoid a potential bankruptcy.

Professors in U.S. Increasingly Ban Laptops From Class
11 Mar 2010 at 7:54am
Lecturers in America who once embraced the portable computer as an invaluable learning aide are increasingly banning them from class, The Times of London reported Thursday.

Suspect Swaps Places With Prisoner to Escape From Court
11 Mar 2010 at 7:47am
A Staten Island, N.Y., robbery suspect escaped from custody Wednesday by pretending to be another prisoner, the New York Post reported Thursday.

Miss. School Axes Prom After Lesbian Date Request
11 Mar 2010 at 3:22am
A northern Mississippi school district decided Wednesday not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.

Coroner: Houston Oil Exec Drowned in River After Fall
10 Mar 2010 at 4:38am
Dr. Frank Minyard said Wednesday that the autopsy of 54-year-old Douglas Schantz found a lesion on his forehead as well as evidence of drowning.

Ind. Man Who Murdered 2 Set to Be Executed in Texas
10 Mar 2010 at 7:34am
The 31-year-old would be the fourth prisoner executed this year in the nation's busiest capital punishment state.

Student Arrested for Bringing Gun to School, Police Say
10 Mar 2010 at 7:33am
Authorities say Freddiericka Terrell was in or near the school's auditorium when she reportedly showed the gun to a group of students during a JROTC class on Wednesday.

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Ex-Obama adviser: Democrats may get 'slaughtered' in fall
11 Mar 2010 at 9:43am
Steve Hildebrand, one of the top advisers who helped put President Obama in office, has a stark warning for his old friends at the White House and on Capitol Hill.

Tornadoes tear through Arkansas
11 Mar 2010 at 11:08am
A tornado watch was lifted for Arkansas early Thursday after a series of powerful tornadoes ripped through dozens of homes, critically injuring two people.

Sushi eatery in hot water for serving whale
11 Mar 2010 at 4:16am
Federal authorities have charged a trendy Santa Monica sushi restaurant with serving whale meat -- an investigation that was spurred by the team behind the Oscar-winning documentary, "The Cove."

Haim began new treatment just before death, manager says
11 Mar 2010 at 8:52am
Corey Haim seemed to be winning his battle against drug abuse in the weeks before his death, according to both his manager and closest friend.

Kansas City board OKs plan to close nearly half of schools
11 Mar 2010 at 11:07am
The superintendent calls it the "Right-Size" plan," but many Kansas City, Missouri, residents say it's plain wrong.

Ex-Toyota lawyer: Documents prove company hid damaging info
10 Mar 2010 at 10:11pm
When former in-house defense attorney Dimitrios Biller resigned from his top post at Toyota, he walked out with something potentially more valuable than his nearly $4 million severance package.

Feldman says Corey Haim was winning fight with drugs
11 Mar 2010 at 8:15am
Corey Haim seemed to be winning his battle against drug abuse in the weeks before his death, his manager and closest friend said Wednesday.

Pentagon trains workers to hack own computers
10 Mar 2010 at 7:27pm
The Pentagon is training people to hack into its own computer networks.

Female fliers honored 65 years after war
11 Mar 2010 at 9:53am
Some 65 years after their service, a group of female former civilian pilots whose unheralded work was key to helping the U.S. effort in World War II were honored Wednesday with the Congressional Go...

Air traffic jams in New York likely to jump
10 Mar 2010 at 12:37pm
Flying in and out of New York -- which is usually no picnic -- is likely to get worse this spring and summer. A new nationwide rule on tarmac delays, possible exemptions to that rule and a runway c...

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Big majority wants Wall Street regulation
11 Mar 2010 at 11:17am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An overwhelming majority of Americans wants Wall Street subjected to tougher regulation in the aftermath of the bank bailout and the bonus scandals that have rocked the U.S. ...

California revenue jumps, tax refunds should be paid on time
11 Mar 2010 at 10:26am
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's revenue in February was $480 million or 8.7 percent above the estimate in Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's state budget plan, so tax refunds should be paid on...

Another runaway Toyota Prius reported
11 Mar 2010 at 5:32am
DETROIT (Reuters) - Federal regulators said they were looking into a report of another runaway Toyota Prius, this one in Westchester County, New York, where police said a woman pulling out of a dri...

"JihadJane" accused of terror plot in Sweden
10 Mar 2010 at 11:28pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with plotting to kill a Swedish man and trying to recruit fighters via the Internet to commit violent attacks overseas, the U.S. Justice...

Walmart returns items to shelves after lost sales
10 Mar 2010 at 4:34pm
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has put roughly 300 items back on its U.S. store shelves after the retailer said it "disappointed" customers by not stocking certain products.

U.S. says hikers detained in Iran call families
10 Mar 2010 at 3:26pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three American detained in Iran last year and accused of spying have been allowed to telephone their families, although formal consular access has not been granted, the U.S. ...

NY lieutenant governor proposes deficit plan
11 Mar 2010 at 7:18am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state may need a dose of the same medicine that saved New York City from a near bankruptcy in the 1970s as the state struggles with a five-year, $60 billion structural...

Marion Jones to play in WNBA
10 Mar 2010 at 1:47pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Disgraced Olympic sprinter Marion Jones signed a contract Wednesday to play with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock in a bid to revive her athletic career.

Michigan court delays Toyota executive testimony
10 Mar 2010 at 3:22pm
DETROIT (Reuters) - A Michigan appeals court on Wednesday granted a stay requested by Toyota Motor Corp that delays testimony by two top U.S. company executives in a case about a crash that killed ...

Corey Haim dies of overdose in Los Angeles
11 Mar 2010 at 1:30am
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Corey Haim, a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting, died in Los Angeles of an apparent prescription dru...

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Calif. boy who called 911 thanks dispatcher
11 Mar 2010 at 8:11am
NORWALK, Calif. (AP) -- A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff's dispatcher who took hi...

KC superintendent says school closings are painful
11 Mar 2010 at 10:06am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Kansas City School Superintendent John Covington says the decision to close almost half the district's schools was difficult and painful but "unquestionably the right t...

FBI looking into NJ man linked to attack in Yemen
11 Mar 2010 at 11:26am
BUENA, N.J. (AP) -- The FBI is investigating the case of an alleged al-Qaida member raised in New Jersey who's accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen....

Miss. school prom off after lesbian's date request
11 Mar 2010 at 11:00am
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A northern Mississippi school district will not be hosting a high school prom this spring after a lesbian student sought to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo....

2 Marine fighter pilots rescued; SC crash probed
11 Mar 2010 at 9:52am
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) -- A Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot and his weapons officer tried to make it back home after both engines on their warplane failed and a fire broke out, ...

Ex-New Orleans officer pleads in shooting cover-up
11 Mar 2010 at 10:06am
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A second former New Orleans officer has pleaded guilty in an alleged conspiracy to cover up a deadly police shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina....

NJ man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters
11 Mar 2010 at 6:11am
PATERSON, N.J. (AP) -- A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his children with woode...

1 killed, many homes damaged in Arkansas tornadoes
11 Mar 2010 at 9:26am
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Authorities say one person was killed in the tornadoes that struck parts of Arkansas....

Mich. congresswoman called to Detroit grand jury
11 Mar 2010 at 10:52am
DETROIT (AP) -- A congresswoman who is the mother of Detroit ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been summoned to appear before a grand jury in Detroit....

Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth
11 Mar 2010 at 8:39am
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census are enlisting a new corps of foot-soldiers in their battle to reach that hard-to-count demographic: tech-...

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After U.S. visit, Haiti president optimistic on direct aid
11 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
Haitian President René Préval emerged from a round of talks at the White House and Capitol Hill on Wednesday, optimistic that President Barack Obama and lawmakers are receptive to hel...

Complaints persist as US frees Afghan detainees
11 Mar 2010 at 10:50am
Under a program started in January, local Afghan leaders can petition for and win release of Bagram prisoners not deemed a threat if area chiefs pledge to monitor them for signs they are aiding the...

Ex-spy chief: US misled allies over detainees
10 Mar 2010 at 3:15pm
United States intelligence agencies misled key allies, including Britain, about its mistreatment of suspected terrorists, the former head of the country's domestic spy agency, MI5, said Tuesday.

Obama still wants some at Guantánamo to face US trials
8 Mar 2010 at 6:09pm
White House aides are increasingly convinced that accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed will never face trial in a civilian court and are trying to cut a deal that would still transfer Guan...

WH considering military trials for 9/11 suspects
5 Mar 2010 at 8:21am
In a potential reversal, White House advisers are close to recommending that President Barack Obama opt for military tribunals for self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four ...

Group seeks info from U.K. on Guantánamo detainee's rendition
4 Mar 2010 at 2:02pm
A human rights group challenged Britain's government to hand over documents relating to a former Guantánamo Bay detainee who alleges his extraordinary rendition flight refueled on British te...

Former detainee said running Afghan battles
3 Mar 2010 at 7:02pm
A man who was freed from Guantánamo after he claimed he only wanted to go home and help his family is now a senior commander running Taliban resistance to the U.S.-led offensive in southern Afghani...

Supreme Court dismisses Uighurs' Guantánamo case
1 Mar 2010 at 8:27pm
The Supreme Court on Monday dropped a case filed by Uighur detainees held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in which the Uighurs sought to be brought to the U.S. because no other country would accept them.

With new Bagram prison, U.S. seeks to improve detention image
1 Mar 2010 at 8:17am
While the Obama administration plans to close the detention center at Guantánamo, Bagram not only has been retained, it's also been expanded in its new location. Some critics dub it "Guantánamo Two...

Prosecutors could try 9/11 suspect despite waterboarding, experts say
28 Feb 2010 at 1:00pm
U.S officials once described the confession of accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed as a gold mine of intelligence that proved his role in a litany of terrorist plots.

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Mich. congresswoman called to Detroit grand jury
11 Mar 2010 at 10:52am
A congresswoman who is the mother of Detroit ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been summoned to appear before a grand jury in Detroit. The notice from U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick,...

Ex-New Orleans officer pleads in shooting cover-up
11 Mar 2010 at 10:06am
A second former New Orleans officer has pleaded guilty in an alleged conspiracy to cover up a deadly police shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina. Jeffrey Lehrmann...


2 Marine fighter pilots rescued; SC crash probed
11 Mar 2010 at 9:52am
A Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot and his weapons officer tried to make it back home after both engines on their warplane failed and a fire broke out, but they were forced to eject and ditch the...


Miss. school prom off after lesbian's date request
11 Mar 2010 at 9:27am
A northern Mississippi school district will not be hosting a high school prom this spring after a lesbian student sought to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. The Itawamba...

1 killed, many homes damaged in Arkansas tornadoes
11 Mar 2010 at 9:26am
Authorities say one person was killed in the tornadoes that struck parts of Arkansas. Cleburne County Sheriff Marty Moss said Thursday that one person died, but he declined to identify...

FBI looking into NJ man linked to attack in Yemen
11 Mar 2010 at 9:24am
The FBI is investigating the case of an alleged al-Qaida member from New Jersey who's accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen. FBI spokesman Rich Wolf in...


Analysis: US hamstrung on Israeli settlements
11 Mar 2010 at 7:04am
A year ago, President Barack Obama boldly, unequivocally demanded that Israel stop building settlements on the West Bank and east Jerusalem. Today he's left with little choice but to...


48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing
11 Mar 2010 at 3:32am
Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more...


Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth
11 Mar 2010 at 3:30am
Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census are enlisting a new corps of foot-soldiers in their battle to reach that hard-to-count demographic: tech-savvy,...

NJ man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters
11 Mar 2010 at 3:24am
A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his children with wooden boards and even...