MIDLAND CITY, Ala. Man who shot bus driver holed up in rural bunker Police, SWAT teams and negotiators were at a rural property where a man was believed to be holed up in a homemade bunker Wednesday after fatally shooting the driver of a school bus and fleeing with a 6-year-old child passenger, authorities said. […]
2013
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Study turns tables on losing weight
Critics say the authors make some points, but question their financial ties to weight-loss products.
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Judge smacks down Sandusky bid for new trial
He disagrees that lawyers for the former Penn State coach had too little time to prepare for the first one.
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PHOTO: Baxter Boulevard shuts down
 A Portland police officer gives instructions to a motorist Wednesday after a 1.4-mile stretch of Baxter Boulevard was closed for an eight-month sewer improvement project to reduce overflows of contaminated water into Back Cove. Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area by using Interstate 295, Brighton Avenue or Riverside Street. Below, a map showing […]
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White House resets petitioning criteria
Swamped by wacky ideas, it increases the number of names needed to 100,000, a fourfold rise.
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Israel bombs Syrian site, targeting arms allegedly on way to Hezbollah
BEIRUT – Israel’s air force launched a rare airstrike on a military site inside Syria, the Syrian government and U.S. officials said Wednesday, adding a potentially flammable new element to regional tensions already heightened by Syria’s civil war. The strike appeared to be the latest salvo in Israel’s long-running effort to disrupt the Lebanese militant […]
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In Egypt, calls to halt riot violence
CAIRO – A key Egyptian opposition leader Wednesday called for talks with President Mohammed Morsi, ultraconservative Islamists and military officials to quell days of rioting that have killed more than 50 people and left the country edging toward anarchy. The proposal by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, a leader in the National Salvation Front, […]
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Six communities forging no-poaching pact
They want to work jointly to attract new businesses without fear of losing one to a neighboring town.
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Dana Milbank: Rubio’s endorsement of immigration ‘amnesty’ takes great courage
The Florida senator – a hot 2016 presidential prospect – risks alienating conservative voters.
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College Connections: Falmouth diver finds success as a freshman at Bentley
Having success as a diver is nothing new for Nicola Mancini of Falmouth. Being relaxed enough to enjoy the success? That’s something refreshingly new for Mancini, the former three-time state Class B champ. In her freshman season at Bentley University, Mancini has repeatedly broken school and pool records off the 1- and 3-meter boards. Last […]