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Published
March 26, 2012

U.S. and allies discuss ‘non-lethal’ support for rebels in Syria

SEOUL, South Korea – Seeking to stem the violence in Syria, the U.S. and other key allies are considering providing Syrian rebels with communications help, medical aid and other “non-lethal” assistance. President Obama discussed the potential aid options Sunday in a lengthy private meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both leaders are in […]
Published
March 25, 2012

Obama squeezes N. Korea to change, China to help

Trying to muscle North Korea toward peace over provocation, President Barack Obama is broadening his squeeze play from the heart of this tensely divided peninsula, pressuring China to show more influence and warning North Korea that it is headed toward a crippling "dead end" of isolation.
Published
March 25, 2012

Afghans: U.S. paid $50,000 per death in shooting spree

The United States has paid the affected families $50,000 in compensation for each Afghan killed in last week's massacre of mostly women and children by a U.S. soldier.
Published
March 25, 2012

Living with racism: ‘Don’t forget you’re black’

Trayvon Martin's killing heightens parents' fears that their black sons could be targets of bias.
Published
March 25, 2012

1998 report raised red flag at Penn State

A psychologist told police then that Jerry Sandusky's behavior suited the profile of a likely pedophile.

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Published
March 25, 2012

Soldier split Afghan massacre into two episodes, officials say

They believe Staff Sgt. Robert Bales returned to his base before heading out to kill more civilians.
Published
March 25, 2012

Syrian troops meet fierce resistance

Government forces again shell rebellious regions in the central and northern parts of the country.
Published
March 25, 2012

Many school systems’ test scores are suspect, newspaper reports

ATLANTA – Hundreds of school systems nationwide exhibit suspicious test scores that point to the possibility of cheating, according to an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The newspaper examined test results for 70,000 public schools and found high concentrations of scores in school systems from coast to coast. The analysis doesn’t prove cheating. It reveals […]
Published
March 25, 2012

Program flaws may worsen TB in India

NEW DELHI – India’s inadequate government-run tuberculosis treatment programs and a lack of regulation of the sale of drugs that fight the disease are responsible for the spiraling number of drug-resistant cases that are difficult to treat, health activists said Friday. India adds an estimated 99,000 cases of drug-resistant TB every year, but only a […]
Published
March 25, 2012

Obama expected to push faster nuclear lockdown at summit

The president arrives in South Korea for three days of diplomacy at a meeting of world leaders.