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Nation & World

Published
April 22, 2012

Storm-chasing ‘morons’ hinder rescues

Technology now lets anyone easily find and track severe storms, much to the dismay of emergency services people.
Published
April 22, 2012

Debris in Alaska linked to tsunami

Computer models suggest Alaska is a likely landing place for items drifting across the ocean.
Published
April 22, 2012

Earth Day: A ’70s anachronism?

Not likely, say its supporters, especially when considering some of the changes it has brought about.
Published
April 21, 2012

Olympic dressage team’s coach dies

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Holger Schmezer, Germany’s two-time Olympic champion dressage coach, has died, the International Equestrian Federation said Friday. He was 65. Schmezer was found dead in his hotel room in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, where three German riders are competing at the World Cup finals, the federation said. FEI President Princess Haya of Jordan called Schmezer’s […]
Published
April 21, 2012

Last of the L.A. Times Chandlers dies at 70

Jeffrey Chandler, criticized for pushing the newspaper's sale in 2007, dies from prostate cancer.

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Published
April 21, 2012

More agents resign in prostitution probe

The president gets a personal briefing from the head of the Secret Service, which has lost six officers.
Published
April 21, 2012

Syrian troops fire on protesters coming from prayers

The U.N.-brokered cease-fire that technically went into effect last week has been steadily unraveling.
Published
April 21, 2012

Norwegian killer calmly recounts how he massacred teens at camp

OSLO, Norway – Norwegians who lost loved ones on Utoya island relived the horror Friday as far-right fanatic Anders Behring Breivik described in harrowing detail how he gunned down teenagers as they fled in panic or froze in fear before him. Survivors and victims’ relatives hugged and sobbed, trying to comfort each other during the […]
Published
April 21, 2012

Volcano looming over Mexico City ‘sounds like the roaring of the sea’

Authorities prepare evacuation routes, ambulances and shelters in the event of an explosion.
Published
April 21, 2012

Colorado university tries to extinguish pro-pot rally

BOULDER, Colo. – Protesters demanding that marijuana be legalized marched onto the University of Colorado on Friday, testing the school’s determination to push the annual April 20 pot celebration off campus. The protesters waved signs and a few appeared to be smoking marijuana as they entered the campus. They chanted, “Roll it, smoke it, legalize […]