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Nation & World

Published
January 6, 2012

An auction to remember

Some 5,000 items from the Titanic will be auctioned off as one lot near the 100th anniversary of the world's most famous shipwreck.
Published
January 5, 2012

Police kill eighth-grader who pointed pellet gun

Police say they don't know why the 15-year-old aimed what looked like a handgun at officers.
Published
January 5, 2012

Santorum faces N.H. hurdles

The Pennsylvania conservative sees a surge in donations, but needs to build state organizations quickly.
Published
January 5, 2012

In a fraction of a blink of an eye, scientists make an event invisible

A Cornell University team alters perception of light in the dimension of time.
Published
January 5, 2012

Nation/World Dispatches

INDIANAPOLIS Democrats threaten GOP with filibuster over work bill Indiana’s House Democratic leader said Wednesday that party lawmakers will stall work in the chamber until certain demands are met over a Republican right-to-work bill that was blocked last year by their five-week boycott. House Democratic Leader Patrick Bauer said they want the GOP to hold […]

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Published
January 4, 2012

World Dispatches, Jan. 4, 2012

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Iran defiant amid calls for European sanctions Iran closed out naval war games in the Gulf on Tuesday much the way they began last month: striking a tone of military defiance while Western powers rallied behind tougher oil and financial sanctions as a crippling tool against Tehran’s nuclear program. The standoff […]
Published
January 4, 2012

Has EPA gone rogue? Landowners say yes

An Idaho pair accused of disturbing wetlands wants justices to give them and thousands of others targeted by regulators more ways to contest allegations.
Published
January 4, 2012

Pro-‘millionaire’s tax’ ads target Kim Kardashian

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kim Kardashian, the model who has parlayed reality TV fame into a personal fortune for her family and herself, is the target of a new online advertising campaign asking Californians to support a proposed ballot initiative to raise taxes on its wealthiest residents. An online video from the Courage Campaign flashes images […]
Published
January 4, 2012

When dog sniffs drugs, is it legal search?

MIAMI — Franky the drug dog’s super-sensitive nose is at the heart of a question being put to the U.S. Supreme Court: Does a police K-9’s sniff outside a house give officers the right to get a search warrant for illegal drugs, or is the sniff itself an unconstitutional search? Florida’s highest state court said […]
Published
January 3, 2012

Police investigate attack on NYC Islamic center

A house and corner store are also targeted in a spree of firebombings that left a community shaken.