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  • Published
    April 20, 2010

    Panel subpoenas files in army base shooting

    Sens. Susan Collins and Joseph Lieberman want access to information on the Army base shooting.

  • Published
    April 20, 2010

    Pennsylvania schools secretly took 56,000 webcam photos

    PHILADELPHIA – A suburban Philadelphia school district says it secretly captured 56,000 webcam photographs and screen shots from laptops issued to high school students. Lower Merion School District lawyer Henry Hockeimer said an internal investigation showed students likely were photographed inside their homes. He said none of the images appeared inappropriate. A tracking program took […]

  • Published
    April 20, 2010

    Air Force reverses course, decides to discharge lesbian

    WASHINGTON – Reversing an earlier decision, the Air Force said Monday it intends to discharge a lesbian Air Force officer who had remained in the military despite openly declaring her homosexuality. An Air Force general this year concluded that Lt. Robin R. Chaurasiya should not be discharged, saying she had declared her sexual orientation for […]

  • Published
    April 20, 2010

    Lung scans can lead to false alarms, study suggests

    People considering lung scans may want to take into account the high risk of false positives.

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    April 20, 2010

    Support grows for protecting rights of globe’s native people

    The U.N. declaration has not been supported by the U.S., which is reviewing its opposition.

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    April 20, 2010

    Most still oppose legalizing marijuana

    LOS ANGELES – Most Americans still oppose legalizing marijuana but larger majorities believe pot has medical benefits and the government should allow its use for that purpose, according to an Associated Press-CNBC poll released Tuesday. Respondents were skeptical that crime would spike if marijuana is decriminalized or that it would lead more people to harder […]

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    April 20, 2010

    For the stranded, JFK Airport is Camp Kennedy

    Hundreds of passengers set up mini-encampments while they wait for flights to Europe to resume.

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    April 20, 2010

    N.H. workers, state will turn to a mediator

    Health care issues are to blame for stalling talks between the state and the workers' union.

  • Published
    April 19, 2010

    Nation Dispatches

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Shuttle return may face rain delay after 2-week mission NASA warned space shuttle Discovery’s astronauts Sunday to expect rain delays as they wrapped up their two-week mission and got ready to come home. Discovery and its crew of seven were scheduled to land this morning at NASA’s Florida spaceport. Shuttle commander Alan […]

  • Published
    April 19, 2010

    Gates: Memo ‘mischaracterized’

    The defense secretary says the United States is prepared to deal with Iran’s nuclear program.