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Miss. man charged in ricin letters case

Dutschkedu1-i-syn The arrest of 41-year-old James Everett Dutschke early Saturday capped a week in which investigators initially zeroed in on…

April 27, 2013

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Is it OK to compliment appearance on the job?

Attorney General Kamala Harris speaks to delegates to the 2013 Democratic Party state convention in Sacramento, Calif. President Barack Obama…

April 27, 2013

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Ind. casket maker expands business into pet industry

Now it’s launched a new line of business: funeral products for pets, on which Americans spend more than $55 billion…

April 27, 2013

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U.S. tries new drug-fighting tools

Surveillance devices being tested in Caribbean

April 27, 2013

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Monkey-see, monkey-do? It’s true

Research shows wild animals follow crowd like humans

April 27, 2013

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Bangladesh building collapse death toll nears 350

29 more survivors rescued; 6 arrested

April 27, 2013

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Suspects’ mom on terror list

contacted the U.S. in 2011; FBI investigated

April 26, 2013

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Country music superstar George Jones dies at 81

George Jones, known as “The Voice,” recorded No. 1 songs in five separate decades, 1950s to 1990s. He died Friday…

April 26, 2013

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Muslims encounter little backlash after marathon bombing

Hours after the explosions, a Bangladeshi man told police he was dubbed an “Arab” and beaten in New York. A…

April 26, 2013

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Landing gear from Sept. 11 found in between buildings

Authorities believe this landing gear could belong to one of the airliners that crashed into the World Trade Center on…

April 26, 2013

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Two days after collapse rescuers find 40 survivors

toll climbs past 300 at Bangladesh garment factory

April 26, 2013

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Country superstar George Jones dead at 81

George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with…

April 26, 2013

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U.S. economy accelerates at 2.5 percent rate

The Commerce Department said economic growth accelerated to a 2.5 percent annual rate in the January-March quarter. That’s up from…

April 26, 2013

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Congress approves bill to end airport delays

Congress easily approved legislation Friday ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily, infuriating travelers…

April 26, 2013

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Midwest drought eases as fields turn to mud

problem: It’s too wet, cold

April 25, 2013

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Not all farmers receive rain

The report from the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said the rain that caused flooding in…

April 25, 2013

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Father will come to U.S.; mother may not

“I am going there to see my son and bury my older one,” Anzor Tsarnaev said in an emotional meeting…

April 25, 2013

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Presidents turn out to open Bush library

Former president George W. Bush waves to guests after the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.David…

April 25, 2013

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Boston suspects planned to attack NYC

A woman with a child passenger rides a bicycle past the entrance to Franklin St., in Watertown, Mass., not far…

April 25, 2013

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Senate advances bill to tax Internet sales

Although opponents hope senators will hear from angry constituents over the next week, they have a steep hill to climb…

April 25, 2013

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Police: Boston suspects planned to attack New York

New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, left, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg say the Boston Marathon bombing suspects intended to…

April 25, 2013

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Presidents praise George W. Bush at new library

As President Barack Obama, left, applauds, former first lady Barbara Bush, second from left, and former president George W. Bush…

April 25, 2013

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Buried workers cry for rescue

A Bangladeshi rescuer looks out from a hole cut in the concrete as he looks for survivors at the site…

April 24, 2013

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Tourists swim for 14 hours after boat sinks

Fishing boat goes under in Caribbean

April 24, 2013

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Russia contacted U.S. twice about Boston bomber

Chambliss, of Georgia, says the U.S. was contacted once in March 2011 and again in November of that year. Another…

April 24, 2013

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Cautious relief in Midwest as river levels fall

This aerial view shows levees and the downtown seawall protecting Beardstown from near-record water levels on the Illinois River. According…

April 24, 2013

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Suspect described plot before rights read

had named older brother to terrorist database

April 24, 2013

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Redesigned $100 bill to begin circulating this fall

The new $100 bill is scheduled to go into circulation Oct. 8. More information about the new bill can be…

April 24, 2013

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With Sunni anger boiling, a pivotal moment in Iraq

With more than 100 people killed during the last two days, it’s shaping up to be the most pivotal moment…

April 24, 2013

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Building collapse kills at least 149 in Bangladesh

Relatives mourn a victim after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh.A.M. Ahad/Associated Press…

April 24, 2013