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Syria OKs UN chemical weapons investigation

House official: ‘Too late to be credible’

August 24, 2013

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Pilots’ focus is under scrutiny

Problems monitoring equipment have been cited for decades in crashes and could have played a role in two recent fatal…

August 24, 2013

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’13 calmest for tornadoes since 2002

Of course, for the victims of the savage EF-5 tornado that blasted Moore, Okla., in May, the season was anything…

August 24, 2013

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More armed security at schools after Newtown

Dara Van Antwerp, school resource officer at Panther Run Elementary School in Pembroke Pines, Fla., walks the hallways of the…

August 24, 2013

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Colo. adds alternate drug for executions

The ACLU released a copy of the state Department of Corrections execution protocol, which it obtained after filing a lawsuit…

August 24, 2013

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New mammal species found

“It looks kind of like a fuzzball … kind of like a cross between a teddy bear and a house…

August 24, 2013

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AAA: Public less worried about dangerous driving

The share of people who said they believe texting or emailing while driving is a very serious threat declined only…

August 24, 2013

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Possible ship wreckage to receive a CT scan

Explorer Steve Libert thinks these timbers protruding from the bottom of Lake Michigan might be the bowsprit from the Griffin,…

August 24, 2013

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UN forces join Congo soldiers on front line

Residents march in protest over recent violence in Goma, Congo, on Saturday. Congolese soldiers supported by U.N. forces fought rebels…

August 24, 2013

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Marching for King: ‘Task is not done’

50 years later, thousands commemorate in Washington, D.C.

August 24, 2013

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Yosemite tries to protect sequoias from fire

A smoky haze blankets Virginia Street headed south from the main downtown casino strip in Reno, Nev., on Friday as…

August 24, 2013

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Syria ‘chemical’ attack kills 355

group says it tallied deaths

August 24, 2013

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Microsoft says CEO Ballmer to retire in 12 months

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who helped build Microsoft into a technology empire and then struggled to prevent it from crumbling…

August 23, 2013

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Huge Calif. wildfire spreads into Yosemite

Fire rages out of control in the Stanislaus National Forest on Thursday in California. A wildfire outside Yosemite National Park…

August 23, 2013

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Obama calls alleged Syria attack ‘grave concern’

The president made the comments in a taped interview with CNN. The conflict in Syria “is something that is going…

August 23, 2013

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Report: Snowden leak reveals U.K. Mideast spy post

The spy station’s existence was noted in documents that Edward Snowden downloaded in 2012 while he worked at the National…

August 23, 2013

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Twin car bombs kill 29 in Lebanese city

Twin car bombs killed dozens in Tripoli, Lebanon’s second largest city, Friday. The bombings are a reminder of how polarized…

August 23, 2013

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Obama pushes plans for spending needs

President Barack Obama warned Republican lawmakers not to try to force a government shutdown to stop funding for his signature…

August 23, 2013

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Some analysts violated NSA rules, officials admit

“Very rare instances of willful violations of NSA’s authorities have been found,” the agency said in a statement. It said…

August 23, 2013

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Stamp marks March on D.C.

A sheet of the U.S. Postal Service’s new stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.Charles Dharapak/Associated Press…

August 23, 2013

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Man discusses surviving attack by polar bear

Matthew Dyer, who was dragged from his tent by a bear a month ago, said he wouldn’t have traveled to…

August 23, 2013

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Manning’s gender transition sets up legal showdown

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning’s request to begin hormane treatment so he can live as a woman could spur a showdown…

August 23, 2013

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Soldier guilty of murder for Fort Hood shootings

A military jury found U.S. Maj. Nidal Hasan killing of all charges Friday was convicted on all charges in the…

August 23, 2013

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Reports: Syria chemical attack responders die

“Some of them came down with similar symptoms and passed away,” said Khaled Saleh, a spokesman for the Supreme Military…

August 23, 2013