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Woman’s DNA found on bomb used at marathon

An official, who asked not to be identified because of the investigation was ongoing, said there could be multiple explanations,…

Caffeine in food draws FDA eye

With a growing number of foods boasting added caffeine for an energy boost, the Food and Drug Administration says it’s…

Army amputee completes grueling air-assault school

Sgt. First Class Greg Robinson, 34, of 101st Airborne Division, who lost a lower portion of his right leg in…

Clarke gives Boston suspect’s defense a boost

Clarkedu1-i-syn Clarke’s appointment was approved Monday by U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler. Bowler denied, at least for now, a request…

$EPA’s report on methane further divides fracking camps$

EPA’s report on methane further divides fracking camps

Natural-gas and oil drillers had pushed for the change, but there have been differing scientific estimates of the amount of…

Bomb suspects’ mom found deeper spirituality

The mother of the two Boston bombing suspects, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, left, speaks at a news conference in Makhachkala, the southern…

Leftist priests: Francis can fix church ‘in ruins’

Liberation theologians see hope for renewal under new pope

Snakes slither into Miss. courthouse

Five of the brown DeKay’s snakes – sometimes called earth snakes – have been found in the Hinds County circuit…

Cuba slow to recover from Sandy

Residents walk past tree branches and power lines blown down by Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 26, 2012, in Santiago de…

Officer delivers baby on freeway – again

Keogh, a traffic motorcycle officer with seven years on the force, delivered a baby girl during Thursday morning’s rush-hour commute…

Advocates eye legal Alaska marijuana

In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites

Lauren Howie, 27, outside the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, is indicative of the voting…

Would Syrian gas attacks matter?

U.S. officials say Assad might have used nerve agent against rebels

Afghan troops holding their ground at high cost

They would be on the first two helicopters to drop into the villages of the Khogyani district in the shadows…

Bomb suspect captured on wiretap

limited probe of Russian tip, the FBI closed case

Air-traffic systems to resume operations

Air travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta and elsewhere across the country can expect more-normal airline schedules now that the…

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…

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…

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…

U.S. tries new drug-fighting tools

Surveillance devices being tested in Caribbean

Monkey-see, monkey-do? It’s true

Research shows wild animals follow crowd like humans

Bangladesh building collapse death toll nears 350

29 more survivors rescued; 6 arrested