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Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed
Obama feels the heat
Presidential candidates sell selves to conservatives
Family plucked from Pacific
GOP targets child tax break for illegal immigrants
WASHINGTON - Republicans are looking to deny child tax credits to illegal immigrants - refund checks averaging $1,800 a family - in an effort that has roused a…
Caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized t…
Conservatives reject Romney
WASHINGTON (AP) - A resurgent Rick Santorum won Republican presidential caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado on Tuesday night, a stunning sweep that raised fresh…
Appeals court throws out same-sex marriage ban
SAN FRANCISCO - Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California's ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to "lessen the st…
A search for family input to detect dementia earlier
WASHINGTON - Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they t…
Half full or half empty?
DENVER - Long skeptical of Mitt Romney, tea party activists are either warming up to the GOP presidential front-runner or reluctantly backing him after abandoning hope of finding a nominee they like better.
'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate
DETROIT - People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated …
Love gone wrong?
NEW YORK - You thought you found your one true love online, but now you've been dumped by text or defriended on Facebook without a peep of explanation. Hours o…
Autopsies: Powell boys suffered 'chop injuries'
GRAHAM, Wash. - Josh Powell's boys were coming for a visit, and he had preparations to make.
About those college rankings
When US News & World Report debuted its list of "America's Best Colleges" nearly 30 years ago, the magazine hoped its college rankings would be a game-changer for students and families. But arguably, they've had a …
Blast kills missing mom's husband, 2 boys
Gridlock in Indy