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Rallies across U.S. decry Martin verdict

Justice Dept. examines federal criminal charges

DATE: Jul 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Don’t worry about Fido’s vet bills

Employers offer pet insurance as a perk

DATE: Jul 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Jurors: George Zimmerman not guilty

SANFORD, Fla. – Neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman was cleared of all charges Saturday in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious ...

DATE: Jul 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Third victim in Calif. plane crash identified

SAN FRANCISCO – The name of a girl who died of injuries suffered in the crash-landing of an Asiana Airlines flight in San Francisco emerged early Saturday. Chinese state media ide...

DATE: Jul 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Washington, D.C. Decision in Montana boosts GOP chances in Senate WASHINGTON – Republicans received a boost in their attempt to win back the majority in the Senate next...

DATE: Jul 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Farm bill doesn’t end food stamps

Democrats’ charges don’t support claims

DATE: Jul 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Texas abortion providers fear shutdowns

Some clinics won’t be able to afford new requirements

DATE: Jul 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Jamboree requires health-conscious Scouts

GLEN JEAN, W.Va. – This year’s Boy Scouts of America’s national Jamboree is being billed as the most physically demanding in its history: There’s rock climbing, rappelling, whitewater raftin...

DATE: Jul 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. allies eager for Guantanamo detainees’ release

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s renewed push to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for terrorism suspects has given a glimmer of hope to foreign governments that he will fulfill that prom...

DATE: Jul 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pa. city to sell Wild West artifacts

HARRISBURG, Pa. – A cavernous brick building on the outskirts of the city holds a failed dream, a warehouse stacked high with the remnants of a multimillion-dollar spending spree by a former...

DATE: Jul 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World