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Texas Dems question abortion restrictions

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Republicans on Friday defended a sweeping abortion proposal against Democratic attempts to show the tough restrictions were not only unnecessary, but also unconstitutio...

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Jury starts deliberating in Zimmerman trial SANFORD, Fla. – With police and civic leaders urging calm, a jury began deliberating George Zimmerman’s fate Friday after hearing dueli...

Pakistani teen shot by Taliban addresses U.N.

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani education activist who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, called for world leaders to protect rights to equality and education in an address at...

Jury starts deliberating George Zimmerman case

Associated Press SANFORD, Fla. – With police and civic leaders on edge, a jury began deliberating George Zimmerman’s fate Friday after hearing dueling portraits of the neighborhoo...

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NTSB scrutinizing pilot actions in Asiana crash SAN FRANCISCO – Investigators have found no evidence of mechanical problems with Asiana Flight 214, the head of the National Transp...

Stocks surge after Bernanke remarks

Fed in no rush to curtail stimulus, chairman says

House OKs scaled-down farm bill sans food stamps

WASHINGTON – Republicans pushed a scaled-down farm bill through the House on Thursday, putting off a fight over food-stamp spending and giving GOP leaders a victory after a decisive defeat o...

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U.S. begins flying deportees to Mexico MEXICO CITY – U.S. immigration authorities began flying deportees deep into Mexico on Thursday in an effort to discourage them from trying t...

Dead Russian lawyer Magnitsky found guilty

Whistle-blower died of untreated illness in prison

Boston bombing suspect pleads not guilty

BOSTON – His arm in a cast and his face swollen, a blase-looking Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing in a seven-minute proceeding that marked his fi...

Boston Marathon bombing suspect pleads not guilty

BOSTON – His arm in a cast and his face swollen, a blase-looking Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing in a seven-minute proceeding that marked his fi...

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Randy Travis suffers stroke in hospital NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The publicist for Randy Travis says the country music singer has suffered a stroke in a Texas hospital. Publi...