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Control towers to stay in operation

WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration is keeping open for now the 149 control towers at small airports that were slated to close as the result of governmentwide automatic spending...

DATE: May 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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DATE: May 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Gabonese people march against killings LIBREVILLE, Gabon – Thousands of Gabonese people marched to protest ritual killings, in which people are murdered so their body parts can be...

DATE: May 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Death toll in Bangladesh collapse soars past 1,100

SAVAR, Bangladesh – Police say the death toll from the collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh has soared past 1,100 as recovery operations continue. Doctors say a se...

DATE: May 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pakistanis vote amid violence

ISLAMABAD – Despite attacks that killed 29 people, Pakistanis turned out in huge numbers Saturday to vote in an election that marked a historic democratic transfer of power in a country plag...

DATE: May 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

43 dead in Turkey car bombings

Explosions occur near Syria border

DATE: May 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Derelict mom books dark, funny

New parenting guides include drinking and swearing

DATE: May 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Simpson heads to court to fight for his freedom

LAS VEGAS – Like a recurring nightmare, the return of O.J. Simpson to a Las Vegas courtroom come Monday will remind Americans of a tragedy that became a national obsession and in the process...

DATE: May 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Poll: Americans agree on more issues than not

WASHINGTON – Can we agree on this? Americans still think alike much of the time, even if our politicians don’t. To get heads nodding, just say something worrisome about the econom...

DATE: May 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Search for the dead turns up a survivor

Rescued after 17 days in Bangladesh rubble

DATE: May 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Prominent youth activist detained in Egypt

CAIRO – Egypt’s prosecutor general on Friday ordered a prominent youth leader detained for four days pending an investigation into accusations he incited anti-government violence, a security...

DATE: May 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Control towers at 149 small airports to stay open

WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration will keep open for now the 149 control towers at small airports that were slated to close as the result of governmentwide automatic spending ...

DATE: May 10, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World