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House approves bill to change overtime pay law

WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House on Wednesday approved a measure that would give private sector workers the option of trading overtime pay for extra time off weeks or months later. ...

DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

N.J. vet receives dog tag he lost during World War II

NEWARK, N.J. – Carol Wilkins leaned over the side of her father’s wheelchair and handed him the small red box, a heart-shaped cutout revealing its contents: a weathered, bent silver dog tag....

DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Brazilian woman survives harpoon shooting

RIO DE JANEIRO – A 28-year-old woman miraculously survived after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a harpoon, Brazilian officials said Wednesday. The Rio de Jane...

DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Sanford beats scandal, wins race

Former S.C. governor takes special election for U.S. House seat

DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

N.J. Gov. Christie admits weight-loss surgery NEWARK, N.J. – Gov. Chris Christie, who once famously called himself “the healthiest fat guy you’ve ever seen,” disclosed Tuesday he ...

DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Now free, women face long recovery

The three woman captives in Cleveland finally have a taste of freedom, but their adjustment back to any sort of normal life is going to be an extensive, difficult transition, psychologists s...

DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Police face questions in 3 women’s captivity

CLEVELAND – One neighbor says a naked woman was seen crawling on her hands and knees in the backyard of the house a few years ago. Another heard pounding on the home’s doors and noticed plas...

DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Survey: Gun homicides down since the 1990s

WASHINGTON – Gun homicides have dropped steeply in the United States since their 1993 peak, a pair of reports released Tuesday showed, adding fuel to Congress’ battle about whether to tighte...

DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hagel orders military to curb sexual abuse

WASHINGTON – A report showing that sexual assaults in the military jumped by more than one-third since 2010 led Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday to order the armed services to take i...

DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Billions of cicadas about to overrun East

WASHINGTON – Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast. The insects will arrive in such numbers...

DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Satellite documents Earth’s surface

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A new satellite hovering nearly 450 miles above earth appears to working flawlessly as it embarks on a 10-year mission to document the planet’s surface, scientists and en...

DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Discovery of 3 women recalls past abduction cases

The discovery of three women in a Cleveland home who all had gone missing separately about a decade ago brings to mind cases of abductions elsewhere. A list of some prominent cases: ...

DATE: May 7, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World