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Would Syrian gas attacks matter?

U.S. officials say Assad might have used nerve agent against rebels

DATE: Apr 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Officer delivers baby on freeway – again

HONOLULU – Honolulu police Officer Stephen Keogh jokes that he didn’t receive any training in obstetrics while in the academy, but he’s been getting a lot of practice delivering babies. ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites

WASHINGTON – America’s blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012, and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for the first time, reflecting a deeply polarized pr...

DATE: Apr 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Advocates eye legal Alaska marijuana

JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaska, known for its live-and-let-live lifestyle, is poised to become the next battleground in the push to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. The state ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cuba slow to recover from Sandy

HAVANA – Many people in eastern Cuba are still living with family or in houses covered by flimsy makeshift rooftops six months after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the island’s eastern provinces, ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Afghan troops holding their ground at high cost

FORWARD OPERATING BASE CONNOLLY, Afghanistan – The Americans could be spotted waiting for the Chinooks in the 2 a.m. darkness only by the shape of their night-vision goggles, as they shared ...

DATE: Apr 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bomb suspect captured on wiretap

After limited probe of Russian tip, the FBI closed case

DATE: Apr 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Air-traffic systems to resume operations

NEW YORK – The Federal Aviation Administration said that the U.S. air-traffic system will resume normal operations by this evening after lawmakers rushed a bill through Congress allowing the...

DATE: Apr 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

New York U.S. says bin Laden’s name belongs in terrorism trial NEW YORK – Osama bin Laden’s name should not be banned from the terrorism trial of an Egyptian Islamic pr...

DATE: Apr 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Miss. man charged in ricin letters case

BRANDON, Miss. – An ex-martial arts instructor made ricin and put the poison in letters to President Barack Obama and others, the FBI charged Saturday, days after dropping similar charges ag...

DATE: Apr 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Is it OK to compliment appearance on the job?

NEW YORK – When Lisa Parker was new to corporate coaching, a senior-level colleague she respected brought her in as his No. 2 for a series of training seminars. Time and time again, he intro...

DATE: Apr 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ind. casket maker expands business into pet industry

Aurora Casket Co. became the nation’s largest private casket maker by producing beautiful funeral products for humans. Now it’s launched a new line of business: funeral products f...

DATE: Apr 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World