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Report: Nation’s kids need to get more physical
Nation Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amWASHINGTON (AP) — Reading, writing, arithmetic — and PE?
The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity...
Cartoon for May 24
Their Views Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amThe world as seen by cartoonist Marshall Ramsey, The Clarion-Ledger
Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
Nation Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amBirth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from...
Navy to name destroyer for late Hawaii Sen. Inouye
State Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amNavy to name destroyer for late Hawaii Sen. Inouye
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Navy plans to name one of its ships after late Hawaii U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus...
House backs variable rate student loans
Nation Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amHouse backs variable rate student loans
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in...
Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen
Nation Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amObama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, where a...
Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to avoid bait
Nation Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amBy MALCOLM RITTER
Associated Press
NEW YORK — For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment...
For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot
Nation Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amCat hitches ride on cyclist’s shoulders
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot.
Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old...
County, builder must return to arbitration
Local News Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:07amBy ERIN MILLER
Stephens Media
Hawaii County will have to go back into arbitration over a Waikoloa workforce housing project contract, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
The...
Christian Brothers reach deal in US abuse claims
State Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amChristian Brothers reach deal in US abuse claims
NEW YORK (AP) — The Christian Brothers have agreed to pay more than $16 million to people who were molested as children by members of the U.S...
