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Between economy and trouble, Obama approval steady
Nation Comments Updated: May 24, 2013 12:05amBy JIM KUHNHENN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The economy is recovering, the White House is dealing with multiple controversies, and President Barack Obama appears generally unaffected...
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...
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...
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...
Broke no laws, IRS official says — then takes 5th
Nation Comments Updated: May 23, 2013 12:06amAssociated Press
WASHINGTON — At the center of a political storm, an Internal Revenue Service supervisor whose agents targeted conservative groups swore Wednesday she did nothing wrong,...
Okla. tornado damage: Thousands of homes, $1.5-$2B
Nation Comments Updated: May 23, 2013 12:06amAssociated Press
MOORE, Okla. — The tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb this week may have created $2 billion or more in damage as it tore through as many as 13,000 homes, multiple...
Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
Nation Comments Updated: May 23, 2013 12:06amAssociated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities in central Florida early Wednesday after he turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one...
