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• Their words: Soldiers' tales of the Iraq War
• Court trustee seeks to sell Casey Anthony's story
• Colo. governor to sign state gun control measures
• 2 charged with threats to girl in Steubenville rape case
• Rare whale skeleton discovered on ocean floor
• Suspect arrested, linked to Daniel Pearl slaying
• No charges in death of adopted Russian boy
• Report: Concerns about full-powered Calif. nuke plant
• Britain offers new childcare tax break to parents
• Winter storm slams travel in the Dakotas
• Workers fired, furloughed at Hanford nuclear site
• U.S. restarts producing plutonium for space probes
• Sandy Hook committee urges gun control
• History Channel denies show’s Satan character resembles Obama
• Why Apple ought not raise its dividend and 'hoard' its cash
• Lindsay Lohan to spend 90 days in locked rehab
• Pakistan's education crisis: What about Malala's friends?
• Photos: Haunting underwater art gallery
• At least 25 dead after blasts at Nigerian bus park
• Bloomberg's latest health push: Hide the smokes
• Sad day for alt-news: Irreplaceable Boston Phoenix shuts down
• Vet who saved many in Iraq loses battle with demons
• Congo warlord surrenders at U.S. Embassy in Rwanda
• Argentina asks pope to help on Falklands dispute
• CNN criticized for Steubenville coverage
• Hillary Clinton publicly backs gay marriage
• Shapiro: GOP disarray on full display at CPAC
• Ex-Oklahoma QB killed in plane crash in Indiana
• Biden better make his appointment with U.S. cardinals—or else
• Store clerks in Maine aren't laughing over the 'Kwikie' lottery game

Their words: Soldiers' tales of the Iraq War Posted: 18 Mar 2013 03:08 PM PDT Veterans write about their time overseas and on the home front.

Court trustee seeks to sell Casey Anthony's story Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:07 PM PDT The woman acquitted in daughter Caylee's death has never told her side.

Colo. governor to sign state gun control measures Posted: 18 Mar 2013 05:57 PM PDT One bans ammunition magazines with more than 15 rounds in a state that has experienced two of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.

2 charged with threats to girl in Steubenville rape case Posted: 18 Mar 2013 04:45 PM PDT Two eastern Ohio girls suspected of making social media threats to the victim.

Rare whale skeleton discovered on ocean floor Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:12 PM PDT For the first time ever, scientists find in-tact bones early a mile below the surface.

Suspect arrested, linked to Daniel Pearl slaying Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:53 PM PDT The Wall Street Journal reporter was kidnapped on his way to an interview.

No charges in death of adopted Russian boy Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:26 PM PDT The Texas case adds to the debate over foreign adoption.

Report: Concerns about full-powered Calif. nuke plant Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:50 PM PDT It's too risky for the San Onofre station to remain at that level for more than 11 months.

Britain offers new childcare tax break to parents Posted: 18 Mar 2013 05:15 PM PDT Hopes are it will placate families squeezed by austerity, a stagnant economy and weak wage growth.

Winter storm slams travel in the Dakotas Posted: 18 Mar 2013 05:18 PM PDT A late-winter storm shut down schools and caused travel problems Monday throughout much of North Dakota and eastern South Dakota.

Workers fired, furloughed at Hanford nuclear site Posted: 18 Mar 2013 06:40 PM PDT Cleanup at the nation's most contaminated site is likely to be slowed because of automatic budget cuts.

U.S. restarts producing plutonium for space probes Posted: 18 Mar 2013 06:31 PM PDT The Department of Energy made its first batch of non-weapons grade plutonium since a nuclear reactor shutdown 25 years ago.

Sandy Hook committee urges gun control Posted: 18 Mar 2013 11:28 AM PDT The panel wants military-style weapons banned and firearms registered.

History Channel denies show’s Satan character resembles Obama Posted: 18 Mar 2013 12:56 PM PDT The History Channel miniseries "The Bible" has been generating heavenly ratings, with more than 14 million viewers tuning in to its debut episode. But the show generated some controversy with its Sunday night episode in which the character playing Satan made his debut. The controversy was not over anything happening on screen, but rather whether [...]

Why Apple ought not raise its dividend and 'hoard' its cash Posted: 18 Mar 2013 12:38 PM PDT There's been talk for months about what exactly Apple should do with its "hoard" of cash and investments, and it's only gotten louder as that mountain has grown to a remarkable $137 billion.

Lindsay Lohan to spend 90 days in locked rehab Posted: 18 Mar 2013 02:06 PM PDT The troubled actress also was ordered to undertake 30 days community labor.

Pakistan's education crisis: What about Malala's friends? Posted: 18 Mar 2013 09:24 AM PDT The nation has 12 million school-age children who have never been to school.

Photos: Haunting underwater art gallery Posted: 18 Mar 2013 09:00 AM PDT s

At least 25 dead after blasts at Nigerian bus park Posted: 18 Mar 2013 12:36 PM PDT By Mike Oboh and John Irish KANO, Nigeria/PARIS (Reuters) - Five explosions at a bus park in northern Nigeria's main city of Kano killed at least 25 people on Monday, a Reuters witness said, in an area where Islamist sect Boko Haram is waging an insurgency against the government. The coordinated bombing came as an audio tape emerged of a man saying he was the father of a family of seven French tourists kidnapped by Boko Haram militants. On the tape he read out a threat by them to increase kidnappings and suicide bombings in Cameroon, if authorities there detain more of the group's followers. ...

Bloomberg's latest health push: Hide the smokes Posted: 18 Mar 2013 10:42 AM PDT The NYC mayor wants stores to conceal tobacco products behind counters and curtains.

Sad day for alt-news: Irreplaceable Boston Phoenix shuts down Posted: 18 Mar 2013 09:37 AM PDT Out with the old—and out with the new. Witness the abrupt folding of the hallowed Boston Phoenix, born 1965, on the same day that Google Reader, born 2005, noisily closed up shop. The yeoman print alt-weekly, founded for Beantown collegians, opted for a supremely discreet exit: On Twitter, just after the staff had been told doors were closing, @bostonphoenix tweeted, "Thank you Boston. Goodbye and good luck."

Vet who saved many in Iraq loses battle with demons Posted: 18 Mar 2013 12:43 PM PDT Army psychologist Peter Linnerooth helped many soldiers, but couldn't save himself.

Congo warlord surrenders at U.S. Embassy in Rwanda Posted: 18 Mar 2013 01:40 PM PDT By Jenny Clover KIGALI (Reuters) - Fugitive Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda walked into the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda on Monday and asked to be transferred to the International Criminal Court, where he faces war crimes charges racked up during years of rebellion. By surrendering in Kigali, where an embassy official said staff were "shocked" by his sudden arrival, Ntaganda ended a career that saw him fight as a rebel and government soldier on both sides of the Rwanda-Congo border during nearly 20 years of conflict in Africa's Great Lakes region. ...

Argentina asks pope to help on Falklands dispute Posted: 18 Mar 2013 09:35 AM PDT President Cristina Fernandez wants Francis to help end the argument with Britain.

CNN criticized for Steubenville coverage Posted: 18 Mar 2013 07:44 AM PDT Correspondent Poppy Harlow gets harsh words from viewers.

Hillary Clinton publicly backs gay marriage Posted: 18 Mar 2013 08:00 AM PDT The former Secretary of State said gays "deserve the rights of citizenship."

Shapiro: GOP disarray on full display at CPAC Posted: 18 Mar 2013 08:18 AM PDT "CPAC was riotously off-message," the columnist writes.

Ex-Oklahoma QB killed in plane crash in Indiana Posted: 18 Mar 2013 12:25 PM PDT Former championship quarterback Steve Davis was one of two people who died.

Biden better make his appointment with U.S. cardinals—or else Posted: 18 Mar 2013 10:07 AM PDT ROME—Vice President Joe Biden joked on Monday he'd pay a high price if he skipped a scheduled reception with America's cardinals in Rome: "I'd better show up or I'll lose my soul." Biden's quip came as he met with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic at the Villa Aurelia in Rome a day before Pope Francis' installation [...]

Store clerks in Maine aren't laughing over the 'Kwikie' lottery game Posted: 18 Mar 2013 08:51 AM PDT Convenience-store owners in Maine are concerned that the state lottery wants to rebrand its scratch-off lottery tickets as "Kwikies." "That's going to be real uncomfortable for my girls behind the register to have guys come in and say, 'Hey, give me a Kwikie,'" David Welch, owner of Village Market in Fairfield, Me., told the Bangor [...]

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