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Book awards announced

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

A novel set in the pre-digital world of 1970s New York City and a biography of one of the city's famous sons are among this year's National Book Award winners.

Sept. 11 trial defended

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

From opposite ends of the globe, President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder firmly rejected criticism Wednesday of the planned New York trial of the professed Sept. 11 mastermind and predicted Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would be exposed as a murderous coward, convicted and executed.

Storms kill at least 192

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Salvadoran authorities say at least 192 people were killed and dozens more remain missing after floods and landslides swept the country last week.

Obama focusing on Russia

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

A major pact within tantalizing reach, President Barack Obama aims to nudge forward an arms-control deal in talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Hasan's overseas contacts probed

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

The White House pushed forward Thursday with a review to determine whether U.S. intelligence agencies adequately shared information about Maj. Nidal Hasan, and military prosecutors charged the Army psychiatrist with 13 counts of premeditated murder in last week's rampage at Fort Hood, Texas.

Beltway Sniper's execution looms

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

The Supreme Court on Monday denied John Allen Muhammad's request to stay his execution, clearing the way for Virginia to put to death the man who terrorized the Washington region as the Beltway Sniper.

A Republican switches sides

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

When Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, R-La., won a stunning victory in a heavily Democratic district in New Orleans last December, the GOP was so thrilled that House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, sent a memo to his colleagues headlined "The Future is Cao."

Sugar in juice stirs up obesity debate

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

To many people, it's a health food. To others, it's simply soda in disguise. That virtuous glass of juice is feeling the squeeze as doctors, scientists and public health officials step up efforts to reduce the nation's girth.

Questions won't end when sniper is executed

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

It galled her to do it, but Texan Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote letters to convicted snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo: If you murdered my son, Billy Gene Dillon, please confess, she wrote.

Milk lobby defends chocolate

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

The creators of the "Got Milk?" campaign are getting ready to make a big push to keep chocolate milk on children's minds and on school lunch menus, a plan that has some educators and obesity activists none too pleased.

DalaiLamatripdefiesChina

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Ignoring Chinese protests, the Dalai Lama traveled to a disputed part of India near China's Tibetan border Sunday as thousands of pilgrims braved cold weather to catch a glimpse of their spiritual leader.

Medical industry to see more gains than losses

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

For any industry, there has to be at least some good news any time Congress votes to expand the market by tens of millions of customers.

Ready to make good on Asian overtures

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Since taking office, President Obama has signaled that the United States wants to improve relations with the powerhouse nations of East Asia, and he'll put his personal imprint on that when he travels to the region for the first time this week.

High court reviews life term for youths

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

There are just over 100 people in the world serving sentences of life without the possibility of parole for crimes they committed as juveniles in which no one was killed.

Last-minute appeals filed for Beltway Sniper

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Seven years ago, the captured "Beltway Snipers" - John Allen Muhammad, 41, and his 17-year old accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo - were in federal custody, accused of 16 shootings and 10 murders. They had set out to create a reign of terror in the Washington area to match the terrorist attacks of the year before.

North Korea, Iran on Clinton's agenda

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Nuclear impasses with Iran and North Korea are the dominant issues for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on her trip to Europe and Asia, which began with a stop in Germany to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Karzai: Foreigners are interfering

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government lashed out Saturday at his foreign critics, accusing a top U.N. official and other international figures of interfering in the country's affairs.

Fort Hood rampage clues emerge

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

There was the classroom presentation that justified suicide bombings. Comments to colleagues about a climate of persecution faced by Muslims in the military. Conversations with a mosque leader that became incoherent.

Injured begin leaving hospital

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

As the nation grieved for the 13 people killed in Thursday's attack at Fort Hood, there was a glimmer of encouragement Saturday as some of the people wounded in the shooting were able to leave one hospital near the Army base.

Military counselors face case overload

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Many of the patients are bereft, angry, broken. Their stories are gruesome and the process of recovery exhausting. In time, the repeated stories of battle and loss can leave even the most professional therapist numb or angry.