Justices Appear Divided On Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in a case testing laws that establish buffer zones to protect patients and staff going into abortion clinics. In 2000, the court upheld 8-foot buffer...
View ArticleMonths After 'Blackfish' Release, Controversy Over SeaWorld Grows
Thedocumentary Blackfish made a splash at the Sundance Film Festival when it premiered last January, and got more attention when it was released in theaters over the summer. But it didn't reach its...
View ArticleHouse Republicans Join In Passing $1 Trillion Spending Bill
The House on Wednesday passed a massive $1.1 trillion spending bill — a compromise that appeared to get past the bitter partisan showdowns that have caused an unpopular federal government shutdown and...
View ArticleIMF's Lagarde: Any U.S. Budget Deal Is Better Than None
Christine Lagarde, who heads the International Monetary Fund, offered some positive comments about Congress on Wednesday.Her assessment was a shade better than "faint praise," but something less than...
View ArticleObama Nominates Maria Contreras-Sweet To Head SBA
Former California official Maria Contreras-Sweet is President Obama's pick to lead the Small Business Administration. She was introduced and her official nomination announced at a White House event...
View ArticleRental Car Surprise: Comes With An AR-15 In The Back
A Florida vacation got off to an odd start for Judith Fleissig, 58, of Rochester, N.Y., when she and her daughter realized the car they'd rented had an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle. More oddness followed:...
View ArticlePregnant Women Warned Against Drinking Water In W.Va. Area
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging pregnant women who live in the areas of West Virginia where a toxic chemical leaked into the water supply last week to drink bottled water, even...
View ArticleFor A Better Bobsled, Team USA Turns To Race Cars
When you meet bobsled driver Steve Holcomb, he doesn't talk about his Olympic gold medal — the one he won with the four-man team at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010. Instead, he talks about the one that...
View ArticleFlorida Bill Would Allow Marijuana Extract For Child Seizures
Florida may soon become the latest state to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana. Advocates there are gathering signatures to put a medical marijuana referendum on the fall ballot.But Florida's...
View ArticleJobs Pitchman Takes Labor Department's Show On the Road
Tom Perez is having fun at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. He sits in a Corvette, climbs into a new pickup truck, and gamely poses for pictures next to a $140,000 Dodge...
View ArticleSometimes A Perfect Stranger Is The Best Dinner Host
With website names like Eat With, Side Tour and VoulezVousDiner, a new food trend that is sweeping New York and other cities allows diners to enjoy fine meals inside someone else's home.sponsor: 0...
View ArticleDetroit Touts Clean, Efficient Diesels; But America Isn't Sold
At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week, it's not all hybrids and battery-powered cars. Some car companies are making significant investments in a fuel that's not new at all...
View ArticleHal Faulkner Dies; Honorable Discharge Was Marine's Last Wish
Hal Faulkner, a gay man whose last wish came true earlier this month when his discharge from the U.S. Marines was changed from "undesirable" to "honorable," has died.NPR's Quil Lawrence, who told...
View Article34 Officers At Nuclear Site May Have Cheated On Exams
Already reeling from reports about alleged drug use by some officers in its nuclear missile corps and the alleged "drunken and inappropriate behavior" of that command's top general, the Air Force now...
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