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Lingering racism focus of voting rights case
Why Rand Paul pulled a 180 in Hagel vote
Adult home takes unusual approach to elderly care
McConnell fires back after 'race-baiting' attack on wife
Hagel confirmed as defense secretary
Reid: Until there's agreement, bring on the sequester
Obama: 'No smart way' to make deep cuts
Beer lovers accuse Anheuser-Busch of watering down brews
Guns for Beyoncé tickets proposed
Video: Man rescues dog from block of floating ice
Will the Titanic II be unsinkable?
Guitarist for Allman Brothers Band dies in Florida
Conservationists try resurrecting coral in Jamaica
Arkansas governor vetoes abortion bill
The story of a man, his wallet, and $800
Search called off for missing sailboat, could be a hoax
Drop in Taliban attacks incorrect

Lingering racism focus of voting rights case

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:47 PM PST

Residents react to the Supreme Court case that's centered on their county.

Why Rand Paul pulled a 180 in Hagel vote

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:21 PM PST

Only four Republicans crossed party lines on Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama's defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, but no senator sparked more confusion than Kentucky's Rand Paul, a vocal critic of Hagel who nonetheless cast his vote in favor of the former Nebraska senator. Just hours after he had voted against a procedural measure [...]

Adult home takes unusual approach to elderly care

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:41 PM PST

Aging residents are encouraged to help at the farm, and boisterous children are welcome.

McConnell fires back after 'race-baiting' attack on wife

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 01:37 PM PST

An organization charged that Taiwan-born Elaine Chao helped send jobs to China.

Hagel confirmed as defense secretary

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:24 PM PST

The Senate voted 58-41 in his favor, ending a tumultuous process.

Reid: Until there's agreement, bring on the sequester

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 12:30 PM PST

He says he supports letting the cuts take place if Republicans don't agree to tax increases.

Obama: 'No smart way' to make deep cuts

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:01 PM PST

The president defended his comments about the sequester at a speech in Virginia.

Beer lovers accuse Anheuser-Busch of watering down brews

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:22 PM PST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Beer lovers across the U.S. have accused Anheuser-Busch of watering down its Budweiser, Michelob and other brands, in class-action suits seeking millions in damages.

Guns for Beyoncé tickets proposed

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 11:53 AM PST

But a music manager's idea still needs an approving nod from the superstar.

Video: Man rescues dog from block of floating ice

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:15 PM PST

Pifas, a three-year-old golden retriever mix, was rescued by a kind stranger who helped guide the dog to safety after it became stranded on a block of ice in a frozen lake. NBCNews.com reports that Pifas disappeared from his owner's home and was missing for over a week before he was spotted some 200 feet [...]

Will the Titanic II be unsinkable?

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:36 PM PST

An Australian billionaire is financing plans to build a replica of the luxury liner.

Guitarist for Allman Brothers Band dies in Florida

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:42 PM PST

(Reuters) - Guitarist Dan Toler, who played in the Allman Brothers Band in the late 1970s and 1980s, has died of Lou Gehrig's disease at his home in Sarasota, Florida, his manager said. Toler died on Monday and was in his early 60s, the manager, Glen Halverson, said. Toler and his late brother, drummer David "Frankie" Toler, played in several groups, including Dickey Betts & Great Southern. Dan Toler was part of the Allman Brothers Band from 1979 to 1982 and was featured on the group's albums "Enlightened Rogues," "Reach for the Sky" and "Brothers of the Road. ...

Conservationists try resurrecting coral in Jamaica

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:17 PM PST

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Arkansas governor vetoes abortion bill

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:52 PM PST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday vetoed a ban on most abortions in Arkansas at 20 weeks into a pregnancy, setting up an override fight with a Republican-controlled Legislature that has been pushing for more restrictions on the procedure.

The story of a man, his wallet, and $800

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 11:03 AM PST

A good Samaritan surprises Harold Walls, who thought he'd never get his cash and billfold back.

Search called off for missing sailboat, could be a hoax

Posted: 26 Feb 2013 11:42 AM PST

The Coast Guard found no debris and no physical signs of distress.