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- Experts: Drought could continue in southern US
- NLRB will sue Ariz., SD over union laws
- Navy finishes review of San Diego dolphin deaths
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- Myanmar urged to engage with US
- Judge cuts NY teacher's fine in Spanish curse case
- Episcopal Church property dispute back in court
- Man recalls pipe break before NY toxic-tower fire
- Pentagon kills F-35 extra engine project
- Miss. Gov. Barbour rules out 2012 presidential run
- Lucy Brown crowned "Beautiful Bulldog"
- FBI: Colo. mall likely unrelated to Columbine
- Ill housing markets trump ideology for many in GOP
- NTSB member: On-job-napping could help controllers
- Watercraft crash kills NC deputy, toddler son
- Fire kills dad, 3 children in east-central Kansas
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- Firm hired by GOP ends work on gay marriage ban
- NY court upholds ruling in Connecticut school case
- Search mum on item linked to missing Tenn. woman
| Experts: Drought could continue in southern US Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:20 PM PDT Weather experts say an extreme drought that has gripped parts of nine states is expected to drag on for several months or intensify.            |
| NLRB will sue Ariz., SD over union laws Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:20 PM PDT The National Labor Relations Board says it will move ahead with lawsuits against Arizona and South Dakota over state constitutional amendments that require secret ballot elections to form unions.  |
| Navy finishes review of San Diego dolphin deaths Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:10 PM PDT The Navy has concluded that it would have been dangerous to stop an underwater training blast believed to have killed three or four dolphins last month off San Diego Bay.  |
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| Myanmar urged to engage with US Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:10 PM PDT The U.S. has urged military-dominated Myanmar to embrace its offer of talks and improve human rights as a path toward international acceptance.  |
| Judge cuts NY teacher's fine in Spanish curse case Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:00 PM PDT A New York City schoolteacher accused of using a Spanish vulgarity in his classroom has gotten a judge to trim his $15,000 fine to $1,000.  |
| Episcopal Church property dispute back in court Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:40 PM PDT A years-long fight between The Episcopal Church and several conservative congregations has landed back in a courtroom in Virginia.  |
| Man recalls pipe break before NY toxic-tower fire Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:40 PM PDT An asbestos-cleanup worker has testified at a New York City manslaughter trial that three construction company supervisors learned quickly about a dramatic break in a firefighting water pipe linked to a deadly blaze at a condemned ground zero bank tower.  |
| Pentagon kills F-35 extra engine project Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:40 PM PDT The Pentagon has notified the maker of an alternative engine for the next-generation F-35 fighter plane that its contract has been terminated.  |
| Miss. Gov. Barbour rules out 2012 presidential run Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:30 PM PDT Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour isn't running for president in 2012. The Republican issued a statement Monday saying he "will not be a candidate for president next year."  |
| Lucy Brown crowned "Beautiful Bulldog" Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:20 PM PDT Lucy Brown, a bulldog with bloodshot eyes and plenty of slobber, has bested 49 pups to be named this year's "Beautiful Bulldog" for the Drake Relays in Iowa.  |
| FBI: Colo. mall likely unrelated to Columbine Posted: 25 Apr 2011 11:10 AM PDT The FBI says an apparent attempted bombing at a Colorado shopping mall was not likely related to the 12-year anniversary of the shootings at nearby Columbine High School.  |
| Ill housing markets trump ideology for many in GOP Posted: 25 Apr 2011 11:10 AM PDT Shutting down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should fit seamlessly into the Republican drive to shrink government. After all, keeping the ailing mortgage giants afloat has cost taxpayers $150 billion and many in both parties want private lenders to finance a bigger share of the nation's $11.3 trillion residential mortgage market.  |
| NTSB member: On-job-napping could help controllers Posted: 25 Apr 2011 11:00 AM PDT A federal safety investigator says on-the-job naps should be considered as part of a plan to address fatigue by air traffic controllers, airline pilots and others who work overnight shifts.  |
| Watercraft crash kills NC deputy, toddler son Posted: 25 Apr 2011 11:00 AM PDT A North Carolina sheriff's deputy has died with his toddler son during a family outing after days of working overtime in the aftermath of fatal tornadoes that pounded the state last week.  |
| Fire kills dad, 3 children in east-central Kansas Posted: 25 Apr 2011 10:50 AM PDT A father and three children have died in a fire at their home in east-central Kansas.  |
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| Firm hired by GOP ends work on gay marriage ban Posted: 25 Apr 2011 09:10 AM PDT A law firm hired by Republican lawmakers is dropping its work defending the federal gay marriage ban amid criticism by advocacy groups.  |
| NY court upholds ruling in Connecticut school case Posted: 25 Apr 2011 08:50 AM PDT A federal appeals court in New York has agreed that Connecticut school officials acted reasonably and constitutionally when they disciplined a student for an Internet posting she wrote off school grounds.  |
| Search mum on item linked to missing Tenn. woman Posted: 25 Apr 2011 08:50 AM PDT Searchers have found an item they think belongs to a Tennessee woman missing for nearly two weeks, but investigators aren't saying what it is.  |
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