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• Navajo Nation police officer killed answering call
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• Crews fully contain 1 of 3 major Arizona wildfires
• Conn. Garbage Museum operators consider closing
• New England Mafia is weakened but still pursued
• In SD, abortion counseling meant to discourage
• Detroit Schools boss: 'Focus on educating kids'
• War at the Jersey shore over who rules the beaches
• RI mothers vexed that sons' deaths remain unsolved
• Obama gave commanders leeway on Afghan pullout
• Flood berm collapses at Nebraska nuclear plant
• Vermont town's blood drive, film draw notice
• US taps $45M in gear for terror fight in Somalia
• Coach: Indiana hoops standout in drug-induced coma
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• A decade, and counting, of publicly mourning 9/11
• NYC cops' rape acquittal a prism for varying views
• Gushers highlight potential of Pa. gas field
• 2 Florida forest rangers killed in blaze mourned
• Home Depot accused of violating Buy American Act

Navajo Nation police officer killed answering call Posted: 26 Jun 2011 02:00 PM PDT Authorities say a Navajo Nation police officer has been shot and killed while answering a domestic violence call in a small community south of Page, Ariz.

AD: Posted: 26 Jun 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Crews fully contain 1 of 3 major Arizona wildfires Posted: 26 Jun 2011 01:30 PM PDT One of three major wildfires burning in Arizona was declared fully contained Sunday, a second was nearly out, and a third was growing only in a rugged area with only a handful of residents.

Conn. Garbage Museum operators consider closing Posted: 26 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT Operators of a Connecticut museum devoted to trash say it might have to close if they can't raise $100,000 in donations or other funding within the next week.

New England Mafia is weakened but still pursued Posted: 26 Jun 2011 12:10 PM PDT When James "Whitey" Bulger ruled the streets of South Boston, the New England crime scene was a battleground for a bloody turf war between the Italian Mafia and Irish street crews.

In SD, abortion counseling meant to discourage Posted: 26 Jun 2011 12:00 PM PDT The small sign outside the Alpha Center in Sioux Falls quietly announces a roster of available services: "Free pregnancy tests, abortion information, STD testing."

Detroit Schools boss: 'Focus on educating kids' Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:20 AM PDT After only about a month as top boss of Detroit Public Schools, Roy Roberts, a 72-year-old former General Motors executive and private equity firm founder, is well aware that some people already want him gone.

War at the Jersey shore over who rules the beaches Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:20 AM PDT New Jerseyans have to put up with taxes, tolls, toxic waste and, occasionally, Snooki. So an occasional trip to the beach is all that keeps some folks here sane.

RI mothers vexed that sons' deaths remain unsolved Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:10 AM PDT The mothers of two Woonsocket residents killed in separate 2008 ambushes say they feel frustrated and forgotten by law enforcement agencies honored earlier this month for cracking drug and gun cases in the wake of their sons' deaths.

Obama gave commanders leeway on Afghan pullout Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:00 AM PDT In promising a U.S. military pullout from Afghanistan will begin in July, President Barack Obama is permitting his commanders to decide critical details, including the number of troops to depart first and whether any of those will be combat forces, administration and military officials said Sunday.

Flood berm collapses at Nebraska nuclear plant Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:00 AM PDT A berm holding back floodwater at a Nebraska nuclear power plant has collapsed. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the 2,000-foot berm at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station collapsed about 1:30 a.m. Sunday.

Vermont town's blood drive, film draw notice Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:00 AM PDT When documentary filmmaker Art Jones and his five-man crew set out from New York to shoot footage of a blood drive in a small Vermont city, he did it to satisfy an old friend, one of the organizers. Jones figured it might make a nice four-minute film.

US taps $45M in gear for terror fight in Somalia Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:00 AM PDT The Pentagon is sending nearly $45 million in military equipment, including four small drones, to Uganda and Burundi to help battle the escalating terror threat in Somalia.

Coach: Indiana hoops standout in drug-induced coma Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:50 AM PDT The basketball coach for an Indiana high school standout who survived a Friday plane crash that killed his father says the 16-year-old is in a drug-induced coma as he struggles to recover from his injuries.

AD: Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:50 AM PDT

A decade, and counting, of publicly mourning 9/11 Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT Carla Gilkerson, a 54-year-old school bus driver, sits at a table with friends at Abner's diner on Main Street in this small Ohio town. She's never been to New York City and doesn't know a soul who died on Sept. 11 -- but talk of the terror attacks a decade ago immediately moves her to tears.

NYC cops' rape acquittal a prism for varying views Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT When two New York City police officers accused of rape were acquitted of everything except misdemeanor misconduct charges, the verdict was seen as a message. Or many of them.

Gushers highlight potential of Pa. gas field Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:30 AM PDT Two unexpected gushers in northeastern Pennsylvania are helping to illustrate the enormous potential of the Marcellus Shale natural gas field.

2 Florida forest rangers killed in blaze mourned Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:30 AM PDT Firefighters across Florida were among more than 1,000 mourners attending funeral services for two forest rangers killed while fighting a wildfire in north Florida.

Home Depot accused of violating Buy American Act Posted: 26 Jun 2011 08:10 AM PDT The photograph on the Home Depot Web site shows a line of smiling soldiers unloading a truck stacked with power tools and other company wares.

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