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2 killed in shooting at Las Vegas courthouse
LAS VEGAS — At least two people have died following a shooting Monday morning inside a federal courthouse in downtown Las Vegas, authorities said. The suspected gunman was among the dead...
Optimistic investors push markets up to start new year
LOS ANGELES — The new year is starting off as a happy one for the stock market...
NASA’s Kepler probe finds five strange new planets
SAN JOSE, Calif. — In what astronomers called an exciting step toward detecting Earth-like planets, a spacecraft operated by NASA's Ames Research Center...
Refusing chickenpox vaccine puts children at risk, study finds
Children whose parents refuse to let them be...
Google expected to unveil smart phone at conference
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Google is expected to unveil a new smart phone that it will sell directly to consumers...
Plant to destroy chemical agents takes shape
RICHMOND, Ky. — After years of planning and design, the pilot plant that will destroy 523 tons of chemical agent in Madison County, Ky., is finally taking shape...
Official says human error, not intelligence battles, allowed bomb attempt
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's...
Disney worker faces 200 counts of possessing child porn
CLERMONT, Fla. — Detectives from Lake County Sheriff's Cyber Crimes Unit arrested a Clermont, Fla., man on 200 counts of possessing child pornography...
Aloha State is far from an economic paradise
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — Between dealing with terrorism threats and crises abroad, President Barack Obama has been unwinding in Hawaii...
Man arrested after standoff at Sea-Tac Airport; incident not thought terror-related
SEATTLE — Police at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport...
Florida-bound flight diverted because of ‘suspicious’ Christmas ornament
An Orlando, Fla.-bound Northwest Airlines flight was diverted to Nashville, Tenn...
EPA worried about shale-gas drilling near N.Y. water supply
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has expressed concern about the prospect of energy companies drilling for shale-based natural gas around New York City's key water supply...
