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Ex-BART officer sentenced to 2 years for fatal shooting of unarmed...
LOS ANGELES — A former transit police officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed man on an Oakland train station platform was sentenced by a Los Angeles judge Friday to two years in prison...
New Voices Seeking Input, More Transparency in Management of the Colorado...
New voices are emerging in the Colorado River basin...
House Democrats give final passage to historic health care overhaul
WASHINGTON — Ending Democrats' decades-long quest to create a health care safety net to match Social Security, the House of Representatives...
Humanity’s Growing Impact on the World’s Freshwater
As the human population has climbed past seven billion, and the...
Cargo ship adrift in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 740-foot cargo ship is disabled and floating adrift in the ocean 544 nautical miles southwest of Adak, Alaska Sunday afternoon. It is encountering 30-foot seas and winds higher than 60 mph, the U.S. Coast Guard reports...
Obama earmarks $100 million for ‘top priority’ Haiti relief
WASHINGTON — Saying relief for earthquake-devastated Haiti must be a "top priority" for U.S. government agencies, President Barack Obama announced Thursday additional U.S. search and rescue teams and critical supplies are on the way to the Caribbean nation...
Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab 2, Ice Cream Sandwich and all
Samsung has announced the follow-up to its 7-inch Galaxy Tab...