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President Barack Obama's much-challenged health care overhaul gained traction Wednesday as a liberal lawmaker became the first to switch his opposition and Catholic nuns declared their support in an unusual public break with the bishops.
Full Story updated 3/17/2010 3:35 PM
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that it remains the goal of U.S. troops to capture Osama bin Laden alive and "bring him to justice."
Full Story published 3/17/2010 3:26 PM
Relatives and friends of four women who have been missing since the 1970s told investigators they recognized their loved ones in photos found in the locker of a convicted serial killer, police said Tuesday.
Full Story updated 3/17/2010 10:31 AM
Cornell University, an Ivy League school known for its spectacular gorges and haunted by a reputation for suicides, took the extraordinary step of posting lookouts on bridges and going door-to-door to check on students after three undergrads plunged to their deaths in the past month.
Full Story published 3/17/2010 8:52 AM
Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive.
Full Story published 3/17/2010 12:01 AM
Doors are expected to shut on more than a quarter of Detroit's 172 public schools in June as the district fights through steadily declining enrollment and a budget deficit of more than $219 million, an emergency financial manager said Wednesday.
Full Story published 3/17/2010 3:27 PM
Airport security agents mistakenly allowed a bottle of liquid to pass through before it was properly scanned early Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport, causing a security breach that halted screening for about 25 minutes, authorities said.
Full Story updated 3/17/2010 2:07 PM
With time and tempers short, everyone's playing hardball in the drive to pass -- or stop -- President Barack Obama's massive health care legislation by the weekend.
Full Story published 3/17/2010 12:01 AM
Confused hit men may have gone to the wrong party, the FBI said Tuesday as it cast doubt on fears that the slaying of three people with ties to the U.S. consulate shows that Mexican drug cartels have launched an offensive against U.S. government employees.
Full Story published 3/17/2010 12:01 AM
A 67-year-old country musician from Montana who spent four days in his car stuck on a remote mountain road said he wrote a goodbye letter and was preparing himself for death when he was rescued.
Full Story published 3/17/2010 12:01 AM
When the young woman needed to use the toilet, she went out into the darkened tent camp and was attacked by three men.
Full Story published 3/17/2010 12:01 AM
3/16/2010
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3/15/2010
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3/14/2010
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3/13/2010
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3/12/2010
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3/11/2010
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