May 26, 2013
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Trooper Gordon Roberts passes a fellow trooper while driving the state's "No Zone" semi to spot people texting, not wearing seatbelts and drinking alcoholic beverages while driving on I-75 near Chattanooga.
Tennessee Highway Patrol using semi-trucks
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.  — Trooper Gordon Roberts sat behind a pair of Ray-Bans, a steering wheel and about 15 gauges as he merged onto Interstate 75. He looked out the driver’s side window and scanned ...
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Museum hosts talks about social art
DETROIT — A Detroit museum is set to host a series of talks centered around the topic of socially engaged art. The lecture series at the Detroit Institute of Arts is to begin Thursday with a pre...
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Births
Wilkinson — Cora Elizabeth Wilkinson, daughter of Matthew Paul and Michae Erin (Cook) Wilkinson of Brownsburg, Ind., Feb. 24, 2013, IU Health Methodist in Indianapolis, Ind. Grandparents are Ed and...
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When told her dog Ace would need cosmetic surgery, Jennifer Scaturro of Arnold, Md., was surprised. But the surgery for an inturned eyelid stopped Ace from having cotinually watery eyes and rubbing his eyes with the back of his paws.
Cosmetic surgery becomes common for canine companions
BALTIMORE — Ace, a youthful Labrador, bounds across his lawn, fielding tennis balls and hurrying them back to his owner. His tail wags. His coat is thick and shiny. He barks with enthusiasm. To ...
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Students from the West End School, center from left, Nay Kim, 12, Caleb Mason, 12, and Luke Johnson, 13, pray before serving meals to the needy at the Lord's Kitchen in Louisville.
Students focus on compassion in their actions
LOUISVILLE — Wearing hairnets and school uniforms, sixth-graders from the West End School brought plastic trays laden with steaming chili, bread and dessert to lunchtime diners at The Lord’s Kitche...
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Crash cautionary tale for families
NEW YORK — There were lies told to parents, a car with five seats carrying eight teens, and an unlicensed driver. The car was speeding. No seat belts were used. If parents of teenagers need a re...
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Report: More youth use smartphones to surf Web
CHICAGO — Keep computers in a common area so you can monitor what your kids are doing. It’s a longstanding directive for online safety — but one that’s quickly becoming moot as more young people ha...
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Obama talks of resuming tours
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is opening the door to the possibility of a resumption of White House tours, at least for student groups, amid some confusion over who made the ultimate decision...
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A baggage handler walks by an American Eagle jet after it pulled up to a gate on arrival March 12 at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Ill. The airport is one of nearly 240 small airports around the country that will likely shut down their air traffic control towers under federal budget cuts, stripping away a layer of safety during takeoffs and landings and leaving many pilots to manage the most critical stages of flight on their own.
Air tower closings raise questions
CHICAGO — The planned shutdown of up to 238 air traffic control towers across the country under federal budget cuts will strip away an extra layer of safety during takeoffs and landings, leaving pi...
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Man banned from all libraries
RACINE, Wis. — A 20-year-old Racine man who’s accused of engaging in lewd behavior in a library has been banned from “all the libraries on the face of the earth.” Tyree S. Carter is charged with...
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