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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, Justin Bieber accepts the award for favorite album - pop/rock for "Believe" at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards, in Los Angeles. Bieber is one of several stars whose homes have been targeted by pranksters who place fake 911calls to try to draw out large police responses in a hoax known as swatting. The rash of calls against celebrities is taxing police resources and prompted two California lawmakers to propose stiffer penalties for convicted swatters. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)
Celebs now fashionable targets in hoax 911 calls
LOS ANGELES — Celebrities have long contended with the occasional downsides of stardom — tabloid scandals, stalkers, box office bombs, the paparazzi. Now, add “swatting” to the list — a prank that ...
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Associated Press Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks May 15 in Bethesda, Md. The legal challenges over religious freedom and the birth control coverage requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul appear to be moving toward the U.S. Supreme Court.
Birth control mandates fuel increase in lawsuits
NEW YORK — The legal challenges over religious freedom and the birth control coverage requirement in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul appear to be moving toward the U.S. Supreme Court....
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Koch leaves hospital Saturday
NEW YORK — A spokesman says former New York City Mayor Ed Koch will get out of the hospital sooner than expected. Spokesman George Arzt said Friday that Koch originally expected to remain over t...
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Associated Press People walk from the U.S. Capitol to the Washington Monument Saturday in Washington during a march for gun control.
Thousands march for gun control in Washington
WASHINGTON — Thousands of people, many holding signs with names of gun violence victims and messages such as “Ban Assault Weapons Now,” joined a rally for gun control on Saturday, marching from the...
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Associated Press Mason Bemiller, 17, from Northridge High School in Middlebury, Ind., snowboards through the terrain park at Swiss Valley ski area on Thursday in Jones, Mich. The lack of snow in some places, and in even places with snow that are getting less than usual, illustrates the increasingly fickle nature of winter in the Midwest, where dry, mild weather is making life difficult for businesses that rely on abundant snow.
Spotty Midwestern snow a mixed bag for winter businesses
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Just a week ago, things looked dire for Sarah and Tim Long, owners of Timbers Resort in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Snow is their winter lifeblood, drawing outdoor sports ent...
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Harkin won’t seek 6th Senate term in 2014
CUMMING, Iowa — U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin said Saturday he will not seek a sixth term in 2014, a decision that eases some of the burden the national Republican Party faces in retaking the Senate. Har...
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Business helps serious couples with Catholic marriage prep online
PORT HURON, Mich. — A Michigan company is helping solve the problem of geographic separation for couples looking to get married in the Roman Catholic Church. Port Huron-based Marriage Ministries...
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Associated Press St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson receives the body of Stan Musial as his casket arrives at Cathedral Basilica on Saturday in St. Louis. Musial, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals for 22 years, died Jan. 19.
Stan Musial remembered in Mass
ST. LOUIS — Stan Musial was remembered during a funeral and memorial outside Busch Stadium on Saturday as a Hall of Famer and a St. Louis icon embraced by generations of fans who never had the priv...
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 file photo, protesters hold a sign during a meeting of the Virginia Uranium Mining Working Group final informational public hearing at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Va. A three-decade ban on uranium mining in Virginia has put the richest known deposit of the radioactive ore in the U.S. off limits to mining. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Proposed uranium mine divides Virginia
CHATHAM, Va. — The rolling fields of Coles Hill were once full of tobacco. Along with furniture and textiles, the leaf sustained farmers, blue collar workers and families in this area of Virginia k...
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What’s an assault weapon, anyway? A gun glossary
WASHINGTON — Even Americans who have never touched a gun are probably familiar with the looks and names of a few — the military M16, the action-movie’s Uzi, the historic Colt .45. The terms thrown ...
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