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• Tornado Safe Rooms In Schools A Popular, But Costly Idea

  In the aftermath of the destruction in Moore, O...

• Hedge Fund Manager Apologizes For Comments On Female Traders

  Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones says he's sorry fo...

• 'Four Little Girls' Awarded Congressional Gold Medal

  They were just little girls when they were kill...

• A Token Gift May Encourage Gift Of Life

  Some economists argue it's time to rethink rest...

• Ring Nebula Is More Like A Jelly Doughnut, NASA Says

  The Ring Nebula, whose iconic shape and large s...

• Battered Jersey Shore Pins Recovery Hopes On Summer Season

  Seven months after Hurricane Sandy slammed into...

• Why Former Gitmo Chief Left In Protest

  President Obama is once again calling for the p...

• Health Insurance At 'Good Prices' Coming To Calif. Exchange

  It's the first disclosure of prices in the nati...

• Assad Regime Agrees To Attend Peace Conference, Russia Says

  Russia and the U.S. have been trying to set up ...

• Tornado In Moore, Okla.: Friday's Developments

  Residents can now get into their devastated nei...

• China's Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act?

  There is some political willingness, but becaus...

• Can This Man Bring Silicon Valley To Yangon?

  A Stanford MBA who used to work for Google retu...

• Military Moms: A Bond Borne From Shared Loss

  Two mothers whose sons were killed during the f...

• Bridge Collapses In Wash. State; People, Cars In Water

  An unknown number of people and vehicles are in...

• Evolution Saves Cockroaches From Taking The Bait

  A new study unravels the mystery of a peculiar ...

• Srinivasan's Confirmation First For D.C. Circuit In 7 Years

  The partisan war over judicial nominees has acc...

• Boy Scouts Vote To Admit Openly Gay Members

  The National Council of the Boy Scouts of Ameri...

• Head Of IRS Tax-Exempt Division Reportedly Placed On Leave

  Lois Lerner has been at the center of a scandal...

• Alabama Republican Jo Bonner Says He's Leaving Congress

  The Congressman says he will step down in Augus...

• Abortion Opponents Try to Spin Murder Case Into Legislation

  Abortion opponents are hoping the recent murder...

• Justice Sotomayor Takes Swing At Famed Baseball Case

  The Supreme Court justice and noted Yankees fan...

• Health Officials Decry Texas' Snubbing Of Medicaid Billions

  The state is turning down an estimated $100 bil...

• Breaking Down Obama's New Blueprint For Fighting Terrorism

  In a major speech, the president rejects the id...

• NOAA Predicts Above-Average Hurricane Season

  Forecasters predict as many as six major hurric...

• Teen Pregnancies Continue To Decline, New Report Shows

  A trend that was interrupted in 2006 and 2007 h...

• Seeing Double: Errors In Stem-Cell Cloning Paper Raise Doubts

  Biologists said last week that they had overcom...

• 3-D Printer Makes Life-Saving Splint For Baby Boy's Airway

  A 3-D printer is being credited with helping sa...

• 'Epic' Movie Role For Music Superstar Pitbull

  Cuban-American musician Pitbull has collaborate...

• CBC Chair Marcia Fudge Wants Caucus To Be Heard On The Hill

  Ohio Representative Marcia Fudge is still relat...

• Being Blind To Financial Need: Is It Worth It?

  Millions of students rely on loans and grants f...