Storms kill 1 in South, damage Texas Capitol

5/16 8:56:21 AM

NEW ORLEANS -- Severe storms with damaging winds and possible tornadoes pounded the South, killing at least one person in Louisiana and shattering windows at the Texas Capitol. ...
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Controversy sizzles over taco truck restrictions

5/16 8:55:59 AM

LOS ANGELES -- Jose Ochoa has parked his taco truck on the same stretch of road since 1989, and, like scores of other lunch vendors around Los Angeles, he refused to pack it up Thursday....
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Gay marriage opponents vow to fight Calif. ruling

5/16 8:55:59 AM

SAN FRANCISCO -- Even as same-sex couples across California begin making plans to tie the knot, opponents are redoubling their efforts to make sure wedding bells never ring for gay couples in the nation's most populous ...
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New commission to study WMDs announced

5/16 9:25:01 PM

WASHINGTON -- Soon after taking office, the next president will get some advice about how to prevent a nuclear attack on the U.S., researched and written by top experts on weapons of mass destruction....
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Intel agencies seek help recruiting new immigrants

5/16 9:20:01 PM

McLEAN, Va. -- The U.S. is its own worst enemy when it comes to the desperately important task of recruiting immigrants as spies, analysts and translators in the war on terror, new Americans are telling intelligence officials....
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Analysis: Polar bear's impact on people is felt

5/15 6:30:02 PM

WASHINGTON -- It's not about saving the polar bear as much as the polar bear saving us....
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House rejects bill funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars

Senate votes to roll back media ownership rule

Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case

Flight attendant accused of setting fire on plane

Police chief: Man is a prime suspect in Florida fires

Memorial honors S.C. beach house fire victims

Defense Department: Chinook helicopters at Pa. plant vandalized