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Ohio police chief takes criminals to task online with Facebook posts

Posted 6/17/2013 in National

Should organs be grown in a lab to ease shortages?

Posted 6/17/2013 in National

Shock lingers after Nazi unit leader found in U.S.

Posted 6/15/2013 in National

Poll: Most men aspire to be dads

Posted 6/15/2013 in National

A recent Associated Press-WE TV poll found more than 8 in 10 men said they have always wanted to be fathers or think they'd like to be one someday.

2014 Senate Democrats firm up health care support

Posted 6/15/2013 in National

IRS scandals threaten funding for health care

Posted 6/15/2013 in National

Mounting scandals at the Internal Revenue Service are jeopardizing critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in President Barack Obama's health care law.

House considers jail term for military sex assault

Posted 6/14/2013 in National

The House is heading toward passage of a sweeping defense bill that reflects the outrage among lawmakers over the growing number of sexual assaults in the military.

Fla. sports bar deck collapses, sends dozens into water

Posted 6/14/2013 in National

A packed outdoor deck behind a popular Miami-area sports bar partially collapsed during the NBA Finals on Thursday night, sending dozens of patrons into the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay.

Court ruling may open up breast cancer gene tests

Posted 6/14/2013 in National

A ruling by the Supreme Court that human genes can't be patented is expected to increase access and drop the cost for tests for gene mutations that greatly raise the risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer.

Census: Rural areas lose population for first time

Posted 6/13/2013 in National

Rural America is losing population for the first time ever, largely because of waning interest among baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation, according to new census estimates.

Southern Baptists officially oppose gay Scouts

Posted 6/13/2013 in National

The Southern Baptist Convention approved a resolution Wednesday expressing its opposition to the Boy Scouts of America's new policy allowing gay Scouts, though it doesn't explicitly call for churches to drop all ties with the organization.

NSA head says spy programs thwarted terror attacks

Posted 6/13/2013 in National

Facebook introduces hashtags

Posted 6/13/2013 in National

Ariel Castro pleads not guilty in kidnap case

Posted 6/13/2013 in National

Girl who took on transplant rules gets new, adult lungs

Posted 6/13/2013 in National

A 10-year-old girl with cystic fibrosis was recovering from a transplant of adult lungs after a judge's ruling expanded her options for lifesaving surgery.

Privacy -- the online generation wants it

Posted 6/13/2013 in National

Amid the debate over government surveillance, there's been an assumption: Young people don't care about privacy. Turns out, the generation that puts much of the "social" in social networking is much more complex when determining what personal information they want to share.