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Biden asks clergy to make argument on guns

Posted 5/7/2013 in National

Vice President Joe Biden wants pastors, rabbis and nuns to tell their flocks that enacting gun control is the moral thing to do. But another vote may have to wait until Congress wraps up work on an immigration overhaul.

Senate bill lets states tax Internet purchases

Posted 5/6/2013 in National

Attention online shoppers: The days of tax-free shopping on the Internet may soon end for many of you.

Unlikely scribe handwrites Good Book in 4 years

Posted 5/6/2013 in National

AP: States fear loss of health care aid

Posted 5/4/2013 in National

Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say.

Experts: Feds pressure widow, friends in Boston bombing case

Posted 5/4/2013 in National

Every time the widow of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev leaves her parents' house, federal agents watching the residence follow her in unmarked vehicles.

NRA's new president has bold words

Posted 5/4/2013 in National

Decades-old question: Is antibacterial soap safe?

Posted 5/3/2013 in National

Suicide rate rose sharply among middle-aged

Posted 5/3/2013 in National

The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, the government reported Thursday.

Fresh off victory, NRA holds convention in Houston

Posted 5/3/2013 in National

Boston Marathon suspect's remains claimed

Posted 5/3/2013 in National

PepsiCo pulls Mountain Dew ad after criticism

Posted 5/2/2013 in National

PepsiCo is once again learning the risks of celebrity partnerships after an ad for Mountain Dew was criticized for portraying racial stereotypes and making light of violence toward women.

Scientists find cannibalism at Jamestown

Posted 5/2/2013 in National

IBM makes tiny movie by pushing molecules around

Posted 5/2/2013 in National

Scientists have taken the idea of a film short down to new levels. Molecular levels.

Justice Department appeals morning-after case

Posted 5/2/2013 in National

The Obama administration on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's order to lift all age limits on who can buy morning-after birth control pills without a prescription.

Police, politicians push surveillance post-Boston

Posted 5/2/2013 in National

Police and politicians across the U.S. are pointing to the example of surveillance video that was used to help identify the Boston Marathon bombing suspects as a reason to get more electronic eyes on their streets.

Coroner: Boy, 5, shoots 2-year-old sister in Ky.

Posted 5/2/2013 in National

In southern Kentucky, where some children get their first guns even before they start first grade, Stephanie Sparks was cleaning the kitchen as her 5-year-old son played with the small rifle he was given last year. Then, as she stepped onto the front porch, "she heard the gun go off," a coroner said.