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Airport scanners spread across U.S.
Federal government heightens its effort to detect hidden explosives and other weapons. Full story | Video
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U.S. won’t protect controversial bird
No endangered or threatened listing for Western sage grouse. Full story
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Parents say they warned authorities about son’s erratic behavior. Full story
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Gone fishing
Discuss pictures that caught our eyes, like this one of an ice fisherman and his dog in Illinois.
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6 killed when bus hits pickup truck
Six people are ejected from a bus and killed when the vehicle hits a pickup and rolls over on the interstate 25 miles south of downtown Phoenix.
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Pentagon gunman had history of mental illness
A California man killed in a shootout with Pentagon police officers had been behaving erratically, and his family feared in January that he had bought a gun.
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Trekkers ski off towards North Pole
Adventurer Eric Larsen has set off to reach the North Pole — part of his goal of becoming the first person to trek to both poles and the top of Mt. Everest in the same year.
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Obama aides near reversal on 9/11 trials
President Obama's advisers may urge a military tribunal for Khalid Sheik Mohammad, four others, rather than a civilian trial in New York City.
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‘Amazing Grace’ leaves $7m for alma mater
An Illinois woman who lived through the Great Depression and worked as a secretary for 43 years before passing away at age 100 has left $7 million to Lake Forest College.
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