FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife underwent surgery Friday to stabilize serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on an interstate highway.Read more

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Authorities say a central Washington high school student whose body was found along the Columbia River four days after she went missing was killed by manual strangulation and a stab wound to the neck.Read more

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NEW YORK — A woman accused of killing her autistic 8-year-old son in a botched murder-suicide attempt claimed in a letter that she wanted to spare the boy from predatory adults she believed had abused him.Read more

The need for caution should be obvious to anyone using products like machetes and nail guns. But what about microwaveable heat packs?Read more

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FAIRFAX, Va. — Sen. Harry Reid's wife has undergone surgery at a Virginia hospital to stabilize injuries from a broken neck she suffered in a traffic accident.Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police say eight officers who were fired or disciplined after a TV news helicopter captured video of them beating three suspects are getting their jobs back or punishments reduced.Read more

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HARRISONBURG, Va. — For five months, Virginia carpenter Steve Williams lived with a secret worth millions.Read more

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas State Board of Education agreed to new social studies standards on Friday after the far-right faction wielded its power to shape the lessons that will be taught to millions of students on American history, the U.S. free enterprise system, religion and other topics.Read more

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A California woman has died after a truck driven into her home pinned her against the kitchen stove.Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut judge has ruled that state prison officials may continue force-feeding a British inmate who began a hunger strike in September 2007 over claims he was convicted on a fabricated sexual assault charge.Read more

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