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PETA lawsuit seeks slavery protections for animals

lauren.king — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:54:06 -0500

By Julie Watson SAN DIEGO A federal judge for the first time in U.S. history heard arguments Monday in a case that could determine whether animals enjoy the same constitutional protection against slavery as human beings.

U.S. aid worker rescued by Navy SEALs says she's thankful

lauren.king — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:26:37 -0500

GOODE

An American aid worker rescued by Navy SEALs in Somalia last month says she's thankful for the support she's received.

Thirty-two-year-old Jessica Buchanan was rescued last month along with a 60-year-old Danish man. The two were working with a demining unit when gunmen kidnapped them in October.

Romney wins big in Florida primary, routing Gingrich

lauren.king — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:06:52 -0500

By David Espo and Steve Peoples TAMPA, Fla.

Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding from the previous week's defeat with a commanding victory and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination. Despite the one-sided setback, Gingrich vowed to press on.

U.S. and Danish hostages on way home after SEAL raid

Cindy.Clayton — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:02:30 -0500

MOGADISHU, Somalia
Held captive since last fall, an ailing American woman and a Danish man will soon be safely on their way home after a bold, dark-of-night rescue by U.S. Navy SEALs. The commandos slipped into a Somali encampment, shot and killed nine captors and whisked the hostages to freedom.

Pa. school celebrates rescue of alum by SEALs in Somalia

Cindy.Clayton — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:04:16 -0500

By Patrick Walters PHILADELPHIA One of the two aid workers rescued by Navy SEALs in Somalia attended a religious college in suburban Philadelphia and "fell in love with Africa" while doing student teaching in Nairobi, the head of the school said today.

President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address

lauren.king — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:16:18 -0500

(As Prepared for Delivery)

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:

High court: Warrant needed for GPS tracking

Cindy.Clayton — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:38:09 -0500

By Jesse Holland and Pete Yost WASHINGTON The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects.

The ruling represents a serious complication for law enforcement nationwide, which increasingly relies on high tech surveillance of suspects, including the use of various types of GPS technology.

Captain's conduct blasted as divers find more dead

lauren.king — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:12:46 -0500

By Gregorio Borgia and Nicole Winfield GIGLIO, Italy Maritime authorities, passengers and mounting evidence pointed Sunday toward the captain of a cruise liner that ran aground and capsized off the Tuscan coast, amid accusations that he abandoned ship before everyone was safely evacuated and was showing off when he steered the vessel far too close to shore.

Stennis group rescues Iranian vessel from pirates, Navy says

Bill.Sizemore — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:58:27 -0500

Days after being warned by Iran not to return to the Persian Gulf, U.S. naval forces assigned to the John C. Stennis carrier strike group rescued an Iranian fishing vessel from pirates in the Arabian Sea, the Navy said Friday.

Now you see it, now you don't: Time cloak created

Cindy.Clayton — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:44:54 -0500

By Seth Borenstein WASHINGTON It's one thing to make an object invisible, like Harry Potter's mythical cloak. But scientists have made an entire event impossible to see. They have invented a time masker.