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Survey: Low-Wage Workers Gloomy About FutureAmerica's lower-income workers have posted the biggest job gains since the deep 2007-09 recession—but few are bragging.
Health Officials: 1 in 50 School Kids Have AutismA government survey of parents says 1 in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder.
Colo. Governor to Sign Landmark Gun BillsExactly eight months after dozens of people were shot in a suburban Denver movie theater, Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign new restrictions on firearms in Colorado, signaling a historic change for Democrats who traditionally shied away from taking on gun …
Cyprus Rushes to Find Plan B to Avoid BankruptcyCypriot officials rushed Wednesday to find a new plan to stave off bankruptcy, a day after Parliament rejected an initial scheme to contribute to the nation's bailout package by seizing up to 10 percent of people's bank savings.
Obama Vows Unwavering Support for IsraelPresident Barack Obama delivered a blunt warning to Israel's foes that the United States has the Jewish state's back.
Bryant Vetoes Bill Calling for School Board StudyBryant vetoed Senate Bill 2141, which called for a 13-member task force to study how Mississippi's local school boards are selected.
Hundreds Filing Insurance Claims After Hail StormHundreds of claims are pouring in to insurance companies in Mississippi, an early indication of the widespread damage left behind by a hail storm that pounded the capital city and other areas.
French Minister Resigns in Face of Tax-Fraud ProbeFrance's budget minister, ensnared in a ballooning scandal over suspected tax fraud and money laundering, on Tuesday became the first resignation in President Francois Hollande's 10-month-old Socialist government.
No Assault Weapons Ban: Not Even in Dems' BillAll but ending chances for an assault weapons ban, Democratic leaders said Tuesday the firearms legislation the Senate will debate next month won't include the provision that gun-control advocates pressed for after an assault-type weapon was used in the Newtown …
Syria and Rebels Trade Chemical Weapons ChargesSyria's government and rebels traded accusations Tuesday of a chemical attack on a northern village for the first time in the civil war, although the U.S. said there was no evidence it had happened.
Experts: Chances of Recovering Boston Art GoodNow that authorities believe they know who stole $500 million worth of art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in the largest art heist in U.S. history, what are the chances they'll actually recover the stolen works by Rembrandt, Vermeer …
Commander: Contingency Plans Under Way for SyriaThe top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that several NATO countries are working on contingency plans for possible military action to end the two-year civil war in Syria as President Bashar Assad's regime accused U.S.-backed Syrian rebels of …
UCF Attack Plotter Wanted to 'Give Them Hell'The student behind a foiled attack plot at a Florida university was working off a checklist that included plans to get drunk, pull a fire alarm and then "give them hell," authorities said Tuesday.
Whistle-Blowers Allege Wrongdoing at VA CenterEmployees at a Veterans Administration hospital in Mississippi have reported a range of "serious wrongdoing," including improperly sterilized instruments and missed diagnoses of fatal illnesses, an independent federal investigative agency said in a letter to the White House.
Severe Weather, Large Hail Pound Parts of Miss.Seventeen counties are reporting damage the severe storm that produced large hail in the Jackson, Miss., metropolitan area and high winds to areas of north Mississippi.