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MIDDLETON, Idaho (AP) — Robin Gilbert didn't set out to confront gender stereotypes when she split up the boys and girls at her elementary school in rural southwestern Idaho. But that's exactly what happened, with her Middleton Heights Elementary now among dozens of public schools nationwide being targeted by the American Civil Liberties Union in […]
The U.S. Department of Labor reported that an estimated $14 billion were overspent in unemployment benefits in fiscal 2011. The federal government and states like Indiana, one of the worst offenders, are now trying to recoup the lost money and prevent future overpayment. According to the Census Bureau, the distributed benefits did help 3.2 million […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel has conceded almost two weeks after a closely contested primary race in New York City. State Sen. Adriano Espaillat made the announcement Monday. He also says his lawyers will drop his court challenge in the election. Over the weekend, Rangel had apparently clinched a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative Republicans have roughed up the business community this year — and it's not over yet. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and major companies like Boeing Co. and Caterpillar Inc. all wanted quick reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, which helps finance American companies' overseas sales. Congress had […]
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Mitt Romney privately raised millions of dollars from New York's elite on Sunday, as Democrats launched coordinated attacks against the likely Republican presidential nominee, intensifying calls for him to explain offshore bank accounts and release several years of tax returns. The line of attack, dismissed by the Romney campaign as an […]
An Albuquerque woman tried to sell her soul on eBay. Lori N., a former freelance writer, said she was down on her luck and decided to sell her soul via the Internet. The bidding started at $2,000. In 2007, Lori was a passenger in a car hit by a drunk driver. She spent three weeks […]
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Barney Frank has tied the knot with his longtime partner in a ceremony officiated by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. Frank spokesman Harry Gural says the 72-year-old congressman married 42-year-old Jim Ready in a Saturday evening wedding at the Boston Marriott hotel in Newton. Gural says more than 300 friends, […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Although restricting abortion has long been a conservative goal in Mississippi, the Republican-appointed judge considering the constitutionality of the state's stringent new abortion law doesn't play politics in the courtroom, according to those who know him. U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III temporarily blocked the new law that, if enforced, […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Americans dipped into the water, went to the movies and rode the subway just to be in air conditioning Saturday for relief from unrelenting heat that has killed 30 people across half the country. The heat sent temperatures soaring over 100 degrees in several cities, including a record 105 in Washington, St. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says legislation to keep transportation projects going and prevent interest rates from doubling on new loans to college students will help many in this country. But he says "we've got more to do." Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday that the measure he signed into […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Scott Peterson on Thursday filed the automatic appeal of his 2004 death sentence to the California Supreme Court, maintaining as he always has that he had nothing to do with the murders of his wife Laci and unborn son Conner. Peterson's attorney, noted death penalty lawyer Cliff Gardner, filed the 423-page […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Almost afraid to say it out loud, lest they jinx their record, U.S. troops in Afghanistan achieved one small but important victory over the past year: They found and avoided more homemade bombs meant to kill and maim them than a year ago, thanks to a surge in training, equipment and intelligence. […]
