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Army orders court-martial in WikiLeaks case (AP)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:01:04 +0100

AP - An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history.

Law enforcement websites under attack by hackers (AP)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:01:04 +0100

AP - Saboteurs stole passwords and sensitive information on tipsters while hacking into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective known as Anonymous.

Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity (AP)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:01:04 +0100

AP - An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger.

Heavy snowstorm hits Colorado on its way east (AP)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:01:04 +0100

AP - The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado and parts of neighboring states on Friday, creating whiteout conditions on the eastern plains, cancelling more than 600 flights in Denver and closing hundreds of miles of highway between major Colorado cities and the Kansas border.

Violence in Mexico curtailing faith-based missions (AP)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:01:04 +0100

AP - John and Wanda Casias knew the risks of being missionaries in one of Mexico's most violent, cartel-dominated regions, their children say, but they refused to curtail their work and instead put their ministry ahead of their safety.

NY's Schneiderman sues banks in foreclosure effort (AP)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:01:04 +0100

AP - New York's attorney general on Friday accused some of the nation's largest banks of deceit and fraud in using an electronic mortgage registry that he said puts homeowners at a disadvantage in foreclosures while saving banks over $2 billion.

U.S. college ratings game set for shakeup (Reuters)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:01:04 +0100

Reuters - An elite California college's admission this week that it tried to boost its reputation by inflating the test scores of incoming freshmen has stoked a heated debate over the outsized influence and controversial methodology of commercial "best college" lists.

Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing (AP)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:01:03 +0100

AP - To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.

Air Force to cut 10,000 airmen, shift aircraft (AP)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:01:03 +0100

AP - The Air Force on Friday detailed plans to cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift capabilities around the country to be better prepared for wars of the future.

Killer of Fla. girl found in landfill gets life (AP)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:01:03 +0100

AP - Minutes after a man pleaded guilty to kidnapping, raping and murdering 7-year-old Somer Thompson, who was dumped in a trash bin and later found in a landfill, the little girl's twin brother addressed his sister's killer.