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Washington fire deaths down slightly in recent years
Northwest Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 10:30amFewer fire-related deaths were reported in 2012 than in the two previous years, according to a report released Wednesday by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Fire agencies reported 63...
At least 6 killed, 50 injured in Texas tornado
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 10:30amGRANBURY, Texas — At least six people were killed and another seven were still unaccounted for Thursday morning after a tornado ripped through a subdivision Wednesday night, flattening homes and...
Map of hateful tweets shows hotspots are mostly in eastern half of U.S.
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 10:30amKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tweets containing hateful words are coming in larger proportions from people living in the eastern half of the United States, according to a new map that tracked hate speech on...
Suspect left ‘deathbed’ note inside boat, source says
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 10:30amMELVILLE, N.Y. — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left a “deathbed” note scrawled inside the hull of the boat in which he was captured, claiming he and his older brother set off bombs at the Boston Marathon as...
Family, friends ‘bonkers’ as Candice Glover takes ‘American Idol’ crown
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 10:30amPORT ROYAL, S.C. — When Candice Glover was announced as the next American Idol on Thursday night, her six younger siblings didn’t hold back.
As soon as the word “Candice” left host Ryan...
Child mental health disorders rising, report finds
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 10:30amWASHINGTON, D.C. — Up to one in five American youngsters — some 7 million to 12 million by one estimate — experience a mental health disorder each year, according to a new report billed as the...
Planet-hunting Kepler telescope is disabled
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 10:30amLOS ANGELES — Planet-hunting scientists were dealt a major blow this week when NASA officials announced that a crucial wheel on the Kepler space telescope had ceased to function and that the craft...
6 Americans among at least 15 killed as car bomber hits NATO convoy
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 10:30amKABUL, Afghanistan — A militant group said its attack on a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital Thursday marked a stepped-up campaign against the foreign presence in Afghanistan, and promised more...
IRS scandal puts the caffeine back in tea party
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 10:30amWASHINGTON, D.C. — Republicans think the Internal Revenue Service controversy is the magic weapon for beating up Democrats, because nothing resonates with the American public like potential IRS...
For first time, stem cells are produced from cloning technique
Nation & World Comments Updated: May 17, 2013 10:30amWASHINGTON, D.C. — For the first time, scientists have created human embryos that are genetic copies of living people and used them to make stem cells — a feat that paves the way for treating a...
