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Senate rejects GOP, Dem plans on student loans

The Senate rejected dueling Democratic and Republican plans on Thursday for averting a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal college loans for 7.4

Zimmerman wants evidence private in Martin case

Prosecutors and George Zimmerman's attorneys filed motions Thursday asking a judge to keep statements Zimmerman gave detectives and the names and addresses of

Doctors report rise in kids eating detergent packs

Miniature laundry detergent packets arrived on store shelves in recent months, touted as a solution to bulky bottles and messy spills. But doctors across the

Cool video: Hotel implosion in Texas

The College Station Plaza Hotel is no more. Thousands of people gathered in the streets to observe the implosion in Bryan, Texas Thursday morning.

Forecasters: 9 to 15 storms this hurricane season

U.S. forecasters predicted Thursday that this year's Atlantic hurricane season would produce a normal number of about nine to 15 tropical storms, with as many

Testimony expected to wrap up Abdo case

Testimony is expected to wrap up in the federal trial of a soldier accused of planning to bomb a Texas restaurant filled with Fort Hood troops.

UPcycle | Unique handmade paper

Recycle old newspapers and paper scraps to create pretty handmade paper for unique and personal wedding invites.

Jury in John Edwards trial deliberates for 5th day

Jurors in the John Edwards campaign corruption trial have started their fifth day of deliberations, as legal experts said don't read too much into the length

Texas company keeps GI's heart beating

Major Jonathan Silk's unit was hit by a grenade while in Afghanistan. He didn't realize that the blast caused a heart valve to burst until he returned home

Abdo convicted in Fort Hood bomb plot

Prosecutors say Army Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo had started building the bomb when he was detained at a motel near the Texas Army post in July. Defense attorneys

Photos: Cute cheetah cubs

Two cheetah cubs have been transported to the National Zoo to be raised by hand.

DC zoo hand-raising cubs after rare cheetah birth

Two cheetah cubs have a new home at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and are being raised by human hands after a risky birth last month at the Smithsonian

Flag planting launches Memorial Day at Arlington

Soldiers are placing more than 220,000 small U.S. flags at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the start of Memorial Day weekend activities.

Search for Romney running mate in audition phase

As his campaign evaluates potential running mates, Republicans with a possible shot at the No. 2 spot on the presidential ticket are starting to engage in

Rep. King: CIA, Pentagon, too close to filmmakers

A House committee chairman charged Wednesday that the CIA and Defense Department jeopardized national security by cooperating too closely with filmmakers

Private supply ship flies by space station in test

The world's first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station on Thursday, acing a critical test in advance of the actual

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