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New lawyer in Haiti case: Missionaries acted with 'heart'
Newly appointed lawyers for the U.S. missionaries accused of child trafficking emerged from a court hearing Monday and said their ...

Airport scanners stir fears over security lines
The government's plan to install body scanners in dozens of airports could lengthen security lines and congest terminals, airline ...

Mid-Atlantic braces for second snowstorm
Starting tonight, snow forecast to hit Eastern cities still digging out from a weekend wallop could keep some people stuck at ...

Haiti drug trafficking likely to rise in quake aftermath
Chaos, a lack of jobs and thousands of escaped prisoners could cause drug trafficking to jump in Haiti, where cocaine already ...

Rep. John Murtha dead at 77
Rep. John Murtha, a decorated Vietnam combat veteran and critic of the Iraq war, died Monday of complications from gall bladder ...

GOP: Back to drawing board on health care
Republicans in Congress offered a tepid response Monday to President Obama's call to start a new round of bipartisan talks on ...

Trial to begin in killing of Iowa football coach
An Iowa man charged with the murder of an iconic high school football coach is expected to head to trial today, nearly eight ...

Interview excerpts: First lady talks kids' exercise, eating
The first lady talks about a wide range of childhood-obesity-related topics with USA TODAY ahead of the launch of her Let's Move ...

Cops using YouTube to find criminals
YouTube has no way of knowing how often police tap into its videos to make arrests, company spokesman Scott Rubin said, but police ...

As attitudes shift, marijuana classes roll
In California alone, the medical-marijuana business could be worth as much as $2 billion, says Dale Gieringer, state coordinator ...

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