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National & World Induced labor allows dying man to see daughter

By JAMIE STENGLE, Associated Press Published: Feb 12, 2012 at 6:25 PM PST

Diane Aulger was about two weeks from her delivery date when she and her husband decided there was no time to wait: Mark Aulger had only days to live, and he wanted to see his child.

National & World Greece passes new austerity deal amid rioting (Photo Gallery)

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS, Associated Press Published: Feb 12, 2012 at 6:55 PM PST

Greek lawmakers on Monday approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation from bankruptcy, after riots in Athens and other cities left stores looted and burned and more than 120 people hurt.

National & World Mystery disease kills thousands in Central America

By FILADELFO ALEMAN and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, Associated Press Published: Feb 12, 2012 at 4:35 PM PST

A mysterious epidemic is devastating the Pacific coast of Central America, killing more than 24,000 people in El Salvador and Nicaragua since 2000 and striking thousands of others with chronic kidney disease at rates unseen virtually anywhere else.

National & World Fuel removal under way on Italy cruise ship

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press Published: Feb 12, 2012 at 8:54 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 12, 2012 at 9:26 AM PST

Underwater pumping operations began Sunday to remove some of the 500,000 gallons of fuel aboard the Costa Concordia, officials said, nearly a month after the cruise ship ran aground off Tuscany.

National & World R.I. player wins $336 million Powerball jackpot

By Associated Press Published: Feb 12, 2012 at 8:55 AM PST

Lottery officials say someone who played the Powerball in Rhode Island has won the $336.4 million jackpot.

National & World Maine GOP chairman says Romney wins caucuses

By STEVE PEOPLES and BETH FOUHY Associated Press Published: Feb 11, 2012 at 3:46 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 12, 2012 at 8:46 AM PST

Mitt Romney eked out a narrow win in Maine's Republican caucuses, state party officials announced Saturday, providing his campaign a much-needed boost.

National & World 9 die in Kosovo avalanche; child survives

By FLORENT BAJRAMI, Associated Press Published: Feb 11, 2012 at 11:24 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 12, 2012 at 8:45 AM PST

Rescuers have pulled a 5-year-old girl alive from the rubble of a house flattened by a massive avalanche that killed both of her parents and at least seven of her relatives in a remote mountain village in southern Kosovo.

National & World Hacker claims porn site users compromised

By RAPHAEL SATTER,Associated Press Published: Feb 11, 2012 at 2:59 PM PST

A hacker claims to have compromised the personal information of more than 350,000 users after breaking into a disused website operated by pornography provider Brazzers.

National & World Dozens of pets rescued from Ohio fire find homes

By Associated Press Published: Feb 11, 2012 at 2:42 PM PST

Several dozen animals have found temporary shelter after Ohio firefighters rescued at least 60 pets from a house fire in a Cincinnati suburb.

National & World Norwegians seek A-ha! moment in North Korean music

By BJOERN H. AMLAND Associated Press Published: Feb 11, 2012 at 10:56 AM PST

An arts festival in northern Norway is offering a rare glimpse into North Korean culture this weekend, including performances by musicians whose accordion version of A-ha's megahit "Take on Me" has become an online sensation.

National & World Staff at The Sun tabloid arrested in bribe inquiry

By DAVID STRINGER Associated Press Published: Feb 11, 2012 at 9:26 AM PST

Britain's biggest-selling tabloid newspaper was fighting to contain the damage after five of its employees were arrested Saturday in an inquiry into the alleged payment of bribes to police and other officials, detectives and the newspaper's parent company said.

National & World Rio calm in 2nd day of police strike

By Associated Press Published: Feb 11, 2012 at 10:31 AM PST

Few police officers have adhered to a strike just days before this city's world-famous Carnival kicks off, official said Saturday.

Sports Sandusky says he feels people have turned on him

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 5:03 PM PST

Jerry Sandusky walked out of a courthouse Friday where a judge was considering whether to let him see his relatives and friends while he awaits trial on child sex-abuse charges and told reporters Friday he felt people have turned on him.

National & World Panetta calls for new probe into Marine photo

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and JULIE WATSON Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 4:45 PM PST

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told the Marine Corps on Friday to re-investigate and take appropriate action against the Marine snipers who posed with a logo resembling a notorious Nazi symbol.

National & World Montenegro almost cut off by heavy snow (Photo Gallery)

By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press Published: Feb 11, 2012 at 9:25 AM PST

The heaviest snowfall in Montenegro in 63 years has sealed off hundreds of villages, shutting down roads and railways and closing the main airport in the tiny Balkan state on Saturday.

National & World The week's best photos (Photo Gallery)

By Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 9:45 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 10:56 AM PST

National & World Feds release new details about underwear bomber

By ED WHITE Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 4:55 PM PST

A Nigerian who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane began his path to terrorism with a text message from a top al-Qaida figure in Yemen, the U.S. government said Friday in a court filing that discloses new details about their relationship.

National & World Under fire, Obama adjusts his birth control policy

By BEN FELLER AP White House Correspondent Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 7:41 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 4:34 PM PST

Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling to end a furor raging from the Catholic Church to Congress to his re-election foes. He demanded that insurance companies step in to provide the coverage instead.

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