• Police kill gunman holding hostages at Discovery building (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:17:07 GMT)
  Three hostages were freed unharmed Wednesday when police fatally shot a gunman with explosives at Discovery Channel headquarters in Maryland ...

  
  

  
  
  
• Obama warns of challenges at start of Mideast peace talks (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:57:28 GMT)
  As Middle East peace talks begin anew in Washington, President Obama warns, "This moment of opportunity may not soon come again."

  
  

  
  
  
• Tony Blair's book offers insights on alliances (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:52:46 GMT)
  The alliance between George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair was tight, but Blair says that may never have occurred without 9/11. ...

  
  

  
  
  
• Doctors: Michael Douglas' cancer therapy is grueling (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:26:50 GMT)
  Experts say the Oscar winner with Stage IV throat cancer is in for a tough haul, but otherwise his prognosis is excellent.

  
  

  
  
  
• Active minds delay dementia but speed decline once it hits (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:22:52 GMT)
  Cognitive stimulation has early benefits, according to a 12-year study of those 65 and up, but after Alzheimer's hits may make it worse.

  
  

  
  
  
• NASA delivers coping tips for miners trapped in Chile (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:22:57 GMT)
  Space travel psychiatrists say such isolation can lead to withdrawal, territorial behavior, hostility and post-traumatic stress disorder.

  
  

  
  
  
• Diet drug Meridia raises heart attack, stroke risk (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:57:29 GMT)
  Ahead of an FDA meeting on the weight-loss pill, a study by Abbott Laboratories found it affects those with pre-existing cardiovascular disease. ...

  
  

  
  
  
• Beloved 'Father Red' priest still missing 5 years after Katrina (Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:03:56 GMT)
  Five years since Katrina swept across Lake Catherine, and Rev. Arthur Ginart, known as Father Red, remains among the missing.

  
  

  
  
  
• Mormon church, Jewish leaders tackle proxy baptism (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:48:47 GMT)
  The Mormon church says it is working to better prevent the names of Jews Holocaust victims from being submitted for posthumous baptism by pr ...

  
  

  
  
  
• Fire at Tennessee mosque project troubles city (Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:45:23 GMT)
  Fire at Tennessee mosque project over the weekend spurs community debate over religion in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

  
  

  
  
  
• Church tragedy leads to college dreams fulfilled 10 years later (Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:45:23 GMT)
  A promise made in the wake of death to a class of third-graders is fulfilled when 15 of them enroll in Grand Canyon University.

  
  

  
  
  
• Schools ban bracelets promoting cancer awareness (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:32:31 GMT)
  Several schools have banned rubber bracelets that have a cancer-awareness message some say is in poor taste: "I love boobies."

  
  

  
  
  
• Students face new textbook picks: Rent vs. buy, print vs. e-book (Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:00:59 GMT)
  As publishers and analysts again wonder if e-books are about to take off in the world of higher education, the growing popularity of rental options ...

  
  

  
  
  
• Thousands flee as Indonesian volcano erupts again (Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:22:35 GMT)
  An Indonesian volcano dormant for four centuries erupted for the second straight day Monday, shooting clouds of hot ash more than a mile into ...

  
  

  
  
  
• Ask USA TODAY Weather (Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:17:47 GMT)
  Does every point on Earth have an equal number of daylight/night minutes each year? What's the hottest heat index ever recorded? Were the Northern ...

  
  

  
  
  

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• Police kill gunman holding hostages at Discovery building (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:17:07 GMT)
  Three hostages were freed unharmed Wednesday when police fatally shot a gunman with explosives at Discovery Channel headquarters in Maryland ...

  
  

  
  
• East Coast casts watchful eye as Hurricane Earl nears (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:54:21 GMT)
  Labor Day weekend plans are iffy for parts of the East Coast as Hurricane Earl roars north.

  
  

  
  
• Communities to get first shot at foreclosed homes (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:19:06 GMT)
  Major mortgage lenders will now give state and local governments the right to buy foreclosed properties before they go on the market, HUD sa ...

  
  

  
  
• Growth slows in health spending (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:54:49 GMT)
  Health care spending this year has grown at its at the slowest rate in a half-century, a USA TODAY analysis of government data finds.

  
  

  
  
• Hurricane Earl roars toward North Carolina (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:40:39 GMT)
  Two days before Labor Day weekend and one day before the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Earl, many tourists were evacuating their North Carolina ...

  
  

  
  
• Engineers to retrieve failed blowout preventer (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:12:56 GMT)
  Investigators will begin recovery of the failed technology at the heart of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.

  
  

  
  
• New report shows state highways in good shape (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:10:46 GMT)
  A new report on the condition of the USA's state highways finds that they are in the best shape now than they have been in nearly 20 years.

  
  

  
  
• Active minds delay dementia but speed decline once it hits (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:22:52 GMT)
  Cognitive stimulation has early benefits, according to a 12-year study of those 65 and up, but after Alzheimer's hits may make it worse.

  
  

  
  
• Diet drug Meridia raises heart attack, stroke risk (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:57:29 GMT)
  Ahead of an FDA meeting on the weight-loss pill, a study by Abbott Laboratories found it affects those with pre-existing cardiovascular disease. ...

  
  

  
  
• Unemployment rate rises in almost half of largest metro cities in July (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:23:52 GMT)
  The unemployment rate rose in nearly half of the nation's 372 largest metro areas in July, as the pace of hiring slowed from earlier this ye ...

  
  

  
  
• Young, single, childless women out-earn male counterparts (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:34:20 GMT)
  Single, childless women in their twenties are finding success in the city: They're out-earning single, childless young men in big metro area ...

  
  

  
  
• Fewer illegal immigrants entering USA (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:46:07 GMT)
  The number of immigrants coming to the USA illegally since 2007 has plummeted, according to a Pew Hispanic Center report.

  
  

  
  
• California rejects ban on plastic shopping bags (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:28:22 GMT)
  California lawmakers have rejected a bill seeking to ban plastic shopping bags after a contentious debate over whether the state was going too ...

  
  

  
  
• Schools ban bracelets promoting cancer awareness (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:32:31 GMT)
  Several schools have banned rubber bracelets that have a cancer-awareness message some say is in poor taste: "I love boobies."

  
  

  
  
• Push on for safety rules after fatal Arkansas medevac crash (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:57:31 GMT)
  An air ambulance helicopter crashed into a wooded area of Arkansas early Tuesday, killing all three crewmembers.

  
  

  
  

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• Tony Blair's book offers insights on alliances (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:52:46 GMT)
  The alliance between George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair was tight, but Blair says that may never have occurred without 9/11. ...

  
  

  
  
• European Central Bank leaves interest rates on hold again (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:53:53 GMT)
  The European Central Bank has left interest rates at 1% for the 16th consecutive month as a still-uncertain global outlook clouds optimism about ...

  
  

  
  
• 2 American troops killed in separate attacks in Afghanistan (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:57:30 GMT)
  Two American troops died in fighting in Afghanistan on Thursday, while NATO said it had killed the leader of an insurgent cell responsible for ...

  
  

  
  
• Pakistan militants bomb procession, kill 35 despite floods (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:28:27 GMT)
  The triple bombing of a religious procession in Pakistan adds to the strains on a government already struggling with devastating floods and shows ...

  
  

  
  
• In Pakistan, U.S. hopes aid builds goodwill (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:56:07 GMT)
  Not everyone is convinced that the $150 million in U.S. aid to Pakistan's flood victims makes up for the ill feelings toward the U.S.

  
  

  
  
• NASA delivers coping tips for miners trapped in Chile (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:22:57 GMT)
  Space travel psychiatrists say such isolation can lead to withdrawal, territorial behavior, hostility and post-traumatic stress disorder.

  
  

  
  
• Leader of Pakistan Taliban charged in CIA bombing (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:17:14 GMT)
  U.S. officials launched a broad legal offensive against Pakistan's Taliban on Wednesday, placing the group on its international terrorism blacklist ...

  
  

  
  
• Official: Bombs kill 25 at Shiite march in Pakistan (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:40:18 GMT)
  Three bombs ripped through a Shiite Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing 25 people and wounding ...

  
  

  
  
• Dutch free Yemeni suspects (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:02:07 GMT)
  Two Yemeni men arrested on arrival from the United States on suspicion they may have been conducting a dry run for an airline terror attack were ...

  
  

  
  
• U.S. military begins last phase in Iraq (Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:40:52 GMT)
  The commander of combat operations in Iraq received a standing ovation Wednesday in a wrap-up ceremony at a former palace of Saddam Hussein.

  
  

  
  
• U.S. soldier, religious leader killed in Afghan fighting (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:47:14 GMT)
  A U.S. servicemember was killed in fighting Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, while a Muslim religious leader died after a bomb attack in the ...

  
  

  
  
• China, Australia show economic growth (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:44:51 GMT)
  Chinese manufacturing growth improved and auto sales rebounded in August, suggesting the world's second-biggest economy may not be slowing as ...

  
  

  
  
• Rape probe against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reopened (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:14:23 GMT)
  A senior Swedish prosecutor reopened a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday, the latest twist to a puzzling ...

  
  

  
  
• Iraq to spend $13B on U.S. arms, equipment (Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:27:56 GMT)
  Iraq is preparing to buy as much as $13 billion in U.S. arms and military equipment, a huge arms order of tanks, ships and hardware.

  
  

  
  
• Palestinian kills 4 Israelis on eve of peace talks (Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:32:33 GMT)
  The Israeli military says a Palestinian gunman has killed four Israelis in an attack in the West Bank.

  
  

  
  

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