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Obama tells Naval Academy grads sex assault cases threaten trust in nation's military

 May 25, 2013; Updated: 12:19 am

Annapolis, Md. - With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and...

Bridge collapse points to bigger problems

 May 25, 2013; Updated: 12:53 am

Washington - The collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Washington state brings new attention to the limits of the country's infrastructure, especially older structures that were designed with little room for error...

• Organizers: Protests in 250 cities in 'March Against Monsanto'
• After gay vote, Scouts face more turmoil
• Hitting the campaign trail
• Boy Scouts vote to accept gay kids but not adults
• House approves student-loan bill
• I-5 bridge collapse survivor: 'You hold on'
• New England AGs petition NRC about improving nuclear waste rules

 

World News

Indians seek relief from 111-degree heat

 May 25, 2013; Updated: 12:55 am

Indian children play in water to cool off Friday at a theme park on a broiling hot afternoon in Hyderabad. The region continues to reel under extreme heat wave conditions with the mercury reaching 111 degrees Friday. Authorities have asked people...

2 more arrests in London attack investigation

 May 23, 2013; Updated: 2:52 pm

• Brutal attack in London blamed on radical Islam
• AG: 4 Americans killed since 2009 in drone strikes
• UK official: Radical Islam drives London attack
• Conscientious objector
• A cross to bear
• Papal greeting
• Buddha's birthday party

 

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