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Sat May 25, 2013

Swim coach sentenced to 7 years for sex abuse

Swim coach sentenced to 7 years for sex abuse

Sat May 25, 2013

Saturday - 5/25/2013, 10:52 a.m. ET WASHINGTON - The University of Maryland claims it told the state attorney general almost 25 years ago that the swimming coach admitted to sexually abusing a girl at a private club, according to the Baltimore Sun. EARLIER - Friday - 5/24/2013, 7:40 p.m. ET ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos

Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos

Sat May 25, 2013

- A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate

Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate

Fri May 24, 2013

- In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Jury foreman says life or death decision unfair

Jury foreman says life or death decision unfair

Sat May 25, 2013

- They were 12 ordinary citizens who didn't oppose the death penalty. But unlike spectators outside the courthouse who followed the case like a daytime soap opera and jumped to demand Jodi Arias' execution, the jurors faced a decision that was wrenching and real, with implications that could haunt them forever. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen

Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen

Sat May 25, 2013

- President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, where a leadership upheaval has improved the country's security but not eliminated a terrorist organization trying to recruit jihadists. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Dead Pa. baby's dad believes in 'divine healing'

Dead Pa. baby's dad believes in 'divine healing'

Sat May 25, 2013

- After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

Teen birth rates decline in most US states

Teen birth rates decline in most US states

Fri May 24, 2013

Sat May 25, 2013

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

Sat May 25, 2013

- When Haynes Johnson visited Selma, Ala., months after a civil rights crisis there gripped the nation, he wrote in The Washington Evening Star that he'd found "no discernible change in the racial climate of the city." When it came to employment, housing or education, blacks had made no real gains. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical

Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical

Fri May 24, 2013

- Reading, writing, arithmetic -- and PE? Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

No quick fix for downed bridge on holiday weekend

No quick fix for downed bridge on holiday weekend

Sat May 25, 2013

- Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorists with injuries. Whatever the solution, it won't come in time to help with Memorial Day's highway hoards. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't

Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't

Sat May 25, 2013

- No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO

Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO

Sat May 25, 2013

- Household products giant Procter & Gamble Co. is hoping its former CEO can work his magic once again. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Key figures in racial profiling lawsuit in Ariz

Key figures in racial profiling lawsuit in Ariz

Sat May 25, 2013

- Key figures in a lawsuit that alleges that an Arizona sheriff's office has racially profiled Latinos in its immigration patrols. A judge ruled Friday that Arpaio's office systematically racially profiles Latinos: Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil

After vote on gay youth, Scouts face more turmoil

Sat May 25, 2013

rights supporters vowed Friday to maintain pressure on the Scouts to end the still-in-place ban on gay adults serving as leaders. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Calif. plastic ocean debris bill dies in committee

Calif. plastic ocean debris bill dies in committee

Sat May 25, 2013

- A California bill that would have required manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways died in the state Assembly without a vote Friday. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Calif. teen takes supermodel to prom

Calif. teen takes supermodel to prom

Sat May 25, 2013

- A Southern California teen turned heads at his prom when he showed up with a Sports Illustrated model as his date. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees horror behind him

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees horror behind him

Sat May 25, 2013

- The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit River. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

Fri May 24, 2013

- Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

Damage reported from magnitude-5.7 quake in Calif.

Damage reported from magnitude-5.7 quake in Calif.

Fri May 24, 2013

- Residents in rural northeastern California assessed damage to their homes and businesses Friday from a magnitude-5.7 earthquake, one of the strongest temblors to hit the densely forested region in decades. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

Arellano Felix drug cartel figure pleads guilty

Arellano Felix drug cartel figure pleads guilty

Fri May 24, 2013

- The last of the Arellano Felix brothers who founded an infamous Mexican drug cartel has pleaded guilty in San Diego to helping ship hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States. Full Story

, May 25, 2013

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