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Pet insurance an exercise in love and responsibility 05/20/2014 04:52pm • WASHINGTON -- My 20s got off to a rocky start: Robberies, a fire, breakups and the death of a cat named Jasper shaded a complicated year. To cope with a reality that changed too quickly, I volunteered at a local animal shelter. Naturally, I met a tabby kitten and fell in love. He came home with m As rural hospitals fail, Ga. considers downsizing 05/17/2014 01:00pm • RAY HENRY Associated Press MONTEZUMA, Ga. (AP) -- As rural hospitals struggle, Georgia is letting stand-alone emergency rooms treat people in the countryside who would otherwise have to drive far away when they break an arm, need stitches or have a baby.The state agency that licenses medical facilit Bombings kill 10, wound 70 in Kenyan market 05/17/2014 01:24am • JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Two bombs killed 10 people and wounded 70 others Friday, tossing bodies into the air at a market in Kenya's capital, while hundreds of British tourists were evacuated from the coastal resort of Mombasa after warnings of an impending attack by I Browns release inconsistent WR Greg Little 05/16/2014 01:50pm • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) -- In a switch, Greg Little was dropped by the Browns.The inconsistent wide receiver, whose flashes of excellence were often overshadowed by crucial drops and off-the-field drama, was released on Friday.The 24-year-old Little became expendable after Clevel Browns release inconsistent WR Greg Little 05/16/2014 01:50pm • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) -- In a switch, Greg Little was dropped by the Browns.The inconsistent wide receiver, whose flashes of excellence were often overshadowed by crucial drops and off-the-field drama, was released on Friday.The 24-year-old Little became expendable after Clevel Browns making plans for Gordon absence 05/16/2014 03:34am • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Browns are acting as if Josh Gordon is already gone.With the status of their Pro Bowl wide receiver still unclear for next season, the team added two veteran free-agent wide receivers Thursday, agreeing to terms with Miles Austin and signing Earl Be Update on the latest in sports: 05/15/2014 05:50pm • CLEVELAND (AP) --NFL-HERNANDEZ/CHARGESNew murder charges for HernandezBOSTON (AP) -- Prosecutors have announced new murder charges against Aaron Hernandez, saying the former New England Patriots tight end ambushed and shot to death two men following a chance encounter inside a Boston nightclub.The v US won't seek death penalty in carjacking, killing 05/14/2014 05:29pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Federal authorities have decided against seeking the death penalty for the upstate New York man who cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet, then raped a 10-year-old girl and killed her mother last year, U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian said Wednesday.The Justice Department de GM recall reveals gaps in air bag knowledge 05/14/2014 08:12am • DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Auto Writer Here's an unsettling fact about cars equipped with air bags: they don't always deploy when drivers -- or regulators -- expect them to.Thirteen people have died in crashes involving older GM cars with defective ignition switches. In each of those crashes, and in others i Protester's 1971 death still echoes in 2 families 05/11/2014 11:06am • JAY REEVES Associated Press BUTLER, Ala. (AP) -- Carrie Johnson and Gladden Smith are bound together by a single, deadly moment -- a moment for which she says she has forgiven him, a moment he says he never intended but cannot change.Although Johnson and Smith lived in the same rural county for year Distracted driving tickets skyrocket in Md. 05/09/2014 12:31pm • FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Maryland State Police records show that tickets for distracted driving offenses have skyrocketed since driving while using a hand-held cellphone became a primary offense in October.The Frederick News-Post (http://bit.ly/1novkGn ) reported Friday that troopers issued nearly 6,8 Smart Spending: How to plan financially for leave 05/09/2014 07:20am • SARAH SKIDMORE SELL AP Business Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Workers are human. That means sometimes they have needs that take them away from work for extended periods of time. Babies, illnesses and even sabbaticals can mean a long time away from a job and a paycheck, too.So how can you cope financ TuneIn adds way to hear 'recently started' songs 05/08/2014 05:44pm • RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tired of flipping through the radio dial? Internet radio service TuneIn is offering a way to see which songs have just started on 100,000 radio stations around the world, allowing you to listen in soon after the tune starts.That's one of the new Uber expands insurance coverage 05/06/2014 02:03am • WASHINGTON -- As ride sharing grows in popularity in the D.C. area, questions have been raised about the insurance held by drivers. UberX is a service that lets drivers with their own vehicles and insurance sign up online to become a part of Uber's network of drivers. Customers then call, track Arson Awareness Week focuses on car fires 05/05/2014 01:29am • WASHINGTON -- When someone sets a fire on purpose, it puts communities at risk and costs us all. May 4-10 is National Arson Awareness Week, and this year, the focus is on vehicle arson. The Maryland Fire Marshal's Office says that vehicle arsonists have many motivations, including insurance