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Minority scholar denies separatism at China trial 09/19/2014 01:58am • JACK CHANG Associated Press URUMQI, China (AP) -- A prominent Muslim Uighur scholar being tried on separatism charges told a court in far western China that he never advocated the overthrow of Chinese rule in his native Xinjiang, according to his lawyer.Attorney Liu Xiaoyuan said government critic a How to save money on extracurricular activities 09/19/2014 12:00am • I was one of those ridiculously overbooked kids growing up. I would go straight from school to rehearsal for the school musical to gymnastics practice to another rehearsal for the local community theatre, finally getting back home around 10pm or eleven to start my homework. The weekends offere Drag queens dress down Facebook over names 09/18/2014 04:56pm • BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Staff Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- San Francisco drag queens are sparring with Facebook over its policy requiring people to use their real names, rather than drag names such as Pollo Del Mar and Heklina. But the world's biggest social network is not budging from its rules.In rece Even seemingly benign causes draw China crackdown 09/18/2014 12:20pm • JACK CHANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- More than 30 people had gathered at Beijing's most august Buddhist temple to remember the siblings, children and parents lost exactly six months earlier when a Malaysia Airlines jet disappeared. They found themselves encircled by shouting police blocking t Online sleuths aid probe into gay couple's beating 09/18/2014 04:20am • MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Police searching for a group of people suspected in the beating of a gay couple got an outpouring of help from Twitter and Facebook users, who located a photo of the clean-cut young men and women at a restaurant and helped match names to faces.At It's personality versus policy in Iowa Senate race 09/18/2014 03:26am • CATHERINE LUCEY Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The race for Iowa's open Senate seat could be dubbed the Resume vs. the Personality.In a contest that could determine which party controls the Senate next year, Democrat Bruce Braley is focusing mostly on his policy positions, and his recent 4 Questions to Help You Avoid Social Security Mistakes 09/18/2014 12:00am • Shame on you. I know what's going on. You've been trashing your Social Security statement without even a glance or second thought. Or maybe you haven't begun to consider Social Security's role in your future retirement. After all, as far as you know, Social Security won't be around when you retire Correction: Police Shooting-Missouri-Timeline 09/17/2014 07:20pm • FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- In stories before and on Aug. 25 about the shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown by Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson, The Associated Press, relying on information from authorities, erroneously reported that Wilson had served two years as an officer in Je Oregonians to vote on driving cards for immigrants 09/17/2014 03:00pm • GOSIA WOZNIACKA Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- For a time last year, Oregon was on the road to giving driving privileges to people living in the country illegally until a small anti-immigrant group decided to put the state's love affair with ballot measures to use against the law.Oregonians No Labels gathers allies in DC to start 2016 push 09/17/2014 02:48pm • PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers and strategists from both parties are gathering to outline a plan to save Social Security, add 25 million jobs and balance the federal budget.Oh, and the delivery date for the bipartisan outside group's ambitious plans? No Labels says Octo Congress approves inflation increase for veterans 09/17/2014 02:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- Millions of veterans and their dependents will get a fresh cost-of-living increase for their disability benefits beginning in December, according to legislation that Congress sent President Barack Obama on Tuesday.The bill does not set the boost that veterans will receive but requ Minneapolis-St. Paul 1 site of anti-terror program 09/17/2014 01:28pm • AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul will participate in a Department of Justice pilot program designed to engage at-risk communities and stop extremists from recruiting Americans to join terror organizations overseas, U.S. Attorney Andy Luger said List of 2014 MacArthur 'genius grant' recipients 09/17/2014 12:10pm • CHICAGO (AP) -- The following 21 fellows will each receive $625,000 over the next five years from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation:__ Danielle Bassett, 32, Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania physicist who applies mathematical approaches to analysis and modeling of brain connec Rise in extremists recruiting French women, girls 09/17/2014 10:37am • LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- Recruiters for Islamic extremist groups are increasingly targeting French women and girls, with nearly 100 either in Syria or on their way and 175 being monitored at home, security officials say.The number of those that security officials believe are prepa Hunt on for survivalist charged in trooper killing 09/17/2014 02:24am • MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. (AP) -- Hundreds of law enforcement officers fanned out across the dense northeastern Pennsylvania woods Tuesday in the hunt for a heavily armed survivalist suspected of ambushing two troopers as part of a deadly vendetta against police.Eric Matt