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'Healing Wars': What happens when soldiers come home? 06/16/2014 03:16pm • Heather Brady, special to WTOP.com WASHINGTON -- What happens to the human spirit when it is pushed to the limit? That is just one of the questions asked by "Healing Wars," a new multimedia dance production starring Bill Pullman ("Independence Day"). Director and choreographer Liz Lerman was i Diet drinks may help weight loss 06/16/2014 11:16am • Dr. Drew, One Minute Clinic Income gap widens as American factories shut down 06/16/2014 08:08am • MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press READING, Pa. (AP) -- In August 2008, factory workers David and Barbara Ludwig treated themselves to new cars -- David a Dodge pickup, Barbara a sporty Mazda 3. With David making $22 an hour and Barbara $19, they could easily afford the payments.A month later, Baldwi Rise of Shiite militias could fracture Iraq 06/16/2014 05:16am • HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) -- Emboldened by a call to arms by the top Shiite cleric, Iranian-backed militias have moved quickly to the center of Iraq's political landscape, spearheading what its Shiite majority sees as a fight for survival against Sunni militants who control of larg France benefits from first key use of goal tech 06/16/2014 04:20am • JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) -- Goal-line technology did its job when it counted at the World Cup, although not without a little bit of confusion.France was the beneficiary of the first World Cup goal awarded thanks to the new system being used in Brazil, which ruled cor Income gap widens as American factories shut down 06/16/2014 03:39am • By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press READING, Pa. (AP) -- In August 2008, factory workers David and Barbara Ludwig treated themselves to new cars -- David a Dodge pickup, Barbara a sporty Mazda 3. With David making $22 an hour and Barbara $19, they could easily afford the payments. A month later, Videos open window on Guantanamo hunger strike 06/15/2014 03:38am • BEN FOX Associated Press GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The U.S. military has long insisted it employs only humane methods to keep hunger-striking prisoners alive at Guantanamo. That assertion is under new scrutiny due to a judicial order.Attorneys for a Syrian prisoner have begun studying Belgium coach lauds aggressive training sessions 06/14/2014 06:26pm • RAF CASERT AP Sports Writer MOGI DAS CRUZES, Brazil (AP) -- Belgium winger Kevin De Bruyne was helped off the pitch, limping on a lame right ankle. At the same time, Divock Origi was already getting ice treatment on his ankle.No World Cup opponents were to blame for these knocks, just some very fire A Father's Day surprise for Kisner's dad at Open 06/13/2014 09:41pm • JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) -- Kevin Kisner got a jump on Father's Day by coaxing his own dad out of the gallery Friday to serve as a last-minute caddie.The 30-year-old PGA Tour pro was already 8 over and certain to miss the cut in his first national championship when he arr Vickerson eager to join comeback express 06/13/2014 02:24pm • ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Kevin Vickerson thought he'd be back on the football field by now.Instead, he spends his days rehabbing his right hip, which was dislocated seven months ago in New England, and working on his strength and conditioning so that he hold ca Emboldened after Cantor, tea party crows 06/13/2014 05:04am • EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press RICHLAND, Miss. (AP) -- A conservative underdog's swift dispatch of Majority Leader Eric Cantor is feeding tea party dreams in Mississippi and beyond in the 2014 midterm elections.Deeply conservative contenders across the country were cheering little-known Virgi White House says Obama in excellent health 06/13/2014 03:24am • DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- His frequent burger runs aside, President Barack Obama is in excellent health, the White House said Thursday in its first update on his well-being in nearly three years.Obama eats a healthy diet, exercises daily and remains tobacco free, accordi Review: Samsung fitness products offer the basics 06/12/2014 08:48pm • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) -- Samsung's latest gadgets try to tap into people's passions for tracking fitness activities.The Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo wristwatches, Gear Fit wristband and Galaxy S5 smartphone all come with heart rate monitors and software for tracking exerc Saints DE Jordan excited about 2nd year with Ryan 06/12/2014 06:42pm • METAIRIE, La. (AP) -- Coming off his first Pro Bowl, defensive end Cameron Jordan feels even better about his upcoming fourth season with the New Orleans Saints.For the first time since his junior year at California, he is working with a returning defensive coordinator -- Rob Ryan."It hasn't happene Alaska school gets $127K penalty for animal deaths 06/12/2014 03:28am • MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The University of Alaska Fairbanks has been penalized $127,100 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture after 12 musk oxen died from malnutrition at the school's large animal research station earlier this decade.An administrative law judge for th