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  • Despite pact, few blacks at Coast Guard school

    AP – Wed Nov 25, 12:11 am ET  
    FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2009 file photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings,... AP

    WASHINGTON - Eight years after the U.S. Coast Guard and the NAACP signed a voluntary agreement to work together to boost the number of African-Americans at its 1,000-cadet service academy, the annual enrollment and graduation figures for blacks remain in single digits. Full Story »

  • Feds: Phila. plot to buy weapons for Hezbollah

    AP – Tue Nov 24, 6:24 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - A grand jury in Philadelphia indicted four men Tuesday for an alleged plot to support the Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah through illegal schemes, including buying the group more than a thousand machine guns. Full Story »

  • No jail time for figure in Abramoff scandal

    AP – Tue Nov 24, 4:25 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - A tearful former Justice Department attorney was spared a jail sentence Tuesday for his role in the influence peddling scandal surrounding former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Full Story »

  • Consumer group warns about toy hazards

    AP – Tue Nov 24, 12:24 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - Holiday shoppers should look out for toy hazards such as small parts, loud sounds, soft plastics and lead contamination, consumer advocates warned Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Goodbye jobs, hello mom and dad, say young adults

    AP – Tue Nov 24, 9:19 am ET  

    WASHINGTON - Faced with limited job options, many young adults are turning to an old standby to weather the recession: moving back in with mom and dad. Full Story »

  • Indian PM says Pakistan must reject terror

    AP – Mon Nov 23, 8:14 pm ET  
    FILE - In this  April 2, 2009 file photo President Barack Obama... AP

    WASHINGTON - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that the world must press Pakistan to stop supporting terrorists who continue to target India. Full Story »

  • AP sources: New charges in Somali terror case

    AP – Mon Nov 23, 3:40 pm ET  
    FBI Special Agent in Charge Ralph Boelter answers questions during... AP

    WASHINGTON - Federal authorities are due to unseal charges against eight new suspects in a long-running probe of young men who left the United States to fight in Somalia. Full Story »

  • IED riddle tougher in Afghanistan

    AP – Mon Nov 23, 3:15 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - A senior Pentagon official says that preventing roadside bombs from killing troops has proven to be tougher in Afghanistan than in Iraq because of the austere conditions there. Full Story »

  • More anti-gay, religious-motivated crimes reported

    AP – Mon Nov 23, 3:12 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - Reports of hate crimes against gays and religious groups increased sharply in 2008, according to FBI data released Monday. Full Story »

  • Pentagon: Fort Hood review due Jan. 15

    AP – Mon Nov 23, 12:44 pm ET  
    Unidentified relatives of Army Lt. Col. Juanita Warman grieve... AP

    WASHINGTON - The Pentagon says its review of personnel, health and other policies in light of the Fort Hood massacre will be completed by January 15th. Full Story »

  • US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard

    AP – Sat Nov 21, 9:18 am ET  
    FILE - In a Monday, July 21, 2008 file photo, Blackwater Worldwide's... AP

    WASHINGTON - The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday. Full Story »

  • Levin: May be more troubling e-mails from Hasan

    AP – Sat Nov 21, 4:35 am ET  
    file - This Oct. 2008 file photo by Muhammad ud-Deen shows Imam... AP

    WASHINGTON - There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday. Full Story »

  • Couple pleads guilty in Cuban spying case

    AP – Fri Nov 20, 6:30 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - A retired State Department worker and his wife accused of a decades-long plot to spy for Cuba pleaded guilty Friday in a deal that will leave him behind bars for the rest of his life but gives her a chance at freedom in six years. Full Story »

  • AP – Fri Nov 20, 4:32 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - US says it will drop manslaughter case against former Blackwater guard in 2007 Iraq shooting. Full Story »