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Senate offices warned of mail threat

Letters containing a powdery substance were sent to at least three congressional offices this week, and the sender is threatening more that could include harmful material, the top Senate law enforcement official said Wednesday.



Gillard calls for Australian Labor Party leadership vote

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will put her future in the hands of her Labor Party parliamentary colleagues next Monday, she told reporters Thursday in Adelaide.



Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan won't pay back taxes

Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, who is being sued in California by the federal government, said she has a duty to not pay taxes because her son died in what she called an "immoral" war.



Arrests made in death of Alabama third-grader

The grandmother and stepmother of a 9-year-old Alabama girl who died Monday after allegedly being ordered to run around her family's house -- for hours -- as punishment for lying about taking a candy bar have been charged with murder, police said Wednesday.



Jury deliberates into evening in lacrosse player's murder trial

Jurors deliberating in the trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of fatally beating his ex-girlfriend asked Wednesday for a piece of evidence.



Mine official charged with conspiracy related to 2010 fatal explosion

The man in charge of ensuring the safety of miners at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch coal mine, where 29 died in a 2010 explosion, is now charged with routinely skirting the regulations that he was supposed to enforce.





Addiction is not hopeless

Substance abuse is one of the most pervasive and costly problems in our country. Over 68 million American adults have some form of substance use disorder and about 25 million are addicted to one or more substances. Every year, millions of lives are lost because of it.



Police: Student shot, another in custody in Washington state

One student was wounded and another was in custody Wednesday after a shooting at an elementary school in Bremerton, Washington, authorities said.



Attorneys general have 'strong concerns' about Google privacy rules

The top government lawyers from three dozen states sent a letter to Google on Wednesday, expressing "strong concerns" with the privacy policy the Web giant intends to roll out soon.



Woods survives scare to battle into second round of WGC World Match Play

Tiger Woods battled into the second round of the WGC Match Play Championship in Arizona Wednesday with a last hole win over Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.



Chavez says he will go to Cuba for surgery

Speculation and messages of support surged in Venezuela Wednesday, a day after President Hugo Chavez announced he would travel to Cuba for surgery.



National Cathedral earthquake repairs to top $20 million

While stone carvers chisel new pieces to repair damage inflicted on the Washington National Cathedral by an earthquake last August, fundraisers say the cathedral's restoration fund is $18 million short of the repair cost.



Late Stocker goal gives Basel crucial lead over Bayern in Champions League tie

FC Basel will take a 1-0 lead over Bayern Munich into the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie after a late goal from substitute Valentin Stocker gave them victory Wednesday.



Uganda investigates death of U.S. TV producer

Authorities in Uganda were investigating the death of a U.S. reality television producer whose work includes "The Amazing Race" and "Whale Wars,'" officials said Wednesday.



49 killed in Argentina train crash

A commuter train plowed into a barrier at a Buenos Aires station Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds more, officials said.



Man convicted on child molestation charges in U.S. arrested in Canada

Canadian officials say they have arrested a man convicted in 2002 of child molestation in Arizona.



Radio bombs, mysterious stickers probed in Bangkok blasts

A series of blasts last week in Thailand that set off accusations between Iran and Israel involved bombs disguised as radio sets, police said Wednesday.



Mass slaying in Georgia spa stemmed from domestic dispute, police say

The shooting deaths of five people at a suburban Atlanta spa Tuesday night was a murder-suicide triggered by a domestic dispute, police said Wednesday.



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