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‘Morning-after’ pill coverage expands

Published March 30, 2009

Editor’s note: This is an installment of an occasional series that provides updates and analysis on issues related to health policy.

Sisters to be buried with brother who killed them

Published March 30, 2009

BOSTON (AP) âÄî Two sisters and the brother who killed them with a kitchen knife will share a single funeral service and be buried together. Samantha Revelus, 17, and her sister, Bianca, 5, were...

Accused in NC rampage may have been after wife

Published March 30, 2009

CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) âÄî A painter accused of shooting up a North Carolina nursing home may have been after his recently estranged wife during a rampage that killed seven defenseless residents and...

Stimulus doesn’t offer answers to possible U layoffs

Published March 30, 2009

The stimulus funds are unlikely to prevent layoffs in the future.

Flooding in Fargo eases but winter storm moves in

Published March 30, 2009

Engineers are concerned that waves could weaken dikes.

Flood updates: River expected to recede

Published March 29, 2009

However, a blizzard could affect water levels tonight.

Treasury secretary says market won’t solve problem

Published March 29, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended his approach to fixing the country's economic mess Sunday, saying "the market will not solve this" while disclosing a bailout fund...

State senator: 8 dead in NC nursing home shooting

Published March 29, 2009

CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) âÄî A state senator says a gunman burst into a North Carolina nursing home and opened fire, killing eight people and wounding several others. Sen. Harris Blake of Moore County...