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States use drug ‘recycling’ to help budget

Published April 7, 2008

The programs allow unused drugs to be redistributed to uninsured patients.

After Nev. flooding, canals under review

Published April 7, 2008

Canals in the western United States are now being reviewed for weaknesses.

Third unsolved killing rattles Madison residents

Published April 4, 2008

Officers say it's too early to tell whether the three cases are linked.

British government narrows possible ‘eco-town’ sites to 15

Published April 4, 2008

>LONDON (AP) - The British government selected 15 possible locations Thursday for its ambitious plans to build 10 new low-energy, carbon-neutral towns entirely from recycled materials. The so-called...

Muslim Brotherhood members ordered to be investigated

Published April 3, 2008

>CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - The Egyptian state prosecutor on Wednesday ordered 147 detained members of the Muslim Brotherhood to be investigated on rioting accusations, a judicial official said, in the latest...

States sue EPA for global warming

Published April 3, 2008

An April 2007 ruling required the agency to decide whether to regulate emissions.

Jury selection begins in trial about a plot to bomb U.S. airliners

Published April 3, 2008

>LONDON (AP) - Jury selection began Wednesday for the trial of eight British men accused of planning to bomb airliners bound for the United States and Canada in order to kill hundreds of passengers...

Medical residents need not pay Social Security taxes, court rules

Published April 3, 2008

Residents will receive refunds of between $2,700 and $3,500 per year they paid into the system.

Colombian drug lord, accused of shipping to U.S., sentenced in Brazil

Published April 2, 2008

.SÃO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - A reputed Colombian drug lord whose cartel is accused of having shipped hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States was sentenced Tuesday to more than 30 years in...

Archaeologists hope Stonehenge dig will unravel mysteries

Published April 1, 2008

?LONDON (AP) - Some of England's most sacred soil was disturbed Monday for the first time in more than four decades as archaeologists worked to solve the enduring riddle of Stonehenge: When and why was...