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Court: Should whistleblower protection be wider?

Court: Should whistleblower protection be wider?
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court will decide if government whistleblower protection applies to employees of a privately-held contractor or the subcontractor of a publicly-held company. The justices on Monday agreed to hear appeals from Jackie Hosang Lawson and Jonathan M. Zang. The two of them

High court to weigh in on legislative prayers

High court to weigh in on legislative prayers
By MARK SHERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings. The justices said they will review an appeals court ruling that held that the town of Greece

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
By TAMARA LUSH and BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday

Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.

Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.
By SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community Carter had called home. Several tornadoes

Arias returns to court for penalty phase of trial

Arias returns to court for penalty phase of trial
By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Jodi Arias returns to court Monday for the continuation of the penalty phase of her trial after being convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of her one-time lover as jurors consider a sentence of life in prison or execution. Last week, jurors

Split-second choice ended with NY student dead

Split-second choice ended with NY student dead
By VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head, police said. Then the gunman took aim at an officer. A moment later both Hofstra University junior Andrea Rebello and the intruder were dead - killed

Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment

Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment
By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. It took Gary Maddin of Milford an hour to make what is

Civil rights trial on NYPD tactic closing

Civil rights trial on NYPD tactic closing
By COLLEEN LONGAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The federal civil rights challenge to the contentious New York Police Department tactic of stop, question and frisk is closing after more than nine weeks of testimony from men who say they were wrongly stopped because of their race and police officers

BC ceremony notable for who will attend, who won't

BC ceremony notable for who will attend, who won't
BOSTON (AP) - This year's commencement at Boston College looks to be notable for who will be there, as well as who won't. Two graduate business students who were injured in the Boston Marathon bombings have recovered enough to receive their diplomas in Monday's ceremonies. Brittany

NY town eyes limit on use of Plum Island

NY town eyes limit on use of Plum Island
By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - Selling an island where scientists have experimented with infectious animal diseases since the dawn of the Cold War was going to be difficult enough. But it now appears any prospective buyer won't be able to do much with Plum Island anyway.

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Public Memorial For Fairchild Airmen Of KC-135 Tanker Crash In Kyrgyzstan

Public Memorial For Fairchild Airmen Of KC-135 Tanker Crash In Kyrgyzstan
AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. - A public memorial for the patriots who lost their lives onboard a KC-135 that crashed May 3 will be held May 28, 2013 at the Inland Northwest Bank Performing Arts Center at 1 p.m. Capt. Mark Tyler Voss, Capt. Victoria Pinckney and Tech. Sgt. Herman "Tre" Mackey III will be

SLIDESHOW: 2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade

SLIDESHOW: 2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade
KHQ.COM - The 2013 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade is in the books. With tens of thousands of people in downtown Spokane watching the parade, the floats, the marching bands, we know you took plenty of pictures! Well, we want to see them!  To submit pictures for this

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner

Small Fla. city anxious to learn jackpot winner
By TAMARA LUSH and BARBARA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) - It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million. The lucky ticket was bought sometime Saturday