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Russia expands treason law, critics fear crackdown

Russia expands treason law, critics fear crackdown
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - Adding to fears that the Kremlin aims to stifle dissent, Russians now live under a new law expanding the definition of treason so broadly that critics say it could be used to call anyone who bucks the government a traitor. The law took effect

Experts: Analysis of Indiana blast could take time

Experts: Analysis of Indiana blast could take time
By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Investigators looking for the cause of a deadly Indianapolis house explosion got more support for their theory that natural gas was a factor Wednesday when an attorney for the owner of a home at the core of the blast said his client's 12

Austerity protests stall several European nations

Austerity protests stall several European nations
By RAF CASERTAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of Europe's beleaguered citizens went on strike or snarled the streets of several capitals Wednesday, at times clashing with riot police, as they demanded that governments stop cutting benefits and create more jobs. Workers

Austerity protests stall several European nations

Austerity protests stall several European nations
By RAF CASERTAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of Europe's beleaguered citizens went on strike or snarled the streets of several capitals Wednesday, at times clashing with riot police, as they demanded that governments stop cutting benefits and create more jobs. Workers

Reports say Japanese elections likely Dec. 16

Reports say Japanese elections likely Dec. 16
By ELAINE KURTENBACHAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - Japanese parliamentary elections have been tentatively set for Dec. 16, media reports said Thursday after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pledged to dissolve the parliament by Friday if the opposition agreed to key reforms. Noda's pledge, made

Charter school enrollment on the rise

Charter school enrollment on the rise
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Enrollment in charter schools increased by 200,000 students last year and now tops 2 million, according to a report being released Wednesday. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools said that in some major cities, charter schools have

Charter school enrollment on the rise

Charter school enrollment on the rise
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Enrollment in charter schools increased by 200,000 students last year and now tops 2 million, according to a report being released Wednesday. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools said that in some major cities, charter schools have

Attorneys seek new trial for teenage killer

Attorneys seek new trial for teenage killer
By TRAVIS LOLLERAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - When Cyntoia Brown was 16 years old she shot and killed a 43-year-old man who had picked her up for sex. Brown claims she was afraid of Johnny Allen, who she said was behaving strangely and had a house full of guns. Prosecutors in

Attorneys seek new trial for teenage killer

Attorneys seek new trial for teenage killer
By TRAVIS LOLLERAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - When Cyntoia Brown was 16 years old she shot and killed a 43-year-old man who had picked her up for sex. Brown claims she was afraid of Johnny Allen, who she said was behaving strangely and had a house full of guns. Prosecutors in

Colo. man accused of threats against kids, Obama

Colo. man accused of threats against kids, Obama
DENVER (AP) - A suburban Denver man has been arrested after telling his therapist he wanted to shoot children, kill people on Halloween and kill President Barack Obama, federal court records show. Mitchell Kenneth Kusick, of Westminster, was being held Tuesday on suspicion of a federal charge of