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Chicago students return to class as strike ends

By SOPHIA TAREEN and TAMMY WEBBERAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of Chicago public school students are returning to class after teachers ended their seven-day strike. Sixteen-year-old Jayton Howard was on his way to Paul Robeson High School on the South Side, and he summed

Myanmar's Suu Kyi gets Congress' highest honor

By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers united by their respect of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday presented her with Congress' highest civilian honor in a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, ahead of a meeting with President Barack Obama. Suu

Navy: Affair caused Conn. sub boss to fake death

By MICHAEL MELIAAssociated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Told that her lover had died, the young woman drove for hours to the man's home in Virginia, traveling with her mother and sister to offer condolences. But the man who answered the door said her friend, Navy Cmdr. Michael P. Ward II,

Macy's NYC flagship getting $400M makeover

By VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A $400 million makeover is giving New York's iconic Macy's store a sleek, new 21st-century style. And some preservationists aren't happy about it. They see the overhaul of America's biggest department store as scrapping classic Beaux