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New guidelines: Women need fewer Pap smears

6h ago By Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, under new guidelines that say that’s enough to catch slow-growing...

35 students rescued from burning bus on NYC bridge

6h ago By Associated Press

NEW YORK — A bus carrying 35 elementary school children on an outing has caught fire on a New York City bridge, but the children and their escorts have...

Spaceman awaits birth on Earth

6h ago By Herald wire services

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Atlantis’ astronauts anxiously awaited word yesterday on the birth of a crewman’s daughter as they moved supplies into the...

Car chase driver dies in crash

6h ago By Herald wire services

LEWISTON, Maine - A high-speed police chase on the Maine Turnpike ended when the car cops were pursuing crashed and burst into flames, killing the driver. ...

Democrats need centrist vote for health-care debate

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., talks on the phone before heading into a Democratic caucus on health care reform in the Capitol in Washington last week.

7h ago By Associated Press

WASHINGTON - With no margin for rebellion, Senate Democrats yesterday pushed toward a crucial weekend test vote on their...

John McCain presses President Obama on Afghanistan

7h ago By Associated Press

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - U.S. Sen. John McCain leaned on the man who beat him last year to act on Afghanistan, predicting...

Robbery motive in deaths of 5 in rural Arkansas

Arkansas State Police investigators Scott Clark, left, and Joey Beavers look over the remains of the trailer at 3450 Airport Road.

7h ago By Associated Press

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Thieves shot to death five Arkansas family members and...

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Pennsylvania university students upset about fitness class

7h ago By Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — A university’s requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of...

Death of Drew Brees’ mother ruled a suicide

7h ago By Associated Press

GRANBY, Colo. — The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide. Mina...

TD Bank named in lawsuit connected to $100M fraud probe

9h ago By Associated Press

MIAMI —Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit Friday contending...

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UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike

10h ago By Associated Press

BERKELEY, Calif. - Students barricaded themselves inside buildings on University of California campuses to protest a 32 percent increase in student fees and...