Surveyors checking height of Washington Monument
WASHINGTON (AP) — Surveyors are checking to make sure that the Washington Monument is still 555 feet, 5 1/8 inches tall. A review last year at the base of the…
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Police: 2 dead after siege in southern Netherlands
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police say an armed man and his 3-year-old daughter have been found dead in a home after an hours-long siege in the southern Netherlands. Limburg…
Gov’t oversight of tour bus industry faulted
By JOAN LOWY WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal accident investigators called Thursday for a probe of the government agency charged with ensuring the safety of commercial vehicles, saying its own look…
Lawyer: MLB pursued Alex Rodriguez ‘at all costs’
FILE – In this Oct. 1, 2013, file photo, New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez arrives at the offices of Major League Baseball in New York. Attorneys for Rodriguez will appear…
US report card: Scores up, but not all news good
By KIMBERLY HEFLING Charts show percentages of students performing at or above proficiency in math and reading; 2c x 5 inches; 96.3 mm x 127 mm; WASHINGTON (AP) — Today’s…
ECB-driven market rally peters out after US data
A man looks at an electronic stock indicator outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly weaker Thursday, with a cautious mood prevailing…
FAA: Drone access to US skies will take longer
By JOAN LOWY FILE – In this Nov. 8, 2011 file photo, a Predator B unmanned aircraft taxis at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas. Widespread drone access…
Greek police oust workers from ex-broadcaster
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Riot police surrounds workers and supporters outside the main entrance of ERT headquarters in the northern Athens suburb of Agia Paraskevi, Greece early Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013.…