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US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,100
As of Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at least 2,100 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count is five less than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday ...
Detroit Pistons hire Maurice Cheeks as new coach
Maurice Cheeks is getting a third shot to be an NBA head coach. The Detroit Pistons are desperately hoping he makes the most of the opportunity he was given Monday, when they announced the hiring and did not disclose the length of his deal. Cheeks was 284-286 in the regular ...
Manning trial resumes as new leak scandal unfolds
Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's court-martial for giving hundreds of thousands of sensitive documents to WikiLeaks entered its second week Monday in a fresh spotlight cast by a brand-new leak by another low-level intelligence employee. Like Manning, Edward Snowden could find himself hauled into court by the U.S. government after he ...
Ex-NBA star in jail, charged in fatal Ga. crash
Former NBA All-Star Daron "Mookie" Blaylock is out of the hospital and in jail, charged with vehicular homicide in a car crash south of Atlanta. Blaylock is also charged with driving on a suspended license, making an improper lane change and crossing the median in the head-on crash that killed ...
Thousands more claims in after Okla. tornadoes
Insurance companies have been deluged by property damage claims since tornadoes raked central Oklahoma last month, and on Monday state officials were still trying to tally the initial claims from the most recent outbreak two weeks ago. The nearly $250 million in insured losses from the May 19-20 tornadoes are ...
Feds belatedly send $67 million in disaster funds
The federal government on Monday belatedly sent $67 million in disaster relief to 15 states, with the biggest share going to Colorado to help recovery from last year's devastating wildfires. The funds had been held up for months by budget battles in Congress and were stripped from the $60 billion ...
Southern Baptists in Houston for annual meeting
The Southern Baptist Convention is gathering in Houston for its annual meeting at a time when the denomination is contemplating a different cultural and political climate than a decade ago. The meeting of the nation's largest Protestant denomination happens Tuesday and Wednesday at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The ...
A decade on, Southern Baptists adapt to new role
A decade ago, the Southern Baptist Convention was riding high. The president of the United States was a conservative evangelical Christian who personally addressed the group's annual meetings, either by satellite or video, at least four times in two terms, and SBC leaders were feeling their influence at the highest ...
After storm deaths, search on for perfect warning
The average tornado warning in the 1980s went out only after a twister was on the ground. Continuing advances in storm prediction have since enabled forecasters to warn people before a funnel cloud is upon them, giving them precious time to seek shelter. Our better understanding of the nature of ...
OSU researchers studying new biofuels production
Oklahoma State University researchers have published the first analysis of a genome they say has potential for the cost-effective production of biofuel. The team of researchers from Oklahoma has described multiple unique features within the genome of a kind of fungus that resides in the gut of certain animals. The ...
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