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Renowned, outspoken Cuban dissident dies in car accident
Oswaldo Payá is credited with changing the conversation in Cuba, bringing to light grassroots dissatisfaction with the Cuban government and the direction of its policies.
VIDEO: Penn State's football program dealt severe penalties for Jerry Sandusky scandal
The NCAA announced Monday morning that it would be levying its own punishments against Penn State University and its football program for its failure to act to stop former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children....
Former FARC hostage now accused of collaborating with kidnappers
Sigifredo Lopez was held hostage by FARC guerrilla for seven years. But law enforcement officials say Lopez was actually a collaborator with them, and have charged him in connection with the death of his fellow lawmakers....
Historic CIA rendition case back in lime light with appeal
A former CIA operative is appealing her conviction in absentia in Italian court for the role she played -- or didn't play, she says -- in the extraordinary rendition of Abu Omar from Italy to Egypt, where he says he was tortured....
Penn State report finds fault with conduct of Paterno, others in child sex abuse scandal
A 267-page report released Thursday by a former FBI director revealed that former football coach Joe Paterno and his superiors knew of and may have even covered up evidence of sexual abuse of children by Jerry Sandusky....
Firefighters, other Scranton public employee wages suddenly cut to minimum wage
In the midst of a budget struggle, the mayor of Scranton, Pa., can't get an agreement with the City Council. So, recently, he decided to cut the wages of the town's employees to the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour, despite the fact they have contracts stating otherwise. This includes firefighters and other public employees....
Obama pushes to extend some Bush-era tax cuts
President Obama is pushing for a one-year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for middle class families. But by drawing the line at households that make more than $250,000 a year, he set the stage for another clash with Republicans who favor an extension of tax cuts for wealthier Americans. ...
Forest fires, power outages make nation-wide sweltering heat more troubling
As the country deals with its first persistent heat wave of the summer, storms over the weekend left millions without power and, therefore, air conditioning. It's also made things tougher for firefighters fighting fires throughout the American west....
As Congress debates transportation bill, construction companies wait and hope
The multi-billion dollar transportation bill has run into deadlock and there's no off-ramp in sight. That has America's construction companies, which depend on transportation spending for a large part of their business, watching, reading tea leaves and lobbying heavily for the House and Senate to get their act together and get something passed. Soon....
Congress, Attorney General in stare-down over contempt, executive privilege
The Fast and Furious operation, led by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in Arizona, has been a political controversy for months. But things got much more heated Wednesday when President Barack Obama asserted executive privilege for not handing the documents over, while Congress moved to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt....
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