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Justices to focus today on heart of health care case

Justices to focus today on heart of health care case

The Supreme Court's examination of the health care law focuses on the hard constitutional questions today after a lead-off day spent on whether an obscure 1867 tax law delays a decision until 2015. Dan Freedman

U.S. wants faster review of DOMA gay-rights case

The Obama administration asked a federal appeals court Monday to speed up its review of a San Francisco gay-rights case and consider tough scrutiny for laws that discriminate based on sexual orientation -- a standard that could legalize same-sex marriage. Bob Egelko

New claims cast Trayvon Martin as the aggressor

New claims cast Trayvon Martin as the aggressor

A slain Florida teenager and the neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed him exchanged words before the teen punched him in the nose and began banging the man's head on the ground, according to the watch captain's account of the confrontation that led to the shooting.

Court upholds limits on religious messages

The U.S. Supreme Court left intact Monday two rulings by the federal appeals court in San Francisco that limit the ability of teachers and charter schools to spread religious messages in the classroom.  Bob Egelko

Tighter security for SAT, ACT in wake of cheating

Students taking college entrance exams this fall will have to submit photo IDs with their applications -- a key security upgrade following a widespread cheating scandal at a number of high schools on New York's Long Island, a prosecutor and testing officials announced Tuesday.

Testimony begins in Pa. trial of Catholic priests

Testimony begins in Pa. trial of Catholic priests

After nine years and two grand jury reports, prosecutors have brought a landmark case to trial that explores how the Archdiocese of Philadelphia dealt with child sex-abuse complaints against scores of Roman Catholic priests.

Officials: 4 dead in Pa. fire, including 3 kids

(03-27) 13:35 PDT Shenandoah, Pa. (AP) -- A fire destroyed five row homes in northeastern Pennsylvania early Tuesday, killing a woman...

AP 3.27.12 1:35 PM

Lawyers seek proper care for Iraq shooting suspect

(03-27) 13:33 PDT FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) -- Attorneys for an Army sergeant charged with killing five service members at an Iraq...

AP 3.27.12 1:33 PM

Civil rights passion motivates Calif tax proponent

(03-27) 13:32 PDT Sacramento, Calif. (AP) -- After decades as a civil rights attorney, Molly Munger has the resume to prove her...

AP 3.27.12 1:32 PM

Passenger: Captain disrupts diverted JetBlue plane

(03-27) 13:25 PDT Amarillo, Texas (AP) -- The captain of a JetBlue aircraft yelled about a bomb and had to be locked out of the...

AP 3.27.12 1:25 PM

3rd suspect arrested in Miss. University shooting

(03-27) 13:18 PDT Starkville, Miss. (AP) -- A third suspect in the shooting death of a Mississippi State University student has been...

AP 3.27.12 1:18 PM

Loss of insurance mandate wouldn't kill health law

(03-27) 13:18 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's health care law would not collapse if the Supreme Court strikes down the...

AP 3.27.12 1:18 PM

APNewsBreak: Report warns of nuke risk in Calif.

(03-27) 13:17 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The utility that runs California's San Onofre nuclear plant misled federal regulators about...

AP 3.27.12 1:17 PM

Explosion causes evacuation at Micron in Idaho

(03-27) 13:11 PDT Boise, Idaho (AP) -- Authorities say an explosion at Micron Technologies in Boise resulted in minor injuries to...

AP 3.27.12 1:11 PM

Cuomo, Legislature strike on-time NY budget deal

(03-27) 13:08 PDT Albany, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state's top legislative leaders say they've agreed on their...

AP 3.27.12 1:08 PM

GE engine faulted for crash that killed 9

(03-27) 13:06 PDT Portland, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon jury ruled Tuesday a problem with an engine was responsible for the 2008 crash of a...

AP 3.27.12 1:06 PM

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