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The measure would require school systems to check state and federal criminal records for employees with unsupervised access to elementary and secondary school students, and for people seeking those jobs. 

Hundreds march to protest Northern Calif. sheriff's deputy's shooting of 13-year-old     

Malta's Prime Minister threatens to refuse to co-operate with the EU unless rich countries address Europe's influx of refugees.

A new video appears to suggest that South African police opened fire on striking miners - killing 34 - without provocation.

Despite repeatedly denouncing the CIA's drone campaign, top officials in Pakistan's government have for years secretly endorsed the program and routinely received classified briefings on strikes and casualty counts, acco...

It's up 52% in less than a year

Court: Studies of Samsung factories fail to fully examine workplace health hazards     

Conrado Juárez, accused of killing Anjélica Castillo in 1991, said that his confession in the case had been coerced, a claim that could be rebutted had the interrogation been videotaped.     

Colombia's high court rules widened military justice unconstitutional in blow to government     

Varying names on IDs could cause problems at polls

U.S.-flagged ship attacked, Americans taken to land, official says.     

Duke and Duchess of Windsor's Cadillac heads to NYC auction; Ala. collector found it in Texas     

The United States Navy announced today that the Blue Angels, its touring squadron of stunt pilots, will be operating along its full tour schedule this year, after missing out on the 2013 season from federal budget cuts...

DENVER (AP) -- A Colorado judge Wednesday ordered the release of the 1999 grand jury indictment in the killing of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, possibly shedding light on why prosecutors decided against charging her parent...

A top executive with CGI Federal, one of the contractors paid millions to create the ObamaCare website, says "no amount of testing" could have prevented the site's problem-plagued start.

Years of aiming missiles at people half a world away -- in a state he describes as "zombie mode" -- left U.S. drone operator Brandon Bryant a broken man.

A judge ordered a new trial for Michael C. Skakel, a nephew of Ethel Kennedy who was convicted in 2002 of bludgeoning a neighbor, Martha Moxley.     

CDC says summer stomach bug linked to cilantro, salad mix produced in Mexico     

Express Scripts 3rd-quarter net income rises 9 percent; company raises low end of outlook     

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were:     

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A prosecutor says Anthony "Little Tony" Ferrari plotted with a mob-connected associate to have a prominent South Florida businessman killed so money would keep flowing their way from a fleet...

Bill and Chelsea Clinton among those honored with awards from Harvard School of Public Health