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Judge: Hobby Lobby must offer morning-after pill
A federal judge Monday rejected Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.'s request to block part of the federal health care overhaul that requires the arts and craft ...
Judge rejects Nativity displays in Santa Monica
There's no room for the baby Jesus, the manger or the wise men this Christmas in a Santa Monica park following a judge's ruling Monday against ...
Ford to bring smaller engine to US in 2014 Fiesta
Ford is bringing its smallest engine to the U.S. in the race to meet stricter government fuel economy rules. The company says the 2014 Fiesta will be ...
Details on iPad Mini, Kindle, other small tablets
Shoppers looking for smaller tablets will have plenty of choices this holiday season. Here's a comparison of the tablets that have screens measuring ...
Steady US housing recovery is boosting economy
From purchases and prices to builder sentiment and construction, the U.S. housing market is making consistent gains. The latest evidence came in ...
Israel museums hide art to protect it from rockets
The wine-red walls of the Brueghel exhibition hall at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art are now bare, like the crime scene of a daring art heist. Tel Aviv's ...
New book promises keys to hotel industry kingdom
"Heads in Beds: a Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality" (Doubleday), by Jacob Tomsky Room upgrades. Free movies.
'Sons of Anarchy': Making a case for TV violence
I want to pay tribute to TV violence. In particular, I want to celebrate "Sons of Anarchy," FX network's bloodthirsty and brilliant drama series about ...
Na Yeon Choi captures season-ending Titleholders
Moments after Na Yeon Choi tapped in for par to complete her two-shot win at the Titleholders, Inbee Park ran onto the 18th green at The TwinEagles ...
Battle over coastal Xmas display goes to LA court
Damon Vix didn't have to go to court to push Christmas out of the city of Santa Monica. He just joined the festivities. The atheist's anti-God message ...
Charlie Chaplin's bowler hat sold at LA auction
The bowler hat and cane that accented Charlie Chaplin's costume in "Little Tramp" has sold for $62,500 at an auction in Los Angeles. Bonhams said the ...
Parade where vets killed used route for 3 years
Organizers of a parade in West Texas in which four U.S. military veterans were killed when a train plowed into a truck had been using the same route ...
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Fiscal cliff follows Obama
Even in the temples of Asia, President Barack Obama cannot escape thoughts of that fiscal cliff back home. Touring the Wat Pho Royal Monastery in ...
Wii U: New console launches in a sea of gadgets
In the six years since the last major video game system launched, Apple unveiled the iPhone and the iPad, "Angry Birds" invaded smartphones and ...
Monkey dies from blow to head after zoo break-in
A break-in at Zoo Boise early Saturday left a Patas monkey dead from blunt force trauma to the head and neck and police were analyzing blood found at ...
Officials: Vets' float crossed track after signals
A parade float filled with wounded veterans that was struck by a freight train had crossed onto the railroad tracks after warning signals were going ...
Moonshine makers set up shop in Ga. city hall
Moonshine distillers are making their first batches of legal liquor in this tiny Georgia town's city hall, not far from the mountains and the maroon, ...
How Hungry Girl shed the pounds without guilt
She never set out to become the maven of guilt-free, fun-food dieting, the go-to girl for people who want to have their cake — and cheeseburgers and ...
Anti-gay marriage marchers take to French streets
Groups opposed to President Francois Hollande's plans to legalize gay marriage and gay adoptions took to the streets Saturday across France.
Texas parade honoring war heroes ends in tragedy
Cheered on by a flag-waving crowd, a parade float filled with wounded veterans and their spouses was inching across a railroad track when the crossing ...
What happens if Twinkies really do go away?
Let's not panic. We all know that Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder bread and the rest of Hostess Brands' oddly everlasting foods aren't going away any ...
Veterans killed in train crash were war heroes
The four veterans killed when a freight train barreled into the parade float they were riding on were decorated military men who served on the front ...
TV, movie features on new Wii U delayed until Dec.
Some of the entertainment features on Nintendo's new Wii U won't be available when the game machine goes on sale Sunday. Nintendo didn't give a reason ...
Missing cat found 6 days after Indianapolis blast
A missing family cat has been rescued from the ruins of a home near the center of the deadly Indianapolis house explosion. Fire Capt. Rita Burris says ...
Review: Nintendo Wii U blows up dual-screen gaming
When Nintendo first broached the idea of multiple-screen video games in 2004, many critics were skeptical that players could focus on two images at ...