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NEW ORLEANS – The Federal Emergency Management Agency, responding to concerns about formaldehyde in trailers issued to hurricane survivors, said Thursday that it would offer refunds to people who bought them after their initial use. The federal government began selling trailers in 2006 through online auctions and to victims of …

Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years – starting as young as age 12 – can help protect girls from breast cancer when they’re grown. Middle-aged women have long been advised to get active to lower their risk of breast cancer after menopause. …

JAIPUR, India – A previously unknown Islamic militant group claimed Thursday to have used explosive-laden bicycles to plant bombs that tore through this historic Indian city, warning in an e-mail of more attacks on popular tourists sites. The e-mail, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, came …

School administrators in Florida need a magic spell to ward off evil spirits from what they say is a false story circulating the Internet about a teacher fired for wizardry. According to the St. Petersburg Times, Marge Whaley — member of the Pasco County School Board — said she at …

HOUSTON – The Houston City Council has unanimously authorized spending up to $150,000 to defend the city in a lawsuit challenging the police department’s ban on beards. Council members spent more than an hour last night discussing the policy and questioning whether the police department’s no-facial hair policy discriminates against …

Monday, May 12 at 3 a.m. ET Hosted by Oliver North This is one of the most overlooked chapters of World War II. It is the story of the 1st Air Commandos and their top-secret missions. Imagine flying a canvas-covered plywood glider without an engine 200 miles into Japanese territory …

MIAMI, Fla. – The debate over evolution is evolving. Although federal courts have banned teaching “creation theory” or “intelligent design theory” in public schools, legislators in several states are seeking new ways to allow teachers to cast doubt on the theory of evolution. The Florida House of Representatives passed a …

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Two school buses carrying sixth-graders to Yosemite National Park collided Thursday, injuring a dozen children and a parent, park officials said. The children from Yolo Middle School in Newman were on their way to a day hike when one bus rear-ended the other about a …

BEIJING – The top U.S. envoy to nuclear talks with North Korea conceded Wednesday that the communist nation’s disarmament would be difficult to achieve this year, clouding the future of the process given the looming change in the White House. “Completing everything by the end of the year will be …

JUYUAN, China – Police cordoned off destroyed schools Thursday, one month after China’s devastating earthquake, apparently on alert for protests by parents demanding investigations into whether shoddy construction played a role in their children’s deaths. Police barred entry to at least two towns where schools collapsed, despite an assurance by …