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Empty Miami courthouse is poster building for excessive government

August 06, 2012 | | Nation

Temple attack gunman was white supremacist

August 06, 2012 | | Nation

Gunman kills 6 in Sikh temple attack in Wisconsin

OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) - An unidentified gunman killed six people at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee on Sunday in a rampage that left terrified congregants hiding in closets and others texting friends outside for help. The suspect was killed outside the temple in a shootout with police officers.

August 05, 2012 | | Nation

Sikh attack spreads fear among US Sikh population

NEW YORK (AP) - The killing of six worshippers at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee brought fresh worries Sunday to the half million U.S. followers of a faith whose congregants have worried about their safety since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, when some began targeting adherents of a peaceful religion that stresses the equality of people.

August 05, 2012 | | Nation

Thousands of fish die as Midwest streams heat up as well as dry up

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Thousands of fish are dying in the Midwest as the hot, dry summer dries up rivers and causes water temperatures to climb in some spots to nearly 100 degrees.

August 05, 2012 | | Nation

Hinds County hearing on saggy pants ban

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - As a Jackson City Councilman, Kenneth Stokes failed to pass a ban on saggy pants. Now he's a Hinds County supervisor, and pushing for a county-wide ban.

August 05, 2012 | | Nation

Loughner would get life in shooting

PHOENIX (AP) - A possible plea deal in the deadly Tucson shootings that wounded then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords would send Jared Lee Loughner to prison for the rest of his life, a person familiar with the case said Saturday.

August 05, 2012 | | Nation

1 dead, 9 injured in lightning strike at Pocono

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - A lightning strike in the parking lot at Pocono Raceway after a rain-shortened NASCAR race Sunday killed one person and injured nine others, racetrack officials said.

August 05, 2012 | | Nation

Social Security not deal that it once was for American workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It's a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

August 05, 2012 | | Nation