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The U.S. Supreme Court building. (AP Photo)

Supreme Court archive has about 14K hours of audio

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell’s Tidewater Virginia drawl could make the word “court” sound as if it had two syllables. And Justice Clarence Thomas, though he doesn’t talk much, speaks in […]

2013/06/14

Clinton to focus on children’s, economic issues

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday she will focus much of her attention on issues promoting early childhood development, women and children and economic issues as part of the […]

2013/06/13

State-by-state look at Iowa to Mid-Atlantic storm

(The Associated Press) – Massive thunderstorms that swept through the Midwest are pushing toward the Mid-Atlantic states. Meteorologists warn that the line of storms could launch a weather event called a derecho, which is a […]

2013/06/13

Midwest pelted with rain, wind, hail, tornadoes

CHICAGO (AP) — A massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds rolled through the Midwest Wednesday evening driving people into basements for shelter, tearing down power lines and causing flooding in low-lying […]

2013/06/13

Unusually massive line of storms aim at Midwest

WASHINGTON (AP) — A gigantic line of powerful thunderstorms could affect one in five Americans on Wednesday as it rumbles from Iowa to Maryland packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds. Meteorologists are warning that the […]

2013/06/12

The Stanley Cup Final with Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks logos. (AP Photo)

Illinois, Massachusetts governors make NHL wager

CHICAGO (AP) — The governors of Illinois and Massachusetts have made a wager on the National Hockey League finals featuring the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s office said in a […]

2013/06/11

Midwest could see strong windstorms from derecho

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Meteorologists are tracking a so-called derecho weather pattern in the Midwest that could spawn severe windstorms in major metropolitan areas with gusts as strong as 100 mph. The National Weather Service says […]

2013/06/11

Chicago Department of Public Health ad campaign.

‘Pregnant boys’ causing sparks in Chicago

Pictures of teenage boys sporting “pregnant” bellies are part of Chicago’s new eye-catching teen pregnancy prevention campaign. It aims to “spark conversations among adolescents and adults on the issue of teen pregnancy and to make […]

2013/06/10

Want more time off? Some employers let you buy it

WASHINGTON (AP) — Want more time off work to hang out at the beach? Need a little cash and have vacation days to spare? Some companies allow their workers to buy and sell vacation time, […]

2013/06/09

Los Angeles skyline with the San Gabriel Mountains in the background

Downtown bike green lanes get makeover

VAN NUYS (CNS) – The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled to vote today on repainting bike lanes on Spring Street a darker, less reflective shade of green to appease the film industry. Bike lanes […]

2013/06/07

Severed human leg washes up on Chicago beach

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago authorities are investigating after a human leg was discovered on a Lake Michigan beach on the city’s South Side. Authorities tell the Chicago Sun-Times that the leg had been severed from […]

2013/06/06

Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings center, lays on the ice after being hit in the face with the stick of Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith, Stanley Cup Western Conference finals. (AP Photo)

Chicago’s Keith suspended for Game 4 of West finals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If the Chicago Blackhawks are going to end the Los Angeles Kings’ perfect postseason on home ice in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, they’ll have to do it without […]

2013/06/05

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