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    Deal reached on ground zero health claims

    New York City has agreed to pay up to $657 million to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits filed by ground zero responders who say they were sickened by World Trade Center dust.

    School cuts a no-win lesson for all

    Members of the Kansas City School Board listen to citizens during a meeting Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo. The school board voted to close nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat. Msnbc.com readers share stories about how large spending cuts are leading to drastic measures in their school districts.


    Highway deaths hit lowest level since ’50s

    Morning commuters travel the 210 Freeway between Los Angeles and cities to the east.Fewer people are dying on America's highways as more motorists buy into buckling up and embracing safety innovations. A sour economy that dampened traveling instincts also is a contributor.


    NBC: 3 U.S. officers reprimanded over battle

    Three Army commanders linked to a battle that killed nine Americans in Afghanistan in 2008 been given letters of reprimand for reportedly failing to adequately protect their forces.

    California murder suspect broke parole

    John Albert Gardner III is escorted by sheriff deputies at an arraignment March 3.A convicted sex offender charged with murdering one California teenager and under investigation for another killing violated his parole by moving too close to a school.


    Teacher found dead; wolves to blame?

    Villagers in a remote Alaska region are blaming the death of a 32-year-old schoolteacher on wolves after her body was found along on isolated road.

    Indiana stakes claim to electric car industry

    Richard Canny, CEO of THINK electric cars, shows off the automaker’s Think City electric vehicle at the Washington, D.C., auto show in January. The company plans to make vehicles in Indiana.The so-called "RV Capital of the World" may soon be able to bill itself the "EV Capital of the World." What a difference a letter makes.


    One killed as twisters hit Arkansas

    March 11: A tornado roars across Benton, Ark., damaging homes and injuring several people. NBC’s Natalie Morales reports. (Today Show)Twisters strike parts of Arkansas, killing one, injuring at least three and destroying a handful of homes.


    Police departments seeking more bilingual cops

    NYPD police officer Michael Belogorodsky, right, talks in Russian with Vladimir Traynin, owner of a Russian video store, in New York, on March 7. Police departments across the country are stepping up efforts to recruit officers who can speak more than one language.Police departments across the country are stepping up efforts to recruit officers who can speak more than one language, in some cases offering raises or even sending cops abroad.


    Crash leaves Reid's wife with broken neck, back

    Harry Reid, U.S. Senate Majority Leader, poses with his wife Landra Gould on the red carpet at the Kennedy Center for Senator Ted Kennedy's birthday celebration in Washington on March 8, 2009. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were hospitalized Thursday after they were involved in a car accident, according to Reid's office.


    Obama gives Nobel money to charity

    President Barack Obama receives his diploma and Nobel Peace Prize medal from Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland in Oslo on Dec. 10.President Barack Obama is donating the $1.4 million from his Nobel Peace Prize to helping students, veterans' families and survivors of Haiti's earthquake, among others.


    Pa. jury awards $95M in case of killer nurse

    A jury on Thursday awarded $95 million in damages to the families of eight people who claimed their loved ones were among dozens of patients murdered by a nurse considered to be one of the most prolific killers the U.S. health care industry has ever seen.

    School district sued over lesbian prom flap

    Constance McMillen, 18, a student at the Itawamba County Agricultural High School, pictured in 2009.An 18-year-old Mississippi lesbian student says she got some unfriendly looks from classmates when she reluctantly returned to campus Thursday.


    Schools to close in Kansas City, Mo., by fall

    Superintendent John Covington listens to citizens during a meeting of the Kansas City School Board on Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo. The Kansas City school board voted to close nearly half the district's schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat. Kansas City's school superintendent says the plan to shutter nearly half the district's schools, while "painful," will move forward  so that all the closures will be complete by fall.


    Al-Qaida suspect worked at nuclear plants

    An American accused in Yemen of being a member of al-Qaida worked at nuclear power plants in the U.S., a spokesman for a group of plants in New Jersey says.

    Man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters

    A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three and beating his children with boards.

    Court OKs ‘under God’ in Pledge of Allegiance

    A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional.

    Woman rescued after car plows off Calif. bridge

    A woman whose car plunged off a bridge into the murky Los Angeles River was fighting for her life after being submerged for nearly a half-hour, officials says.

    Ex-New Orleans cop pleads in shooting scheme

    A second former New Orleans police officer pleads guilty to covering up the deadly shooting of residents after Hurricane Katrina, with a judge calling the plot a "despicable" scheme.

    Federal court says Nevada can limit brothel ads

    A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a Nevada law that bars legal brothels that operate in some of the state's rural areas from advertising by newspaper, leaflets and billboards in Las Vegas, Reno and other places where prostitution is illegal.

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