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US kills al-Qaida-linked militant in Pakistan

AP Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - A U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region today, killing five suspected militants, intelligence officials said. The Taliban identified one of them as a prominent commander who has served as a key link to al-Qaida.

Humanitarian crisis deepens in Syrian city of Homs

AP Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

BEIRUT (AP) - Between blasts of rockets and mortar fire, Syrians used loudspeakers to call for blood donations and medical supplies Thursday in the stricken city of Homs, where a weeklong government offensive has created a deepening humanitarian crisis.

Leaving 'No Child' law: Obama lets 10 states flee

AP Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

WASHINGTON (AP) - It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind.

The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014. But the nation isn't getting there, and now some states are getting out.

Mexican army finds 15 tons of pure meth

AP Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Mexican troops have made a historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in the western state of Jalisco, an amount equivalent to half of all meth seizures worldwide in 2009.

Judge tosses out lawsuit seeking freedom for orcas at SeaWorld

AP Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

SAN DIEGO - A federal judge in San Diego on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that had sought an order forcing SeaWorld to free five orcas.

Heather Mills tells of phone hacking

AP Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

LONDON - Heather Mills, a former wife of Paul McCartney, on Thursday described to a British inquiry into media ethics how journalists had listened to unauthorized phone recordings of her conversations with the former Beatle and how paparazzi photographers had hounded her and her daughter.

Stress in whales linked to noise

AP Wire — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

BOSTON (AP) - An ocean experiment that was accidentally conducted amid the shipping silence after Sept. 11 has shown the first link between underwater noise and stress in whales, researchers reported Wednesday.