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Sources: Obama revamping birth control policy

Retreating in the face of a political uproar, President Barack Obama on Friday will announce that religious employers will not have to cover birth control for their employees after all, The Associated Press has learned.

J.K.Rowling says tabloids made her feel like a hostage

J.K. Rowling described how press intrusion made her feel like a hostage, Hugh Grant traded insults with a newspaper editor and a former tabloid reporter insisted that only evildoers had any need of privacy.

2 men, boy plucked from Pacific in dramatic rescue

"It was scary. I thought we were going to die," West James said Thursday in Honolulu.

Foreign donations are a risk in super PAC setting

It's easier than ever to conceal the source of money and the identities of contributors, making conditions ripe for illegal donations from foreigners, overseas companies or governments attempting to help a favored candidate for the White House.

Chicago clerk buying bond for sticker designer

Chicago's city clerk says she will buy a $1,000 savings bond for the boy whose winning design for the 2012-13 vehicle registration sticker was scrapped because some believe it may depict gang signs.

Lawyers: Reality TV producer hopes to avoid trial

Lawyers for a U.S. reality television producer facing trial for allegedly murdering his wife at a Mexican resort said Thursday they hope to persuade a judge to drop the charges and free their client.

Marine sergeant not guilty in hazing case

A military jury on Thursday found a Marine sergeant not guilty after authorities charged him with hazing a lance corporal who later committed suicide in Afghanistan.

Josh Powell told sons he had 'big surprise' for them before explosion

Josh Powell, who blew up his home with his two sons inside on Sunday, had told the boys he had a "big surprise" for them as they ran toward his home moments before he attacked them with a hatchet and then lit the house on fire, ABC News reported Thursday.

Legalize pot? Washington state votes this November

Rep. Sam Hunt, who chairs the House committee considering Initiative 502, said Thursday that the Legislature would not act on it, meaning it would appear on the November ballot.

House passes insider trading bill

The House passed a bill banning Congress and executive branch officials from insider trading, but brushed aside a provision aimed at reining in those who pry financial information from Congress and sell it to investment firms.