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Germany, UK weigh in on French breast implant concern
Report: Federal workers 'pressured' to approve citizenship papers
The harrowing journey of the girl who called herself Tika Cortez
State media: Iran to hold military drills in the Strait of Hormuz
U.S. diplomat: North Korea to be subject of talks 'in the near future'
New football coach hired at Penn State
Extradition hearing for mother of arson suspect postponed
Nevada judge delays Mayweather jail time until after May bout
Obama proposes rule to ease immigration for some
With Congress on break, SOPA fight continues
New Hampshire -- all about the independents
Witnesses: Blasts strike Iraq's Army Day parade in Baghdad
Questions abound in weeks-long search for Atlanta woman
White House, GOP senators file health care law arguments
Coast Guard goes to rescue of 40 aboard research vessel
Finally, Obama goes all in on recess appointments
Hot air balloon crash in New Zealand kills 11
Bahraini activist severely beaten at protest, human rights group says

Germany, UK weigh in on French breast implant concern

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 11:07 PM PST

German medical groups joined the French health ministry Friday in recommending that women seek removal of breast implants made by a French company, saying they need not hurry but the devices could pose eventual health problems.

Report: Federal workers 'pressured' to approve citizenship papers

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:39 PM PST

Some U.S. immigration officers charged with reviewing citizenship applications believe federal policy favors promoting immigration over protecting national security, according to a draft report by an agency watchdog.

The harrowing journey of the girl who called herself Tika Cortez

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:36 PM PST

Jakadrien Turner's lies last year to authorities in Texas -- including adopting an alter ego and claiming she was from Colombia -- set off a harrowing journey that, according to posts on a Facebook page featuring photographs of her, she seemed to later regret.

State media: Iran to hold military drills in the Strait of Hormuz

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 10:19 PM PST

Iran plans to conduct military drills in the Strait of Hormuz in February, state media said Friday.

U.S. diplomat: North Korea to be subject of talks 'in the near future'

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 08:13 PM PST

Representatives of South Korea, Japan and the United States will meet "in the near future" to discuss North Korea, a U.S. State Department official told reporters Friday in Tokyo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

New football coach hired at Penn State

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 08:07 PM PST

Penn State has hired a new permanent coach to head its embattled football program, with the team's quarterback saying that he and other players are "excited" for a "fresh start."

Extradition hearing for mother of arson suspect postponed

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 08:00 PM PST

A federal judge continued Friday for a third time an extradition hearing for Dorothee Burkhart, the mother of Hollywood arson suspect Harry Burkhart.

Nevada judge delays Mayweather jail time until after May bout

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 07:49 PM PST

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn't have to report to jail on a domestic violence conviction until June, after a Nevada judge acceded Friday to a defense request to push back the date until after a May bout.

Obama proposes rule to ease immigration for some

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 07:37 PM PST

The administration of President Barack Obama proposed Friday a change to immigration rules meant to cut the time undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens are separated from their families while they seek legal status.

With Congress on break, SOPA fight continues

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 07:33 PM PST

Members of Congress may be on vacation, but that hasn't calmed critics who say an effort to stamp out online piracy would create an unprecedented threat to free speech on the Internet.

New Hampshire -- all about the independents

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 06:44 PM PST

New Hampshire is all about the independents. And that's why it's the best test of general election electability.

Witnesses: Blasts strike Iraq's Army Day parade in Baghdad

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 06:32 PM PST

At least three explosions struck Friday near Baghdad's Green Zone, where a parade to mark Iraq's Army Day was taking place, witnesses said.

Questions abound in weeks-long search for Atlanta woman

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:56 PM PST

Authorities expanded their search Friday for a 36-year-old Atlanta woman who was last heard from around Christmas and whose car was later found abandoned and running, according to police.

White House, GOP senators file health care law arguments

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:53 PM PST

The Obama administration Friday filed papers with the U.S. Supreme Court outlining its arguments in favor of the minimum coverage provision of the Affordable Care Act ? the latest move in a high-stakes legal battle playing out in the heat of the presidential campaigns.

Coast Guard goes to rescue of 40 aboard research vessel

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 05:35 PM PST

Forty people aboard a sinking research vessel had to be rescued 60 miles north of Turtle Bay, Oahu, on Friday, Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Gene Maestas said.