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Sixteen-day-old, Tien, an endangered clouded leopard cub is held by staff during feeding time at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Wash.
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- Driver says he was speeding so he could dry car
- Minn. mother, son accused of stealing gopher feet
- Ed Koch's tombstone engraved with wrong birth date
- Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed home to Oregon
- Bear with head stuck in jar is rescued in Pa.
- 19-year-old catches ride on shark (Video)
- Hop-heavy beers remain America's favorite
- NJ Transit probes bizarre bus trip into New York
- Charlie Trotter accused of selling bogus $46K wine
- Boston woman pays $560,000 for 2 parking spots
Smart Spending: Beach reading stock-up tips
How to stock up on beach reading this summer on the cheap
Expedition hopes to find La Salle's long lost ship
Expedition to northern Lake Michigan may reveal location of La Salle's long lost ship Griffin
Md. teacher charged with sexually abusing 3 students
A Montgomery County teacher has been arrested on charges that he inappropriately touched three students during school hours. And police say more children may have been victimized.
Playgrounds honoring Newtown victims take shape
Memorials to tragedy, and to play time: 6 months after Conn. shooting, playgrounds take shape
Coach Greenberg revives hoops career in Israel
Former college, NBA coach Brad Greenberg rebounds from scandal to revive career in Israel
Coroner releases details on Santa Monica deaths
Coroner releases details on causes of 5 deaths in Santa Monica rampage that ended at college
Govt cautions medical schools on enrollment
Govt cautions health-related schools about possibly discriminatory enrollment decisions
Schools bill to give states more control
Schools panel sends 'No Child Left Behind' rewrite giving states more control to full Senate
Feds: RI, capital city wrongly segregated disabled
Feds: RI, capital city segregated disabled at school, work program and violated federal law
Boiler room explosion rattles Calif. school
Explosion in boiler room at Southern California high school causes damage, minor injuries
VCU Health System proposes children's hospital
The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System has proposed the construction of a free-standing children's hospital with its own management structure and governing board.
Official: Shooting breaks out near Niger base
Defense official: Shooting breaks out near paramilitary base in Niger; gunmen not known
Alexandria teacher resigns amid police probe
A staff member at an Alexandria high school is under investigation for having inappropriate contact with students.
Princeton University reopens after bomb threat
Princeton University reopens campus after getting bomb threat against multiple buildings
Democrats reject GOP No Child Left Behind option
Senate Democrats on education panel reject Republicans' No Child Left Behind alternative
A look at those killed, wounded in Santa Monica
A look at the lives of those killed or wounded during Santa Monica rampage
Some parents upset after Md. school changes schedule
"If it ain't broke don't fix it." That's essentially the message from parents fighting to preserve the status quo at Silver Spring International Middle School in Silver Spring, Md.
Bomb threat evacuates Princeton University
The Princeton University campus in Mercer County, N.J., has been evacuated because of a bomb threat.
China setting up first university campuses abroad
Classroom in Laos is first experiment in China's moves to set up college campuses abroad
NDSU linebacker charged with aggravated assault
North Dakota State University star linebacker Travis Beck charged with aggravated assault
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