Bunker To Be Demolished
4:18 pm
Mon April 30, 2012

Officials Prepare To Dismantle North Bend Bunker

Officials say a fortified  bunker built by a man suspected of killing his wife and teenage daughter will be destroyed. 

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Music Interviews
4:02 pm
Mon April 30, 2012

How To Break Up With Attitude, According To Norah Jones

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Norah Jones' latest album is called Little Broken Hearts.

Originally published on Tue May 1, 2012 5:38 am

More than 10 years ago, Norah Jones hit the national stage with her melancholic love song "Don't Know Why," in the process selling millions of copies of her debut album and becoming a Grammy winner.

But Jones' new album is different. She may sound like a fragile performer, but don't get her wrong: At 33, she's recorded a breakup album with attitude.

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Helicopter Crash
4:01 pm
Mon April 30, 2012

Army Investigation: Midair Crash Killed Four Helicopter Pilots In December

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OH58 Kiowa Warrior

For the first time, the U.S. Army is confirming it was a midair collision that brought down two helicopters last December at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The results of an internal investigation into the crash that killed four pilots was released Monday. It blames pilot error, not a mechanical failure.

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The Two-Way
3:58 pm
Mon April 30, 2012

Protests Planned Across The United States To Mark May Day

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The Occupy movement will try to regain the momentum it created last fall.

A collection of activists — from labor unions to immigrant rights groups — are planning protests across the country tomorrow to mark May Day.

Of course, the highest profile organization is Occupy Wall Street, which has called for a "general strike" and says events are planned in 135 U.S. cities.

Here's how the movement describes its plans on its website:

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The Two-Way
3:10 pm
Mon April 30, 2012

More Than 100 Dead In India After Ferry Capsizes

More than 100 people are dead after an overcrowded river ferry sank in India today. The AFP reports the ferry sank after being split into two by a storm.

The AFP adds that about 100 others were missing:

"As rescuers struggled in heavy rain to find survivors weeping relatives lined the shores of the fast-flowing Brahmaputra river in Assam state, desperate for news of family members on board the vessel.

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Race
2:31 pm
Mon April 30, 2012

A Museum Teaches Tolerance Through Jim Crow

Originally published on Thu January 31, 2013 12:33 pm

This story contains offensive language.

The ugliness of racism is at the heart of a new museum in Michigan. The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University in Big Rapids features thousands of troubling artifacts and sometimes horrifying images. There are slave whips and chains; signs that once dictated where African-Americans could sit, walk or get a drink of water; and teddy bears turned into messengers of hate.

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Asia
2:27 pm
Mon April 30, 2012

The Current U.S.-China Standoff Has A Precedent

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The current case of a prominent Chinese activist seeking U.S. protection has echoes of a similar episode in 1989. Then, physicist Fang Lizhi took refuge at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. He spent a year there before the U.S. and China reached a deal allowing him to move to the U.S. He died this month in Arizona, at age 76.

Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 2:58 pm

As the U.S. and China seek a solution to the case involving a prominent Chinese activist, it's worth remembering this isn't the first time the two countries have waged this kind of negotiation.

Chen Guangcheng, an activist who's been blind since he was a small boy, escaped house arrest in an eastern Chinese village and was taken to Beijing, where he's believed to be under U.S. protection.

A similar, high-profile case took place in 1989, when astrophysicist Fang Lizhi and his wife took refuge at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.

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Shots - Health Blog
2:20 pm
Mon April 30, 2012

Studies Reignite Mammography Debate For Middle-Aged Women

Originally published on Tue May 1, 2012 5:37 am

Should women in their 40s routinely get mammograms to detect breast cancer?

Two studies released Monday aim to help resolve that question, which is one of the most intense debates in women's health. The studies identify which women in their 40s are most likely to benefit from routine mammograms.

For years, the mantra was that regular mammograms save lives. So many people were stunned in 2009 when an influential panel of experts questioned that assumption.

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Monkey See
1:54 pm
Mon April 30, 2012

Can The Networks Ever Create Another Night Of 'Must-See TV'?

Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 2:34 pm

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