Zhu Zhu Pets safe, regulators say
Associated Press WASHINGTON — Toy safety regulators say one of the holiday season’s hottest toy crazes — Zhu Zhu Pets — do not violate federal safety standards after all. [More]
December 7
EPA: Greenhouse gases endanger human health
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency took a major step today toward regulating greenhouses gases, concluding that climate changing pollution threatens the public health and the environment. [More]
By Dina Cappiello and H. Josef Hebert
Associated Press | December 7
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Pearl Harbor survivors gather to remember Japanese attack of 1941
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Dozens of survivors of Pearl Harbor on Monday solemnly remembered those who died in the Japanese aerial assault 68 years ago as a top Navy commander said their bravery laid the foundation for the subsequent U.S. victory... [More]
By Audrey McAvoy
Associated Press | December 7
Afghanistan casualties will rise, Mullen tells troops
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — The nation’s highest-ranking military officer today told soldiers, including many bound for Afghanistan, that he expects casualties to rise next year as additional U.S. troops pour into the war. [More]
Associated Press | December 7
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Last, best chance? U.N. climate conference opens
COPENHAGEN — The largest U.N. climate change conference in history opened today, with organizers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the last, best chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global... [More]
By Arthur Max
Associated Press | December 7
Pentagon orders 16,000 troops to start surge
WASHINGTON — The first wave of President Barack Obama’s new Afghanistan surge will add about 16,000 U.S. troops who got their orders over the past few days, the Pentagon announced today. [More]
By Anne Gearan
Associated Press | December 7
Senate to confront abortion in health care debate
WASHINGTON — Starting an eighth day of health care debate today, the top Senate Democrat said lawmakers are approaching the end game on the far-reaching legislation and fully expect to prevail on President Barack Obama’s signature issue. [More]
By Charles Babington
Associated Press | December 7
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Thousands protest in Iran, battling police
TEHRAN, Iran — Security forces and militiamen clashed today with thousands of protesters shouting “death to the dictator” outside Tehran University, beating them with batons and firing tear gas on a day of nationwide student... [More]
By Ali Akbar Dareini
Associated Press | December 7
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