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Repair work on the Washington Monument is finally ready to get under way with the last of more than 550 feet of scaffolding in place.The National Park Service has released helmet-cam video of the final preparations from atop of the Washington Monument.The monument, the world's largest freestanding stone structure, has been closed for repairs since a 5.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the region Aug....
A lucky winner may take home one of the Powerball's largest jackpots on Wednesday night as the prize rose to an estimated $360 million dollars.That makes it the third largest Powerball jackpot in a decade. Lottery officials have said that such stratospheric payouts will become more common as a result of a redesign in January of 2012. Those changes were intended to produce bigger jackpots faster, a...
MINNEAPOLIS -- A federal judge sentenced four men to prison on Tuesday for helping recruit young men in Minnesota to travel to Somalia and fight for the militant group al-Shabab.Investigators believe about 20 young, ethnic Somali men left Minnesota from 2007 to 2009 to go to Somalia to fight for al-Shabab, which the United States has designated a terrorist organization.Three men who cooperated wit...
An American tour operator sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea has begun his sentence at a “special prison,” state media reported Wednesday.Kenneth Bae, 44, stood trial last month accused of “hostile acts” against the repressive regime.Bae, who is from Washington state, was convicted of an attempt to topple the government through “state subversion” according to a brief report on the ...
The U.S. military seems increasingly incapable of policing itself or ridding its ranks of sexual predators, watchdogs charge, but the latest litany of accusations — leveled Tuesday at Fort Hood — has thrust the Pentagon to the brink of wholesale reform long sought by victims of sexual assault. With the second member of the military's campaign to stem sexual misconduct falling under investigation —...
Prepaid debit cards, long synonymous with frustrating or even exploitative fees, are suddenly a pretty good deal. In fact, artfully deployed, a prepaid card can be used without any fees at all, and serve as a real substitute for a checking account.It should come as no surprise, however, that there is still plenty of small print to worry about.It would have been unthinkable a few years ago to put t...
A Seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died Tuesday after being hit by a pickup truck on the Oregon Coast.Police in Lincoln City, Ore., said 42-year-old Richard Swanson was hit at about 10 a.m. while walking south along U.S. Highway 101 near the city limits. He was declared dead at a hospital. The driver has not been charged.Lt. Jerry Pa...
