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Lovebugs descend on La., could be among state’s worst seasons

August 26, 2012

HOUMA — This year’s hot and humid weather could make this one of the worst lovebug seasons in south Louisiana, bug experts said. Lovebugs, so called because of their tendency to fly attached...

Series of small to moderate quakes shake Southern California on Sunday

August 26, 2012

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — Dozens of small to moderate earthquakes rattled Southern California on Sunday, shaking an area from rural Imperial County to the San Diego coast and north into the Coachella...

FILE - This undated file photo provided by NASA shows Neil Armstrong. The family of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, says he died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, at age 82. A statement from the family says Armstrong died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. It doesn't say where he died. Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon July 20, 1969. He radioed back to Earth the historic news of "one giant leap for mankind." Armstrong and fellow astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin spent nearly three hours walking on the moon, collecting samples, conducting experiments and taking photographs. In all, 12 Americans walked on the moon from 1969 to 1972. (AP Photo/NASA)

To hero-astronaut Neil Armstrong, moon-walk was ‘just doing his job’

August 26, 2012

CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — Neil Armstrong made “one giant leap for mankind” with a small step onto the moon. He commanded the historic landing of the Apollo 11 spacecraft on the moon July...

Togo women implement sex strike to force resignation of president

August 26, 2012

LOME, Togo (AP) — The female wing of a civil rights group is urging women in Togo to stage a week-long sex strike to demand the resignation of the country’s president. Women are being asked...

China’s chaotic health care drives patient attacks on medical staff

August 26, 2012

HENGYANG, China (AP)— Doctor Chen Yuna and was seated at her desk updating patients’ medical records when a masked man entered her office. He pulled out a dagger and stabbed her 28 times in...

Egyptian anti-Muslim Brotherhood protesters shout slogans during a rally to denounce the country's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood group in Cairo, Egypt Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Friday's protests were the first attempt by Morsi's opponents to stage a major demonstration against the new president. Arabic reads " Morsi is illegal." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

New Egyptian constitution to be drafted by late September, PM says

August 26, 2012

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Egypt will have a new constitution drafted by the end of September and ready to be submitted to a nationwide referendum, the country’s prime minister said Saturday. Hisham...

Togo women implement sex strike to force resignation of president

By The Associated Press
August 25, 2012

LOME, Togo (AP) - The female wing of a civil rights group is urging women in Togo to stage a week-long sex strike to demand the resignation of the country's president. Women are being asked to start withholding...

Lovebugs descend on La., could be among state’s worst seasons

By The Associated Press
August 25, 2012

HOUMA - This year's hot and humid weather could make this one of the worst lovebug seasons in south Louisiana, bug experts said. Lovebugs, so called because of their tendency to fly attached to one another...

Convenience store suspended for selling synthetic marijuana

By The Associated Press
August 25, 2012

GONZALES (AP) - Louisiana Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commissioner Troy Hebert says the agency has suspended a Gonzales convenience store for selling synthetic marijuana. Hebert says in a news release...

Series of small to moderate quakes shake Southern California on Sunday

By The Associated Press
August 25, 2012

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) - Dozens of small to moderate earthquakes rattled Southern California on Sunday, shaking an area from rural Imperial County to the San Diego coast and north into the Coachella Valley....

China’s chaotic health care drives patient attacks on medical staff

By The Associated Press
August 25, 2012

HENGYANG, China (AP)- Doctor Chen Yuna and was seated at her desk updating patients' medical records when a masked man entered her office. He pulled out a dagger and stabbed her 28 times in her neck, chest,...

New Egyptian constitution to be drafted by late September, PM says

By The Associated Press
August 25, 2012

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Egypt will have a new constitution drafted by the end of September and ready to be submitted to a nationwide referendum, the country's prime minister said Saturday. Hisham Kandil did...