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CHICAGO — New lung-cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers.

The advice applies only to those aged 55 to 74. The risks of screening younger or older smokers or nonsmokers outweigh any benefits, according to ...

NEW YORK — It was on the streets of her Harlem neighborhood in the 1940s that teenager Althea Gibson began working on the tennis skills that would take her all the way to winning Wimbledon.

But according to the 1940 census, the trailblazing athlete didn't even exist.

There's no record ...

CBS Local Chicago | As per the usual routine, police claim the violence was allegedly instigated by protesters.

JEFFERSON CITY — The cost of 30 manhole covers that got sucked away: $5,800. A new concession stand at the destroyed high school: $228,600. Shelter and care for more than 1,300 homeless pets: $372,000.

The tornado that tore through Joplin a year ago already ranks as the deadliest twister in ...

MAINE

WATERVILLE — A handful of protesters briefly interrupted a Maine college graduation speech by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair calling for world unity.

Mr. Blair addressed more than 400 Colby College graduates and their guests Sunday morning at the school's 191st commencement in Waterville.

Police say the protesters ...

Reuters | Mexican investigators hold retired Mexican Army General and retired Lieutenant Colonel in Mexico City pending investigation into cartel connections.

VOA News | Taiwanese President begins second term pledging deeper relations with China.

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

As grateful as I am for President Obama's profound, nonsensical meditations on the meaning of "hope," I am even more grateful that The One has come to make the world fair, and to tell us what fairness really means.

Mr. Obama has spent a lot of his time lately ...

NBC | Rubio states Obama is "a very different person" than the person who ran in 2008.

Democracy Now | Surveillance video from a 2009 cop stomp beating of Chad Holley does not land the officers in jail.

Richard E. Ralston | Care for the individual must be subordinated to supervision by a multitude of administrators.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Prosecutors charged two more activists Sunday with crimes tied to the two-day NATO summit, accusing one of saying he wanted to blow up a downtown Chicago bridge and a second with seeking to build pipe bombs....

CHICAGO (AP) -- The NATO alliance that has fought for a decade in Afghanistan is helping that nation shift toward stability and peace, but there will be "hard days ahead," President Barack Obama said Sunday as alliance leaders insisted the fighting coalition will remain effective despite France's plans to yank combat troops out early....

CHICAGO (AP) -- Thousands of demonstrators upset with the war in Afghanistan, climate change and the erosion of union rights marched through downtown Chicago on Sunday, taking their discontent on a wide range of issues to world leaders assembled for a NATO summit....

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't....

CHICAGO (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama and the spouses of NATO heads of state dropped by a Chicago youth center where they watched a hip-hop aerobics class for children....

Radley Balko | Police officer told her the dog had alerted to the presence of narcotics on the bills.

NEW YORK (AP) -- It was on the streets of her Harlem neighborhood in the 1940s that teenager Althea Gibson began working on the tennis skills that would take her all the way to winning Wimbledon....

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Tropical Storm Alberto weakened slightly off the South Carolina coast on Sunday, canceling tourist cruises, producing showers along the coast and serving as a reminder that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner....

LA Times | Obama: “The loss of life continues in Afghanistan. There will be hard days ahead, but we’re confident that we’re on the right track.”