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After $1B, experts see progress on autism's causes

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
ATLANTA (AP) -- More than $1 billion has been spent over the past decade searching for the causes of autism. In some ways, the research looks like a long-running fishing expedition, with a focus on everything from genetics to the age of the father, the weight of the mother, and how close a child lives to a freeway....
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3 killed at Minn. day care; suspect sought

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) -- Three adults were killed early Monday at an in-home day care in a suburb northwest of Minneapolis, and a nearby college was locked down as police searched for a suspect who fled on a bicycle....
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Iran proposal joins jockeying before nuclear talks

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran is signaling a possible compromise offer heading into critical talks with world powers deeply suspicious of its nuclear program: offering to scale back uranium enrichment but not abandon the ability to make nuclear fuel....

Dior names Raf Simons as new artistic director

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
PARIS (AP) -- Christian Dior has named Belgian designer Raf Simons as its new artistic director, and says he'll present his first show for the renowned fashion house in Paris in July....

2 appear in court in Tulsa shooting rampage

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Two Oklahoma men suspected in a shooting rampage that left three people dead and terrorized Tulsa's African-American community appeared in court Monday and had bond set at more than $9 million each....
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Romney faces lengthy to-do list as likely GOP pick

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Mitt Romney faces a daunting to-do list as he transitions into the role of likely Republican presidential nominee....

Romney faces lengthy to-do list as likely GOP pick

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Mitt Romney faces a daunting to-do list as he transitions into the role of likely Republican presidential nominee....

South Korea says North preparing for nuclear test

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Recent satellite images show North Korea is digging a new underground tunnel in what appears to be preparation for a third nuclear test, according to South Korean intelligence officials....

Birth control pioneer says fight had personal cost

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Taunts of "baby killer" and "butcher" still echo in Bill Baird's ears, nearly five decades after he began fighting for birth control and abortion rights....
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Homeowner association could be sued in Martin case

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- If Trayvon Martin's family sues over his death, they might not target George Zimmerman but instead the homeowners association of the neighborhood where the shooting happened and Zimmerman lived....
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Homeowner association could be sued in Martin case

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- If Trayvon Martin's family sues over his death, they might not target George Zimmerman but instead the homeowners association of the neighborhood where the shooting happened and Zimmerman lived....
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Indiana man charged with child sexual exploitation

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say they fear a western Indiana man may have coerced hundreds of teenage boys into recording and sending him sexually explicit images in what could be the largest U.S. case of online sexual extortion of children....
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Texting offers promise but also peril to campaigns

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
NEW YORK (AP) -- Text messaging is posing both new opportunities and dangers for America's political campaigns....

Texting offers promise but also peril to campaigns

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
NEW YORK (AP) -- Text messaging is posing both new opportunities and dangers for America's political campaigns....

Kan. military school seeks dismissal of abuse suit

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- A Kansas military boarding school that has settled nine abuse lawsuits since 2006 has asked a court to dismiss the latest one, which accuses the school of allowing and encouraging older students to discipline younger ones by beating and otherwise abusing them....
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San Pedro Sula's violence mirrors Honduras' pain

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- This is a city besieged by crime in all its forms: gang violence, drug cartel killings and rampant extortion compounded by a fear of authorities....

San Pedro Sula's violence mirrors Honduras' pain

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- This is a city besieged by crime in all its forms: gang violence, drug cartel killings and rampant extortion compounded by a fear of authorities....

San Pedro Sula's violence mirrors Honduras' pain

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- This is a city besieged by crime in all its forms: gang violence, drug cartel killings and rampant extortion compounded by a fear of authorities....

San Pedro Sula's violence mirrors Honduras' pain

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- This is a city besieged by crime in all its forms: gang violence, drug cartel killings and rampant extortion compounded by a fear of authorities....

San Pedro Sula's violence mirrors Honduras' pain

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-04-29 22:42
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- This is a city besieged by crime in all its forms: gang violence, drug cartel killings and rampant extortion compounded by a fear of authorities....
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