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  • ** FILE ** This April 23, 2007, file photo shows the Java logo at Sun Microsystems' offices in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

    Oracle says Java flaw will be fixed 'shortly'

    By Associated Press

    Oracle Corp. says it will soon fix a flaw in its Java software that caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Published January 12, 2013 Comments

  • **FILE** A statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands Aug. 8, 2011, outside the Treasury Building in Washington. (Associated Press)

    Treasury: Trillion-dollar coin would not be legal

    By Associated Press

    Forget about the government minting a $1 trillion coin to solve its debt-limit crisis. Published January 12, 2013 Comments

  • Henny Mauro walks in Seaside Heights, N.J., on Jan. 3, 2013, past a beach-side home that was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. (Associated Press)

    Sandy relief package swells aid for past disasters

    By Andrew Miga - Associated Press

    Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a “not-so-fast” campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week. Published January 12, 2013 Comments

  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, makes comments during the opening minutes of a interview with journalist Charlie Rose in front of a full audience at the AT&T Performing Arts Center Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in Dallas, Texas. The Kennedys are in Dallas as a year of observances begins for the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

    RFK children speak about assassination in Dallas

    By Jamie Stengle - Associated Press

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is convinced that a lone gunman wasn’t solely responsible for the assassination of his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, and said his father believed the Warren Commission report was a “shoddy piece of craftsmanship.” Published January 12, 2013 Comments

  • Deal saves Wonder Bread; Twinkies still in limbo

    By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

    Bankrupt bakery giant Hostess Brands Inc. has announced a tentative agreement to sell its Wonder Bread brand to archrival Flower Foods Inc., maker of Tastykakes, while it continues to seek a buyer for its iconic snack line of Twinkies, Devil Dogs and Ho Hos, among others. Published January 12, 2013 Comments

  • **FILE** Diane Ewell of Phoenix (right) gets a flu shot from nurse Bhagwati Bhakta at Mollen Immunization Clinics in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Jan. 10, 2013. Arizona health officials say flu activity is widespread in the state this week with influenza reported in 14 of its 15 counties. (Associated Press/The Arizona Republic)

    Flu more widespread in U.S.; eases off in some areas

    By Mike Stobbe - Associated Press

    Flu is more widespread across the nation, but the number of hard-hit states has declined, health officials said Friday. Published January 11, 2013 Comments

  • This Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, photo shows Walter Vazquez, 43, getting a flu shot at MetroHealth in Cleveland. Ohio health authorities reported Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, that a child has died from flu complications, as the state's flu-associated hospitalizations continue to climb at much higher rates than the last two flu seasons. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

    Late scramble for vaccine as flu season heats up

    By Lauran Neergaard - Associated Press

    Missed flu-shot day at the office last fall? And all those “get vaccinated” ads? A scramble for shots is under way as late-comers seek protection from a miserable flu strain already spreading through much of the country. Published January 11, 2013 Comments

Recent Articles
  • Aaron Swartz, co-founder of Reddit, dies in N.Y.

    By Associated Press

    Authorities say a co-founder of Reddit and activist who fought to make online content free to the public has been found dead. Published January 12, 2013

  • Some of 14 hostages in Los Angeles were assaulted

    By Raquel Maria Dillon - Associated Press

    Robbers stabbed a clothing store employee and sexually assaulted another during an hours-long hostage drama that ended early Friday with a police SWAT team surging into the shop and rescuing 14 workers. Published January 11, 2013

  • Energy Department proposes first new nuclear waste site by 2021

    By Jessica Chasmar - Special to The Washington Times

    The Department of Energy unveiled a new nuclear waste plan Friday strategy which calls for the creation of an interim storage site by 2021. Published January 11, 2013

  • Snow shuts major Calif. highway for hours

    By Associated Press

    The California Highway Patrol is planning to reopen a 40-mile stretch of Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles that has been closed for many hours due to snow. Published January 11, 2013

  • Lung cancer scans backed for older, heavy smokers

    By Marilynn Marchione - Associated Press

    The American Cancer Society says there now is enough evidence to recommend screening certain older, heavy smokers for lung cancer. Published January 11, 2013

  • Miss America contestant pursuing double mastectomy

    By Hannah Dreier - Associated Press

    Win or lose Saturday, Miss America contestant Allyn Rose will have conveyed a message about breast cancer prevention using her primary tool as a beauty queen: her body. Published January 11, 2013

  • Judge delays arraignment in Colo. theater shooting

    By Dan Elliott - Associated Press

    A judge on Friday delayed the arraignment of the man charged with the Colorado theater shooting until March despite objections from prosecutors and most of the victims and their families. Published January 11, 2013

  • Could janitors be one school's line of defense?

    By John Seewer - Associated Press

    A rural school district in Ohio is drawing attention with its plans to arm a handful of its non-teaching employees with handguns this year — perhaps even janitors. Published January 11, 2013

  • Calif. teacher talked to shooter so students fled

    By Traci Cone - Associated Press

    The 16-year-old boy had allegedly wounded the teenager he claimed had bullied him, fired two more rounds at students fleeing their first-period science class, then faced teacher Ryan Heber. Published January 11, 2013

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