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High School Reconsiders Student's Yearbook Photo

7:50am September 18, 2014

Draven Rodriguez posed with his cat. The school's principal rejected the photo. It will appear in the yearbook after all — on the principal's page promoting animal rescue and adoption.

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Vikings Now Say Adrian Peterson Is Banned From Team Activities

7:50pm September 17, 2014

by Doreen McCallister

The change in running back Adrian Peterson's status will require him to stay away from the team while he takes care of legal proceedings regarding child abuse charges.

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In Del Norte, Colo., Public Works Supervisor Kevin Larimore shows off solar panels that provide electricity for the town's water supply. Despite generating its own solar energy, the town is still at risk of a blackout if its main power line goes down.

When The Power's Out, Solar Panels May Not Keep The Lights On

7:50pm September 17, 2014

by Dan Boyce

With the price of solar panels falling, more municipalities and homeowners are installing them. But having solar panels doesn't mean you won't lose power in a blackout — at least not yet.

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Sen. Kaine's Bill Would Limit Obama's Options Against ISIS

7:50pm September 17, 2014

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine is introducing legislation that would authorize use of military force against the Islamic State including language that strictly limits the deployment of U.S. ground forces.

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Politics & Government

Congressional Panels Chastise NHTSA Over GM Ignition Problems

7:50pm September 17, 2014

by Brian Naylor

Committees are looking at the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration after questions arose about how it handles recalls, including General Motors' recall over faulty ignition switches.

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Politics & Government

Congress Thrust Into Election-Year Debate Over ISIS Plan

7:50pm September 17, 2014

by Juana Summers

The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Wednesday on whether to train and arm Syrian rebels fighting against the self-described Islamic State militant group.

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Obama Renews Pledge To Keep Combat Forces Out Of Iraq, Syria

6:03pm September 17, 2014

by Mara Liasson

President Obama's remarks came as Congress votes to approve more military trainers in the region to aide the fight against the group that calls itself the Islamic State.

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National

House Approves Bill To Train, Arm Syrian Rebels

6:03pm September 17, 2014

by Tamara Keith

It's the only part of President Obama's strategy for combating the extremist group Islamic State that he's asked Congress to weigh in on.

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This skull, from the Swedish archaeological site called Motala, is thought to have come from a hunter-gatherer who died there about 8,000 years ago.

Europe's Family Tree Gets A New Branch

5:26pm September 17, 2014

by Alison Bruzek

Genetic evidence from ancient humans and modern people suggests that travelers from northern Eurasia moved south several thousand years ago. They stuck around to have kids with early European farmers.

A photo from Sunday shows a wildfire as it approaches the shore of Bass Lake, Calif. Several blazes are being fueled by record drought conditions.

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Wildfire Threatens More Than 1,500 Homes In Northern California

1:42pm September 17, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The largest, spreading through the Sierra Nevada forest east of Sacramento, has engulfed more than 18,000 and is only 5 percent contained.