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Map showing where some playgrounds are located in New York City.

New Accessible Playground Rules May Not Go Far Enough

6:57pm August 28, 2013

by Robert Benincasa

Last year, the federal government made accessible playgrounds a requirement under the Americans with Disabilities Act. But whether children with disabilities are able to enjoy their new civil rights may depend on where they live.

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Economy

Mayer Shines At Yahoo After Spotlight Dimmed At Google

12:33pm August 28, 2013

Yahoo has redesign some of its major sites — the latest step in CEO Marissa Mayer's dramatic turnaround of the Internet company. Before Mayer interviewed for the job at Yahoo, her career at Google appeared to have stalled. Renee Montagne discusses this with Nicholas Carlson, who wrote a profile of Mayer for the news website Business Insider.

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Carmesha Rogers snuggles with her 4-year-old daughter, Kasharee, on Aug. 22, in Muskegon, Mich. Rogers sustained a gunshot wound to the head on July 9 after removing several neighborhood children from a gunbattle's line of fire. Rogers says her only thou

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Woman Recovers After Getting Shot Shielding Neighbor's Kids

12:33pm August 28, 2013

by Dustin Dwyer

When a disagreement on a Michigan street turned into a deadly gunbattle, with small children caught in the open, Carmesha Rogers ran into the line of fire, telling herself: "Just get the kids out the way. 'Cause I'd want someone to do that for my kids."

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Clarence B. Jones, legal adviser to Martin Luther King Jr., takes notes behind King at a press conference regarding in Birmingham, Ala., in February 1963.

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For King's Adviser, Fulfilling The Dream 'Cannot Wait'

12:33pm August 28, 2013

by Michele Norris

After days of worry, Clarence B. Jones, legal adviser to Martin Luther King Jr., was relieved to stand at the Lincoln Memorial and watch the event unfold without a hitch. While there's been great progress in the decades since, Jones says, he also feels King's dream still remains unfulfilled.

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National

Two Years Later, Irene Haunts Vermonters

12:33pm August 28, 2013

by Steve Zind

When Tropical Storm Irene struck Vermont two years ago, miles of roads were destroyed and 1,400 families were displaced. It didn't take long for the highways to be repaired, but putting people's lives back together has taken much longer. It's been a difficult lesson for a state unaccustomed to natural disasters.

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Florida Asked To Reimburse George Zimmerman For Court Costs

12:33pm August 28, 2013

by Greg Allen

Lawyers for George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in the murder of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, are asking Florida to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars of his legal fees. Under Florida law, a defendant who's acquitted in a trial is not liable for any court costs.

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Health & Safety

Wal-Mart To Offer Same-Sex Health Benefits

12:33pm August 28, 2013

by Jacqueline Froelich

Retailing giant Wal-Mart has announced it will extend comprehensive medical benefits to domestic and legally married same-sex partners beginning next year. Wal-Mart is the single biggest U.S. employer outside of the federal government.

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Garage Important To Watergate Scandal To Be Torn Down

12:33pm August 28, 2013

The most famous building from the 1970's scandal is the Watergate building in Washington, D.C. A close second has to be the parking garage nearby, where Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward met his source "Deepthroat." But now that historical location is about to become history — it's being torn down and going condo.

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Flames burn near the Tuolumne Family Camp near Groveland, Calif., on Sunday.

National

Elite Native American Firefighters Join Crews At Yosemite

8:57pm August 27, 2013

by Kirk Siegler

The Geronimo Hotshots are one of seven elite Native American firefighting teams in the U.S. The pay is good, and firefighting jobs are one of only a few ways for many young men on the reservation to earn a living. And it turns out that much of the community there is dependent on the fire season.

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For Kids With Special Needs, More Places To Play

6:31pm August 27, 2013

by Robert Benincasa

Parent advocates and a new federal law making accessible play areas a civil right are changing the landscape for public playgrounds.

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