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The National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md.

NSA Ends Sept. 11-Era Surveillance Program

by Eyder Peralta

The program allowed the U.S. government to collect data on Americans' phone calls in bulk. Under the new system, the government needs a court order to query a database kept by phone companies.
Colorado Springs shooting suspect Robert Lewis Dear of North Carolina is seen in undated photos provided by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.

What We Know About The Alleged Planned Parenthood Shooter

by Eyder Peralta

Robert Dear lived off the grid and the those who knew him described a troubled man who preferred solitude. Police say Dear opened fire at a Planned Parenthood center, killing three and wounding nine.

Oklahoma's Yearly Bison Health Check-Up

by Joe Wertz

Oklahoma is home to bison who roam freely on the last stretches of open prairie. Once a year, the bison are rounded up, vaccinated and de-wormed. It's part of the effort to bring back the herds.