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Report on controversial gun running operation expected soon

The long-awaited report on the controversial gun-trafficking operation known as Fast and Furious may be issued by the Justice Department inspector general as early as Wednesday.

Chicago teachers vote to suspend strike, resume classes

Hundreds of thousands of Chicago schools students will return to class Wednesday after the teachers' union voted to suspend its sometimes acrimonious strike that lasted about a week.

NASA's last space shuttle to take wing to its retirement home

NASA managers will conduct a final review of space shuttle Endeavour early Wednesday before sending it on a cross-country flight from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Los Angeles, where the now-retired spacecraft will be put on display.

Darius Rucker to perform at L'auberge benefit concert for OLOL Children's Hospital

L’Auberge Baton Rouge will host a private concert to benefit Our Lady of the Lake’s Children’s Hospital.

Federal agency says 2012 is the hottest year on record

The first eight months of 2012 were the hottest ever recorded in the continental United States and the summer period of June, July and August was the third hottest ever, the National Climatic Data Center reported Monday.

Timing is everything for iPhone 5 accessory makers

Selling smartphone accessories is all about being in the right place at the right time.

Parents making mistakes with car seats, boosters, survey says

Parents make significant mistakes when using car seats and boosters for children with a full 20 percent failing to read instructions on how to properly install safety restraints, a survey showed on Monday.

In new tape, Romney casts doubt on peace in Israel

A clip of Mitt Romney speaking at a private fund-raiser in May shows the GOP presidential candidate questioning the prospect of ever reaching peace between Israelis and Palestinians, calling a path to a solution in the region "almost unthi

Obama's jobs record: Better than Bush's

Mitt Romney is accusing President Obama of overseeing the worst jobs recovery since the Great Depression.

Too much salt spells health trouble for kids too

Children are eating as much salt as adults, according to a new report, and experts are concerned.