Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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With the pope’s retirement, ultimate power now resides with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone and the College of Cardinals.
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Obama summons leaders from both parties to the White House to stake out their fiscal positions hours away from sequestration.
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As more and more memories are stored online, families are seeking access to social media accounts that belong to their deceased loved ones.
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Police are setting up satellite offices in city’s public schools to discourage would-be armed attackers.
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The Obama administration, in a “friend-of-the-court” brief, urges the Supreme Court to allow same-sex unions to resume in California.
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Advocacy groups and some employers are working to bring an end to toxic work environments.
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The AP’s Ben Hubbard recounts the life and death in Syria of a veterinarian-turned-revolutionary fighter.
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Show dog owner is not ruling out that someone poisoned her Samoyed while it competed at the Westminster Kennel Club Show.
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Two studies conclude that wild bees like the American bumblebee are, at least in the Midwest, dwindling at an alarming rate.
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France’s King Richard I, the 12th-century warrior known as Lionheart, ended up with a heart full of daisies, myrtle, mint and frankincense, an analysis of the embalmed organ shows.
