The leaders of a congressional committee investigating the Dover Air Force Base mortuary said Thursday that they would broaden their probe to include all military burial practices over the past decade, including reports that partial remains of hundreds of war dead were incinerated and dumped in a Virginia landfill. Read full article > >

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Dumping of partial remains of war dead in Va. landfill spurs wider probe

If space engineers cannot save it, the probe, which is loaded with toxic fuel, could re-enter the atmosphere within days or weeks.

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Russia Fights to Save Mars Probe After Launch Mishap

Federal investigators digging into irregularities in the campaign of Mayor Vincent C. Gray have interviewed several of his associates and election staff members, subpoenaed reams of documents, and granted immunity to at least one witness who testified before a grand jury, according to nearly a dozen people familiar with the probe. Read full article > >

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Police are examining what appears to be a human skull found on the outskirts of a bird sanctuary in Long Island, New York, potentially the ninth set of remains discovered in the probe of a suspected serial killer.

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Police test 9th skull in serial killer case

The remains of 3 women found on a beach in Long Island, New York, do not include those of Shannan Gilbert, whose search led to the probe of a possible serial killer.

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3 N.Y. bodies aren’t missing woman

Times Square looked like Tahrir Square Sunday, as 500 people, many Muslim, protested Rep. Pete King’s promise to open House hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims Thursday. The protesters called on the King to expand his probe to include…

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News in Brief: Lebanese "Unity Government" Collapses Over UN Probe, and More …

NPR’s top news editor resigned Thursday after an internal review found that the Washington news organization mishandled the firing of news analyst Juan Williams over controversial remarks he made on a TV program in October.

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NPR editor resigns after probe into how Juan Williams was fired

A Met police officer convicted of defrauding the force during the probe into the 7 July bombings is jailed for three years.

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Expenses fraud policeman jailed

Federal investigators are exploring whether banks and other financial firms broke U.S. law when using fraudulent court documents to foreclose on people’s homes, according to sources familiar with the effort.

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Federal law enforcement officials said Tuesday the probe of potential fraud by financial firms in the foreclosure crisis includes an investigation into possible criminal violations of federal laws.

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Forty-nine states have joined an investigation into mortgage companies that allegedly mishandled documents and broke foreclosure laws in reclaiming houses from homeowners. Alabama was the only state that didn’t sign on to the probe, which will look…

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