Women's NCAA tournament: Griner's goodbye: 3 dunks

WACO, Texas - Brittney Griner provided a most appropriate farewell in her final home game for Baylor: a trio of dunks and another double-double.

Women's NCAA tournament: Griner's goodbye: 3 dunks

Baylor's Brittney Griner shows off one of her three dunks in an 85-47 win over Florida State in Waco, Texas, on Tuesday night. "We gave the crowd a good game," the senior said.

Obama: 'Sobering' return of US fallen, families' grief to bear on Afghan policy

WASHINGTON — Hours after a personal encounter with the grim cost of war, President Obama said Thursday the sight of 18 flag-covered cases holding the remains of Americans killed this week in Afghanistan can't help but influence his thinking about sending more troops overseas.

Obama: 'Sobering' return of US fallen, families' grief to bear on Afghan policy

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Breast cancer survivor tells insurance horror story at event

WASHINGTON — Joni Lownsdale never thought her 2002 breast cancer diagnosis would land her in the middle of the Obama administration's fight with the health insurance industry.

Breast cancer survivor tells insurance horror story at event

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Pakistani military preparing to dislodge Taliban

ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani military is setting its sights on the Taliban's remote sanctuary after nearly two weeks of big bombings across the country, as hundreds flee the Afghan border region each day before what promises to be the army's riskiest offensive yet.

Pakistani military preparing to dislodge Taliban

Unbeaten Boise State charges toward BCS after edging Tulsa

TULSA, Okla. — Kellen Moore threw two short touchdown passes to Tommy Gallarda, and No. 5 Boise State survived a late scare from Tulsa to escape with a 28-21 victory Wednesday in one of the last tests standing between the undefeated Broncos and the BCS.

Letters missed by Bess Truman show love, a bygone era

WASHINGTON — One evening near Christmas in 1955, Harry Truman walked into his Independence, Mo., home to find Bess tossing stacks of old letters into the blazing hearth.

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District relents in fight over boy's camp utensil

BEAR, Del. — A Delaware first-grader who had faced a lengthy punishment for bringing his favorite utensil to school — a combination folding knife, fork and spoon — has gotten a reprieve.