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Is the post office open on Good Friday? Yes, but not everything is.
The post office is open, most banks are, and the stock market isn't. Good Friday, it turns out, is an observance that businesses and institutions treat differently.
04/02/2010 02:50 pm -
2010 census form: What if you don't mail it back?
Thursday is Census Day – the bureau's 'target date' for Americans to mail back their 2010 census form. But census takers won't start rounding up noncompliers for another month.
04/01/2010 04:55 pm -
Houston mayor race shows progress - and limits - of gay rights
Annise Parker, who is openly gay, was elected mayor of Houston Saturday. It makes Houston the largest US city to elect a gay or lesbian mayor.
12/13/2009 10:44 am -
What's known about Iran-linked Alavi Foundation?
First set up by the Shah of Iran in the 1970s, the Alavi Foundation's alleged links to Iran have been under the scrutiny of federal investigators for years.
11/14/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog Mexico quietly decriminalizes drug use
Now marijuana, cocaine, LSD, and heroin will be tolerated for personal use. It's part of a bid to free up resources and jail space so that authorities can focus efforts on big-time traffickers.
08/24/2009 01:00 am -
Forget Obama, we're hoping to see Gossip Boys
At the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner -- the "nerd prom" -- Hollywood celebrities mix with the politically powerful.
05/09/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion The value in Facebook's new craze
'25 Random Things About Me' might be just what we need right now.
02/18/2009 12:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Drug violence in Mexico presents threat at US backdoor
At least 35 people were killed in 24 hours in the worst spate of bloodshed yet this year.
02/11/2009 12:00 am -
USA
02/10/2009 12:00 am -
USA
12/02/2008 12:00 am -
USA
11/18/2008 12:00 am -
USA
11/10/2008 12:00 am -
After Ike, to rebuild or not?
Coastal Texas now faces the classic question asked in the wake of other natural disasters.
09/17/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion Is 'black hole' really a racist term?
The racial burden of word association isn't exactly black and white.
07/23/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green EPA: Your life is now worth 11 percent less
The Associated Press examined the Environmental Protection Agency's cost-benefit analyses over the past 12 years and came to a startling conclusion: the statistical value of an American life is worth almost $1 million less than it was five years ago.
07/14/2008 01:00 am -
Border schools get tough on Mexican students
In Calexico, Calif., schools crack down on students who live across the border.
05/23/2008 01:00 am -
Bright Green Environmental sleight of hand in the Arctic?
05/19/2008 01:00 am
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