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A long-ago war, a missing plane and an enduring mystery

Sherrie Hassenger poses with a picture of her husband, Arden Hassenger, in her home in Lebanon, Oregon, May 21, 2013. Arden was killed when his aircraft crashed in Laos on Christmas Eve, 1965. Hassenger never remarried, and says she's never really gotten over the loss of her love.

This is the story of how a six-hour combat mission at a time when America was ramping up its involvement in Vietnam would test the limits of forensic science, and the faith and patience of the grieving sons, daughters, wives and parents of six lost...

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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS

Whatever cause, Washington state bridge collapse points to bigger problems

The collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Washington state brings new attention to the limits of the country’s infrastructure, especially older structures that were designed with little room for error and were never intended to carry the number of cars and trucks they see today.
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NATIONAL POLITICS

Military will look into whether judge’s comments meant tainted trials

A former Marine Corps judge who allegedly called those accused of sexual assault “scumbags” who deserve to be “crushed” is at the center of a widening inquiry into the impartiality of his court-martial rulings.
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WORLD

Reversal of Rios Montt verdict in Guatemala sparks criticism of genocide charge

The overturning this week of former military dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt’s conviction on charges stemming from Guatemala’s brutal civil war has created a surprising consensus among critics on both the left and the right: Prosecutors badly overreached when they tried to pin accusations...
NATIONAL POLITICS

After failure on gun legislation, Obama learning limits of his power

Six months after his triumphant re-election, President Barack Obama has run into the hard reality of the modern presidency.

WORLD

Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair

Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad shelled a strategic western town on Saturday in their heaviest barrage of a week-long battle to dislodge rebels from there, activists said.
WORLD

'Friend' of suspect in UK slaying arrested

Counterterrorism police on Saturday were questioning a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in the savage killing of a British soldier. The friend, Abu Nusaybah, was arrested immediately after he gave a television interview telling his story about how Adebolajo came to be radicalized.
WORLD

'Yugonostalgia' as Croatia prepares to join EU

Croatia may be on the doorstep of the European Union, but in this tiny village another union of nations was getting all the glory.

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WORLD

Balloons bring smiles in war-weary Afghan capital

Artists and activists handed out 10,000 bright pink balloons to residents in Afghanistan's war-weary capital on Saturday, bringing smiles to surprised Kabul residents a day after a major Taliban siege on an international compound in the city.

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WORLD

Ex-sex slave says Japan mayor's remark 'absurd'

A former sex slave says a Japanese mayor's remarks about Japan's wartime sex slavery are "absurd."

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WORLD

Radiation leak at Japan lab; small impact expected

An atomic research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected about 50 people, though none were hospitalized and no impact was expected outside the facility, the lab's operator said Saturday.

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