[U.S.] Many flood insurance claims languish after Sandy

Many flood insurance claims languish after Sandy
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Texas millionaire Stanley Marsh 3, along with relatives and an associate, has settled 10 lawsuits filed by 10 unnamed teenagers who claim he paid them for sex acts.

Long-missing WWII medal to be awarded
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Long-missing-WWII-medal-to-be-awarded-4285549.php
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hyla Merin grew up without a father and for a long time never knew why. Her mother never spoke about the Army officer who died before Hyla was born.

Deadly Station Nightclub fire remembered 10 years later
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Survivors and family members of the 100 people killed in a Rhode Island nightclub fire are observing the 10th anniversary of the blaze, which broke out when pyrotechnics for the rock band Great White ignited flammable packing foam that had been installed ...

'This Week' Transcript: Rep. Paul Ryan and White House Chief of Staff Denis ...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/White-House-Grave-concern-on-delayed-nominees-4285660.php
KARL: Good morning and welcome to "This Week." "This Week" exclusive. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP). OBAMA: Gabby Giffords deserves a vote.

Jersey firefighters to build 26 playgrounds for Newtown victims
http://wgntv.com/2013/02/17/playgrounds-in-storm-areas-memorialize-newtown-victims/
For the first time since Superstorm Sandy devastated New Jersey's shoreline and a gunman opened fire inside Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

Man accused of killing ex-wife aboard Italian cruise ship
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279723/Lonnie-Kocontes-arrested-murder-seven-years-ex-wife-Micki-Kanesaki-fell-cruise-ship-Italy-coast.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. - A California man has been arrested in southwest Florida on an outstanding murder warrant in the death of his ex-wife, who went overboard from an Italian cruise ship seven years ago.

Report: Immigration would set an 8-year path to residency
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/02/17/us-immigration-bill.html
WASHINGTON - The White House is circulating a draft immigration bill that would create a new visa for illegal immigrants living in the United States and allow them to become legal permanent residents within eight years, according to a report published ...

2 Texas firefighters killed, 2 badly burned fighting lodge blaze
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/2-firefighters-dead-2-hurt-after-Texas-lodge-fire-4284910.php
Two Texas firefighters died and two others were seriously injured battling a fire that engulfed a Knights of Columbus lodge near College Station, an official said Saturday.

James Michael Wells Arrested In Alaska Coast Guard Base Killings
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Wife-husband-innocent-in-Coast-Guard-deaths-4284533.php
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The wife of an Alaska man arrested in last year's shooting deaths of two employees at a Coast Guard air station said Saturday that her husband is innocent.

Obama enjoys men's weekend in Florida
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It's a men's weekend away for President Obama and pals in southern Florida. While first lady Michelle Obama and their two daughters take their annual ski vacation in Colorado, President Obama and friends are hitting the links at The Floridian National Golf ...

Plenty more where those came from -- final take in Fla. snake hunt is 68 pythons
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/16/3238267/1600-hunters-net-68-pythons-in.html
(CNN) -- They can reach lengths of 18 feet and their numbers are estimated to be in the tens of thousands, but Burmese pythons, a nuisance in the Everglades, aren't easy to find.

Heavy Snow, Strong Winds Blow Across Northeast
http://www.longislandpress.com/2013/02/16/long-island-weather-2-to-3-inches-of-snow-possible-saturday-night/
As of 9:30 a.m. Sunday, expected snow accumulation for the Boston area is up to eight inches. The Cape could see up to 10 inches. Click to see the live map.

Cruise ship drama: How to survive on an 893-foot life raft
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2013/0216/Cruise-ship-drama-How-to-survive-on-an-893-foot-life-raft
As tourists-turned-survivors kissed the ground as they began to disembark from the Carnival Triumph early Friday, stories emerged about how passengers survived, and sometimes even thrived, while dealing with short supplies and a "sauna of sewage" on ...