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A social worker pleaded with a 911 dispatcher throughout a nearly seven-minute call to quickly get police to Josh Powell's house after he locked himself inside with his two sons. It took almost...

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28 more airports will test lower-hassle screening

Lower-hassle screening to be tested at 35 airports; some passengers won't have to remove shoes

GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policy

GOP vows congressional action to overturn Obama administration decision on birth control

Agency will investigate 911 call in Powell fire

Agency will investigate 911 call in Powell fire; sheriff's office had criticized dispatcher

Washington state lawmakers pass gay marriage bill

Washington state Legislature passes bill calling for legalization of gay marriage.

More photos found in Calif. teacher abuse case

Calif. investigators find 200 more photos in case of teacher accused of committing lewd acts

Unplanned 9/11 analysis links noise, whale stress

Unplanned experiment on oceans in post-9/11 silence links noise and whale stress

NYPD boss' son, not charged, returns to TV Friday

NYPD boss' son returns to TV show host job Friday after learning he won't face rape charges

GOP targets child tax break for illegal immigrants

Republicans want to deny child tax credit to illegal immigrants to pay for payroll tax cut

Mo. teen gets life sentence, apologizes for murder

Missouri teenager sentenced to life in prison after apologizing for killing 9-year-old girl

Mich., Pa. put limits on families seeking food aid

States put limits on how much is too much for families to own and qualify for food stamps

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Today In History

On Feb. 8, 1587,

Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.

In 1693,

a charter was granted for the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg in the Virginia Colony.

In 1837,

the Senate selected the vice president of the United States, choosing Richard Mentor Johnson after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.