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business

How NRA targeted politics to become America’s nightmare

From marksmanship classes following the Civil War, the NRA has grown into a beast that decries any talk of gun control, writes Bette Browne.

general

VIDEO: Firefighter’s helmet camera shows rescue of dogs from blaze

general

Thicke and Patton 'looked really happy' before split

general

Thicke dedicates song to estranged wife

world

Clinic to raffle human egg

world

Blizzards hit east coast of America

Teenage sniper suspect faces death penalty

A judge has said 17-year-old sniper suspect John Lee Malvo can be tried as an adult, making him eligible for the death penalty.

Thu, 16 Jan, 2003

Death penalty sought in teenage sniper suspect case

Prosecutors seeking a death penalty case against 17-year-old sniper suspect John Lee Malvo said fingerprints on the murder weapon and other evidence linked him to three of the killings and a fourth attack that critically wounded a man.

Wed, 15 Jan, 2003

Retired sergeant 'leaked sensitive secrets'

The FBI believes a retired US Air Force sergeant they have arrested on spying charges tried to share sensitive defence secrets with Libya.

Sat, 25 Aug, 2001

Couples order babies' sex at US clinic

An American fertility clinic is using a "sex-sorting" machine on the father's sperm to give couples babies with the gender they've ordered.

Thu, 05 Jul, 2001