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Meghan Piphus Peace has always found magic in puppets.The self-trained ventriloquist and puppeteer grew up watching the sock puppets on "Lamb Chop's Play-Along," the hand…

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY - Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana judge has thrown out air quality permits for a Taiwanese company’s planned $9.4…

By MICHAEL WARREN - Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Most contractors told them they would tear it down. A two-story five-bedroom Victorian built around…

By COREY WILLIAMS and MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — About 2 in 10 U.S. adults say they or someone close to them has had a personal…

By COLLIN BINKLEY - AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and LEAH WILLINGHAM - Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The water pressure at James Brown’s home in Jackson was so low the…

GENEVA (AP) — Independent U.N. human rights experts expressed concerns Tuesday about the adverse impact on the rights of racial and ethnic minorities from the U.S. Supreme…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MARGARET STAFFORD - Associated Press A school district in southwestern Missouri decided to bring back spanking as a form of…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and MARGARET STAFFORD - Associated Press A school district in southwest Missouri has decided to bring back spanking as a form…