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5 Dead in Murder Suicide at Spa in Georgia

10:40 AM, Feb 22, 2012

NORCROSS, Ga. (CBS/AP/WGCL) - Police in Georgia are describing a mass shooting at a spa outside Atlanta as a murder-suicide that was "probably domestic related."

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A bench has washed aground near the cruise liner Costa Concordia liying aground in front of Giglio island on January 27, 2012 (Getty)

Weeks Later, 4 More Bodies Found on Costa Ship

8:40 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Divers searching the capsized Costa Concordia have found what appears to be four more bodies on the cruise ship.

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GA Murder-Suicide Caught on Video

8:19 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Police believe four people shot and killed inside a local spa late Tuesday were targeted by the gunman, who later killed himself.

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Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos (2nd L) flanked by his aides talks during a press conference on the Eurogroup bailout (image credit Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty)

Bailout Deal Means More Pain for Greece

7:37 AM, Feb 22, 2012

The new deal to bail out Greece a second time will force banks and other private creditors to write off more than half of what they're owed

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A TSA agent interviews a traveler in Boston as part of Logan International Airports pilot program for enhanced behavior detection at airport security. (USA Today)

Bill Would Give Loose Change Left at Airports to USO

7:30 AM, Feb 22, 2012

Every year, passengers leave behind hundreds of thousands of dollars in spare change at airport checkpoints.

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Insurance Covers Plastic Surgery for Buffalo, NY Teachers

5:44 PM, Feb 21, 2012

As thousands of teachers face layoffs across the country, teachers in Buffalo, NY are getting plastic surgery on the taxpayers' dime.

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There have been riots in Afghanistan after Muslim holy books were burned. CBS reports.

Official: Burned Qurans Held Extremist Messages

3:00 PM, Feb 21, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan (CBS/AP) - Muslim holy books that were burned in a pile of garbage at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan had been removed from a library at a nearby detention center because they contained extremist messages or inscriptions, a western military official said Tuesday.

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U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)

High Court to Take New Look at Affirmative Action

11:23 AM, Feb 21, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court will once again confront the issue of race in university admissions in a case brought by a white student denied a spot at the flagship campus of the University of Texas.

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BMW Driver Dies After Crash at KFC

10:49 AM, Feb 21, 2012

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Police say a BMW crashed into a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in suburban Washington, killing the driver and injuring several other people.

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Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu speaks at a news conference on Saturday in Florence, Ariz. (image credit Deirdre Hamill/AP)

AZ Sheriff Deportation Threat May Be Investigated

8:28 AM, Feb 21, 2012

A Pinal County supervisor and an immigrant-rights group are calling for investigations into Sheriff Paul Babeu

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Sugarland Responds to Stage Collapse Lawsuit

8:25 AM, Feb 21, 2012

Several victims filed a lawsuit claiming that negligence on the part of Sugarland and other companies contributed to the tragedy.

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The Justices of the US Supreme Court, official photograph, October 8, 2010. Front row (L-R): Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Back Row (L-R): Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr. and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. (Image credit Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty)

Court Action Could Prolong Health Care Fight

8:01 AM, Feb 21, 2012

Next month's challenge to the Obama-sponsored health care law could affect the care available to most Americans

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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (L) and Luxembourg Prime Minister and Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker (C), EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn (R) give a press conference following a roughly $300 billion bailout package for Greece (image credit Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty)

Greece Gets Bailout To Avoid Debt Default

7:56 AM, Feb 21, 2012

Greece won a second massive financial bailout Tuesday morning when the Eurozone finally stitched together a $170 billion rescue.

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Mexican Port Suffers Loss of Cruise Ships

7:36 PM, Feb 20, 2012

MAZATLÁN, Mexico (USA TODAY) - Jorge Figueroa made a living offering tours of this fishing port to passengers from the cruise ships lines that arrived regularly.