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PINEVILLE, Mo. – A 52-year-old woman will stand trial on a murder charge for allegedly failing to provide adequate medical treatment for her granddaughter, who died of malnutrition and dehydration in 2005. Linda Walsham, of Neosho, was bound over to McDonald County Circuit Court after waiving her preliminary hearing late …

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – Seeking to ease conditions for angry and frustrated detainees, the commander of Guantanamo’s prison camps has instituted language classes and a literacy program, plans humanities courses and wants to open communal areas for men now held in isolation 22 hours a day. In an …

PORTLAND, Maine – A powerful winter storm spread more than a half-foot of snow across parts of the Northeast on Wednesday, closing businesses and hundreds of schools and creating headaches for morning commuters. The Maine Legislature called off its session for the day and postponed public hearings. The National Weather …