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Vampire burial site found in Poland

Archaeologists, historians and vampire hunters alike have examined the remains of a peculiar burial site in the town of Kamień Pomorski, Poland and some believe it to be a genuine vampire grave.

 
Obama goal: End of 2016 for Afghanistan finish

Seeking to turn the page on more than a decade of war, President Barack Obama announced plans Tuesday for greatly reducing U.S. forces in Afghanistan by the end of the year and then ending the U.S. military commitment by the end of 2016.

 
2 men, 2 women found dead in Orange County home

Four people were found dead Tuesday in a home in suburban Mission Viejo, authorities said after Orange County deputies making a welfare check visited the residence.

Kids, parents embrace the ‘walking school bus’

Walking school buses are catching on in school districts nationwide because they are seen as a way to fight childhood obesity, improve attendance rates and ensure that kids get to school safely.

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Utah judge turns table on teen robber despite plea deal

A Utah family is fighting what they say is too severe a prison term for their 16-year-old son, who was convicted on felony robbery charges earlier this month and given the maximum prison term despite being told a plea deal would soften his sentence.

China calls for end to ‘unscrupulous’ US cyberspying

China called for a halt Tuesday to what it called unscrupulous U.S. cyberspying, saying that a monthslong investigation into reports on the “ugly face” of U.S. espionage has concluded that China is a major target of those efforts.

 
Out-dated water system can’t track usage in drought-stricken Calif.

Nearly 4,000 California companies, farms and others are allowed to use free water with little oversight when the state is so bone dry that deliveries to nearly everyone else have been severely slashed.

 
Visa, MasterCard renew push for chips in credit cards

Visa and MasterCard are renewing a push to speed the adoption of microchips into U.S. credit and debit cards in the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, including this week’s revelation that hackers stole consumer data from eBay’s computer systems.

Experts: Mass murderers are difficult to predict

Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes. Sandy Hook school attacker Adam Lanza. And now Elliot Rodger.

Malaysian government releases data on missing flight

The Malaysian government on Tuesday released 45 pages of raw satellite data it used to determine the flight path of the missing jetliner, information long sought after by some of the relatives of the 239 people on board the plane.

Wildfire in Central California forces evacuations

The fire in Mariposa County broke out about 3:30 p.m. and quickly spread to about 500 acres, said Daniel Berlant, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

No sign of 3 men missing in Colorado mudslide

Authorities haven’t found any sign of three men missing after a massive mudslide struck a remote part of western Colorado.

Man holding breath in tunnel causes 3-car crash

A 19-year-old man told investigators he caused a three-car crash when he fainted while holding his breath as he drove through a tunnel northwest of Portland, Oregon State Police said.