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A section of the Department of Labor's website has been taken down, and hackers are to blame, various media reported Thursday. "A DOL program appeared to be compromised," the Labor Department said in a statement reported by Newser. "The website was immediately taken offline and the Department began working with appropriate internal and external authorities to investigate."

Gun-safety speakers scheduled to address a couple of student bodies at Texas elementary schools were abruptly told not to come, shortly after administrators learned they were affiliated with the National Rifle Association.

Pittsburgh's largest newspaper published a cartoon Tuesday poking fun at Gov. Rick Perry, but making light of last month's explosion in a Texas town that killed at least 15 people. The cartoon, published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, shows a smoldering crater with a sign that reads, "Fertilizer Plant," and the governor saying, "I love the smell of deregulation in the morning!"

The FBI posted photos to its website Wednesday afternoon of three people wanted for questioning regarding the Sept. 11 terror attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four U.S. citizens. "We are seeking information about three individuals who were on the grounds of the U.S. Special Mission when it was attacked," the FBI said in a statement.

A drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea , now considered a superbug , has some researchers worried the effects could match or even exceed AIDS. "This might be a lot worse than AIDS in the short run because the bacteria is more aggressive and will affect more people quickly," Alan Christianson, a doctor of naturopathic medicine, told CNBC.

Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez addressed the issue on everyone's lips last week during the paper's in-house awards ceremony, Huffington Post blogger Kathleen Miles reports. "Raise your hand if you would quit if the paper was bought by Austin Beutner's group," Mr. Lopez asked. No one raised their hands.

Several Washington-based human rights groups are facing criticism for awarding two radical Egyptian Islamists who have endorsed terrorism and expressed hostility toward Israel. Human Rights Watch...

LOS ANGELES (AP) , Demonstrators demanded an overhaul of immigration laws Wednesday in an annual, nationwide ritual that carried a special sense of urgency as Congress considers sweeping legislation that would bring many of the estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. illegally out of the shadows.

Archeologists said Wednesday they've solved a decades-long mystery with the discovery of evidence that shows Jamestown, Va., settlers did indeed engage in cannibalism. The debate has raged for years.

A new global survey of Muslims by the Pew Research Center has found that Palestinian Arab Muslims polled the highest in favor of suicide bombings as a justifiable means "to defend Islam." The poll also found that 89 percent of Palestinian Muslims favored sharia becoming "the official law of the land."

A new iTunes app promises to keep you completely in the know with what the first lady is wearing and when she will appear at events. Stylelister has created "Michelle's Style List," the "first and only app dedicated to Michelle Obama's Style," its iTunes description reads. The app will apparently give lists of the first lady's outfits and what she'll be wearing at various events.

PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) , Investigators in Northern California are looking for a possible link between a man accused of breaking into an apartment and trying to kidnap a toddler and the killing of an 8-year-old girl about 45 miles away in Calaveras County.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) , A defense lawyer asked a jury Monday to transcend both the politics and unpleasant reality of abortion when it weighs murder charges against a doctor charged with killing a patient and four babies. Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, is accused of killing babies by "snipping" their spines after they were allegedly born alive during late-term abortions.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) , Law enforcement patrols have been increased outside a school in a small Northern California town where a search is continuing for a man suspected of stabbing an 8-year-old girl to death.

Judge Jeanine Pirro didn't hold back during her opening statement Saturday night when she lashed into Zubeidat Tsarnaev , the mother of Boston Marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.