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Army Swaps Sit-Ups for Combat Run in New PT Test [VIDEO]

Mar 1, 2011 - 9:57 PM |AP

The Army plans to toughen its fitness tests for the first time in 30 years to make sure all soldiers have the strength, endurance and mobility for battle, adding exercises like running an obstacle...

NJ Congressman Tops 'Jeopardy' Computer Watson

Mar 1, 2011 - 9:32 PM |AP

WASHINGTON --Turns out it really does take a rocket scientist to beat Watson, the "Jeopardy"-winning computer. U.S. Rep. Rush Holt of New Jersey - a five-time champion during the trivia show's...

Document: Day Care Owner Seen Shopping During Fire

Mar 1, 2011 - 9:15 PM |AP

HOUSTON -- Investigators found that the operator of a home day care where a fire killed four children last week had left the youngsters in her care alone to go shopping, according to a court document...

Wisconsin Governor Proposes Deep Cuts for Schools

Mar 1, 2011 - 8:35 PM |AP

MADISON, Wis. -- After focusing for weeks on his proposal to strip public employees of collective bargaining rights, Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday presented his full budget - a plan that cuts $1...

Old Enemy -- Flooding -- Revisits Weary Ohio City

Mar 1, 2011 - 7:48 PM |AP

Tony Dejak, AP

FINDLAY, Ohio -- Jarrod Steffan loaded his kayak with fans and shuttled them across his flooded street Tuesday to begin drying out his house. It was a drill he knew all too well. Floodwaters slowly...

Immigration Officials Announce New Gang Arrests

Mar 1, 2011 - 6:58 PM |AP

WASHINGTON -- Immigration agents have arrested more than 600 gang members with ties to drug smugglers in the past three months, the largest such roundup since 1965, Immigration and Customs...

Strip Club Patron Says Exotic Dancer's Shoe Chipped His Teeth

Mar 1, 2011 - 6:49 PM |AOL News

An Indiana man is suing a strip club, claiming he was injured by a heavy-heeled shoe that came off an exotic dancer's foot when she was performing a "high-kick maneuver," his attorney said...

Scott Walker's Budget Address: Light on Detail, but Plenty to Provoke Twitter

Mar 1, 2011 - 6:34 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker just concluded a speech outlining his two-year budget plan. His remarks were light on specifics and contained few surprises. As expected, Walker called for deep cuts in...

Government Shutdown Averted as House Passes $4B in Spending Cuts

Mar 1, 2011 - 6:02 PM |AP

WASHINGTON -- The House passed emergency short-term legislation Tuesday to cut federal spending by $4 billion and avert a government shutdown. Senate Democrats agreed to follow suit, handing...

Gates Downplays Possibility of Military Intervention in Libya

Mar 1, 2011 - 5:32 PM |AOL News

Even as worldwide public support coalesces against Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, senior Pentagon officials are saying that the U.S. is not likely to intervene militarily. A recent U.N. Security...

Bristol Palin Memoir: From 'Dancing With the Stars' to Author

Mar 1, 2011 - 5:17 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

Charles Sykes, AP

We have minimum ages for drinking, voting and buying tobacco products. Maybe we should have one for writing a memoir, too. At the ripe young age of 20, Bristol Palin is writing her first memoir, to...

Bank of America Online Banking Down (Again); Twitter's Up in Arms

Mar 1, 2011 - 4:40 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

Once again, Bank of America's online banking site is down, and it's causing problems for customers who need to pay bills on the first of the month. BofA's website last crashed in January at another...