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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A looming showdown over Indiana's new law that cuts funding for the Planned Parenthood organization may test how far Republican-led states are willing to go in pressing their tough new anti-abortion agendas. The stakes are high....

The members of the Connecticut Orthopaedic Society elected new officers for 2013-2015 at its Annual Meeting held at the Marriott Hotel in Farmington on May 10. Elected as President to serve more than 275 members of the Society was Ross A. Benthien, MD, a...

Lynn E. Copes, of New Haven, has been appointed to the founding faculty of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. As an Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences, Copes will teach anatomy to students at Connecticut's newest...

Manuel M. Nicolaides, an attorney who served for many years on the Baltimore County property tax appeals board, died of congestive heart failure Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Timonium resident was 92. "Manny served with distinction for many...

Murtha Cullina is pleased to welcome associates Michael C. Markowicz, Lisa P. Staron and Kristen L. Zaehringer to the firm. "We are pleased to welcome Michael, Lisa and Kristen to the firm," stated Elizabeth J. Stewart, Murtha Cullina managing partner....

Area drama teachers and directors are invited to attend a two-day workshop, Wednesday and Thursday, July 17-18, in Petoskey. The workshop is designed for directors, both experienced and novice, of K-12 casts, but everything taught will be applicable...

NEW ORLEANS — When Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo finally stood on the sporting world's stage he openly sought Tuesday at Super Bowl XLVII Media Day, reluctance oddly overcame him. At first, the NFL's most outspoken advocate of gay...

It is their way of remembering, of keeping their son's legacy alive. In what has become an annual rite of spring, Buzz and Madeline Smith made their way to the guidance office of Taravella High in Coral Springs last month. For a few hours, they...

Frederick Pfeiffer served as a circuit judge for Orange and Osceola County for 20 years, chief circuit judge for a term and presided as a senior judge for an additional 10 years until his retirement in 2003. And he did it all without practicing law....

President Barack Obama has named an Annapolis man to head the multibillion-dollar grant program through which the Federal Emergency Management Agency helps local governments prepare for disasters. Brian Kamoie, 41, will oversee a vast portfolio of...

When the Field Museum sold more than 30 works of 19th-century Western art for millions of dollars in 2004, it eased controversy by announcing plans to spend the proceeds on new artifacts and by holding on to four of the best paintings from the collection....

The University of Saint Joseph today announced that its President, Pamela Trotman Reid, Ph.D., will visit Israel for a study tour that will focus on the country's education system, including its social, cultural and economic influences. "I look forward...