Reports: Medicare paid $120M in illegal care

MIAMI  — The taxpayer-funded Medicare program paid more than $120 million from 2009 to 2011 in violation of federal law for medical services for inmates and illegal immigrants, according to two reports issued Thursday by federal health officials.



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Ind. county passes measure opposing gun controls

BROOKVILLE, Ind. — A county commission in southeastern Indiana has passed an ordinance meant to exempt the county from federal gun control laws — a move that experts say is likely to fail and that comes amid renewed debate about whether the nation's gun laws are sufficient.





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Court: Sex offender Facebook ban unconstitutional

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana law that bans registered sex offenders from using Facebook and other social networking sites that can be accessed by children is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.  


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Vigil caps low-key day remembering Joe Paterno

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Hundreds of candles created a dull glow at the base of the mural that contained a likeness of Joe Paterno, each flame flickering to commemorate the year since the death of Penn State's Hall of Fame coach.







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