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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General says a lack of managerial oversight at Los Alamos National Laboratory led to improper disclosures of sensitive information. In a summary of a report released last week, the inspector general says the lab’s classification officer at times misclassified …

BOSTON – A judge has rejected a request from lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) to bar demonstrations near courthouse entrances by people who believe the bombings were part of a government plot. Tsarnaev’s lawyers argued that the fairness of his trial could be harmed by …

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia environmental officials say Duke Energy has agreed to a $2.5 million settlement over a massive coal ash spill in the Dan River last year. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality announced the settlement Friday. The settlement would include $2.25 million in environmental projects that Duke would …