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Working-age poor at highest levels since '60s Working-age America is the new face of poverty. 4 dead, 6 wounded in Nevada shooting A man with an automatic rifle opened fire at an IHOP restaurant in Nevada's capital on Tuesday, killing two National Guard members, another person and himself in a hail of gunfire during the morning breakfast hour, authorities and witnesses said. 2 killed in massive Texas wildfire More than 1,000 homes have been destroyed in at least 57 wildfires across rain-starved Texas, most of them in one devastating blaze near Austin that is being blamed for two deaths, officials said Tuesday. Poll: World still thinks Americans are 'coolest' They may be witnessing their global superpower influence decline, but Americans have been voted the world's "coolest nationality" in an international poll. NBC: U.S. troop strength in Iraq 'headed' to 3,000 No final decision has been made to reduce the number of American forces in Iraq to 3,000, but "it's headed in that direction," administration officials tell NBC News. Officials: Airport security checkpoints to improve The nation's two top airline security officials said today that travelers will eventually be able to go through checkpoints with greater ease. NY man calls in bomb threat over power outage A New York man says he phoned in a bomb threat to try to get power turned back on at his grandmother's house. The face of a city: NYC taxi drivers recall 9/11 In the hours, weeks and months following the 9/11 terror attacks, Cliff Adler was just one of New York City's taxi drivers who lined up to transport emergency workers and volunteers. Flood warnings as Lee's remnants push north Heavy rain from the former Tropical Storm Lee rolled northeast into Appalachian states Tuesday, spreading the threat of flooding as far as New England after drenching the South. Ohio woman settles suit over laptop sex images An Ohio woman on Tuesday settled a lawsuit that alleged her privacy was violated when a company grabbed sexually explicit images of her and her boyfriend from a computer she didn't know was stolen. Porn star's false-positive HIV test raises questions News that the porn film star who tested HIV-positive last week and shut down Los Angeles’ billion-dollar industry does not have the virus raises questions about incorrect test results. Colo. student loses legs while train hopping Police say a 17-year-old girl who lost both legs while trying to hop a freight train was trying to get to Fort Collins, Colo., where she attends Colorado State University, after a trip to Denver. Father identifies 5 killed in W.Va.; suspect dead A West Virginia man says his son and four other people were killed in a multiple slaying that state police have so far said little about. Body of baby found floating in Mississippi River Authorities are investigating the death of a baby found floating in the Mississippi River in southeast Minnesota, the Winona County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. Powerful Katia forecast to miss East Coast Hurricane Katia weakened to a Category 2 storm on Tuesday after reaching a powerful Category 4 strength on Monday, and was expected to veer away from the U.S. East Coast later this week. Ind. Amish mourn for 2 kids killed in cart crash A sport utility vehicle struck two horse-drawn carts carrying a group of Amish children in rural Indiana Monday, killing two youngsters and injuring four others, authorities say. Super PAC backing Perry to spend $55 million The new super PAC backing Rick Perry has drawn up plans to spend $55 million as part of a strategy aimed at blowing away the Texas governor’s rivals in early primary states, according to internal committee documents obtained by NBC News. Family files lawsuit over alleged hate crime The family of a black man who authorities say was run over by a white teenager in a truck filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday over the alleged hate crime. Photographers revisit 9/11; 'It was that horrific' Copyright 2011 msnbc.com RSS URL: http://rss.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032524/device/rss/rss.xml

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