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Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps

WASHINGTON -- First mammograms. Now -- in an apparent coincidence -- Pap smears. [Full Story]

Boy separated from father at train platform
Aaron Bailey faced a father's worst nightmare on a Trimet train platform when he was accidentally separated from his three-year-old son, Aiden, after an apparent train malfunction. [full story]
FAA says equipment outage caused 819 flight delays
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration is blaming an equipment outage this week for delaying 819 flights. [full story]
Levin: May be more troubling emails from Hasan
WASHINGTON -- There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee said Friday. [full story]
Colo. billboard links Obama with jihadists
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. -- A billboard showing President Barack Obama wearing a turban has sparked a lot of attention at the suburban Denver used car dealership that put it up. [full story]
Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Atlantis' astronauts anxiously awaited word Friday on the birth of a crewman's daughter as they moved more supplies into the International Space Station and geared up for another spacewalk. [full story]
Oregon court says teacher can't take gun to class
MEDFORD, Ore. -- The Oregon Court of Appeals has rejected a request by a high school English teacher to carry a handgun at school, the latest legal setback for the teacher who says she needs the gun for protection from her former husband. [full story]
Pa. university students upset about fitness class
PHILADELPHIA -- A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts. [full story]
Resort island reels after deadly attack by gunman
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- After going on a shooting rampage that left a trail of victims on the Pacific resort island of Saipan, the gunman drove to a scenic, rocky cliff where untold numbers of Japanese men, women and children plunged to their deaths to avoid capture during World War II, according to police and witness accounts. [full story]
Man accused of taping reporter to appear in court
LOS ANGELES -- An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is expected to appear in court for the first time. [full story]