DUI offenders in Kansas prisons rise sharply
LAWRENCE AP The Kansas Sentencing Commission reports 196 DUI violators admitted to prison last year, a 38 percent rise from 2003 and a leap from 2001 when only five drunken drivers were imprisoned. The 2001 law change requires four time DUI offenders to serve jail time and potential prison terms, boosting state prison population ahead of an 8 percent projected rise by 2015.
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Bush defends NSA program speed over court warrants
President Bush urged rapid action in the NSA spying program amid congressional criticism. He said the program targeted international calls and emails involving suspected terrorists and noted legal authority comes from the Constitution. He defended relying on faster actions without domestic court warrants under wartime needs.
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FBI reports rising murder rate in first half of year
The FBI says murders rose 2.1 percent from January to June, with the Midwest and towns under 10,000 hardest hit, while rapes, arson and assaults declined nearly 5 to 6 percent overall. Property crime also fell about 2.8 percent nationwide based on 10,374 agencies.
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Prescription drugs loom as teens abuse rises amid smoking drop
The annual survey shows teenagers smoke at their lowest level yet and illicit drug use declines, but prescription painkiller abuse remains troubling. Among 12th graders, 9.5 percent used Vicodin and 5.5 percent used OxyContin in the past year, with OxyContin abuse rising since 2002.
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