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A population boom along the U.S. coastline threatens to put residents at increased risk in case of an extreme storm that heavily damages infrastructure, according to a new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Latest census data states 123 million Americans, or 39 percent, live along the coast. And growth trends indicate that number will balloon to nearly 134 million people — a growth of 8 percent — by 2020.

A lawyer says Amanda Knox is "very anxious" as Italy's top criminal court hears arguments from prosecutors appealing her acquittal in the murder of her roommate.

Attorney Luciano Ghirga said he spoke to Knox by phone.

President Barack Obama is designating five new national monuments, using executive authority to protect historic or ecologically significant sites —including one in Washington state.

The San Juan Islands National Monument off Washington's northwest coast includes roughly 1,000 acres of public land already managed by the BLM.

Two mammoth rocket engines that helped boost Apollo astronauts to the moon have been fished out of the Atlantic.

An expedition led by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos pulled up the engines and is headed back to Cape Canaveral, Fla., after three weeks at sea.

A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder.

Health officials say the new number doesn't mean autism is occurring more often. But it does suggest that doctors are diagnosing autism more frequently, especially in children with milder problems.

The earlier government estimate of 1 in 88 comes from a study that many consider more rigorous. It looks at medical and school records instead of relying on parents.

The city’s overnight parking meters have proven to be a big success since being introduced nearly two years ago, according to Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and the Seattle Police Department.

The mayor’s office says drivers have opted to park overnight more than 45,000 times since the option was introduced in April 2011, and usage continues to climb. Seattle Police Captain Mike Nolan believes the numbers are an indication that the meters are helping prevent impaired driving.