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Obama picks budget official to run troubled IRS
May 17, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, the same day another top official announce... more »»
Emotional day of testimony in Arias trial
May 17, 2013 PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors deciding whether convicted murderer Jodi Arias will get the death penalty heard the victim's brother describe Thursday how he was hospitalized for ulcers, lost sleep and... more »»
Authorities arrest man in Idaho in terrorism case
May 17, 2013 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal authorities in Idaho said Thursday they have arrested an Uzbekistan national accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist organization in his home country and helpin... more »»
California fuels $550 million Powerball jackpot
May 17, 2013 SAN DIEGO (AP) — The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it became the newest in the nation to join the madness over Powerball, which saw its jackpot soar Thursday t... more »»
Famed 'hatchet hitchhiker' arrested in NJ homicide
May 17, 2013 ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — A homeless, hatchet-wielding hitchhiker who became an Internet hero earlier this year was arrested Thursday for allegedly beating a New Jersey lawyer to death inside his home. more »»
2nd-degree murder conviction in Honolulu shootings
May 17, 2013 HONOLULU (AP) — A jury on Thursday convicted a Wahiawa man of second-degree murder and other charges in a 2011 shooting rampage through Honolulu that killed a mother of 10 and wounded two other... more »»
Texas tornado devastation includes Habitat homes
May 17, 2013 GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income are. more »»
Wash. state releases draft rules for legal pot
May 17, 2013 SEATTLE (AP) — Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults. more »»
Religious groups say they were scrutinized by IRS
May 16, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Two conservative religious groups say they were also the subject of unusual scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service.The son of the Rev. more »»
Obama tries to regain control amid controversies
May 16, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Under mounting pressure, President Barack Obama on Wednesday released a trove of documents related to the Benghazi attack and forced out the top official at the Internal Revenue... more »»
Jurors find Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty
May 16, 2013 PHOENIX (AP) — The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of first-degree murder last week took less than three hours Wednesday to determine that the former waitress is eligible for the death penalty i... more »»
Ex-EMT in Texas pleads not guilty to charges
May 16, 2013 WACO, Texas (AP) — A first responder who helped evacuate people ahead of a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge he possessed bomb-making materials. more »»
NASA craft's planet-hunting days may be numbered
May 16, 2013 LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing the search for other worlds where life could exist outside our solar system. more »»
Infant in stroller falls onto Philly train tracks
May 16, 2013 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A stroller carrying a 14-month-old girl rolled off a slanted train station platform and fell onto the tracks Wednesday, but the girl's mother leaped onto the tracks to rescue her... more »»
Army general facing sex charges had porn on laptop
May 16, 2013 FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — An expert in Afghan culture testified Wednesday that pornography found on the computer of a U.S. more »»
Harrison, Glover face off on 'Idol' finale
May 16, 2013 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Randy Jackson isn't sure which budding diva will take the crown on "American Idol. more »»
Jolie admired for bravery in mastectomy revelation
May 15, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — "I hope that other women can benefit from my experience," Angelina Jolie wrote in a powerful op-ed article Tuesday, explaining her decision to go public with having her breasts... more »»
Convicted Pa. abortion doctor gets life in prison
May 15, 2013 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies born alive at his rogue clinic dodged a possible death sentence Tuesday in a hasty post-verdict deal with... more »»
Drunk ASU student left at hospital with Post-it
May 15, 2013 TEMPE, Ariz. more »»
Flamboyant Texas swindler Billie Sol Estes dies
May 15, 2013 LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Billie Sol Estes' name was synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption. more »» |
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