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Planted question gambit backfires on IRS officials - USA TODAY
San Francisco ChroniclePlanted question gambit backfires on IRS officials
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Top tax officials tried an unusual strategy to break the news of their three-year-old policy of targeting Tea Party groups. miller-congress. House Ways and Means Committee member Mike Kelly, R-Pa., on Friday questions the ousted head of the Internal ...
IRS probe ignored most influential groupsBoston.com
Ways and Means chairman: 'We need to dig a lot deeper' on IRS scandalThe Hill (blog)
Tea Party groups prepare to sue IRSFox News Washington Post -Los Angeles Times -Newsmax.com all 689 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 11:21:47 AM -
School To Resume in Tornado-Damaged Cleburne - KBTX.com - KBTX
Philly.comSchool To Resume in Tornado-Damaged Cleburne - KBTX.com
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CLEBURNE, Texas - School is expected to resume Monday in a Forth Texas community where a tornado damaged homes and cut power. Campuses in the Cleburne school district, about 25 miles south of Fort Worth, were closed Thursday and Friday after a ...
Texas tornado victims vow to rebuildLos Angeles Times
Texas tornado victim: 'it's really devastating'NBCNews.com
Death toll holds at 6 as Granbury digs through the damageDallas Morning News USA TODAY -NECN -Fort Worth Star Telegram all 70 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 11:20:58 AM -
Powerball lottery jackpot surges toward record - Los Angeles Times
NewsdayPowerball lottery jackpot surges toward record
Los Angeles Times
The Powerball lottery game's jackpot has swelled to $600 million ahead of Saturday night's draw. That number is expected to grow as more people play throughout the day. It's the biggest jackpot since California entered the multistate game last month.
Bay Staters hope to hit Powerball jackpotBoston Herald
Powerball jackpot grows to record $600 million and risingChicago Tribune
Powerball jackpot closing in on another recordPhilly.com Baltimore Sun -Atlanta Journal Constitution -ABC News all 671 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 11:16:53 AM -
NTSB investigating Conn. crash that injured 70 - USA Today - USA TODAY
San Francisco ChronicleNTSB investigating Conn. crash that injured 70 - USA Today
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Bridgeport mayor says the disruption caused by the train accident could cost the region's economy millions of dollars. train collision. Emergency workers arrive at the scene of a train collision Friday in Fairfield, Conn. (Photo: Christian Abraham, AP) ...
Connecticut Commuter Crash Hampers Amtrak Boston-New York TrainsBloomberg
Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains collideCBS News
Two Commuter Trains Collide in ConnecticutABC News Shelton Herald -The Daily Voice -Watertown Public Opinion all 227 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 11:12:53 AM -
'Hatchet hitchhiker' arrested in US murder - USA Today - USA TODAY
Philly.com'Hatchet hitchhiker' arrested in US murder - USA Today
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"Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" was arrested after a Starbucks employee recognized the 24-year-old wanted in the beating death of a man nearly three times his age. aleb "Kai' Lawrence McGillvary. An undated photo of Caleb "Kai' Lawrence McGillvary.
Philadelphia Coffee Shop Employee Credited With Recognizing Hatchet ...CBS Local
Pa. coffee run leads to hatchet hitchhiker arrestFresno Bee
Murder charge stuns some fans of "Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker"CNN Patch.com -Los Angeles Times all 252 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 11:04:55 AM -
Police: Boy, 6, kicked by pony on Pa. farm dies - York Daily Record
6abc.comPolice: Boy, 6, kicked by pony on Pa. farm dies
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NEW HOLLAND, Pa.—Authorities say a 6-year-old boy died after he was kicked in the throat by a pony on a south-central Pennsylvania farm. Police in Lancaster County tell the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era ( http://bit.ly/19HVGaI) that the boy was ...
Boy dies after being kicked by pony in Lancaster CountyFOX43.com
Boy, 6, dies after being kicked by ponyLancaster Newspapers all 4 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 11:04:14 AM -
Parking fees at California state beaches heat up - KSRO
Parking fees at California state beaches heat up
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — With the unofficial kickoff to summer looming, the issue of parking at California state beaches is heating up. In search of new revenue, the state parks system is eyeing parking fees for parts of the Northern California shoreline where ...and more » Published: 5/18/2013 10:45:20 AM -
New Orleans says gunfire at Mother's Day parade won't end city's 'second line ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune
New Orleans says gunfire at Mother's Day parade won't end city's 'second line ...
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NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mother's Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won't spell the end of second-line parades, the local tradition that celebrates the city and its people. Police this week arrested two ...and more » Published: 5/18/2013 10:29:32 AM -
Federal judge blocks Arkansas 12-week abortion ban - The Guardian
The GuardianFederal judge blocks Arkansas 12-week abortion ban
The Guardian
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that would have prohibited abortions in the state from 12 weeks of pregnancy, pending a legal challenge from pro-choice groups. US district judge Susan Webber Wright granted a request Friday for a ...
Abortion Law in Arkansas Is Blocked by US JudgeNew York Times
Arkansas Doctors Ask Court to Block State's New Abortion RulesBloomberg
Judge grants injunction in Ark. abortion ban case - USA TodayUSA TODAY CNN -Chicago Tribune -San Francisco Chronicle all 54 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 10:27:52 AM -
Planes lands without landing gear at Newark - CNN International
Daily MailPlanes lands without landing gear at Newark
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New York (CNN) -- A U.S. Airways plane touched down without landing gear at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey early Saturday morning. The plane was carrying 31 passengers and three crew members. U.S. Airways spokesman Davien ...
Plane makes emergency belly-landing at Newark airportTelegraph.co.uk
Landing gear issue leads to plane's belly landingWatertown Public Opinion
Plane Crash-Lands With No Gear At Newark AirportCBS Local The Aviation Herald -Business Insider all 19 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 10:02:10 AM -
Marine Daughter Seeks Dignity for 'Devil... - ABC News
Marine Daughter Seeks Dignity for 'Devil...
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As she flipped through the cemetery register, Mary Blakely's eyes filled with tears. On line after line, the entry read simply "Baby Boy" or "Baby Girl," followed by a surname and a burial date. Like Blakely, many of those buried in this lonely section of Onslow ...and more » Published: 5/18/2013 09:57:49 AM -
A Bad Week for Truth at the White House - Washington Guardian
Washington GuardianA Bad Week for Truth at the White House
Washington Guardian
President Obama meets with the next acting IRS commissioner, Daniel Werfel in the Oval Office. Obama appointed Werfel after it was revealed the IRS had been targeting conservative groups for extra audits, leading to the resignation of the former ...
McManus: The second-term scandal plagueLos Angeles Times
Why Obama's Scandals Won't Erode His BaseBarron's
After tough week in Washington, Obama shifts to economyThe Hill (blog) NBCNews.com -Politico -Washington Times all 108 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 07:47:43 AM -
Police investigate killing of 21-year-old Hofstra student in home invasion - Fox News
ABC NewsPolice investigate killing of 21-year-old Hofstra student in home invasion
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UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Last Sunday Andrea Rebello, a 21-year-old Hofstra University junior studying public relations, posted a recipe for how to prepare July 4-themed strawberries covered in sparkling sugars on her blog. Less than a week later, Nassau County ...
Student Fatally Shot During Home Invasion Near HofstraNew York Times
Hofstra Student Shot to Death During Home Robbery Near Campus, Gunman ...NBC New York
Co-ed beauty in hofstra horrorNew York Post New York Daily News -Wall Street Journal -University Herald all 83 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 06:16:59 AM -
Refocusing attention on economy, Obama says Washington politics miss what ... - Washington Post
CBS NewsRefocusing attention on economy, Obama says Washington politics miss what ...
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling attention to his economic proposals and efforts to expand the middle class. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the U.S. should focus on attracting good jobs, educating workers and ...
Obama promotes jobs tour in weekly addressCNN (blog)
Obama: Middle-class wages need to growUPI.com
President Obama's Weekly Address: Building a Thriving Middle ClassWLS Reuters -San Jose Mercury News -Businessweek all 80 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 06:07:55 AM -
States cracking down on drunken boating - USA Today - USA TODAY
NBC 7 San DiegoStates cracking down on drunken boating - USA Today
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Alcohol use is the leading contributing factor in fatal boating accidents, Coast Guard says. drunken boating. This sign is posted at a boat launch on Lake Lanier where boating accidents claimed the lives of three children last summer in Buford, Ga. (Photo: ...
Saturday's Top 10: Boating Safety TipsLongIsland.com
Boating column: Flotation devices the focus of Safe Boating WeekSILive.com
National Safe Boating Week May 18th – 24thSouthern Maryland News Net The Tennessean -Estherville Daily News -Fox11online.com all 100 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 06:01:24 AM -
2 stubborn wildfires persist after week full of blazes off I-5 north of Los Angeles - Washington Post
San Francisco Chronicle2 stubborn wildfires persist after week full of blazes off I-5 north of Los Angeles
Washington Post
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A pair of tamed but persistent wildfires still burned in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 after a wild week of burning brush in the area north of Los Angeles. A new fire that broke out Friday, the third major blaze in the area in ...
2 fires north of LA persist after long fire weekUniontown Herald Standard all 261 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 03:23:06 AM -
Tornado damages downtown Athens - The Decatur Daily
The Decatur DailyTornado damages downtown Athens
The Decatur Daily
ATHENS — Ladonna Lewter escaped the devastation of tornadoes that struck Limestone County in 2011 and 2012. On Friday afternoon, she looked out the front windows of her store and saw the sky swirl. Tornados touched down at least twice, striking ...
Possible Tornado Surprises North Alabama...ABC News
Friday storms across Alabama cause small tornadoes, heavy rains; wet weather ...al.com (blog)
Tornado touches down in Athens, minor damage reportedWAFF CNN -Examiner.com all 20 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 01:07:29 AM -
Attorney angrily defends handling of OJ Simpson case - Los Angeles Times
Philly.comAttorney angrily defends handling of OJ Simpson case
Los Angeles Times
LAS VEGAS — Over a day of often-vitriolic cross examination, O.J. Simpson's former defense attorney faced a barrage of pointed challenges that his representation was so shoddy and even duplicitous that the fallen football star deserves a new trial in a 2008 ...
OJ Simpson's ex-lawyer says did his best at Nevada trialReuters
Lawyer denies OJ Simpson's claimsBBC News
Lawyer defends self against O.J. Simpson claimsLas Vegas Review-Journal Watertown Daily Times all 54 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 00:26:32 AM -
Del. mother takes plea offer, will testify against doctor in alleged waterboarding ... - Fox News
WDEL 1150AMDel. mother takes plea offer, will testify against doctor in alleged waterboarding ...
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DOVER, Del. – A woman who lived with a Delaware pediatrician accused of waterboarding her 11-year-old daughter has agreed to plead guilty to child endangerment charges and testify against him. In accepting a plea offer from prosecutors, Pauline Morse ...
Plea Offer To Woman In Del. Doctor's Waterboarding CaseMyFox Philadelphia all 2 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 00:11:35 AM -
Calif. fire crews work to douse 2 blazes - Uniontown Herald Standard
San Francisco ChronicleCalif. fire crews work to douse 2 blazes
Uniontown Herald Standard
As firefighters took on a stubborn 3-day-old wildfire Friday in rough terrain north of Los Angeles, a second and more serious blaze broke out 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and ...
Southern California firefighters battle 2 fires 30 miles apart along Interstate 5NECN
Fires Prompt Air Quality AdvisorySCVNEWS.com all 8 news articles » Published: 5/18/2013 00:09:20 AM -
Newark Mayor Discloses $1.3 Million in Speaking Fees - New York Times
New York TimesNewark Mayor Discloses $1.3 Million in Speaking Fees
New York Times
NEWARK — Mayor Cory A. Booker has turned his office into a platform for national celebrity, and he has been richly compensated for it, taking in more than $1.3 million in speaking fees over the last four and a half years.
Cory Booker made 1.3m from speechesPolitico
Cory Booker made more than $1 million from speeches in four yearsUPI.com
Cory Booker takes in over $1.3M from 90 speeches - USA TodayUSA TODAY The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -Washington Post (blog) -NorthJersey.com all 11 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 22:33:45 PM -
Storm damage reported in Limestone County - WAAY
Storm damage reported in Limestone County
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LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala (WAAY) - A possible tornado has caused minor damage in several parts of Limestone County. The first report came in just after 2:00pm in the city of Athens where the Walmart and several smaller businesses reported minor ...and more » Published: 5/17/2013 22:00:43 PM -
Ousted IRS chief defends against partisan charges - Los Angeles Times
CBS NewsOusted IRS chief defends against partisan charges
Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out conservative groups for intrusive and time-consuming scrutiny, but said that the effort was not driven by partisan motives.
Roskam takes 'target' practice on departing IRS chiefChicago Sun-Times
House panel launches inquiries into IRS targeting of conservative groupsWashington Post
Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller testifies Friday before the House Ways and ...San Jose Mercury News NBCNews.com -Wall Street Journal -Fox News all 411 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 21:54:26 PM -
Gov. Malloy: Extensive damage to tracks by Conn. train crash; big impact on ... - Washington Post
New York Daily NewsGov. Malloy: Extensive damage to tracks by Conn. train crash; big impact on ...
Washington Post
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Gov. Malloy: Extensive damage to tracks by Conn. train crash; big impact on Northeast travel . Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Reprints ...
Gov. Dannel Malloy: 60 Hurt In Train Crash, 5 Critically InjuredThe Daily Voice
Malloy Defends State's New Gun Bill At ForumHartford Courant all 16 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 21:48:29 PM -
Jets' New Running Back Is Arrested - Wall Street Journal
ABC NewsJets' New Running Back Is Arrested
Wall Street Journal
Jets running back Mike Goodson was arrested and charged with handgun and marijuana possession early Friday morning in Denville, N.J., New Jersey State Police confirmed, the latest incident in a tumultuous six months for the franchise. Goodson, who was ...
Jets' Goodson Faces Drug and Gun ChargesNew York Times
Mike Goodson arrest another twist in Jets' spring sagaLos Angeles Times
NY Jets RB Mike Goodson arrested on weapons and drug chargesNew York Daily News ESPN -CNN -WPRO all 74 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 21:34:10 PM -
House panel launches inquiries into IRS targeting of conservative groups - Washington Post
Washington PostHouse panel launches inquiries into IRS targeting of conservative groups
Washington Post
The firestorm buffeting the Internal Revenue Service intensified Friday as lawmakers began what they promised would be an extensive effort to learn whether there was any political motivation or White House involvement in the agency's recently ...
Ousted IRS chief defends against partisan chargesLos Angeles Times
Rep. Charles Boustany confronts IRS official on targeting of conservative groupsShreveport Times
Fired IRS chief defends staffers' actionsSacramento Bee Denver Post -New York Post -The Detroit News all 2,271 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 21:23:28 PM -
Judge nixes Tsarnaev lawyers' photo request - Newsday - Newsday
NewsdayJudge nixes Tsarnaev lawyers' photo request - Newsday
Newsday
BOSTON -- A federal judge Friday rejected a request from attorneys for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to take photos of him in prison. Tsarnaev's legal team wanted to take the pictures to show changes in his condition, both mental and ...
Prosecutors: More time needed to indict Boston Marathon bombing suspectFox News
Roundup of news from across the nationWashington Post
Request to photograph Boston bombing suspect deniedCNN International Boston.com -Wall Street Journal all 37 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 21:14:08 PM -
Baseball: T'hawks cap big week with 15-1 win over Cloquet - Herald Review
The GuardianBaseball: T'hawks cap big week with 15-1 win over Cloquet
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LHSD offering free summer lunchesLogan Daily News
Area players receive Lucky 7 baseball honorsMiami News Record
Exotic animals visit Gardenview in Le SueurSouthernminn.com The Star Democrat -Vinton Courier all 661 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 21:05:00 PM -
Wildfire in Castaic grows to 350 acres - Los Angeles Times
abc7.comWildfire in Castaic grows to 350 acres
Los Angeles Times
A brush fire in Castaic has grown to 350 acres and temporarily forced the evacuation of19 homes as more than 100 firefighters continue to battle the blaze. Inspector Keith Mora of the Los Angeles County Fire Department said no structures have been ...
UPDATE: Castaic Brush Fire At 30 Acres And GrowingKHTS Radio
Firefighters Battling 575 Acre Wildfire in CastaicKTLA
Castaic Brush Fire Burns 350+ Acres; Evacuations Ordered (Video)SCVNEWS.com CBS Local all 17 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 19:57:41 PM -
1-year-old left in car dies outside Dallas ISD elementary school - WFAA
WFAA1-year-old left in car dies outside Dallas ISD elementary school
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A 1-year-old child who was left in a vehicle parked in the faculty lot of Frank Guzick Elementary School Friday afternoon died at Baylor Hospital. Dallas Lt. Paul Stokes said a witness noticed the child inside the locked vehicle at about 1 p.m. After calling 911, ...
Child dies after being left in car at Dallas ISD school; teacher on adminstrative ...Dallas Morning News (blog)
Child Dies After Being Left In Car At Dallas SchoolKERA News
Child dies after being left in car - The RepublicThe Republic KWTX -NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth -Dallas Observer (blog) all 7 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 18:52:48 PM -
Some Lost Everything to North Texas Tornado - TIME
CBS NewsSome Lost Everything to North Texas Tornado
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This May 16, 2013 photo provided by Nichole Tomlin shows her Granbury, Texas backyard and rubble where Tomlin says there used to be a neighborhood. Email · Print; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Tumblr · LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Reddit · Digg · Mixx ...
Gov. Rick Perry tours tornado-torn Granbury, where residents can return home ...Dallas Morning News
Gov. Perry's remarks on the Granbury storm damageYour Houston News
Gov. Perry tours 'incomprehensible' damage in GranburyYNN, Your News Now NBCNews.com -News 12 Brooklyn -CNN all 586 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 17:55:14 PM -
DA to retry Central Texas man after court overturned conviction in deadly '86 fire - Fox News
KPVI News 6DA to retry Central Texas man after court overturned conviction in deadly '86 fire
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WACO, Texas – Prosecutors plan to retry a Central Texas man whose 25-year-old conviction for setting a fire that killed his two young stepsons was set aside due to issues raised later with the science used to find him guilty. Ed Graf's murder conviction was ...
DA to retry Central Texas man in deadly '86 fireCt Post
Judge sets $1.5 million bond for Graf while awaiting new trialWaco Tribune-Herald all 4 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 17:49:53 PM -
Jail Logs: Cleveland Suspect Polite to... - ABC News
Jail Logs: Cleveland Suspect Polite to...
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Logs documenting almost every minute of the Cleveland kidnapping suspect's time in jail show he spends most of his time resting with breaks for pacing, showers and cell cleaning. New jail logs released Friday also document defendant Ariel Castro thanking ...and more » Published: 5/17/2013 17:08:59 PM -
Navy pilot earns degree in combat zone - The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
San Francisco ChronicleNavy pilot earns degree in combat zone
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This image provided by Thomas Saenz, shows Saenz near the tarmac at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Finals week can be grueling for many college students but for Thomas Saenz it was also treacherous: The Navy commander _ who was ...
Finals week was dangerous for Navy pilot earning master's degree in ...The Republic all 6 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 16:57:11 PM -
IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in scandal - Chicago Tribune
ABC NewsIRS chief declines to identify employees involved in scandal
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outgoing head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service angered Republican lawmakers on Friday by resisting their demands that he identify who at the tax-collection agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups for ...
Why The IRS Scandal Is Built To LastNPR (blog)
The scandals in Washington: Will they affect 2014?MSNBC
Why Immigration Reform Will Survive Obama's ScandalsABC News Businessweek -The Atlantic -NBCNews.com all 1,783 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 16:56:44 PM -
Marine, Dog Reunited in Surprise... - ABC News
San Francisco ChronicleMarine, Dog Reunited in Surprise...
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When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that he'd look her up when he returned home. "I promised her if we made it out of alive, I'd do whatever it took to find her," ...
HAPPY REUNION: Marine Reunited With His K-9whotv.com
Marine reunited with combat bomb-sniffing dogWFMY News 2
Marine reunited with war service dog after 333 days apartDesMoinesRegister.com Radio Iowa -kdvr.com -Wisconsin Radio Network all 9 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 16:56:10 PM -
Weekend forecast: Severe weather threatens central US - USA TODAY
Dallas Morning NewsWeekend forecast: Severe weather threatens central US
USA TODAY
Saturday, the greatest risk for severe weather is in western portions of Kansas and Nebraska. texas-storm-forecast. Tornadoes roared through Texas on Wednesday night, killing six and damaging hundreds of homes. More severe weather is forecast this ...
Storms, maybe a tornado in weekend forecastOmaha World-Herald
Strong Storm Systems Approaching Oklahoma This Weekendnews9.com KWTV
Weekend Severe Weather Could Impact AreaKSAL News On 6 -Examiner.com -KCCI Des Moines all 56 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 16:49:14 PM -
Albuquerque mom's pursuit of suspect leads to his arrest - Los Angeles Times
San Francisco ChronicleAlbuquerque mom's pursuit of suspect leads to his arrest
Los Angeles Times
It all came down to a mother's instincts. An Albuquerque woman on Wednesday hopped into her car and for seven miles chased the man suspected of kidnapping her daughter. The pursuit by Melissa Torrez ended only after her car collided with the suspect's.
Albuquerque hero mom goes 'face to face' with daughter's suspected kidnapper ...New York Daily News
'Mother's instincts': NM woman chased abductorHouston Chronicle
Search for child abductor locks down areaKRQE USA TODAY -ABQ Journal -Fox News all 73 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 16:38:31 PM -
Navy SEAL dies in Fort Knox training accident - USA Today - USA TODAY
Chicago TribuneNavy SEAL dies in Fort Knox training accident - USA Today
USA TODAY
23-year-old was in Humvee that overturned; 7 others were injured. 081810 fort knox. The Chaffee Gate entrance to Fort Knox, Ky., where a Navy SEAL died Wednesday during a training exercise. (Photo: AP) ...
1 sailor dies, 7 hurt in training accidentHerald Times Reporter
SEAL dies at Fort Knox, survived by family on Long IslandNew York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
SEAL died Fort Knox: Humvee flips killing Navy SEAL during training, injures 7Examiner.com Los Angeles Times -ABC News -NavyTimes.com all 44 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 16:35:48 PM -
Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot - USA Today - USA TODAY
ABC NewsIdaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot - USA Today
USA TODAY
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — He was a Russian-speaking truck driver who came to Idaho in 2009 to join hundreds of other Uzbekistan refugees for whom the state has become a sanctuary from violence in their home country. But federal officials say in an indictment ...
Idaho Man Heads to Court After Terrorism ArrestABC News
Neighbors didn't expect Uzbek refugee's arrest, allegationsThe Idaho Statesman
Boise man indicted for terrorism in Utah, IdahoSalt Lake Tribune Bloomberg -ABC 4 -Washington Times all 78 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 16:33:19 PM -
Illinois Senate approves marijuana for medical uses - Reuters
New York Daily NewsIllinois Senate approves marijuana for medical uses
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By Joanne von Alroth. SPRINGFIELD, Illinois | Fri May 17, 2013 4:12pm EDT. SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois Senate on Friday voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would make it the ...
Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuanaLos Angeles Times
Illinois Senate debating medical marijuanaSan Francisco Chronicle
Lawmakers split as Senate OKs medical marijuanaChicago Daily Herald TestCountry.com (blog) -Alton Daily News all 100 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 16:17:02 PM -
Michelle Obama decries 'slander' that educated blacks are 'trying to act white' - Washington Post
New York Daily NewsMichelle Obama decries 'slander' that educated blacks are 'trying to act white'
Washington Post
During a commencement address at Bowie State University on Friday, first lady Michelle Obama urged the graduates of the historically black university to "please stand up and reject the slander that says a black child with a book is trying to act white.” ...
Michelle Obama's bangs are no more - USA TodayUSA TODAY
Michelle Obama Inspires Bowie State Students at CommencementABC News
First lady: "Reject the slander" that educated blacks are "trying to act white"CBS News Politico -Huffington Post -Talk Radio News Service all 26 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 16:06:36 PM -
CBO: Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1T by 2023 - WPXI Pittsburgh
CBO: Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1T by 2023
WPXI Pittsburgh
President Barack Obama talks about jobs at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore, Friday, May 17, 2013, during his second Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez). Sponsored Links. The Associated Press. WASHINGTON —. Congress' ...
US Budget Deficit Shrinks: What Long-Term Problems Will Arise Once Baby ...NASDAQ all 23 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 15:57:39 PM -
Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill - USA Today - USA TODAY
NPRIllinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill - USA Today
USA TODAY
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn must decide if he will sign a measure allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes after the state Senate approved legislation on Friday. The proposal has been touted as the strictest in the nation among ...
Illinois Senate approves marijuana for medical usesReuters
Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana billChicago Tribune
Illinois Senate approves medical marijuanaChicago Daily Herald The Daily Chronic -Wisconsin Gazette -NPR (blog) all 42 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 15:50:04 PM -
'Foolish' -- but was it a crime? Investigations into IRS will probe whether laws ... - Fox News
Politico'Foolish' -- but was it a crime? Investigations into IRS will probe whether laws ...
Fox News
The outgoing IRS commissioner claimed Friday that his agency's practice of singling out conservative groups for extra scrutiny was "foolish" and "horrible" -- but not illegal. That determination, however, is up to the Justice Department to make as it begins to ...
Former IRS Commissioner Shulman Will Testify May 22Bloomberg
Next casualty from IRS scandal: Tax reformPolitico
10 Questions for the Tax Men of CongressNew York Times (blog) StandardNet -MSNBC -Wall Street Pit all 31 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 15:35:19 PM -
Ex-Mississippi Police Chief Faces New... - ABC News
Ex-Mississippi Police Chief Faces New...
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A former Mississippi police chief already charged with demanding money or property in exchange for dropping criminal charges against people has been indicted on nine new counts. Former Mendenhall Police Chief Donald "Bruce" Barlow was charged Feb.and more » Published: 5/17/2013 14:44:21 PM -
85-year-old wife of Mormon church president dies - Houston Chronicle
KTVB85-year-old wife of Mormon church president dies
Houston Chronicle
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The wife of the president of the Mormon church has died. Frances B. Monson, 85, died early Friday morning at a hospital in Salt Lake City, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced. Church President Thomas S.
Wife of LDS Church President Passes AwayEast Idaho News
Wife of LDS leader diesDavisclipper
Frances Monson, wife of Mormon church leader, diesSalt Lake Tribune St. George Daily Spectrum -fox13now.com -Deseret News all 15 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 13:48:14 PM -
AP NewsBreak: Judge laments man's return to prison - Seattle Post Intelligencer
ABC NewsAP NewsBreak: Judge laments man's return to prison
Seattle Post Intelligencer
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge said he fears he's done a "soul-wrenching injustice" to a man he freed from prison after more than 27 years, only to see him ordered back behind bars by a higher court. Retired state District Judge E. Wayne Phillips ...
Court ruling may send freed man back to prison - USA TodayUSA TODAY
High court strikes order for new Barry Beach trial - Independent RecordHelena Independent Record
Montana court reverses man's release in notorious 1979 slaying that split ...Minneapolis Star Tribune Huffington Post -Billings Gazette -Great Falls Tribune all 43 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 13:32:26 PM -
US no-fly error 'allowed terrorists on planes' - BBC News
BBC NewsUS no-fly error 'allowed terrorists on planes'
BBC News
Militants on witness protection were able to board flights because their new identities had not been updated on the US no-fly list, a watchdog has found. The US justice department report said its Witness Security Program had failed to give the new names to ...
US lost track of two with known or suspected terror tiesCNN International
Terrorist Entered Witness Protection, Then Fled the United StatesWired
Justice Dept. Lost Track of Terrorists, Report SaysNew York Times Fox News -Washington Post -Los Angeles Times all 58 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 13:19:25 PM -
Boy Scouts locally join call for organization to keep ban on gay members - Patriot-News
PBSBoy Scouts locally join call for organization to keep ban on gay members
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Don Smith of McSherrystown, Scout Master of Troop 107, at a Mechanicsburg rally against the Boy Scouts' considering allowing gay members. May 17, 2013. Christine Baker | cbaker@pennlive.com. Print · Ivey DeJesus | idejesus@pennlive.com By Ivey ...
Rally to be held on gay/lesbian policy in Boy ScoutsWFTV Orlando
Opponents Rally After Scouts Consider Lifting Gay BanKMOX.com
Heritage Panelists: Don't Be “Snookered” by Boy Scout ProposalThe Nonprofit Quarterly WWBT -93.1 WIBC Indianapolis all 95 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 12:50:24 PM -
NYC Assemblyman Lopez Will Resign Amid Sex Scandal - ABC News
ABC NewsNYC Assemblyman Lopez Will Resign Amid Sex Scandal
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Democratic New York City Assemblyman Vito Lopez says he will resign amid a sexual harassment scandal and run for New York City council. Lopez says he'll step down June 20. Lopez has been under growing pressure after it was revealed the state secretly ...
Facing Possible Expulsion, Lopez Says He Will ResignNew York Times
Battered by allegations of sexual harassment, Brooklyn Assemblyman Vito ...New York Daily News
Silver will go ahead with effort to expel LopezWall Street Journal Albany Times Union -NY1 -WNYC all 134 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 12:31:02 PM -
Questions on targeting are 'loaded,' IRS official says - Los Angeles Times
PoliticoQuestions on targeting are 'loaded,' IRS official says
Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON – The acting head of the IRS insisted Friday that he and other agency officials did not mislead Congress by failing to disclose that applications by conservative groups for tax-exempt status were mishandled, and he said to call it "targeting" ...
Ousted IRS boss insists: 'I did not mislead' CongressBoston Herald
Live Blog: Lawmakers Hold IRS HearingWall Street Journal
Congress, fired IRS chief clashThe Idaho Statesman Opposing Views -TPM -Politico all 38 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 12:07:39 PM -
Parents of Murdered Children Are Expecting a Baby - ABC News
ABC NewsParents of Murdered Children Are Expecting a Baby
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Nearly eight months after two of their children were stabbed to death allegedly by their nanny, Marina and Kevin Krim announced today they are expecting another child. The couple made the announcement on the Facebook page for the Leo and Lulu Fund, ...
Mother of Children Slain in Nanny Case Is PregnantNew York Times (blog)
NYC couple expecting baby boy after nanny kills two of their childrenThe Imperfect Parent
UWS Parents Who Lost Two Children In Murder ExpectingNY1 Corning Leader -al.com (blog) -Hollybaby all 185 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 10:59:07 AM -
Police: Gun used in NJ hostage standoff was fake - Houston Chronicle
Philly.comPolice: Gun used in NJ hostage standoff was fake
Houston Chronicle
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say the gun used in a 37-hour standoff between New Jersey police and a man holding three children and two dead bodies was fake. State Police Lt. Stephen Jones says hostage-taker Gerald Tyrone Murphy had a replica ...
Man in Trenton standoff 'had a knife in his hand,' 'was literally holding two of the ...The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Man in 37-hour Trenton hostage standoff had fake handgun, was holding knife ...Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com
Standoff in Trenton ends in deathAmsterdam News Las Vegas Sun all 7 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 10:50:28 AM -
Allen West Joins Fox News - 1230 WBZT
MediaiteAllen West Joins Fox News
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If you've missed former Congressman Allen West, get ready to see a lot more of him. The Republican has been hired by the Fox News Channel as a contributor. West will comment on political events and be seen various times during the day. Fox News ...
Allen West Joins Fox News As Contributor - Huffington PostHuffington Post
Fox News hires Allen West for his 'valuable point of view'Raw Story all 19 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 10:20:02 AM -
Ex-Komen exec Karen Handel declares Ga. Senate bid - USA Today - USA TODAY
MiamiHerald.comEx-Komen exec Karen Handel declares Ga. Senate bid - USA Today
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Former breast cancer charity executive Karen Handel on Friday jumped into the crowded race for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. Handel announced her candidacy hours before the state's Republican convention began. GOP congressmen Paul Broun, ...
Karen Handel Enters Georgia Senate RacePeach Pundit
Former Sec. of State Karen Handel to run for Chambliss Senate seatWSB Atlanta
Handel joins Georgia Senate race - Washington PostWashington Post (blog) Huffington Post -Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) -Creative Loafing Atlanta all 12 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 09:25:31 AM -
Fund for Freed Women in Ohio Reaches... - ABC News
New York Daily NewsFund for Freed Women in Ohio Reaches...
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An official says a charity set up to help the three women freed from a decade of captivity in a Cleveland house has raised more than $480,000 so far. Lynne Woodman of KeyBank tells The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer ( http://bit.ly/10V7Mh8 ) that there have been ...
Charity fund for three Cleveland survivors approaches $500000New York Daily News
Ariel Castro gave ex-daughter-in-law the 'heebie-jeebies'CNN International
Fund for Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight nears $500000 mark ...Plain Dealer USA TODAY -Radar Online -Salon all 68 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 09:21:30 AM -
Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered - Seattle Post Intelligencer
San Francisco ChronicleArrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Days after sudden gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of six arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again. "I'm just ecstatic," Edward ...
Mother's Day second-line shooting suspect is arrested by NOPDNOLA.com
Police arrest suspect in New Orleans Mother's Day shootingCNN International
2nd arrest in New Orleans shooting; $10m bail for 1st suspectCNN ABC News -CBS News -USA TODAY all 191 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 09:18:52 AM -
IRS Gets New Acting Commissioner; Analysts See Many Distractions Ahead - Bloomberg BNA
Wall Street JournalIRS Gets New Acting Commissioner; Analysts See Many Distractions Ahead
Bloomberg BNA
White House Office of Management and Budget controller Daniel Werfel will step in as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, but he will only stay through the summer and the agency's day-to-day operations are likely to take a back seat to crisis ...
Obama Appoints New Acting IRS CommissionerDemocracy Now
New head of IRS is not former Gators QB Danny WuerffelOrlando Sentinel
Obama drafts budget official as acting IRS chiefWorcester Telegram The Week Magazine -Daily Caller -WWLP 22News all 21 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 09:17:32 AM -
Obama, military call for swift reform, after third military sex assault prevention ... - CBS News
CBS NewsObama, military call for swift reform, after third military sex assault prevention ...
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(CBS News) For the third time in two weeks, a U.S. military officer charged with his branch's sexual assault prevention efforts is facing charges of misbehavior. Lt. Col. Darin Haas, the head of the sexual assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., turned ...
Fort Campbell sexual harassment manager arrested in domestic disputeClarksville Leaf Chronicle
Ft. Campbell Official Arrested on Domestic Charges - WTVWTristatehomepage.com
Head of Fort Campbell Harassment Program ArrestedABC News MSNBC -NBCNews.com (blog) -Military.com all 28 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 08:33:39 AM -
Michelle Obama speaks at Bowie State commencement - WJLA
Michelle Obama speaks at Bowie State commencement
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Read More: Michelle Obama,; Bowie State University,; Commencement,; NewsChannel 8. First Lady Michelle Obama received a rock star's welcome Friday afternoon when she took the podium at Bowie State's commencement ceremony. Continue reading ...and more » Published: 5/17/2013 08:12:15 AM -
Man accused of faking home invasion in central Fla - Beaumont Enterprise
Man accused of faking home invasion in central Fla
Beaumont Enterprise
DELTONA, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida man is in jail after deputies say he wore a disguise while slashing his wife's face, then made up a story about a home invasion to cover up his actions. But Volusia County Sheriff's investigators say 29-year-old Timorthy ...and more » Published: 5/17/2013 06:09:47 AM -
Chandigarh-born Srinivasan set to be first South Asian judge in US - IBNLive - IBNLive
IBNLiveChandigarh-born Srinivasan set to be first South Asian judge in US - IBNLive
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Washington: Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan inched closer to scripting history as the first South Asian judge after a key Senate committee confirmed his nomination to the DC Circuit Court, America's second highest. Described as "trailblazer" by US ...
Top appeals court nominee sails toward confirmation - USA TodayUSA TODAY
Sri Srinivasan approved by Senate Judiciary Committee - Washington PostWashington Post (blog)
SCOTUS Watch: Keep an Eye on Srikanth SrinivasanABC News (blog) Politico -Huffington Post all 19 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 05:47:17 AM -
Arias victim's family makes dramatic statement - Houston Chronicle
Philly.comArias victim's family makes dramatic statement
Houston Chronicle
PHOENIX (AP) — Steven Alexander stood before the jury, looked up at a family picture and grimaced and cried as he ticked off the list of problems that have befallen him in the five years since his brother was murdered: ulcers, depression, a separation from ...
Arias Cries at Victim Family's RemarksABC News
Arias jurors hear from victim's family - USA TodayUSA TODAY
Victim's family testifies in Jodi Arias caseFox News CNN International -CBS News -New York Post all 322 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 04:59:20 AM -
Problems surface over Ariz.'s 2007 immigration law - San Jose Mercury News
Problems surface over Ariz.'s 2007 immigration law
San Jose Mercury News
PHOENIX—The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. The law ...and more » Published: 5/17/2013 04:42:14 AM -
Congress Begins Investigation into IRS Targeting Conservative Organizations ... - C-SPAN
C-SPANCongress Begins Investigation into IRS Targeting Conservative Organizations ...
C-SPAN
The House Ways and Means Committee holds the first Congressional hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) subjecting applicants for tax-exempt status to higher levels of scrutiny based on political leanings. Witnesses include Acting IRS ...
IRS controversy: What's the potential fallout?CBS News
Sander Levin: Steven Miller should resign from IRSPolitico
Democratic Sen. Levin pressured IRS to investigate conservative nonprofitsFox News CNBC.com -Pittsburgh Post Gazette -Chicago Tribune all 49 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 02:13:39 AM -
House lawmakers reach tentative deal to revamp immigration - Reuters
Houston ChronicleHouse lawmakers reach tentative deal to revamp immigration
Reuters
By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai. WASHINGTON | Fri May 17, 2013 2:04am EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill improved on Thursday when a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of ...
Bipartisan House group has first-round immigration dealUPI.com
Bipartisan House Group Reaches Broad Immigration DealWall Street Journal
Republicans threaten to quit immigration groupPolitico Denver Post -New York Times (blog) -USA TODAY all 53 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 02:07:09 AM -
Longevity is Markey's calling card, Gomez's weapon - Boston Globe
Boston GlobeLongevity is Markey's calling card, Gomez's weapon
Boston Globe
Representative Edward J. Markey was determined to stamp out the scourge of unsolicited advertisements jamming America's newest technology: the fax machine. “Our nation's offices and homes have become targets for a new and costly type of litter — the ...
Ed Markey's passive aggressive campaignlegal Insurrection (blog)
Mass. GOP Senate candidate pays 2005 appraisal feeSan Francisco Chronicle
Mass. Senate hopeful refers to Newtown in campaign ad - USA TodayUSA TODAY Boston.com -Christian Science Monitor -Politico all 57 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 01:14:52 AM -
Federal judge lifts LAPD consent decree - Los Angeles Times
Philly.comFederal judge lifts LAPD consent decree
Los Angeles Times
The federal judge who oversaw a dramatic, forced transformation of the Los Angeles Police Department has freed the department from the final vestiges of federal oversight. In a brief, three-line order Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Gary Feess formally lifted ...
Federal oversight of LAPD officially endsWatertown Daily Times
Last of LAPD consent decree officially dismissedSan Jose Mercury News
Civil Rights Consent Decree Over LAPD Lifted After Almost 12 YearsCBS Local LA Weekly (blog) all 13 news articles » Published: 5/17/2013 00:05:40 AM -
Month after deadly plant explosion, no cause determined - Houston Chronicle
San Francisco ChronicleMonth after deadly plant explosion, no cause determined
Houston Chronicle
WEST - Federal and state authorities Thursday said they have not ruled out foul play as a possible cause in a devastating April 17 fire and explosion that shook this Central Texas town. Robert Champion, special agent in charge with the Bureau of Alcohol, ...
I-Team 8 investigates the safety of 400 fertilizer plants here in IndianaWISH
Authorities: Crime Not Ruled out in Texas BlastABC News
Arson not ruled out in fire that caused West, Texas, blastChicago Tribune KVUE -CBS 11 -NBCNews.com all 179 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 23:18:05 PM -
Judge lets Ariz. immigrant license policy stand - San Jose Mercury News
CBS NewsJudge lets Ariz. immigrant license policy stand
San Jose Mercury News
PHOENIX—A judge has refused to halt Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's policy denying driver's licenses for young immigrants who have gotten work permits and avoided deportation under an Obama administration policy. The decision Thursday by U.S. District ...
Judge won't allow licenses for immigrantsKTAR.com
Judge refuses to halt Ariz. governor's order denying driver's licenses for young ...Houston Chronicle all 5 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 20:18:21 PM -
The Benghazi Emails: Talking Points Changed at State Dept.'s Request - ABC News
New YorkerThe Benghazi Emails: Talking Points Changed at State Dept.'s Request
ABC News
After months of demands from Republicans in Congress, the White House has released emails related to what the administration said in the days after the terrorist attack in Benghazi. The emails confirm the ABC News report that the so-called "talking points" ...
WH Benghazi emails have different quotes than earlier reportedCBS News
Benghazi e-mails unleash flood of questionsUSA TODAY
Benghazi attack, revisited - TucsonSentinel.comTucsonSentinel.com CNN (blog) -CNN International -The Atlantic all 227 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 19:45:53 PM -
Jury reaches verdict in Honolulu freeway shooting - San Francisco Chronicle
Vancouver SunJury reaches verdict in Honolulu freeway shooting
San Francisco Chronicle
HONOLULU (AP) — A jury has reached a verdict in the case of a man accused of going on a shooting rampage in Honolulu in 2011. The verdict for Toby Stangel was expected to be read Thursday afternoon. Jurors heard from witnesses including a daughter ...
Man convicted of second-degree murder in 2011 Honolulu highway shooting ...Washington Post
Honolulu Jury Convicts Man Of 2011 Shooting Rampage - for KUHFKUHF-FM
2nd-degree murder conviction in Honolulu shootingsMilton Daily Standard Hawaii News Now all 14 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 19:40:14 PM -
John Edwards reactivates law license; to speak at lawyers' event a year after ... - Washington Post
PoliticoJohn Edwards reactivates law license; to speak at lawyers' event a year after ...
Washington Post
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit. The two-time presidential candidate and former North Carolina senator is scheduled to appear June 6 at a ...
John Edwards re-emerges, begins public comebackWashington Times
Ed Talks: John Edwards Back on the Speaking Circuit, Baby!Vanity Fair
Edwards to speak at retreat a year after his trialKSRO all 15 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 19:32:28 PM -
House GOP pushes full repeal of Obama's health care law _ 37th vote to scale ... - Washington Post
Mid Columbia Tri City HeraldHouse GOP pushes full repeal of Obama's health care law _ 37th vote to scale ...
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — One more time, with feeling! The Republican-led House voted yet again Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, knowing full well that won't stop it. Only months away from the rollout of coverage for uninsured ...
House Republicans repudiate Obama healthcare program--againLos Angeles Times
This time, Obamacare repeal is about the IRSPolitico
House again votes to repeal 'Obamacare'NBCNews.com Fox News -NOLA.com -Huffington Post all 94 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 18:51:43 PM -
Retired NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dies of apparent self-inflicted wound - CNN
Us MagazineRetired NASCAR driver Dick Trickle dies of apparent self-inflicted wound
CNN
(CNN) -- Richard "Dick" Trickle -- who parlayed a legendary reputation as a short-track driver into a full-time career on stock car racing's biggest stages in the 1990s -- died Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, a North Carolina sheriff's office ...
Ex-driver Dick Trickle dead at 71 of apparent suicide - USA TodayUSA TODAY
Ex-driver Dick Trickle dead at 71ESPN
Lincoln Co. officials: Retired racecar driver dies ThursdayWSOC Charlotte Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -SportingNews.com -Examiner.com all 83 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 18:49:38 PM -
Human Rights Watch activist Brown dies in NY at 60 - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Human Rights Watch activist Brown dies in NY at 60
Seattle Post Intelligencer
NEW YORK (AP) — Activist Cynthia Brown, one of the guiding forces at the international advocacy group Human Rights Watch, has died at age 60 after fighting cancer. Brown started with Human Rights Watch as a researcher in 1982, focusing on the ...and more » Published: 5/16/2013 18:43:58 PM -
Americans' Attention to IRS, Benghazi Stories Below Average - Gallup.Com - Gallup.com
PoliticoAmericans' Attention to IRS, Benghazi Stories Below Average - Gallup.Com
Gallup.com
PRINCETON, NJ -- Slim majorities of Americans are very or somewhat closely following the situations involving the Internal Revenue Service (54%) and the congressional hearings on the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and its aftermath ...
Are you paying attention to the IRS and Benghazi controversies?CNN (blog)
GOP's biggest obstacle on Benghazi/IRS/AP: Americans' attention spansWashington Post (blog)
Poll: Mostly Republicans are following IRS, Benghazi scandalsSalon Politico -Washington Times (blog) -National Review Online all 10 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 17:53:31 PM -
Maryland governor signs gun control law; NRA vows to sue - Los Angeles Times
WBAL BaltimoreMaryland governor signs gun control law; NRA vows to sue
Los Angeles Times
Maryland has joined the list of states that have toughened gun control in the wake of the December shooting in Newtown, Conn. Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed the gun control bill that he promised he would. “We've chosen to take action by ...
O'Malley: Purple Line, other Washington area projects to benefit from gas tax ...Washington Post
Gov. Martin O'Malley signs gun law amid threats of lawsuit, referendumWashington Examiner
Maryland governor signs tough gun control lawReuters Baltimore Sun -NBC4 Washington -Washington Times all 43 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 17:00:18 PM -
Congress rethinks 9/11 law on military force - Houston Chronicle
Congress rethinks 9/11 law on military force
Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is rethinking the broad authority it gave the president to wage a war on terror after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in light of how President Barack Obama has used the power to target suspected terrorists with lethal drone ...and more » Published: 5/16/2013 16:18:48 PM -
School Bus Carrying Special-Needs Kids... - ABC News
KSTP.comSchool Bus Carrying Special-Needs Kids...
ABC News
A school bus carrying special-needs students rolled over Thursday on a highway near Indianapolis, injuring a dozen people including five children, state police said. Indiana State Police spokesman Rich Myers said a semi was changing lanes on Interstate 65 ...
12 injured after school bus carrying special-needs kids rolls over in IndianaFox News
Semi hits school bus carrying special-needs kidsHouston Chronicle
12 Injured When School Bus Carrying Special Needs Students Rolls Over ...Indiana's NewsCenter WTHI -Indianapolis Star all 13 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 15:58:57 PM -
Semi hits school bus carrying special-needs kids - Beaumont Enterprise
Semi hits school bus carrying special-needs kids
Beaumont Enterprise
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana State Police say a semitrailer has struck a school bus carrying special-needs students on a highway near Indianapolis, injuring as many as nine people. State Police spokesman Capt. Dave Bursten says none of the injuries are ...and more » Published: 5/16/2013 15:19:05 PM -
Monica Conyers officially free after 37 month federal prison term - WXYZ.com - WXYZ
WXYZMonica Conyers officially free after 37 month federal prison term - WXYZ.com
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Copyright 2013 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Monica Conyers. PreviousPlayNext. Regular Photo Size2/2. Advertisement. alt. Posted: 05/16/2013. Last Updated: 1 hour and 51 ...
Former Detroit Councilwoman Monica Conyers ends confinementUPI.com all 4 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 14:26:02 PM -
Idaho man gets prison, treatment for gruesome beating death of Boise zoo monkey - Fox News
KTVBIdaho man gets prison, treatment for gruesome beating death of Boise zoo monkey
Fox News
BOISE, Idaho – An Idaho man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo and brutally beating to death a Patas monkey will spend up to a year in state prison, where he'll take part in a treatment program. A state judge sentenced 22-year-old Michael Watkins on ...
Admitted monkey killer gets 7 years, plus riderThe Idaho Statesman
Zoo Boise monkey killer: 'I know my actions were selfish'KBOI-TV
Zoo Boise monkey killer gets 7 years in prisonKTVB The Spokesman Review (blog) all 5 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 14:08:26 PM -
Boston Marathon runners to be given another chance to finish - Reuters
Boston GlobeBoston Marathon runners to be given another chance to finish
Reuters
By Scott Malone. BOSTON | Thu May 16, 2013 2:01pm EDT. BOSTON (Reuters) - Thousands of runners whose Boston Marathon was cut short by the deadly bombings at the finish line will be invited back next year, the organizer of the world-famous race said ...
Boston Marathon runners who were stopped are invited backLos Angeles Times
Non-finishers can run in next year's marathon, BAA officials sayBoston Herald
Boston Marathon gives runners second chance to finish - USA TodayUSA TODAY Wicked Local- Melrose -DenPubs -Patch.com all 90 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 13:50:44 PM -
Conn. congressional delegation to seek federal funds to help build new Sandy ... - Washington Post
NewsNet5.comConn. congressional delegation to seek federal funds to help build new Sandy ...
Washington Post
HARTFORD, Conn. — Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation announced plans Thursday to try to secure federal funds to help Newtown build a new elementary school after last year's massacre — and they say senators owe the residents after ...
Connecticut lawmakers to seek federal funds to rebuild Sandy Hook schoolNew Haven Register
Conn. Lawmakers Want Federal Funds To Tear Down, Rebuild Sandy HookCBS Local
Conn. lawmakers seek federal funds for NewtownKTAR.com Herkimer Evening Telegram -Danbury News Times all 12 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 13:39:48 PM -
Boston Suspect Left Note in Boat - Wall Street Journal
ABC NewsBoston Suspect Left Note in Boat
Wall Street Journal
Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scrawled a message on the inside of the boat in which he was found claiming he and his brother acted as retribution for America's treatment of Muslims. Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scrawled a ...
Boston Marathon Bombings: Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left message in boat ...CBS News
Note by Boston Bombing Suspect Sheds Light on Motive, Officials SayNew York Times
Suspect: Boston bombing was payback for hits on MuslimsCNN ABC News -WCVB Boston -CNN International all 139 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 12:55:00 PM -
Obama Cabinet picks advance after party-line votes - Los Angeles Times
Wall Street JournalObama Cabinet picks advance after party-line votes
Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON – Two of President Obama's second-term Cabinet nominees inched forward Thursday, while another was poised to win final confirmation by the Senate. Thomas E. Perez, Obama's choice to lead the Labor Department, and EPA nominee Gina ...
Labor Sec. Nominee Perez Heads to Senate Floor For FightNew York Daily News (blog)
Perez's Nomination to Lead Labor Department Advances to SenateBloomberg
Labor nominee voted out of committee on party line voteCNN (blog) Wall Street Journal -Politico -Fox News Latino all 37 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 12:51:20 PM -
Utah police say search of rural Oregon site turns up no sign of Susan Powell - Fox News
ABC NewsUtah police say search of rural Oregon site turns up no sign of Susan Powell
Fox News
SCOTTS MILLS, Ore. – Police say they have found no trace of missing Utah mother Susan Powell at a rural Oregon site after spending two days searching. Sgt. Mike Powell, spokesman for the West Valley City police in Utah, said Thursday police had ...
Police halt Oregon search for Susan Powell's remainsSalt Lake Tribune
Susan Powell search moves to OregonSan Jose Mercury News
BREAKING NEWS: Police searching Oregon farm for Susan Cox Powellfox13now.com Q13 FOX -NBCNews.com -OregonLive.com all 42 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 12:43:22 PM -
Police 'all over' Monterey Park after school 'shoot up' threat - Los Angeles Times
Police 'all over' Monterey Park after school 'shoot up' threat
Los Angeles Times
Students milled around parking lots on the outskirts of East Los Angeles College on Thursday morning after a shooting threat prompted an evacuation of the campus, along with lockdowns at other Monterey Park schools. All Monterey Park schools were ...
East Los Angeles College on lockdown as police pursue suspectFox News
LA college evacuated after threat is madeSeattle Post Intelligencer
East L.A. College on Alert After Phone ThreatKTLA Pasadena Star-News -CBS Local all 14 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 12:30:01 PM -
10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos - WSOC Charlotte
10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos
WSOC Charlotte
AP10ThingsToSee - Fire engulfs a home along in Highland Township, Wis. late Tuesday, May 14, 2013 during a wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that forced evacuations in the sparsely populated area. (AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Clint Austin, File) ...and more » Published: 5/16/2013 12:13:20 PM -
Car Theft Leads to Jacksonville Airport Shooting and Arrests - The Jacksonville Observer
The Jacksonville ObserverCar Theft Leads to Jacksonville Airport Shooting and Arrests
The Jacksonville Observer
Rodney Lorenzo Addison An apparent suspicion of auto theft led to a shootout at the rental car return area in the Jacksonville International Airport parking garage on Wednesday afternoon. Officers located a missing Ford Crown Victoria on Wednesday ...
Florida airport shooting: One suspect on the run after wild car chase at airportExaminer.com
One shot, second arrested, third at large after shooting and wild car chase at ...NBCNews.com
Police shoot car theft suspect at Fla. airportFresno Bee ActionNewsJax.com all 33 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 11:07:57 AM -
Obama to meet military leaders on sexual assault - USA Today - USA TODAY
Montreal GazetteObama to meet military leaders on sexual assault - USA Today
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON -- President Obama will meet today with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to discuss the military's sexual assault crisis, the Pentagon announced. The meeting is scheduled ...
Obama To Meet With Military Leaders About Sexual Assault - Huffington PostHuffington Post
Obama to meet with military leaders about sexual assaultReuters
Obama calls meeting on military sex assault - Corvallis Gazette-TimesCorvallis Gazette Times Politico (blog) -Dolphin -PolicyMic all 13 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 11:03:14 AM -
President Obama privately dreams of 'going Bulworth': report - New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsPresident Obama privately dreams of 'going Bulworth': report
New York Daily News
Even "No Drama Obama" dreams of cutting loose now and then. According to a report in The New York Times, President Obama has spoken longingly in private of “going Bulworth,” a reference to Warren Beatty's 1998 black comedy about a liberal senator ...
No, Obama — I Said More Bullsh*t, Not BulworthNew York Magazine
'Going Bulworth' — A Primer to the 1998 Warren Beatty FilmWall Street Journal (blog)
Obama going Bulworth? - USA TodayUSA TODAY Washington Post (blog) -Death and Taxes -Christian Science Monitor all 13 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 10:45:30 AM -
Obama to meet with military leaders over sex assaults - CBS News
ABC NewsObama to meet with military leaders over sex assaults
CBS News
WASHINGTON President Obama will meet with the Joint Chiefs today to look into the growing problem of sexual assault in the military, CBS News has learned. In the last two weeks, two service members have been accused of sexual misconduct. In both ...
Obama to meet with military leaders about sexual assaultReuters
New Spate of Sexual-Assault Reports Resurrects a Painful MemoryTIME
Obama calls meeting on military sex assaultWPEC Latinos Post -The Hill (blog) -CNN International all 165 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 09:51:43 AM -
McAuliffe holds slight edge over Cuccinelli in new poll - WWBT
NBC4 WashingtonMcAuliffe holds slight edge over Cuccinelli in new poll
WWBT
The race for Virginia's next governor remains tight with Democrat Terry McAuliffe holding a slight lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli. McAuliffe has opened up a slight 43 – 38 lead over Cuccinelli, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.
Off to the races: McAuliffe's slight leadNBCNews.com (blog)
Poll: McAuliffe Takes Slight Lead in RaceNBC4 Washington (blog)
Democrat McAuliffe up in Va. governor's raceCNN (blog) The Virginian-Pilot -Washington Post (blog) -wtvr.com all 57 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 09:08:54 AM -
Crews contain massive North Woods blaze - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Philly.comCrews contain massive North Woods blaze - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Department of Natural Resources spokesman Robert Manwell said Thursday the fire in Douglas and Bayfield counties is 100% contained. Manwell says fire crews will be handling small brush fires and reworking the lines that contain the wildfire. Authorities ...
Governor Walker Will Tour Douglas County Fire AreaKDAL
Walker to tour Bayfield, Douglas Counties following wildfirefox6now.com
Logging possibly started fireColumbus Dispatch ABC News -USA TODAY all 90 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 07:56:08 AM -
Monocacy Boulevard Ramp Closed After Tractor Trailer Overturns - Whag - WHAG
Monocacy Boulevard Ramp Closed After Tractor Trailer Overturns - Whag
WHAG
FREDERICK COUNTY, MD - The ramp from Monocacy Boulevard to westbound I-70 in Frederick is still closed after a tractor trailer accident. Maryland State Police say a tractor trailer filled with fertilizer overturned around 9:00 p.m. Wednesday on the ramp.
Fertilizer truck crash causes injuries, lane closures on I-70 in Frederick CountyWashington Post (blog) all 4 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 07:32:11 AM -
Powerball jackpot hits $475M as no one snags grand prize - Newsday Westchester - Newsday
ABC NewsPowerball jackpot hits $475M as no one snags grand prize - Newsday Westchester
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$360 million? That was just chump change. No one won had the winning number drawn Wednesday night -- 2-34-11-41-26 and Powerball number 32 -- to take the Powerball prize estimated at $360 million at midday Wednesday. But by early Thursday ...
No big Powerball winner, pushing jackpot for Saturday to $475 millionAtlanta Journal Constitution
Powerball jackpot increases to $475 millionThe Virginian-Pilot
Did Anyone Win Powerball?Patch.com Brevard Times -WKYC-TV all 429 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 06:38:39 AM -
Lawyer asks if boy mature enough to aid defense - Post-Bulletin
Philly.comLawyer asks if boy mature enough to aid defense
Post-Bulletin
Barney Fowler, the father of murder victim Leila Fowler, leaves the Calaveras County Courthouse after the arraignment of his 12-year-old son for the murder of Leila, in San Andreas, Calif., Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Leila Fowler, 8, was stabbed to death in ...
Brother, 12, appears in court on murder charge in Leila Fowler caseLos Angeles Times
Boy charged with second-degree murder in sister's stabbing deathCNN
Brother does not enter plea in murder caseStockton Record KTXL -NBCNews.com (blog) -Salon all 28 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 06:19:21 AM -
INFLUENCE GAME: Tech, labor spar on immigration - StarNewsOnline.com
INFLUENCE GAME: Tech, labor spar on immigration
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WASHINGTON - To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's ...and more » Published: 5/16/2013 05:06:22 AM -
Benghazi e-mails show CIA discord - Boston Globe
NPRBenghazi e-mails show CIA discord
Boston Globe
WASHINGTON — One hundred pages of e-mails released by the White House on Wednesday reveal intensive jostling among top intelligence and diplomatic officials over the government's ''talking points'' in the aftermath of September's attacks in Benghazi, ...
White House releases Benghazi emails under strainDesMoinesRegister.com
Benghazi emails show State Department had heavy hand in watering down ...MyFox Washington DC
White House releases Benghazi e-mailsCNN International CBS News -TIME (blog) -New York Daily News all 160 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 05:05:05 AM -
INFLUENCE GAME: Tech industry, big labour wrangle over high-tech jobs for ... - GlobalPost
INFLUENCE GAME: Tech industry, big labour wrangle over high-tech jobs for ...
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WASHINGTON - To the U.S. technology industry, there's a dramatic shortfall in the number of Americans skilled in computer programming and engineering that is hampering business. To unions and some Democrats, it's more sinister: The push by Facebook's ...and more » Published: 5/16/2013 05:03:12 AM -
OJ Simpson testifies in Las Vegas court in bid for new robbery-kidnap trial - Washington Post
New York Daily NewsOJ Simpson testifies in Las Vegas court in bid for new robbery-kidnap trial
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LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson, a former star athlete who once lived for the spotlight, was back on stage telling the grim story of the Las Vegas afternoon in 2007 that sent him to prison. No longer the glamorous celebrity in an expensive suit, Simpson wore a ...
OJ Simpson shows a few flashes of old self in Las Vegas courtLos Angeles Times
OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Vegas trial - News 12 BrooklynNews 12 Brooklyn
OJ Simpson Cheerfully Takes the Stand in Bid For New TrialABC News Fox News -New York Times -CNN all 139 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 04:04:38 AM -
Woman, 2 young children stabbed in San Jose - San Francisco Chronicle
Guardian ExpressWoman, 2 young children stabbed in San Jose
San Francisco Chronicle
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they're interviewing a man described as a "person of interest" in the stabbing deaths of a 1-year-old boy and a 48-year-old woman. Santa Clara County sheriff's spokesman Kurtis Stenderup says the boy, the woman ...
Suspect in San Jose fatal triple stabbing taken into custodyKTVU San Francisco
Triple stabbing near San Jose; two deadSan Jose Mercury News media center
2 Dead, 1 Injured in San Jose Triple StabbingNBC Bay Area San Antonio Express -Westport-News all 15 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 02:41:24 AM -
Boston Bites Back benefit scores big for victims - Boston Herald
The BraiserBoston Bites Back benefit scores big for victims
Boston Herald
Last night's Fenway Park sliders had nothing to do with home plate. More than 100 chefs packed the concession stands for Boston Bites Back, a $200-a-ticket benefit for The One Fund held on the one-month anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings.
Top chefs come together at Fenway for 'Boston Bites Back' - NECN.comNECN
Chefs raising money for Boston bombings victimsHouston Chronicle
Chefs cook, raise money for Boston bombing victimsBellingham Herald Wicked Local all 13 news articles » Published: 5/16/2013 00:07:40 AM -
US AG defends subpoenas for AP phone records - NECN.com - NECN
ABC NewsUS AG defends subpoenas for AP phone records - NECN.com
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder says a serious national security leak made necessary the secret gathering of telephone records at The Associated Press. Holder today stood by the investigation during testimony to a House committee, ...
Obama: IRS acting commissioner has resignedBoston.com
President Pushes for Shielding JournalistsWall Street Journal
Congressional press to Justice Dept.: Explain subpoena - USA TodayUSA TODAY NET Website -Fox News -Reuters all 859 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 21:54:51 PM -
Los Angeles apartment evacuated after devices found - Fox News
CBS NewsLos Angeles apartment evacuated after devices found
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LOS ANGELES – A police bomb squad detonated 17 homemade explosive devices found in an apartment on Wednesday after a routine traffic stop revealed a potentially dangerous liquid in a man's car, authorities said. Robert Wilson, 29, was taken into ...
More than a dozen possible pipe bombs found at Westside apartmentLos Angeles Times all 22 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 21:26:19 PM -
Wanted man in child porn videos arrested - Bay News 9 - Bay News 9
Bay News 9Wanted man in child porn videos arrested - Bay News 9
Bay News 9
The nationwide manhunt for a man who appeared online in child pornography has ended. A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after a tip from the public was called in. Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013. WASHINGTON --. The nationwide ...
Pretzel Bag Holds Clue to Whereabouts of Child Porn Producer - Opposing ViewsOpposing Views all 54 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 20:57:24 PM -
Judge Says Etan Patz Slay Case Can Proceed to Trial - NBC New York
NBC New YorkJudge Says Etan Patz Slay Case Can Proceed to Trial
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A judge has decided that a trial can proceed for a man charged with murder in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. Ida Siegal reports. Judge Says Etan Patz Slay Case Can Proceed... Link; Embed; Email. Copy. Close. Link to this video ...
Judge orders trial for man accused in 1979 slaying of NY boyLos Angeles Times
Breaking: Etan Patz's confessed killer to stand trialExaminer.com
Etan Patz Case Will Head to TrialWall Street Journal New York Daily News -CBS Local -CNN all 23 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 20:56:50 PM -
Religious groups: IRS scrutinized us - CBS News
ABC NewsReligious groups: IRS scrutinized us
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WASHINGTON Two conservative religious groups say they were also the subject of unusual scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service. The son of the Rev. Billy Graham as well as leaders of Z Street, a conservative Jewish organization, have said they ...
GOP Donors Question IRS AuditsABC News
Franklin Graham: IRS targeted ministriesCNN (blog)
Franklin Graham: IRS targeted us, tooPolitico Charlotte Observer -Brnow -Hcpress all 36 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 20:55:57 PM -
AP records seizure just latest step in sweeping US leak probe - Reuters
NBCNews.comAP records seizure just latest step in sweeping US leak probe
Reuters
By Mark Hosenball and Tabassum Zakaria. WASHINGTON | Wed May 15, 2013 8:51pm EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department's controversial decision to seize phone records of Associated Press journalists was just one element in a ...
Bomb plot briefing may undercut DOJ's case for AP records seizureNBCNews.com (blog)
Here's the story the AP suspects led to sweeping Justice Dept. subpoenaWashington Post (blog)
A look at statements about foiled terror plot - Huffington PostHuffington Post Newsmax.com -Houston Chronicle -Mother Jones all 27 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 20:55:53 PM -
Los Angeles buildings emptied after devices found - KSWT-TV
Los Angeles buildings emptied after devices found
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities say a police bomb squad has detonated 17 homemade explosive devices found in a Los Angeles apartment after a routine traffic stop revealed a potentially dangerous liquid in a man's car. Police say 29-year-old Robert ...and more » Published: 5/15/2013 20:39:50 PM -
Gov. Hickenlooper signs Graywater Bill into Colorado law - Rocky Mountain Collegian
Rocky Mountain CollegianGov. Hickenlooper signs Graywater Bill into Colorado law
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Sitting in front of a Colo. flag, a U.S. flag and the CSU banner in CSU's Bioengineering building, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the final draft of House Bill 1044, approving the use of graywater in Colorado homes and businesses. “Ladies and gentlemen,” ...
Renewable energy measure in crosshairs at Johnstown rally as rural ratepayers ...ReporterHerald.com
Hickenlooper signs enterprise-zone reform; other business bills on deckDenver Business Journal
Tri-State CEO urges governor to veto rural co-op renewable-energy billDenver Post Daily Caller -Greeley Tribune -Fowler Tribune all 41 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 20:38:12 PM -
Obama: Acting IRS commissioner has resigned over scandal - Chicago Tribune
CBS NewsObama: Acting IRS commissioner has resigned over scandal
Chicago Tribune
The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service was fired on Wednesday as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism over the agency's targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny. Seeking to regain the initiative amid ...
Acting IRS commissioner steps down, Obama announcesCBS News
US tax chief ousted in scandalReuters
Obama: IRS flap 'inexcusable,' announces resignation of acting IRS chiefNBCNews.com USA TODAY -Fox News -New York Daily News all 1,075 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 19:48:04 PM -
No charges for teen after explosion at Fla. school - The State
WTSP 10 NewsNo charges for teen after explosion at Fla. school
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A central Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds - and who became the subject of a grassroots social media campaign on her behalf - will not face criminal charges, authorities said Wednesday. Polk County ...
Prosecutors won't press charges against Fla. teen arrested after chemical ...Fox News
Victory: Kiera Wilmot Will Not Be Prosecuted For Exploding Science Project!News One
Bartow Teen Won't Face Criminal Charges for Chemical ExplosionThe Ledger MSNBC -San Francisco Chronicle -BET all 17 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 19:43:47 PM -
Mark Sanford sworn into Congress, calls himself 'humbled' - Los Angeles Times
New York TimesMark Sanford sworn into Congress, calls himself 'humbled'
Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON -- Mark Sanford, after a detour to the governor's office and, infamously, to Argentina, is back in Washington as a member of Congress. The former three-term congressman and two-term governor was sworn in Wednesday as the representative ...
Mark Sanford takes oath, starts new Congress life - USA TodayUSA TODAY
Sanford sworn into CongressPolitico
Mark Sanford Sworn in to HouseABC News (blog) Bloomberg -NBCNews.com (blog) -The Republic all 54 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 19:28:28 PM -
Senate Confirms Tavenner To Head CMS - Kaiser Health News
Kaiser Health NewsSenate Confirms Tavenner To Head CMS
Kaiser Health News
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey talks with Jennifer Haberkorn of Politico Pro about the Senate's confirmation Wednesday of Marilyn Tavenner to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and what awaits her. >> Listen to audio of this interview.and more » Published: 5/15/2013 19:09:03 PM -
Obama: IRS acting commissioner has resigned - Boston.com
ABC NewsObama: IRS acting commissioner has resigned
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the resignation of the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following a controversy over the agency's targeting of conservative political groups. Obama, who has been criticized ...
Congressional press to Justice Dept.: Explain subpoena - USA TodayUSA TODAY
White House pushes media shield law as Holder faces questions on Capitol HillWashington Post
Holder undergoes marathon House grilling on IRS and leaks probeNBCNews.com Chicago Tribune -MSNBC -Voice of America all 790 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 18:35:43 PM -
Murder charges sought against Fernley man, 25, in string of 5 northern Nevada ... - Washington Post
ABC NewsMurder charges sought against Fernley man, 25, in string of 5 northern Nevada ...
Washington Post
RENO, Nev. — Authorities are seeking murder charges against a 25-year-old man they believe is responsible for a string of five apparently random killings this week in northern Nevada. Lyon County Sheriff Allen Veil said it appears Jeremiah Bean acted ...
Person of interest identified in Fernley deathsKRNV My News 4
Murder charges sought for man in 5 Nevada deathsEast Oregonian (subscription)
Suspect faces murder charges in slaying of five in NevadaUPI.com Reno Gazette-Journal -Huffington Post -KTVN all 47 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 18:17:48 PM -
Senate Confirms Tavenner as Head of Medicare-Medicaid Agency - Wall Street Journal
San Francisco ChronicleSenate Confirms Tavenner as Head of Medicare-Medicaid Agency
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON-The Senate voted Wednesday to give the main agency charged with implementing the 2010 health care law its first confirmed leader in seven years. Marilyn Tavenner, a nurse who's been running Medicare and Medicaid on an acting basis, ...
Medicare gets its first confirmed leader in nearly a decade - Washington PostWashington Post (blog)
Senate votes 91-7 to confirm Tavenner to head Medicare, Medicaid ServicesThe Hill (blog) all 16 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 18:04:08 PM -
New secretary lays out agenda for Native Americans - Houston Chronicle
New secretary lays out agenda for Native Americans
Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell told a Senate panel Wednesday that "Indian education is embarrassing" as she laid out her priorities on issues affecting Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Jewell made her first appearance as Interior ...and more » Published: 5/15/2013 17:15:51 PM -
Jurors: Pa. abortion doc got greedy, lost his way - Houston Chronicle
New York Daily NewsJurors: Pa. abortion doc got greedy, lost his way
Houston Chronicle
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dr. Kermit Gosnell proved a serene but solitary figure in the courtroom during his long murder trial, in contrast to the chaotic life he built as an inner-city doctor, abortion provider and father of six. Jurors who convicted him this week of ...
Pa. Jury Cites Abortion Doc's 'Greed'ABC News
Gosnell sentenced to life in third baby's deathCNN International
Philadelphia abortion doctor gets three life sentences for baby murdersReuters BP News -Fox News -Philly.com all 620 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 17:12:31 PM -
Holmes prosecutors: Laws are clear, constitutional - Rapid City Journal - Rapid City Journal
Holmes prosecutors: Laws are clear, constitutional - Rapid City Journal
Rapid City Journal
Prosecutors in the Colorado theater shootings say laws on insanity and the death penalty are constitutional and don't need any of the explanations requested by the defense. Attorneys for the state filed their response Wednesday to motions by James Holmes' ...and more » Published: 5/15/2013 17:08:59 PM -
White House releases additional documents related to Benghazi response - NBCNews.com
New YorkerWhite House releases additional documents related to Benghazi response
NBCNews.com
By Michael O'Brien, Political Reporter, NBC News. Follow @mpoindc. Under increasing scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the White House on Wednesday released copies of emails and other additional supporting documents related to its response to ...
E-Mails Show Jostling Over Talking Points on Libya AttackNew York Times
White House Releases Benghazi EmailsWall Street Journal
White House releases Benghazi e-mails - USA TodayUSA TODAY Washington Post -MSNBC -fox4kc.com all 54 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 17:07:24 PM -
Immigration Will Fuel Future Population Growth, Census Says - Fox News Latino
Immigration Will Fuel Future Population Growth, Census Says
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For the first time in almost two centuries, international migration is expected to be the main source of U.S. population growth, according to a new Census Bureau report. The reason, said Census officials, is because of changes in the traditional sources of ...and more » Published: 5/15/2013 16:27:49 PM -
Cleveland kidnapping suspect will plead not guilty, lawyer says - Fox News
San Francisco ChronicleCleveland kidnapping suspect will plead not guilty, lawyer says
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CLEVELAND – The defense team for the Cleveland man accused of keeping three women in captivity for about a decade says the suspect will plead not guilty and questions if he can receive a fair trial anywhere. Craig Weintraub told The Associated Press on ...
Source: Michelle Knight was Cleveland suspect's main 'punching bag'CNN International
Cleveland creep Ariel Castro says he loves his daughter that police say was ...New York Daily News
Cleveland officer remembers moment of finding women - USA TodayUSA TODAY Chicago Sun-Times -BBC News -Fox News Latino all 687 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 16:03:04 PM -
Seattle man posted video of himself having fun at Ore. beach before he died on ... - Washington Post
San Francisco ChronicleSeattle man posted video of himself having fun at Ore. beach before he died on ...
Washington Post
PORTLAND, Ore. — A final video of Richard Swanson shows him smiling and happy to be at the ocean as he prepared to dribble a soccer ball along Oregon's coastal road on a planned 10,000-mile walk to Brazil. It was the same coastal road where he was ...
Soccer Fan Killed By Car While Walking To Brazil For 2014 World Cup For ...Latinos Post
Soccer fan killed during Brazil trek posted video before dyingMyNews3 Las Vegas KSNV
Man dribbling soccer ball from Seattle to Brazil killed on highwayCNN OregonLive.com all 91 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 15:42:52 PM -
White House Pushes for Media Shield Law - New York Times
New York TimesWhite House Pushes for Media Shield Law
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration sought on Wednesday to revive legislation that would provide greater protections to reporters from penalties for refusing to identify confidential sources, and that would enable journalists to ask a federal judge to ...
White House Aims to Revive 'Media Shield' BillWall Street Journal
Obama backs 'shield law' for reporters - USA TodayUSA TODAY
White House supports revival of media shield measure - NECN.comNECN Washington Times -Bloomberg -Reuters all 22 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 14:58:04 PM -
Jury convicts 5 people of selling worthless stock in Kansas City company to ... - Washington Post
Pitch WeeklyJury convicts 5 people of selling worthless stock in Kansas City company to ...
Washington Post
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A jury on Wednesday convicted the founder of a Kansas City company and four associates of cheating investors by selling them millions of dollars of worthless stock and spending the money on themselves. Petro America Corp. founder ...
Petro America defendants convicted on all countsKansas City Star
5 convicted of selling worthless stock in Kansas City company to enrich themselvesHouston Chronicle
Petro America: guilty verdicts all aroundPitch Weekly San Francisco Chronicle all 10 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 14:54:45 PM -
Polar bear travels 5 time zones to new home - Today.com
San Francisco ChroniclePolar bear travels 5 time zones to new home
Today.com
Video: An orphaned polar bear cub was flown from a zoo in Alaska to his new home in New York. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. Orphaned polar bear "Kali" has spent the last two months gaining weight and entertaining guests with her adorable antics at ...
Male polar bear cub orphaned in Alaska lands at NY zoo, will spend summer ...The Republic
Polar Bear Cub Prepares for New Home in New YorkABC News
Kali the polar bear cub set to leave Alaska for BuffaloBuffalo News myfox8.com -Huffington Post -WBFO all 31 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 14:54:03 PM -
Lawmakers ramp up scandal scrutiny, Boehner wants 'jail' for IRS offenders - Fox News
New York TimesLawmakers ramp up scandal scrutiny, Boehner wants 'jail' for IRS offenders
Fox News
Congressional Republicans -- as well as some Democrats -- are putting the screws to the Obama administration as they investigate a rash of potential scandals, lining up hearings and inquiries as top leaders suggest jail time for the worst offenders.
Boehner on IRS: 'Who's going to jail over this?'The Hill
On IRS scandal, Boehner asks, 'Who's going to jail?'Los Angeles Times
Stalag America: Boehner Wants Someone Jailed Despite No Evidence Of An ...Forbes KSFY -KHOU all 121 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 14:38:22 PM -
Why Three Scandals Don't Add Up to Three Strikes - Bloomberg
New York TimesWhy Three Scandals Don't Add Up to Three Strikes
Bloomberg
Suddenly, Washington is mired in scandal. President Barack Obama is on the defensive, trying to fend off criticism of his administration on three fronts: that it covered-up mistakes in handling the diplomatic compound attack in Benghazi, Libya; that the Internal ...
Attorney General orders FBI to investigate IRSNBCNews.com
Boehner says IRS targeting broke the lawCNN
Boehner Says Prison Time Possible in IRS ScandalWall Street Journal GlobalPost -CNBC.com -Reuters all 188 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 14:33:57 PM -
Stalag America: Boehner Wants Someone Jailed Despite No Evidence Of An ... - Forbes
CBS NewsStalag America: Boehner Wants Someone Jailed Despite No Evidence Of An ...
Forbes
Given the recent trifecta of what has,to date, added up to mostly false but politically effective allegations of scandal involving Benghazi, the IRS and the Department of Justice, transparency within the walls of the Obama White House has very much come into ...
On IRS scandal, Boehner asks, 'Who's going to jail?'Los Angeles Times
Boehner: "Who's going to jail" over IRS scandal?CBS News
Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment - NECN.comNECN CNN -CNBC.com -Wall Street Journal all 67 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 13:46:28 PM -
Internal report on feds' Sandy forecasts: Clear in tracking its path, confusing on ... - Fox News
NBC 10 PhiladelphiaInternal report on feds' Sandy forecasts: Clear in tracking its path, confusing on ...
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WASHINGTON – An internal review says federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall. But the warnings themselves were confusing. The gigantic October storm lost tropical characteristics hours before landfall in New ...
Weather Service Faulted for Sandy Storm Surge WarningsNBC New York
Storm names for 2013 hurricane season - News 13Central Florida News 13
NOAA Calls for Changes Following Superstorm SandyThe Weather Channel Bay News 9 -NOLA.com all 13 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 13:26:18 PM -
Prince Harry nears end of his US tour on a polo pony - USA TODAY
USA TODAYPrince Harry nears end of his US tour on a polo pony
USA TODAY
A polo match was held to raise funds for Sentebale, the prince's charity that aims to help children in Lesotho. Prince Harry arrives Greenwich. Prince Harry walks across polo field at Greenwich, Conn., polo club before charity match. At right, billionaire club ...
Miss USA Nana Meriwether on Prince Harry: 'We are meant to be'New York Daily News
Miss USA Nana Meriwether Wants to Marry Prince Harry: "We Are Meant to Be"E! Online
When Harry Met David: British Prince and British Prime Minister Team Up in New ...TIME NJ.com -NDTV -Danbury News Times all 305 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 12:57:00 PM -
Jeffery Trevino's murder trial delayed until July - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeffery Trevino's murder trial delayed until July
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Prosecutors on Wednesday won a delay in the start of the trial of Jeffery Trevino, who is accused of killing his wife. 0 · comments; decrease font size resize text increase font size; print · buy reprints ...
Jeffery Trevino murder trial date pushed backKARE all 7 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 12:30:36 PM -
Illinois No. 2 in dog bite claims - Chicago Tribune
BloombergIllinois No. 2 in dog bite claims
Chicago Tribune
State Farm, the nation's largest insurer, said Wednesday that the number of claims related to dog bites it received in Illinois last year topped every state but California. The company said it received 337 claims for dog bites in 2012 in Illinois, and paid out $9 ...
Dog attacks on letter carriers: rankings by cityWall Street Journal
Postal Service ranks cities for dog attacks on letter carriers in 2012; Los Angeles ...Washington Post
LA is worst city for dog attacks on mail carriers; St. Louis is 7thSTLtoday.com all 34 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 12:27:52 PM -
Amid turmoil, Florida Atlantic University president resigns - Fox News
WPTVAmid turmoil, Florida Atlantic University president resigns
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The president of Florida Atlantic University has resigned amid a series of controversies that have rocked the school in recent months. Mary Jane Saunders said in a resignation letter posted on the FAU website Wednesday that negative media coverage forced ...
Embattled FAU president quitsPalm Beach Post
FAU President Mary Jane Saunders ResignsNBC 6 South Florida all 14 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 12:23:47 PM -
Texas Man Convicted in Drowning Deaths... - ABC News
WFAATexas Man Convicted in Drowning Deaths...
ABC News
A jury has taken less than 10 minutes to convict a North Texas man of capital murder in the drowning of two of his sons. Naim Rasool Muhammad was convicted Wednesday of killing 5-year-old Naim and 3-year-old Elijah on August 22, 2011. Prosecutors are ...
Dallas man found guilty of drowning two sonsWFAA
Man who confessed to drowning sons, ages 3 and 5, found guilty of capital murderDallas Morning News (blog)
Naim Muhammad Found Guilty of Murdering His Two SonsNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Atlanta Journal Constitution -FOX 4 News -CBS 11 all 28 news articles » Published: 5/15/2013 12:16:37 PM
