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‘Not racist’: Common claim after slurs

In this image made from video, comedian Michael Richards stands with the Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, after appearing on Jackson's…

May 26, 2013

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Teen still missing after Texas flood

Members of a the Shertz Fire Department search Sunday in Shertz, Texas, for a missing teen who was swept away…

May 26, 2013

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GOP: ‘Obamacare’ to be disaster

Republicans skeptical; Dems hopeful about health-care law

May 26, 2013

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Fuel-divestment effort builds

College movement modeled after anti-apartheid campaigns

May 25, 2013

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Anti-Muslim actions rise in UK over slain soldier

make 3 more arrests

May 25, 2013

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Thousands of U.S. bridges at risk

Wash. collapse raises questions

May 25, 2013

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Massive flooding in San Antonio kills 1; dozens rescued

Albert Rios holds a beer as he floats into the intersection of Castleridge Drive and Crestfield Street in San Antonio…

May 25, 2013

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Suspected rebels kill 17, wound 24 in east India

Indian lawmaker Mahendra Karma, center, shown here in 2007, was among at least 17 people killed Saturday when Maoist rebels…

May 25, 2013

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Quick! Your money or your weight?

would forfeit $1,000 rather than gain 20 pounds

May 24, 2013

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After vote on gay Boy Scouts, turmoil persists

While some did not, many churches supported the Boy Scouts of America changing its policy about allowing gay Scouts to…

May 24, 2013

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Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout

A surfer carries his board on the beach Friday in Huntington Beach, Calif. Millions of Americans are expected to hit…

May 24, 2013

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Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism

Doubting that Damascus is serious and may be stalling while government forces make battlefield gains, the Syrian opposition has demanded…

May 24, 2013

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Judge: Ariz. sheriff’s office profiles Latinos

The 142-page decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s…

May 24, 2013

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Ill. House approves guns plan opposed by governor

The historic 85-30 vote would allow the carrying of concealed guns, a legislative task compelled by a federal appeals court…

May 24, 2013

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Afghan Taliban attack aid group, 2 guards killed

The attack, the second in the city in just over a week, also left four International Organization for Migration workers…

May 24, 2013

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Natural disasters hit Okla. all too frequently

Dawn breaks over the rubble that used to be homes in Moore, Okla. A massive tornado, with winds of up…

May 24, 2013

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After attack, Britain worries about copycats

Lyn Rigby, the mother of slain British soldier Lee Rigby, weeps Friday while her husband reads a statement about Lee’s…

May 24, 2013

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Two arrests made after U.K. jet diverts plane

The plane has landed, is on an isolated runway and Stansted is open and operating as normal. The flight had…

May 24, 2013

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Truck in Wash. span collapse hauled drilling equipment

A collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge lies in the Skagit River Friday in Mount Vernon, Wash. The collapse…

May 24, 2013

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London suspect was convert

Christian man turned to Islam around 2003

May 23, 2013

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Boy Scouts OK plan to accept openly gay boys

“I was thinking that today could be my last day as a Boy Scout,” said openly gay Boy Scout Pascal…

May 23, 2013

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Obama redefines terror threat, defends drones

Speaking at the National Defense University in Washington, President Barack Obama defended drone strikes as a legal and necessary measure…

May 23, 2013

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Wyden: FracFocus a ‘constructive’ tool on drilling

Wyden, D-Ore., stopped short of endorsing the website, FracFocus.org, but said it could be helpful as lawmakers and federal agencies…

May 23, 2013

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Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty; retrial set

Judge Sherry Stephens gave a heavy sigh as she announced a mistrial in the penalty phase of the case Thursday…

May 23, 2013