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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

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Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner discusses his policies with a passerby while greeting commuters during a campaign event…

May 23, 2013

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Alabama mystery illness solved: It’s common flu

The investigation involved 10 people who became sick and were admitted to hospitals in Dothan and Luverne in southeast Alabama.…

May 23, 2013

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Distraught mom becomes face of Oklahoma storm

LaTisha Garcia carries her 8-year-old daughter, Jazmin Rodriguez, near Plaza Towers Elementary School after a massive tornado carved its way…

May 23, 2013

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Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members

The vote overturns a 22-year-old ban on openly gay scouts. It was based on a line from the 1911 Boy…

May 23, 2013

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Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect

This undated image released Thursday by the British Ministry of Defence, shows Lee Rigby known as ‘Riggers’ to his friends,…

May 23, 2013

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Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all

President Barack Obama reacts as his speech is interrupted by CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin, Thursday at the National Defense University…

May 23, 2013

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U.S. drone strikes kill 4 Americans since ’09

to give national security speech today

May 22, 2013

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IRS official defends agency, refuses to answer questions

Lernerdu1-i-syn In one of the most electric moments since the IRS controversy erupted nearly two weeks ago, Lois Lerner unwaveringly…

May 22, 2013

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Boy achieves family dream with geography bee win

National Geographic Bee winner Sathwik Karnik, left, of Massachusetts gives a thumbs-up as he correctly answers the final question posed…

May 22, 2013

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Scientists worry about new bird flu’s potential to mutate

The H7N9 bird flu appears to be evolving, and could be only a few mutations away from a form that…

May 22, 2013

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Jury in Arias trial adjourns for day after impasse

Convicted killer Jodi Arias conducts an interview at the Maricopa County Estrella Jail in Phoenix. Arias was convicted of killing…

May 22, 2013

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Who else took the 5th? Baseball star, banker, more

Oliver North is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washingtonin 1986 before testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. North…

May 22, 2013

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Obama threatens veto of House student loan plan

The White House issued the warning a day before the full House was scheduled to vote on the bill. Leaders…

May 22, 2013

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West Pointer caught for taking nude photos of cadets

It is the latest in a steady stream of sex scandals to hit the military this month as it grapples…

May 22, 2013