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Florida town wonders who won Powerball

Satellite trucks line the parking lot where the highest Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $590.5 million was sold recently at…

May 18, 2013

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AP CEO: Records seizure illegal

Senator renews calls for Holder to resign

May 18, 2013

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Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime

Before opening fire early Saturday, the gunman confronted the victim and his companion in Greenwich Village and asked if they…

May 18, 2013

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Feds search apartment in ricin case

Letters addressed to post office, federal building

May 18, 2013

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Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash

72 people sent to hospital after trains collide

May 18, 2013

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Why Benghazi keeps coming back

and Dems go back and forth over 2012 attack in Libya

May 18, 2013

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Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean

A stray dog checks out a leatherback turtle preparing to bury her eggs in the sand at daybreak on a…

May 18, 2013

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Wash. drafts rules for legal pot

regulations aim for tracking from seed to store

May 18, 2013

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After IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

Analytic tools able to collect data related to online, offline behavior

May 18, 2013

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Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges

Growing power of Islamists may be spurring trend

May 18, 2013

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Will Boy Scouts accept gay youths?

Members plan to vote on proposal Thursday in Texas

May 18, 2013

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$600M Powerball prize inspires the office pool

Establishing rules can prevent controversy, bad feelings

May 17, 2013

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Photo exhibit ignites outrage

Photographer Arne Svenson secretly took pictures of the residents of a glass-walled building across the street from his apartment.Bebeto Matthews/Associated…

May 17, 2013

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Treasury told of IRS probe in ’12

At a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Friday, ousted IRS chief Steven Miller apologized for the agency’s targeting of…

May 17, 2013

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Hagel orders retraining for sex-abuse prevention

He said this step, which also applies to the military’s nearly 19,000 recruiters and must be completed by July 1,…

May 17, 2013

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Ousted IRS chief regrets treatment of tea party

Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller, right, testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing about the extra scrutiny the…

May 17, 2013

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Obama to tap Daniel Werfel as acting IRS head

Werfel will replace Steven Miller, ousted Wednesday amid revelations that the IRS improperly singled out conservative groups for special scrutiny.…

May 16, 2013

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Texas tornado winds believed to be up to 200 mph

This aerial photo shows a damaged home among debris field Thursday in Granbury, Texas. Ten tornadoes touched down in several…

May 16, 2013

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Afghan woman recounts night of soldier’s rampage

sergeant may face death penalty for massacre of 16

May 15, 2013

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2 Minnesota women sentenced in Somali terror case

Amina Farah Ali, 36, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on 13 terrorism-related counts, and Hawo Mohamed Hassan, 66,…

May 15, 2013

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Emotional day of testimony in Arias trial

Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, looks back towards Jodi Arias as he reads his “victim impact statement”…

May 15, 2013

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Dying man’s eye blinks lead to Ohio murder verdict

A jury convicted Ricardo Woods, 35, of murder and felonious assault for the death of David Chandler who was shot…

May 15, 2013

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Wisconsin wildfire started by logging operations

The fire began Tuesday afternoon in the woods near Simms Lake in Douglas County, about 40 miles southeast of Duluth,…

May 15, 2013

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Cyclone Mahasen fizzles as it hits Bangladesh

At least 45 deaths related to Mahasen were reported in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, but officials had prepared for…

May 15, 2013