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Ill. House adjourns without vote on gay marriage
June 1, 2013 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. more »»
Holdout on concealed carry, Ill. gov gets gun bill
June 1, 2013 SPRINGFIELD, Il. more »»
NYC police: Notes to Obama, mayor had gun threats
May 31, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — A suspicious letter mailed to the White House and intercepted this week was similar to two threatening, poison-laced letters on the gun law debate sent to New York Mayor Michael... more »»
Wildfire sparked near power stations north of LA
May 31, 2013 SANTA CLARITA, Calif. more »»
Arvind Mahankali, 13, wins National Spelling Bee
May 31, 2013 OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — After years of heartbreakingly close calls, Arvind Mahankali conquered his nemesis, German, to become the champion speller in the English language. more »»
Tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma, Arkansas
May 31, 2013 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — At least three tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, including one in Tulsa, and two more hit Arkansas on Thursday as a powerful storm system moved through the middle of the... more »»
Rape victim: Retaliation prevalent in military
May 31, 2013 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Stacey Thompson had just been stationed at Marine base in Japan when she said her sergeant laced her drinks with drugs, raped her in his barracks and then dumped her onto a street... more »»
Group fails in bid to recall Ariz. sheriff
May 31, 2013 PHOENIX (AP) — A campaign to force a recall election against the polarizing sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix failed on Thursday after recall organizers said they couldn't collect enough voter... more »»
Oklahoma schools destroyed by tornado to rebuild
May 31, 2013 MOORE, Okla. more »»
Would-be Chicago backpack bomber gets 23 years
May 31, 2013 CHICAGO (AP) — A judge raised the specter of the Boston Marathon on Thursday as he sentenced a young Lebanese immigrant to 23 years in prison for placing a backpack he believed contained a powerful... more »»
Disneyland worker arrested in park's dry-ice blast
May 30, 2013 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Police arrested a Disneyland employee on suspicion of putting a so-called dry ice bomb in a theme park trash can where it exploded, authorities said Wednesday. more »»
Soldier to admit Afghan massacre
May 30, 2013 SEATTLE (AP) — The Army staff sergeant charged with slaughtering 16 villagers in one of the worst atrocities of the Afghanistan war will plead guilty to avoid the death penalty in a deal that... more »»
Cops: Letters to NYC mayor test positive for ricin
May 30, 2013 NEW YORK (AP) — Two threatening letters containing traces of the deadly poison ricin were sent to Mayor Michael Bloomberg in New York and his gun-control group in Washington, police said Wednesday. more »»
CSX: Md. train explosion caused by chemical cargo
May 30, 2013 ROSEDALE, M. more »»
Police: 7 dead in upstate NY crash
May 30, 2013 TRUXTON, N.Y. (AP) — Seven people were killed when a tractor-trailer collided with a minivan on a rural two-lane highway in upstate New York, police said Wednesday. more »»
Higher ed systems in 10 states turn to Coursera
May 30, 2013 The movement of "Massive Open Online Courses," which began with elite universities making their courses available online to the masses, is rapidly moving into the trenches of public higher education. more »»
Chance for sibling 1st at National Spelling Bee
May 30, 2013 OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — She looks like her sister. She spells like her sister, tracing the letters on her palm as she calls out the letter. more »»
Obama preparing to name Comey to FBI
May 30, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is preparing to nominate former Bush administration official James Comey to head the FBI, people familiar with the decision said Wednesday. more »»
Tax overhaul: Looking to IRS scandal for momentum
May 29, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — The storm engulfing the Internal Revenue Service could provide a boost for lawmakers who want to simplify U.. more »»
IRS names financial manager new chief risk officer
May 29, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service named a new chief risk officer on Tuesday, appointing an experienced financial manager who acting commissioner Danny Werfel says will take steps to... more »» |
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