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• Home intruder stabbed to death by woman
• Jury reaches verdict in Philadelphia abortion trial
• Jury reaches verdict in murder trial of Philly abortion doctor
• Saudi man arrested after taking pressure cooker on flight
• Judge rules soldier guilty of premeditated Iraq killings
• O.J. Simpson back in court seeking new robbery trial
• Drug manufacturer agrees to $500 million penalty in FDA deal
• Body of Chicana author found mummified in New Mexico home
• Bangladesh collapse search over; death toll 1,127
• Lawmaker grilled IRS commissioner on conservative targets
• Obama likely to face first media question on IRS scandal
• Police seek man seen in New Orleans shooting video
• 2 new diseases could both spark global outbreaks
• Bomb in Benghazi kills 9 people
• Bangladesh collapse survivor gives up garment work
• New deadly SARS-like virus ravages a Saudi family
• Lashes for Iran's Ahmadinejad? Iran's president may face charges
• James Holmes insanity plea expected today
• Obama to welcome British PM Cameron to White House
• Syrian troops take full control of strategic town
• North Korea replaces hard-line defense chief
• IRS kept shifting targets in tax-exempt groups scrutiny: report
• Barbara Walters to announce her retirement Monday
• Disney's ABC to start first streaming of live broadcast shows
• U.S. broadcast TV ratings slide pressures ad rates at 'upfronts'

Home intruder stabbed to death by woman Posted: 13 May 2013 12:58 PM PDT NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — The King County sheriff's office in Washington state says a woman stabbed an intruder to death at a North Bend home.

Jury reaches verdict in Philadelphia abortion trial Posted: 13 May 2013 12:28 PM PDT Dr. Kermit Gosnell delivered babies and severed their spinal cords, authorities say.

Jury reaches verdict in murder trial of Philly abortion doctor Posted: 13 May 2013 12:28 PM PDT By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of a doctor accused of killing babies and a patient during late-term abortions at his clinic, CNN and local media reported on Monday. Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, who ran the now-closed Women's Medical Society Clinic, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder. He is accused of delivering live babies during late-term abortions and then deliberately severing their spinal cords. If convicted, Gosnell may face the death penalty. ...

Saudi man arrested after taking pressure cooker on flight Posted: 13 May 2013 12:28 PM PDT DETROIT (Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian man was arrested in Detroit after authorities said he made a false statement about why he brought a pressure cooker with him on a flight from Amsterdam, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney in Detroit said on Monday. Hussain al-Kwawahir, 33, arrived at the Detroit airport on Saturday and was questioned about why he had brought a pressure cooker with him. Pressure cookers were used in the Boston Marathon bombing as components of the devices. ...

Judge rules soldier guilty of premeditated Iraq killings Posted: 13 May 2013 11:25 AM PDT Army Sgt. John Russell faces life in prison for killing five fellow service members.

O.J. Simpson back in court seeking new robbery trial Posted: 13 May 2013 10:55 AM PDT The NFL great appeared in court in blue jail garb with shortly cropped hair.

Drug manufacturer agrees to $500 million penalty in FDA deal Posted: 13 May 2013 10:25 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A subsidiary of an Indian pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $500 million in fines and civil penalties as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors.

Body of Chicana author found mummified in New Mexico home Posted: 13 May 2013 10:25 AM PDT SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A 70-year-old woman whose mummified body was recently found in her Santa Fe apartment was identified as a Chicana activist, teacher and author.

Bangladesh collapse search over; death toll 1,127 Posted: 13 May 2013 09:53 AM PDT The accident focused worldwide attention on the nation's garment industry.

Lawmaker grilled IRS commissioner on conservative targets Posted: 13 May 2013 08:20 AM PDT News reports about how the Internal Revenue Service applied heavier scrutiny on conservative political organizations applying for tax-exempt status have pointed to a March 22, 2012 House Ways and Means oversight subcommittee hearing in which IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman denied any wrongdoing. But that wasn't the first time lawmakers grilled him about the IRS' practices. [...]

Obama likely to face first media question on IRS scandal Posted: 13 May 2013 08:04 AM PDT President Barack Obama on Monday will likely face his first public question on the widening scandal over IRS targeting of conservative political groups. Obama will hold what the White House is billing as a joint press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron at 11:15 a.m. The question-and-answer session will be Obama's first since the [...]

Police seek man seen in New Orleans shooting video Posted: 13 May 2013 07:49 AM PDT A shooting at a Mother's Day parade injured 19.

2 new diseases could both spark global outbreaks Posted: 13 May 2013 07:34 AM PDT Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China. Last week, ...

Bomb in Benghazi kills 9 people Posted: 13 May 2013 07:03 AM PDT A car bomb exploded near a hospital and children are among the dead.

Bangladesh collapse survivor gives up garment work Posted: 13 May 2013 06:32 AM PDT SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The 19-year-old seamstress who spent 17 days trapped in the rubble of a collapsed factory building said Monday that she will never again work in a Bangladesh garment factory.

New deadly SARS-like virus ravages a Saudi family Posted: 13 May 2013 05:14 AM PDT A family was hit by a disease that scientists think can spread person-to-person.

Lashes for Iran's Ahmadinejad? Iran's president may face charges Posted: 13 May 2013 04:44 AM PDT He might have broken the law when he accompanied his former chief of staff to register to vote.

James Holmes insanity plea expected today Posted: 13 May 2013 02:56 AM PDT Rhe man accused of murdering 12 people in last summer's shooting spree at a suburban Denver movie theater, will formally plead in court today what many expected all along: Not guilty by reason of insanity.

Obama to welcome British PM Cameron to White House Posted: 13 May 2013 02:24 AM PDT The two leaders will hold talks on a wide range of subjects, including Syria's civil war.

Syrian troops take full control of strategic town Posted: 13 May 2013 02:09 AM PDT Syrian troops seize control of a town near the highway linking the capital Damascus with Jordan, an activist group said Monday.

North Korea replaces hard-line defense chief Posted: 12 May 2013 11:52 PM PDT A little-known army general will take over, according to a state media report.

IRS kept shifting targets in tax-exempt groups scrutiny: report Posted: 12 May 2013 10:21 PM PDT When tax agents started singling out non-profit groups for extra scrutiny in 2010, they looked at first only for key words such as 'Tea Party,' but later they focused on criticisms by groups of "how the country is being run," according to investigative findings reviewed by Reuters on Sunday. Over two years, IRS field office agents repeatedly changed their criteria while sifting through thousands of applications from groups seeking tax-exempt status to select ones for possible closer examination, the findings showed. ...

Barbara Walters to announce her retirement Monday Posted: 12 May 2013 08:48 PM PDT The veteran ABC News anchor is set to announce Monday morning on "The View" that she will retire from TV journalism next summer.

Disney's ABC to start first streaming of live broadcast shows Posted: 12 May 2013 08:32 PM PDT Disney's ABC network will become the first broadcast network to stream its shows live online through an ongoing service, starting with viewers of its TV stations in New York and Philadelphia.

U.S. broadcast TV ratings slide pressures ad rates at 'upfronts' Posted: 12 May 2013 08:17 PM PDT U.S. broadcast networks head into their biggest ad-selling season this week, competing with streaming services like Netflix and fending off hits starring zombies and duck hunters on cable.

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