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College student, masked gunman killed in New York break-in

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:46 PM PDT

Hofstra University students gather near the house where another student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight house break-in next to the campus, Friday, May 17, 2013, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)Police officers were involved in the shooting, authorities confirm.

Cop's 'daddy mode' kicks, helps lift SUV off trapped girl

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:18 PM PDT

Harrowing dash-cam footage shows officer Steve Nunez of the New Mexico State Police and some good Samaritans lifting an overturned SUV off of a little girl last week. Nunez spoke with KOAT.com about the incident. "It's always hard to see anybody in that situation, but especially children," he said. "And daddy mode kicked in." Nunez [...]

'Hatchet hitchhiker' gets handcuffs with his Starbucks

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:16 AM PDT

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME - In this undated photo downloaded from the Union County Prosecutor's website, Caleb Life on the run for the Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker ended when he asked for a cup of coffee.

Daring ‘dambuster’ mission remembered with flight

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:00 AM PDT

A Lancaster bomber swoops over Derwent dam to mark the 70th anniversary of the raids on German dams

Former O.J. Simpson attorney refutes testimony

Posted: 17 May 2013 10:29 AM PDT

O.J. Simpson sits during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court on Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Las Vegas. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of habeas corpus, to seek a new trial, claiming he had such bad representation that his conviction should be reversed. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jeff Scheid, Pool)The lawyer testified during the former football great's hearing for a new trial.

Obama turns his attention to jobs, economy

Posted: 17 May 2013 09:42 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday May 15, 2013. Obama announced the resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, the top official at the IRS. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)The president will discuss efforts to boost the middle-class, job growth and education.

Watergate reporter sees similarities in Benghazi emails

Posted: 17 May 2013 09:28 AM PDT

Mounting similarities between Benghazi and Watergate?Bob Woodward says editing of talking points used by public officials is "a very serious issue."

Sailor dies, others injured in Navy training exercise

Posted: 17 May 2013 08:56 AM PDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials say one U.S. Navy sailor was killed and several others were hurt in a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky.

Donations pour in for Cleveland kidnap victims

Posted: 17 May 2013 08:40 AM PDT

A Cleveland police patrol car sits in front of the boarded up home of Ariel Castro in Cleveland Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Three women were rescued from the house last week after a decade in captivity. Castro is under arrest and charged with rape and kidnapping. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)A charity established for the three women received donations from around the world.

23 dead in adulthood initiation rites in South Africa

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:52 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 7, 2006 file photo an unidentified initiate, with his face caked in white lime clay, eats rice from his blanket during his rite of transformation from a boy to manhood near Port St. John's, South Africa. South African police say 23 youths have died over a period of nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests. (AP Photo/Obed Zilwa-file)Most deaths in the past have been caused by circumcision.

Some lost everything to North Texas tornado

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:22 AM PDT

A home in Cleburne, Texas has portions of its roof missing on Thursday May 16, 2013. Ten tornadoes touched down in several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and hundreds homeless. (AP Photo/Star-Telegram,Ron T. Ennis) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST)GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Raul Rodriguez counts himself a lucky man.

Former Argentine dictator Jorge Videla dies in prison

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:06 AM PDT

In this picture released by the Federal Tribunals of Cordoba, former dictator Jorge Videla talks to police as he enters the court for the final verdict in his trial in Cordoba, Argentina, Wednesday Dec. 22, 2010.  Videla was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for the torture and murder of 31 prisoners in 1976, the first conviction for the military junta leader, who led the military coup that installed Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship, in 25 years of democracy. (AP Photo/Ramon Verdu, Federal Tribunals of Cordoba)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla has died of natural causes while serving life sentences in prison for crimes against humanity.

Anteater at Conn. zoo gives birth -- but who's the father?

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:34 AM PDT

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.

'Hatchet hitchhiker' arrested in NJ homicide

Posted: 17 May 2013 04:30 AM PDT

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME - In this undated photo downloaded from the Union County Prosecutor's website, Caleb Authorities say the Internet celebrity murdered a 73-year-old attorney.

Fracking can be done safely, but will it be?

Posted: 17 May 2013 04:14 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 29, 2013 file photo, workers tend to a well head during a hydraulic fracturing operation at an Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. gas well outside Rifle, in western Colorado. The Obama administration is proposing a rule that would require companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. The new Fracking Can Be Done Safely, but Will It Be?

Arizona's 2007 immigration law falls flat

Posted: 17 May 2013 03:42 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2011 photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks to the media after his deputies conducted a raid at a printing company in Phoenix, arresting six suspects out of 17 they were allegedly looking for. The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point when the state passed a groundbreaking law in 2007 targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. It marked a bold step, but an examination of the law by The Associated Press found that it has done little to crack down on problematic employers. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)Only three businesses have faced charged for hiring illegal immigrants.

Seven still missing after Texas twister

Posted: 17 May 2013 01:53 AM PDT

A trailer blown into a home on Lindsay Lane in Cleburne rests on a car after a tornado touch down in CleburneSix people were dead and seven missing after a powerful tornado slammed North Texas.

Ex-OJ lawyer to testify in bid for new Vegas trial

Posted: 17 May 2013 01:37 AM PDT

O.J. Simpson sits during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court on Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Las Vegas. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of habeas corpus, to seek a new trial, claiming he had such bad representation that his conviction should be reversed. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jeff Scheid, Pool)O.J. Simpson's former lawyer has some explaining to do.

House lawmakers reach tentative deal on immigration

Posted: 16 May 2013 11:50 PM PDT

House Speaker Boehner holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonProspects for passage of a major immigration bill improved with word of the bipartisan deal.

White House in full damage-control mode

Posted: 16 May 2013 09:32 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday May 15, 2013. Obama announced the resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, the top official at the IRS. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Senior White House officials met with outside Democratic strategists for advice on how to get past the controversies.

Head of Fort Campbell harassment program arrested

Posted: 16 May 2013 09:02 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Montgomery County Sheriff Office via The Leaf-Chronicle shows Lt. Col. Darin Haas. Haas, the manager of the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post, authorities said Thursday. (AP Photo Montgomery County Sheriff Office via The Leaf-Chronicle)FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — The manager of the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post, authorities said Thursday.

Emotional day of testimony in Arias trial

Posted: 16 May 2013 08:14 PM PDT

Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, looks back towards Jodi Arias as he reads his Jurors deciding whether convicted murderer Jodi Arias will get the death penalty heard the victim's brother describe Thursday how he was hospitalized for ulcers, lost sleep and separated from his wife after his brother was killed.

Mom in New Mexico chases down child abductor; man arrested

Posted: 16 May 2013 07:59 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Albuquerque police department shows David Hernandez, 31, who was arrested Thursday, May 16, 2013 on kidnapping charges. Police say a mother whose 4-year-old daughter was being abducted from an Albuquerque, N.M. apartment complex chased Hernandez on Wednesday and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt. The 4-year-old was found later, uninjured, police said. (AP Photo/Courtesy Albuquerque Police Department)A mother whose 4-year-old was being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt and the arrest of the suspect, Albuquerque police said Thursday.

Brothers arrested in New Orleans parade shooting

Posted: 16 May 2013 07:13 PM PDT

A photo provided by New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas shows 19-year-old Akien Scott who is wanted in the Mother's Day shootings. Scott was arrested in the Little Woods section of eastern New Orleans, Wednesday night May 15, 2013 police department spokeswoman Remi Braden said. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)Two brothers with a history of drug arrests and suspected ties to a neighborhood gang each face 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder in a shooting spree that brought a sudden bloody end to a Mother's Day parade in a New Orleans neighborhood.

Dying man's blinks lead to murder conviction

Posted: 16 May 2013 05:26 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department shows Ricardo Woods, of Cincinnati. Woods was found guilty Thursday, May 16, 2013, in the shooting death of a man who authorities say identified his assailant by blinking his eyes while paralyzed and hooked up to a ventilator. (AP Photo/Hamilton County Sheriff's Dept.)An Ohio man identified his assailant by blinking his eyes while paralyzed.
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