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French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris

Posted: 25 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

Police officers stand near the cordoned off spot where a French soldier was stabbed in the throat in the busy commercial district of La Defense, outside Paris, Saturday May 25, 2013, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British soldier.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)A French soldier was attacked in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British soldier.

Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse

Posted: 25 May 2013 11:52 AM PDT

Workers walk past the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge at the Skagit River Friday, May 24, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. A truck carrying an oversize load struck the four-lane bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below Thursday evening. All three occupants suffered only minor injuries. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound.

Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy

Posted: 25 May 2013 09:35 AM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 file photo, Columbus Crew's Robbie Rogers celebrates after scoring against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half of an MLS soccer match in San Francisco. Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by gay athletes. Rogers tells The Associated Press his fears about returning to soccer were eased by the support he received from family, fans and players, including Galaxy star Landon Donovan. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports.

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Posted: 25 May 2013 07:46 AM PDT

Police detain a gay rights supporter, left, and an opponent, right, who scuffle during an unsanctioned gay rally near the City Hall in Moscow, Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Kremlin initiated a bill banning Gay rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in Moscow but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at a demonstration which went ahead despite a court order.

Thousands watch as murdered anti-Mafia priest is beatified in Sicily

Posted: 25 May 2013 05:57 AM PDT

A Sicilian priest gunned down by the Mafia 20 years ago outside his home in Palermo was beatified in a seafront ceremony.

As border tightens, some U.S.-Mexico neighbors reach across the fence

Posted: 25 May 2013 05:43 AM PDT

Artist Gretchen Baer paints on a fence marking the U.S. border in NacoMexican activist Maria Elena Borquez says the fence is a symbol of hostility.

Female suicide bomber injures 12 in Russian region

Posted: 25 May 2013 03:56 AM PDT

A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12, including two children and five police officers, police said.

Female suicide bomber injures 11 in Russian region

Posted: 25 May 2013 03:25 AM PDT

Police in the southern Russian region of Dagestan say a female suicide bomber has injured at least 11 police officers and civilians.

Jury foreman says life or death decision unfair

Posted: 25 May 2013 02:23 AM PDT

Jodi Arias stands as the jury enters the courtroom before the verdict for sentencing was declared a hung jury for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The jury in Jodi Arias' trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether the woman they convicted of murdering her one-time boyfriend should be sentenced to life or death in a case that has captured headlines worldwide with its sex, lies, violence. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace, Pool)In the Jodi Arias trial, the jurors faced a decision that was wrenching and real, with implications that could haunt them forever.

Improving economy alters political landscape

Posted: 25 May 2013 12:52 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, 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. The economy is clearly, if slowly, recovering on Obama's watch and robbing Republicans of a central argument against Democrats. But the alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies is giving the GOP something else to talk about and investigate. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama's watch and robs Republicans of a central argument against Democrats.

Angel Flight crashes in NY, 2 killed, 1 missing

Posted: 25 May 2013 12:07 AM PDT

The crash of a volunteer Angel Flight in upstate New York that killed at least two people is under investigation, and authorities say a search is under way for the missing pilot.

Official: 2 dead after Angel Flight crashes in NY

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:21 PM PDT

A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said.

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

Posted: 24 May 2013 11:06 PM PDT

Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81.

Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos

Posted: 24 May 2013 06:47 PM PDT

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio watches as actor Steven Seagal addresses the media about a simulated school shooting in Fountain HillsJoe Arpaio is to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions.

Report: Fallen bridge had earlier gouges, impact damage

Posted: 24 May 2013 06:18 PM PDT

Workers walk past the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge at the Skagit River Friday, May 24, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. A truck carrying an oversize load struck the four-lane bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below Thursday evening. All three occupants suffered only minor injuries. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)Officials in Washington state performed a special inspection six months ago on the Interstate 5 bridge that collapsed because there were indications it had been struck by a different vehicle.

Search scaled back for abducted Iowa teenage girl

Posted: 24 May 2013 05:18 PM PDT

FILE - This file photo provided by The Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Kathlynn Shepard, 15. Michael J. Klunder, who police believe abducted 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard and her 12-year-old friend Monday, May 20, 2013, as they walked home from school, committed suicide after the younger girl escaped, but Kathlynn is still missing. (AP Photo/Iowa Department of Public Safety)Authorities are scaling back their search for a missing Iowa teenager abducted from a rural school bus stop this week.

Ariz. Sheriff Arpaio loses racial profiling suit

Posted: 24 May 2013 04:47 PM PDT

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio watches as actor Steven Seagal addresses the media about a simulated school shooting in Fountain HillsA judge ruled the lawman violated rights of Latinos in a crackdown on illegal immigration.

Ky. uranium plant closes; 1,000 jobs lost

Posted: 24 May 2013 04:31 PM PDT

The operator of a Cold War-era plant in western Kentucky that supplies enriched uranium to nuclear power plants said Friday it planned to cease production after federal energy officials decided to end ...

Paula Broadwell regrets affair with ex-CIA director Patraeus

Posted: 24 May 2013 04:31 PM PDT

Petraeus' former mistress breaks silenceThe biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her family.

Lawsuit alleging ex-QB Favre sent racy texts settled

Posted: 24 May 2013 03:45 PM PDT

A lawsuit filed by two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages has been settled, a lawyer for the women said Friday.

Obama to visit Oklahoma, tour Jersey Shore

Posted: 24 May 2013 01:59 PM PDT

A battered sign stands outside the wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed earlier in the week when a tornado hit Moore, Okla., Thursday, May 23, 2013. Cleanup continues three days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)The president will visit the tornado-ravaged area this weekend; then head to N.J. on Tuesday.

Four girls killed in a civil rights-era church bombing honored

Posted: 24 May 2013 01:13 PM PDT

Obama signs a bill designating the Congressional Gold Medal commemorating lives of four young girls killed in 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church bombing of Birmingham, Alabama, in WashingtonPresident Obama signs a law giving the highest civilian honor for the victims of the 1963 attack.
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