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May 21, 2013 @ 8:40 pm
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: Continue reading > -
May 21, 2013 @ 8:28 pm
Malcolm X's grandson buried in NY
Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of slain civil rights activist Malcolm X, has been buried at a cemetery in suburban New York. Continue reading > -
May 21, 2013 @ 7:54 pm
Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete
Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children. Continue reading > -
May 21, 2013 @ 7:51 pm
Safety Board: ATF blocking plant blast probe
Federal agents and the state fire marshal have effectively barred a federal safety panel from the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and injured about 200 others, hampering its investigation, the panel's chairman said. Continue reading > -
May 21, 2013 @ 7:32 pm
AP PHOTOS: Devastation, reunion in tornado wake
Residents sift through the remnants of their homes and parents hug children outside a demolished elementary school. Emergency workers tend to the wounded. Continue reading > -
May 21, 2013 @ 7:23 pm
Man charged in death of missing Maine teenager
When 15-year-old Nichole Cable left home May 12, she told her family she was heading out to see someone she'd met on Facebook. Continue reading > -
May 21, 2013 @ 7:05 pm
APNewsBreak: Coast Guard deserter to be confined
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer whose disappearance led to a massive search in Hawaii pleaded guilty to desertion Tuesday, saying he left work one day, decided never to return and spent the next three months camping in the mountains. A military judge sentenced him to more than six months confinement and a bad conduct discharge. Continue reading > -
May 21, 2013 @ 6:58 pm
Mysterious illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama
A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday. Continue reading > -
May 21, 2013 @ 6:21 pm
Lawyer: Feds investigating Susan Powell case
The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that even as local police close the active part of their investigation into her disappearance, federal authorities continue to review the case _ a claim that was denied by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City. Continue reading > -
May 21, 2013 @ 5:58 pm
2 FBI agents who died remembered for valor
FBI Director Robert Mueller on Tuesday praised two agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast last weekend for their "true and unerring valor." Continue reading > -
May 21, 2013 @ 5:18 pm
Jodi Arias asks for life term; jury deliberates
Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail. Continue reading > -
May 21, 2013 @ 4:59 pm
Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban
A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency. Continue reading > -
May 21, 2013 @ 4:58 pm
Police defend officer who shot NY college student
The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed intruder, saying Tuesday the only person responsible for the woman's death was the gunman who held her hostage. Continue reading > -
May 21, 2013 @ 4:37 pm
UN: Poaching threatens central Africa peace
The illegal trade in elephant ivory may constitute an important source of funding for armed groups, including the Lord's Resistance Army, threatening peace and security in central Africa, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report to the Security Council. Continue reading > -
May 21, 2013 @ 4:37 pm
Massive search underway for abducted teen in Iowa
A 15-year-old central Iowa girl who was abducted after getting off her school bus was still missing Tuesday, and authorities said a massive search was underway. Meanwhile, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said the man who is suspected of taking her and another girl committed suicide. Continue reading >