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Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

NEW YORK – Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal. He found a much more supportive recep...

Alabama mystery illness solved: It’s common flu

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Health officials investigating a cluster of mysterious illnesses in Alabama closed their investigation Thursday after determining the illnesses were unrelated and no new b...

Distraught mom becomes face of Oklahoma storm

MOORE, Okla. – A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children. And so she raced against the storm. Sh...

Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members

The Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to allow gay youth to participate in scouting. The historic vote, with 60 percent in favor, signals another shift in American public opinion about ho...

Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect

LONDON – Two Muslim hardliners say the man seen wielding a bloody butcher’s knife after the killing of a British soldier is a Muslim convert who took part in demonstrations with the banned r...

Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America’s controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But h...

U.S. drone strikes kill 4 Americans since ’09

Obama to give national security speech today

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Oklahoma tornado damages 13,000 homes MOORE, Okla. – The tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb this week may have created $2 billion or more in damage as it tore through as ...

IRS official defends agency, refuses to answer questions

WASHINGTON – At the center of a political storm, an Internal Revenue Service supervisor whose agents targeted conservative groups swore Wednesday she did nothing wrong, broke no laws and nev...

Boy achieves family dream with geography bee win

WASHINGTON – Passion for geography runs deep in Sathwik Karnik’s family. When he was about 6, his mother began challenging Sathwik and his older brother, Karthik, to her own versi...

Scientists worry about new bird flu’s potential to mutate

Although Chinese officials appear to have stemmed the spread of a dangerous new bird flu, many scientists remain concerned. The H7N9 bird flu appears to be evolving, and could be ...

Jury in Arias trial adjourns for day after impasse

PHOENIX – Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial said Wednesday they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one...
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