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Chechen fatally shot by FBI

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities in central Florida early Wednesday after he turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Mar...

DATE: May 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Polish man gets face transplant after injury WARSAW – A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what ...

DATE: May 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate panel OKs immigration bill

WASHINGTON – Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bi...

DATE: May 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Oklahoma tornado ranks among the most powerful

Survivor search nearly complete; death toll at 24

DATE: May 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Photos of Giffords shooting show crime scene, weapons

PHOENIX – Photos taken in the aftermath of the attack that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords show the handgun, high-capacity pistol magazines and knife that J...

DATE: May 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

WASHINGTON – Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create the massive killer tornado in Moore, Okla. And when they did, the awesome amount of energy released over that city dwarf...

DATE: May 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister

MOORE, Okla. – Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At...

DATE: May 21, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

More Afghan women jailed for ‘moral crimes’ KABUL, Afghanistan – The number of Afghan women and girls jailed for “moral crimes” has risen dramatically in the last 18 months, raisi...

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Bin Laden photos can stay sealed WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government’s decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during...

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Leahy withdraws gay couples amendment in immigration bill

Sen. Patrick Leahy on Tuesday introduced, but ultimately withdrew, an amendment that would have allowed gay and lesbian U.S. citizens to use the nation’s immigration system to petition for t...

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

House GOP panel moves on deep budget cuts

WASHINGTON – Republicans controlling the House pressed ahead Tuesday with slashing cuts to domestic programs far deeper than the cuts departments such as Education, Interior and State are fa...

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

UN: Drop in Syrians reaching Jordan, unclear why

GENEVA – U.N. officials said Tuesday that the number of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan has suddenly fallen from an average of 2,500 a day to fewer than 20, and they are trying to quickly...

DATE: May 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World