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OJ back in court; Day 4 of bid for new Vegas trial

LAS VEGAS – The lead defense attorney in O.J. Simpson’s armed robbery trial had a conflict of interest because he could have been a witness in the case, a lawyer who worked on Simpson’s unsu...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Tornado devastation includes Habitat homes GRANBURY, Texas – Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income a...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: Feds’ warnings about Sandy were confusing

WASHINGTON – Federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found. The gigant...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Wisconsin wildfire consumes 8,700 acres

MILWAUKEE – Authorities are investigating whether logging operations may have sparked a massive wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that destroyed dozens of buildings and forced at least 60 p...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Eurozone recession extends into 6th quarter

PARIS – The recession across the economy of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro extended into its sixth quarter – longer than the calamitous slump that hit the region in the fi...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NASA telescope’s planet-hunting days may be over

LOS ANGELES – NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing the search for other worlds where life could exist outside our solar system. If engineers...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Wave of bombings kills at least 33 in Iraq

BAGHDAD – A car bomb exploded near a bus station in Baghdad’s main Shiite district Wednesday, the deadliest in a series of explosions that killed at least 33 people nationwide, officials sai...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Details of Jolie’s breast treatment revealed

Angelina Jolie’s mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer – strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actres...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Syria rebels attack Aleppo prison; Internet back

BEIRUT – Syrian rebels attacked the main prison in the northern city of Aleppo Wednesday with a pair of car bombs in an attempt to free hundreds of regime opponents believed to be held in th...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Jurors find Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty

PHOENIX – The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of first-degree murder last week took less than three hours Wednesday to determine that the former waitress is eligible for the death penalt...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GOP, Dems challenge Holder over subpoenas to AP

WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Eric Holder over the Justice Department’s handling of the investigation of national security lea...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Survivor of 1987 Mich. plane crash breaks silence

DETROIT – Cecelia Crocker’s body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life – one that she doesn’t otherwise remember. At only 4 years old, Croc...

DATE: May 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World