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Demolition begins on N.J. coaster wrecked by Sandy

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. – Riding the Jet Star roller coaster as a girl vacationing at the Jersey shore, Nicole Jones said there was always that one breath-catching moment when the passenger ca...

DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. diplomat ordered to leave Russia in spy case

MOSCOW – A U.S. diplomat was ordered Tuesday to leave the country after the Kremlin’s security services said he tried to recruit a Russian agent, and they displayed tradecraft tools that see...

DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gunmen open fire on liquor stores in Iraq, 11 dead

HEROR, Iraq – A convoy of gunmen opened fire on a row of liquor stores in eastern Baghdad immediately after sunset on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding five others, officials said. ...

DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Haiti president defends first 2 years in office

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haitian President Michel Martelly defended his administration Tuesday as he marked two years in office, pointing to a national school-tuition program, social protecti...

DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pentagon poised to trim furlough days, add exemptions

WASHINGTON – After weeks of debate and number-crunching, the Defense Department announced plans Tuesday to furlough about 680,000 of its civilian employees for 11 days through the end of thi...

DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dallas police honor detective cuffed to Oswald

DALLAS – The man in the cowboy hat seen handcuffed to Lee Harvey Oswald in the iconic photo of Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby was honored Tuesday for his decades of service to the Dallas pol...

DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Online gags galore after Czech president’s mishap

PRAGUE – Was he or wasn’t he? The video footage shows the new Czech president clearly worse for wear, propping himself up against a wall at a public event, struggling to negotiate a step and...

DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Co-counsel: Simpson was dependent on main attorney

LAS VEGAS – O.J. Simpson became so dependent on his lawyer during his Las Vegas armed robbery trial that the former football star would have done anything Yale Galanter advised – including p...

DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

After surgery, Jolie is hailed

Actress chooses mastectomy to prevent breast cancer

DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nigeria president declares state of emergency

LAGOS, Nigeria – Admitting Islamic extremists now control some of his nation’s villages and towns, Nigeria’s president declared a state of emergency Tuesday across the country’s troubled nor...

DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Prince Harry tours storm-damaged N.J.

The Associated Press SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. – Britain’s Prince Harry toured two New Jersey shore communities devastated by Superstorm Sandy, shaking hands with emergency personnel ...

DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dad wants evidence in girl’s stabbing

VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. – The father of a 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister said Monday he will believe his son is innocent until he sees evidence that proves ...

DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World