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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Petraeus email objected to Benghazi talking points

WASHINGTON – Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, becaus...

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O.J. Simpson testifies in bid for new trial LAS VEGAS – His leg shackles rattling as he shuffled to the witness stand, a grayer, bulkier O.J. Simpson made his case for a new trial...

Google digs deeper into daily life

SAN FRANCISCO – For Google CEO Larry Page, happiness is a warm computer. “Technology should do the hard work so people can get on doing the things that make them happiest in life,...

Obama acts to mitigate multiple controversies

Tax agency chief forced out; Libya emails released

Holder defends subpoenas for AP telephone records

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Wednesday that a serious national security leak required the secret gathering of telephone records at The Associated Press as he stood...

Potential civil-rights violations at IRS

WASHINGTON – The FBI’s criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service could include potential civil-rights violations, false statements and potential violations of the Hatch Act, whi...

Officials: ‘Multiple fatalities’ in Texas tornado

GRANBURY, Texas – A tornado ripped through a picturesque lakeside North Texas town on Wednesday, resulting in multiple fatalities and destroying or damaging homes, authorities said. ...