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DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

King, Messiah: New baby names show high hopes

WASHINGTON – Talk about high expectations for a newborn: King and Messiah are among the fastest-rising baby names for American boys. They’re just a little behind Major, the boy’s ...

DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Military moms honored at tea

WASHINGTON – Michelle Obama and military mothers had high tea like the Brits. The first lady and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, hosted an afternoon tea at the Whit...

DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Afghan president says U.S. wants to keep 9 bases

KABUL, Afghanistan – The U.S. wants to keep nine bases in Afghanistan after American combat troops withdraw in 2014 and the Afghan government will let them as long as it gets “security and e...

DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Prosecutor: Suspect lured Ohio captives into car

CLEVELAND – Ariel Castro was ordered held on $8 million bail Thursday as prosecutors laid out more of their case against the man accused of imprisoning three young women, saying he lured the...

DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tornado activity hits 60-year low

The USA in the last 12 months has seen the fewest number of tornadoes since at least 1954, and the death tolls from the dangerous storms have dropped dramatically since 2011. Just...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NYC weighs allowing many immigrants to vote

NEW YORK – Hundreds of thousands of immigrants could get the right to vote in New York City elections under a proposal that would mark the biggest expansion yet of efforts to enfranchise the...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Spending on prescription medicine shows rare dip in 2012

TRENTON, N.J. – Spending on prescription medicines in the U.S. fell for the first time in decades last year, slipping as cash-strapped consumers continued to cut back on use of health-care s...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hackers nab $45M from ATMs

Global ring nets cash in just hours

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Bangladesh factory death toll hits 1,021 DHAKA, Bangladesh – The death toll from a garment factory building that collapsed more than two weeks ago outside the Bangladeshi capital ...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hezbollah: Syria will arm militia

BEIRUT – Syria will supply “game-changing” weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group said Thursday, less than a week after Israeli airstrikes on Damascus targeted allege...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Dead Boston bombing suspect is buried WORCESTER, Mass. – The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was entombed in an unknown gravesite Thursday after police s...

DATE: May 8, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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