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Friend of Boston suspect released

BOSTON  A friend of the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was released from federal custody Monday amid a swell of support from family and friends as a Massachusetts fu...

DATE: May 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

3 women missing for years found in Ohio; 3 arrested

CLEVELAND  Three women who went missing separately about a decade ago, when they were in their teens or early 20s, had been tied up but were found alive Monday in a residential area ju...

DATE: May 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

FBI: Raid disrupts planned terror attack MINNEAPOLIS  FBI officials said Monday they foiled a terrorist attack being planned in a small western Minnesota town, but they offe...

DATE: May 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Where notorious criminals have been buried

Whether its a genocidal dictator or a gunman behind a mass shooting, debate often flares over where the notorious should be laid to rest. Concerns about gravesite vandalism, possible b...

DATE: May 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Israeli airstrike in Syria aimed at Hezbollah, Iran

BEIRUT  From Israels perspective, its airstrikes near Damascus were more about Iran than Syria: Tehrans shipment of guided missiles destroyed in the weekend attacks would h...

DATE: May 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

YouTube to begin charging for access to some channels

YouTube plans subscription service

DATE: May 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

Volcano spews rocks, killing 4 climbers MANILA, Philippines  One of the Philippines most active volcanoes spewed huge rocks and ash early today after a three-year calm...

DATE: May 5, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Israeli airstrikes on Syria prompt threats

BEIRUT  Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours &#x96...

DATE: May 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

Gadhafi-era officials banned from working in government TRIPOLI, Libya  Under pressure from armed militias, Libyas parliament passed a sweeping law Sunday that bans an...

DATE: May 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama to discuss jobs during trips

WASHINGTON  Immigration, guns and national security are dominating the discussion on Capitol Hill, but Americans by and large are still focused on their bottom line. So President Barac...

DATE: May 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

President dares graduates in Ohio to reject cynical voices

COLUMBUS, Ohio  A year to the day after kicking off his victorious re-election campaign on this college campus, President Barack Obama returned to Ohio State University and told gradua...

DATE: May 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

California’s Ventura wildfire appears to be accidental

CAMARILLO  Investigators have ruled out arson as the cause of a huge Southern California wildfire that was 75 percent contained Sunday after burning through coastal mountains and threa...

DATE: May 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World