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Stocks surge as Dow tops 15,000 – briefly

NEW YORK  Stocks surged to all-time highs Friday when a surprisingly good jobs report finally gave investors a clear sign of U.S. economic strength after weeks of conflicting signals. ...

DATE: May 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Economy delivers job gains

WASHINGTON  The U.S. economy showed in April that its healthier than many had feared, adding a solid 165,000 jobs and driving the unemployment rate down a notch to a four-year lo...

DATE: May 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Boston bomb suspect’s family makes funeral plans

BOSTON  The family of slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev made arrangements Friday for his funeral as investigators searched the woods near a college attended by hi...

DATE: May 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bomb’s DNA sample yields no match to suspect’s widow

An analysis of DNA obtained from pieces of the detonated Boston Marathon explosives found no matches to the widow of dead suspect, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, or to him or his brother, who has been c...

DATE: May 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NRA official: ‘Culture war’ more than gun rights

HOUSTON  The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning from its incoming president that its members are engaged in a culture war tha...

DATE: May 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Experimental Air Force aircraft goes hypersonic

LOS ANGELES  An experimental, unmanned aircraft developed for the U.S. Air Force went hypersonic during a test off the Southern California coast, traveling at more than 3,000 mph, the ...

DATE: May 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

U.S. plane carrying 3 crashes in Kyrgyzstan CHALDOVAR, Kyrgyzstan  An American military refueling plane carrying three crew members crashed Friday in the rugged mountains of...

DATE: May 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Syrian opposition blames regime for village deaths

BEIRUT  Syrias main opposition group Friday accused President Bashar Assads regime of committing a large-scale massacre in a Sunni village near the Mediterranea...

DATE: May 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. employers add 165K jobs; rate falls to 7.5%

WASHINGTON  The U.S. economy showed last month why it remains the envy of industrialized nations: In the face of tax increases and federal spending cuts, employers added a solid 165,00...

DATE: May 3, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tally ho! Owners set dogs on NYC rats

Hunts maintain breeds’ traits through real work

DATE: May 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Is antibacterial soap damaging your health?

FDA conducts review; some say chemical disrupts hormones

DATE: May 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. calls for N. Korea amnesty for sentenced American

WASHINGTON – The U.S. called Thursday for North Korea to grant amnesty and immediately release a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years’ hard labor for “hostile acts” against the state. ...

DATE: May 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World