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Man shot by FBI had spoken with bombing suspect

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:39:26 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several ties to that of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who authorities were questioning him about at the time....

US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:37 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) -- The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table....

Japan stocks dive as benchmark bond yield spikes

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:26:52 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) -- Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo nosedived 7.3 percent to close at 14,483.98, its worst drop since the 2011 tsunami....

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:19:21 GMT

TOKYO (AP) -- Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper progress in the decades-long effort to safely decommission it....

UK emergency committee meets after attack

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:12:39 GMT

LONDON (AP) -- The British government's emergency committee is set to meet Thursday after two attackers butchered a man in a brutal daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the capital....

Youngest Okla. tornado victims remembered by kin

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:34:25 GMT

MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was "everywhere at once" when she was out on the softball field. Kyle Davis, 8, was nicknamed "The Wall" because of his size and presence on the soccer field. JaNae Hornsby, also 9, was the life of the party....

For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:19:57 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot....

Obama to push for transparency in face of threats

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:18:11 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects, make good on a pledge to close the controversial prison at Guantanamo Bay and warn Americans about dire threats they continue to face - even from fellow citizens....

Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:16:01 GMT

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) -- The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members....

Ocean not all that separates US, European fans

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:08:11 GMT

Imagine Derek Jeter leading the New York Yankees off the field because opposing fans were yelling racial slurs and throwing bananas at his team. Or a game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls halted because of unrelenting race-baiting from the crowd....

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