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Afghan war hero to get Medal of Honor
Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha, 31, becomes only the fourth living recipient of the nation’s highest award for valor from the Iraq and Afghan wars.
View ArticleCaptors kill hostage in Somalia during French raid
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Islamist captors of a French military agent killed him during a French commando raid in Somalia, the French Defense Ministry said Saturday. An additional two French...
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Experts: No clear path for Obama to act alone on U.S. debt cap
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House would be taking a risk if it tries to make a constitutional end-run around Congress' authority to raise the debt ceiling, legal experts said. The "public...
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George P. Bush weighing run in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — George Prescott Bush is gearing up to run for a little-known but powerful office in a state where his family already is a political dynasty and where his Hispanic roots could help...
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U.S. speeding up Afghan withdrawal plan
But Obama hedged on the much-discussed possibility of a U.S. military presence after the benchmark date of 2014.
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Obama won't support building 'Death Star'
WASHINGTON (AP) — A "Death Star" won't be a part of the U.S. military's arsenal any time soon.
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Thugs rob LA store, take workers hostage, escape
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police were searching for two armed robbers who escaped after storming into a Southern California department store, taking 14 employees hostage and attacking two of the captives.
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Beauty queens vie for Miss America title in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Beauties from every state are competing for the Miss America crown Saturday night, an honor that carries with it a $50,000 scholarship and a yearlong run as an advocate and role model.
View ArticleRhythm guitar player for Elvis Presley dies at 67
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rhythm guitar player John Wilkinson, who performed with Elvis Presley more than a thousand times, has died at his home in southwest Missouri. He was 67.
View ArticleKobe Bryant reconciling with his wife of 12 years
A year after they first split, Kobe and Vanessa Bryant have decided to work things out. “We are pleased to announce that we have reconciled,” the Los Angeles Lakers star and his wife of nearly 12 years...
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Egypt court grants Mubarak appeal, orders retrial
CAIRO (AP) — A court granted Hosni Mubarak's appeal of his life sentence, ordering on Sunday a retrial of the ousted Egyptian president on charges that he failed to prevent the killing of hundreds of...
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White House strikes down Death Star plea
Build this Death Star, we will not. That’s the message from the White House in an official response to a petition urging President Barack Obama to build the moon-sized planet-killing space station from...
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Brooklyn resident wins Miss America crown
A 23-year-old blonde from Brooklyn, N.Y., won the Miss America crown Saturday night after responding to a question about armed guards in schools, saying she opposed fighting violence with violence.
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Russians protest against ban on adoptions by Americans
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Thousands of demonstrators gathered for a march in Moscow on Sunday to protest against a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, saying President Vladimir Putin's government had...
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Californians deal with freezing temps, snow
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Oddly enough, even polar bears at the San Diego Zoo are getting a helping hand with the unseasonable freezing temperatures sweeping across California.
View ArticleVatican paper criticizes gay adoption after Italy ruling
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican newspaper on Sunday stressed that children should be raised by a father and a mother after Italy's top appeals court granted a gay mother custody of her son,...
View ArticleDefendants' lawyers in the spotlight in Indian rape case
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - In a grubby room, one wall lined with legal tomes, a father and his son leaf through thick case files in preparation for the trial of their lives - defending the main accused in a...
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Fla. 'python challenge' draws about 800 hunters
BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, Fla. (AP) — An armed mob set out into the Florida Everglades on Saturday to flush out a scaly invader.
View ArticleEugene Patterson, 89, voice on civil rights, dies
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Eugene Patterson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and columnist whose impassioned words helped draw national attention to the civil rights movement as it unfolded across the...
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Victims of Costa shipwreck mark anniversary
GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck and relatives of the 32 people who died marked the first anniversary of the grounding Sunday with the unveiling of memorials to the...
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