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Storm-chasers Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras and Carl Young killed by tornadoes in Oklahoma

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US stands to benefit by investing in sub-Saharan Africa

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Bradley Manning WikiLeaks trial set for Monday

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Naval Academy investigating three football players alleged sexual assault

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Fight at kindergarten graduation leads to 8 arrests

Ricin investigation: FBI question Texas man about letters to Obama, Bloomberg

Air ambulance crash kills 2 pilots, 2 paramedics in remote northern Canada

Chuck Hagel to address Chinese hacking in first Asia trip as defense secretary

Yanira Maldonado: Arizona mom freed from Mexico jail after drug-smuggling charges dismissed

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Another take on Obama’s big speech

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US woman among 3 Westerners killed fighting for Syrian rebels

Chatter: US woman reported killed in Syria

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Miami police choke unarmed black teenager holding puppy (VIDEO)

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iPhones to be exported to Iran legally for the first time as US lifts communications ban

Oklahoma under new tornado warnings

Ibragim Todashev's father claims FBI shot son 'execution-style'

Velvet Underground, Andy Warhol Foundation finally settle legal fight over banana

New ricin letter sent to Obama: Secret Service

Runaway trailer kills seven in New York (VIDEO)

China's grab of US hogs stokes interest on Hill

Union ends 10-year strike at Chicago’s Congress Plaza Hotel

Dennis Rodman was North Korea’s second choice for b-ball diplomacy. Guess who was first?

Netizens mock Chinese series on 'Dishonest Americans'

What’s up with Kerry in his bid for Mideast peace talks?

Could fracking make the Persian Gulf irrelevant?

North Korean escapees forced to return home, to rights groups' concern

Obama to pick James Comey for FBI head: Report

Letters sent to Bloomberg tested positive for ricin

Sgt. Robert Bales to plead guilty in Afghan village slaughter, avoid death penalty

Tim Cook hires ex-EPA head Lisa Jackson to improve Apple's environment program

Tim Cook hires ex-EPA head Lisa Jackson to improve Apple's environment program

China’s Shuanghui International to buy Smithfield Foods for $4.7B

Record 40 percent of US households have mother as primary breadwinner

Facebook's updated hate speech policy will hold users accountable for posting domestic violence content

Dry-ice bomb at Disneyland forces evacuation, employee arrested (VIDEO)

Chatter: US drones return to Pakistan

Hopeful news from the Middle East: business owners weigh in for peace

Soyuz docks at International Space Station (VIDEO)

Boston bombing suspects' sister, Bella Tsarnaeva, faces pot charge (VIDEO)

Redskins logo 'derogatory,' Congress members tell owner Dan Snyder

Cargo train derails near Baltimore, explosion reported (VIDEO)

Chinese tourists overtake Americans as richest and most annoying

Bill Gates urges Aussies to boost foreign aid and immunize children

Peru: Counterfeit currency king

Malaysia's Hague envy

EU lifts arms embargo on Syrian rebels, extends sanctions on Assad's regime

US Air Force F-15 fighter crashes off Okinawa, Japan; pilot rescued

Passenger tries to open emergency exit on flight during plane's descent

John McCain sneaks into Syria, meets with rebels

Wells Fargo forecloses on Orlando man who says he paid mortgage early

Memorial Day 2013: America honors the fallen (PLANET PIC, VIDEO)

Body of teen killed by flooding found in San Antonio

Electric car company Better Place, once valued at $2.25B, to close

Rutgers' new athletic director, Julie Hermann, faces allegations of abusing players

Obama to tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma: 'We have your back'

Israel-Palestine peace process should restart, Kerry tells World Economic Forum

Apollo 11 moon dust samples found in storage

‘March Against Monsanto’ draws protesters in 52 countries

Oregon high school searched after boy caught in "Columbine style" plot

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to appeal racial profiling ruling

Angel Flight crash: 2 dead in upstate New York (UPDATES)

Kerry pressures Nigeria on human rights during first visit to sub-Saharan Africa

Freight trains collide in Rockview, Missouri, 7 injured

Openly gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy

US should help mediate territorial dispute between Taiwan and Philippines

Bidders line up to buy online TV service Hulu

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office guilty of racial profiling, judge says

Pedro Portugal, Ecuadorean businessman, found in New York after kidnapping

Atlanta: 18 injured in shuttle bus crash near airport

Obama's drone speech well-received by Pakistan, Yemen, UN

Does Japanese market volatility signal the end of Abenomics?

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Chatter: Obama pledges to curtail drones

Earthquake measuring 5.7-magnitude strikes Northern California

George Zimmerman's defense releases potentially damaging Trayvon texts