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| San Antonio flooding kills 2; 200-plus rescued Saturday, May 25, 2013 08:23 PM PDT  Torrential rains swamped San Antonio with flash floods on Saturday, leaving at least two people dead as emergency workers rushed to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes. Full Story | Top |
| British police arrest 3 over soldier's killing Saturday, May 25, 2013 03:39 PM PDT  Counter-terrorism police on Saturday arrested three people suspected of involvement in the killing of a soldier hacked to death in a London street by two men shouting Islamist slogans. The killing of the soldier in what the government said appeared to be a terrorist attack has led to angry protests against radical Islam and fears of a possible anti-Muslim backlash. Michael Adebolajo, 28 and Michael Adebowale, 22, are under armed guard in hospital after being shot and arrested by police on suspicion of murder on Wednesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Missouri highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass Saturday, May 25, 2013 06:25 PM PDT  A highway overpass in southeast Missouri collapsed early Saturday when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said. Seven people were injured, though none seriously. Full Story | Top |
| NYPD investigating actress Bynes allegations Saturday, May 25, 2013 06:31 PM PDT  Internal Affairs officers were looking into allegations made by Amanda Bynes that New York Police Department officers sexually assaulted her when she was arrested for heaving a marijuana bong out the window of her Manhattan apartment. Full Story | Top |
| Graduates in tornado-raked Oklahoma town vow to stay Saturday, May 25, 2013 03:52 PM PDT  Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore. Full Story | Top |
| Rebuilding rules as rain soaks Jersey shore on Memorial Day weekend Saturday, May 25, 2013 04:38 PM PDT  Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues — under covered porches — as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey shore since Superstorm Sandy roared through. Full Story | Top |
| NTSB: Bridge collapse in Washington is wake-up call Saturday, May 25, 2013 06:18 PM PDT  The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wake-up call for the nation. Her team will spend a week to 10 days looking at the bridge. Full Story | Top |
| Oregon teen accused of planning to attack school Saturday, May 25, 2013 07:49 PM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon teenager intended to blow up his school in a plot "forged and inspired by the model of the Columbine shootings" and he will be charged with attempted aggravated murder, a prosecutor said late Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| Indy 500 tightens security in wake of Boston bombings Saturday, May 25, 2013 02:17 PM PDT  By Steve Keating INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Security at Sunday's Indianapolis 500 will be ramped up as race officials of one of the year's biggest one-day sporting events respond to last month's deadly Boston Marathon bombings. Officials of the race, which routinely attracts crowds of about 300,000 to the sprawling 2.5 mile oval, said the added security steps include closing traffic on a major route into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) and banning oversized coolers. ... Full Story | Top |
| Swedish capital returning to normal after week of violence Saturday, May 25, 2013 05:01 PM PDT  Sweden's capital was relatively calm on Saturday night with only isolated incidents of violence by youths after nearly a week of car-burnings and vandalism that have highlighted growing inequality in Swedish society. Full Story | Top |
| Protesters in over 400 cities march vs Monsanto Saturday, May 25, 2013 03:49 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Organizers say two million people marched in protest against seed giant Monsanto in hundreds of rallies across the U.S. and in over 50 other countries on Saturday. Full Story | Top |
| Kerry presses Egypt on economic reform, says aid depends on it Saturday, May 25, 2013 02:35 PM PDT  By Arshad Mohammed ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt to act swiftly on economic reforms to secure a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan, saying the measures were needed to get further aid from the U.S. Congress, an American official said. Kerry met Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi for about an hour on the sidelines of an African Union summit on Saturday, discussing Syria's civil war, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, human rights in Egypt and the country's faltering economy, the official said. ... Full Story | Top |
| French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris Saturday, May 25, 2013 02:36 PM PDT  A French soldier was attacked in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British soldier. Full Story | Top |
| Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy Saturday, May 25, 2013 05:54 PM PDT  Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports. Full Story | Top |
| Thousands walk, run final mile of Boston Marathon Saturday, May 25, 2013 09:19 AM PDT  Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She and thousands of other athletes joined victims of the blast to run and walk the last mile of the race. Full Story | Top |
| Key senators tightly control immigration debate Saturday, May 25, 2013 06:53 AM PDT  For all the soothing words she heard from fellow Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii never had a chance to win a relatively modest change to far-reaching immigration legislation. Full Story | Top |
| Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally Saturday, May 25, 2013 07:40 AM PDT  Gay rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in Moscow but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at a demonstration which went ahead despite a court order. Full Story | Top |
| What Detroit crisis? Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii Saturday, May 25, 2013 05:08 AM PDT  The city of Detroit may be facing a deepening financial crisis but that hasn't stopped four trustees of its public pension funds from spending $22,000 of retirement system funds to attend a conference in Hawaii this week. Full Story | Top |
| Improving economy alters political landscape Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:09 AM PDT  Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama's watch and robs Republicans of a central argument against Democrats. Full Story | Top |
| Arias jury foreman says life or death decision unfair Saturday, May 25, 2013 01:26 AM PDT  In the Jodi Arias trial, the jurors faced a decision that was wrenching and real, with implications that could haunt them forever. Full Story | Top |
| Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town Saturday, May 25, 2013 01:32 PM PDT  One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. Full Story | Top |
| Chile's Indians take on world's largest gold miner Saturday, May 25, 2013 05:18 AM PDT  The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates their orchards and vineyards with its clear water. Full Story | Top |
| Paper: Japan government says unaware of ghosts at PM residence Saturday, May 25, 2013 03:22 AM PDT  A delay in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife moving into their official residence, the site of past assassinations, has revived talk of ghosts in the corridors. Full Story | Top |
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