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Jurors find Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty after murder conviction in boyfriend killing

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 5:07pm
PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors find Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty after murder conviction in boyfriend killing.

Holder: Potential civil rights violations at IRS

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 5:07pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is investigating potential civil rights violations at the Internal Revenue Service after the agency acknowledged the agency had singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday.


White House releases trove of Benghazi documents

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 4:14pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is releasing 100 pages of e-mails and notes related to the Obama administration's response to the attack on a diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, last September.

APNewsBreak: Mailbox bomb suspect to face hearing

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 4:11pm
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — More than a decade after a string of mailbox bombings injured people in Midwestern states, a judge will reconsider whether the former college student accused of carrying out the terrifying campaign is mentally competent to stand trial.

ACLU: Time for 'Modern Family' gay couple to wed

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 4:10pm

NEW YORK (AP) — The ACLU is lobbying for the gay couple on "Modern Family" to get married.


New secretary lays out agenda for Native Americans

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 4:10pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell told a Senate panel Wednesday that "Indian education is embarrassing" as she laid out her priorities on issues affecting Native Americans and Alaska Natives.

El Salvador court hears arguments in abortion case

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 4:09pm
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador's Supreme Court heard opening arguments Wednesday in a landmark abortion case in which a woman suffering from kidney failure and lupus has not been allowed to terminate a pregnancy in which the fetus is given no chance of surviving.

Egyptian judges suspend talks with president

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 4:08pm

CAIRO (AP) — In the judiciary's latest face-off with Egypt's Islamist rulers, the country's top council of judges decided Wednesday to suspend its participation in a government-backed judicial reform conference following a renewed push by lawmakers on a controversial bill that would force thousands of their colleagues into retirement.


Jurors: Pa. abortion doc got greedy, lost his way

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 4:08pm

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dr. Kermit Gosnell proved a serene but solitary figure in the courtroom during his long murder trial, in contrast to the chaotic life he built as an inner-city doctor, abortion provider and father of six.


Stocks keep climbing even as manufacturing softens

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 4:03pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports.


Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 4:03pm
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Inc. unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks for a $10 monthly fee.

Lawmakers accuse Obama administration of abusing free speech rights

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 4:03pm

By David Ingram and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers accused the Obama administration on Wednesday of trampling on free speech rights and evading questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of Associated Press telephone records. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, testifying before a House of Representatives panel, provided limited responses on the issue, noting he had been recused from the probe into a government leak that led to the records seizure. ...


Verlander, Darvis set for showdown in Texas

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 4:03pm

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Justin Verlander says it's May. Yu Darvish says it's not the great opposing pitcher he's faced, and won't be his last.


Murray retires with back pain; Nadal wins in Rome

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 3:58pm

ROME (AP) — Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. He may have to sit out the French Open, too.


Judge declines to nix '79 NYC child-killing case

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 3:58pm

NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged with murder decades after one of the nation's most infamous child disappearances can be brought to trial, a judge ruled Wednesday, turning down the man's claim that the case was too thin to proceed.


U.N. condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 3:55pm
By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces and praised the opposition on Wednesday, but a decline in support for the resolution suggested growing unease about extremism among Syria's fractious rebels. While the non-binding text has no legal force, resolutions of the 193-nation assembly can carry significant moral and political weight. ...

Cameron survives humbling EU revolt in parliament

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 3:54pm

By Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing blow in parliament on Wednesday when more than a third of his Conservative MPs voted against him in protest at his stance on Britain's membership of the European Union. Though the revolt was defeated, it could undermine Cameron's leadership, as scores of his own party's MPs took the highly unusual step of voting to criticise his government's legislative plans, a week after they were first put before parliament. ...


Prince Harry ending US visit with Conn. polo match

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 3:52pm

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry capped his weeklong trip to the U.S. by winning a charity polo match at a star-studded event in Connecticut.


Thumbnail sketch of CBS' fall schedule

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 3:51pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Some highlights of CBS' moves in its schedule for next season.


Judge rejects motion to dismiss Ark. abortion suit

Wed, 05/15/2013 - 3:50pm
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that a challenge to Arkansas' new law banning most abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy can proceed, rejecting the state's attempt to get the lawsuit dismissed.