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Kin of 3 arrested Ohio brothers 'totally shocked'

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 6:16pm

CLEVELAND (AP) — A relative of three brothers arrested in Cleveland says their family is "totally shocked" three women missing for years were found at the home of one of them.


Sanford's quest for redemption rests with results

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 6:16pm

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Former Gov. Mark Sanford, looking for redemption in a political career that was sidelined by scandal, said Tuesday's race for the vacant South Carolina congressional seat he once held for three terms will be his last if he loses to Elizabeth Colbert Busch.


Polls close on 1st District runoff voters

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 6:12pm

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina voters are closer to finding out if the ex-Gov. Mark Sanford will revive his political career or if Democrat Elizabeth Colbert (KOHL'-buhrt) Busch will win the state's vacant 1st District congressional seat.


New stock market milestone: Dow 15,000

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 6:04pm

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average punched through another milestone Tuesday, closing above 15,000 for the first time just two months after recovering the last of its losses from the 2008 financial crisis.


Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 6:04pm
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his chamber.

Military sex assault reports up, changes ordered

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:58pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sexual assaults in the military are a growing epidemic across the services and thousands of victims are still unwilling to come forward despite a slew of new oversight and assistance programs, according to a new Pentagon report.


Tomic's hitting partner calls for father ban

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:58pm

The father of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic was barred Tuesday from being accredited to upcoming ATP events pending an investigation into allegations that he assaulted his son's training partner ahead of this week's Madrid Open.


Authorities tried earlier visit to house where Ohio women found

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:56pm

By Kim Palmer and Daniel Trotta CLEVELAND (Reuters) - As three Cleveland women reunited with their families on Tuesday after vanishing for about a decade in their own neighborhood, police scoured the house they escaped from for clues on how they could be held captive for so long with no one noticing. Cleveland authorities said there was one attempt to visit the home in 2004 on an unrelated matter but no one answered the door. They said they combed through records and found no other calls to the house nor reports of anything amiss in the years the women were missing. ...


Michael Jackson show in Vegas more of a good thing

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:50pm
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Michael Jackson spent his life breaking music industry records. Four years after his death, the pop star's estate has delivered another first: Jackson is now the only person, place or thing to have inspired two Cirque du Soleil shows.

Wuerffel, Frazier, Dayne selected for college Hall

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:48pm

NEW YORK (AP) — The only time Tommie Frazier and Danny Wuerffel shared the field during their brilliant college careers, Frazier's Nebraska team trampled Wuerffel and Florida in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl to win the national championship.


Disabled couple seek life together in group home

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:47pm

PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. (AP) — With the beaming smiles of newlyweds, Paul Forziano and Hava Samuels hold hands, exchange adoring glances and complete each other's sentences. Their first wedding dance, he recalls, was to the song "Unchained ..." ''Melody," she chimes in.


Interior Dept. releases $475m in Sandy aid

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:47pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Interior Department on Tuesday said it is releasing more than $475 million to help repair the damage from Superstorm Sandy, which roared up the East Coast last fall.

Pelosi, top House Dems to dine with Obama

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:42pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama has invited House Democratic leaders to dinner Wednesday at a hotel near the White House.

Woman who ran secret prison bypassed as top spy

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:41pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the CIA's highest-ranking women, who once ran a CIA prison in Thailand where terror suspects were waterboarded, has been bypassed for the agency's top spy job.

Expert: Jackson doctor unqualified in many areas

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:37pm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's doctor was not qualified to treat the singer for insomnia or drug addiction and botched resuscitation efforts, an expert cardiologist testifying for the singer's mother told a jury on Tuesday.


Obama, SKorea show united front against Pyongyang

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:36pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — Projecting a united front, President Barack Obama and South Korea's new leader warned North Korea on Tuesday against further nuclear provocations, with Obama declaring that the days when Pyongyang could "create a crisis and elicit concessions" were over.


Disney 2Q results beat Street; shares rise

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:30pm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Revenue gains at Disney's parks and movie studio led to a 32 percent increase in net income during the January-March quarter. The results, which topped analyst expectations Tuesday, showed that the company's record-setting investments in a new cruise ship and multiple theme park upgrades last year are starting to pay off.


Grand jury judge: Penn St. defendants are stalling

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:29pm
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The supervising judge for the grand jury that investigated how former administrators handled Penn State's high-profile child sex-abuse scandal said in a new court filing that the defendants are intentionally stalling their criminal case with repeated motions and appeals.

Internet firms say Syria goes offline again

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:22pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Syria is experiencing an Internet outage similar to a two-day blackout late last fall, according to companies that monitor online traffic around the world.

Delaware to become 11th state with gay marriage

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:01pm
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A divided Delaware state Senate voted Tuesday to make its state the 11th in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, after hearing hours of passionate testimony from supporters and opponents.