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Judge may unseal part of Jackson abuse claim

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:37pm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge said Thursday he was inclined to unseal portions of a choreographer's court filings alleging he was abused by Michael Jackson.


House passes $45B homeland security spending bill

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:37pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday passed a $45 billion measure boosting the Homeland Security Department's budget by about 2 percent above spending levels imposed by an ongoing round of automatic budgets cuts.

Russian president Putin, wife divorce

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:37pm

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila said Thursday they are divorcing after nearly 30 years of marriage, making the announcement on state television after attending a ballet performance at the Kremlin.


Frantic family rang cell for rescuers in Philadelphia collapse

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:35pm
By Dan Kelley PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Borbor Davis' family dialed his cell phone every hour, hoping its ring would be heard by rescuers searching through the rubble of a building that collapsed on his workplace in Philadelphia. But the cell phone went unanswered as darkness fell on Wednesday. Authorities later said Davis' body had been found buried under the debris. Davis, 68, was among six people killed when a building under demolition collapsed on a neighboring Salvation Army Thrift Store at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday. Fourteen people were injured in the incident, one critically. ...

11 years later, Williams back in French Open final

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:35pm

PARIS (AP) — Done with a dominating performance in the French Open semifinals, Serena Williams climbed the stairs leading from the locker room to the players' lounge, looking to give her mother a hug.


Retailers report modest gains for May

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:28pm

NEW YORK (AP) — In the latest sign that Americans are feeling better about the overall economy, stores across the country had a pickup in sales in May.


Obama pushes plan for fast Internet in US schools

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:27pm

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Touting the need to give every child the tools for success, President Barack Obama on Thursday toured a North Carolina school where every student has a laptop and called for 99 percent of American students to be connected to super-fast Internet within five years.


Final Capitol tribute to late NJ Sen. Lautenberg

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:22pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — Frank Lautenberg on Thursday was remembered by Senate colleagues for his leadership and laughter during nearly three decades serving in the chamber.


US regains wealth from recession, but not equally

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:21pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — America as a whole has regained all the household wealth it lost to the Great Recession and then some, thanks to higher stock and home prices.


10 things to know about the NCAA super regionals

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:20pm

We're down to 16 teams in the NCAA baseball tournament, and it'll be down to the final eight after this weekend. Here are 10 of the topics for this weekend's best-of-three super regionals, which will determine the field for the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., starting June 15.


Russell Brand announces 'Messiah Complex' tour

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:19pm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Russell Brand has a "Messiah Complex," and he's taking it on the road.


Restaurateur wins $1.19M in World Series of Poker

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:17pm
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Canadian restaurant manager is the first poker aficionado to be made a millionaire at this year's World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Gov't proposes safety labels for tenderized beef

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:16pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Beef tenderized by machines before it is sold in grocery stores could soon carry labels warning customers to cook the meat thoroughly.

Gatlin of US edges Bolt in 100 meters in Rome

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:13pm

ROME (AP) — American sprinter Justin Gatlin handed world-record holder Usain Bolt a narrow defeat in the 100-meter race at the Golden Gala meet on Thursday.


Senate blocks bills to stop student loan rates doubling

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:13pm

By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday thwarted two rival bills aimed at stopping interest rates on millions of federal student loans doubling in less than a month. The defeat of the Democrat and Republican bills will likely lead to a partisan showdown ahead of the July 1 deadline. Both sides agree student loan rates shouldn't go up. They remain gridlocked on a way to avert that. ...


Jughead! Live-action Archie comics movie planned

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:10pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Archie's old Riverdale gang is headed to the big screen.

2nd child in Philly sues over lung transplant list

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:09pm

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A second child at a Philadelphia hospital is asking a federal judge to order that he be put on the adult waiting list for a donated lung.


NSA whistleblowers say agency casts wide net

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:03pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Former employees of the National Security Agency say the publishing of a court order asking Verizon to hand over all its phone calling records for a three-month period opens a new window on an operation that has been in place for years and involves all major U.S. phone companies.


Georgia says 6 soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 3:01pm
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia's Defense Ministry says at least six Georgian soldiers have been killed in an attack by insurgents in Afghanistan.

US stocks waver in afternoon trading

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 1:59pm

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market bounced around Thursday as traders reacted to news from Europe and looked ahead to the government's monthly employment report.