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What's next for the immigration bill?
22 May 2013 at 1:49pm
It seeks to legalize most of the country's 11 million unauthorized residents.
Sources: Florida man shot by FBI about to confess
22 May 2013 at 12:04pm
Ibragim Todashev was linked to bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and an unsolved triple murder.
Holder: U.S. killed four Americans overseas in drone strikes
22 May 2013 at 1:42pm
Attorney General Eric Holder informed Congress on Wednesday that the U.S. had killed four Americans in drone strikes since 2009 ? radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and three others who were ?not specifically targeted.?
Cruise industry adopts passenger bill of rights
22 May 2013 at 3:28pm
It promises full refunds for trips that are canceled due to mechanical failure.
Heffernan: Latest tax dodge dulls Apple's luster
22 May 2013 at 2:16pm
Even teens who once craved iPhones are turning on the company.
Chicago board approves largest school closing
22 May 2013 at 4:36pm
The Chicago Board of Education voted on Wednesday to close 50 schools - including about 10 percent of all elementary schools - in the largest mass school closing in the nation. The closings in mainly Hispanic and African-American neighborhoods have drawn protests by parents and teachers union leaders who say the closures will expose children to greater gang violence in a city that recorded 506 murders in 2012. ...
Teen who penned web-hit farewell song dies
22 May 2013 at 3:53pm
Zach Sobiech's "Clouds" became a YouTube sensation with more than 4 million views.
Jodi Arias jury deadlocked in penalty phase
22 May 2013 at 3:22pm
The judge sends jurors back to deliberations to work through their differences.
Faith healers charged with murder after second son's death
22 May 2013 at 1:21pm
Police recover backpacks of two kidnapped girls
22 May 2013 at 11:06am
Investigators continue to search for a 15-year-old Iowa girl abducted this week.
House subcommittee moves to curb military sexual assaults
22 May 2013 at 2:08pm
The panel considers a change that may encourage more victims to step forward.
Attorney accuses Donald Trump of lying on witness stand
22 May 2013 at 11:52am
CHICAGO (AP) ? The attorney for an 87-year-old woman who accuses Donald Trump of cheating her in a skyscraper condo deal told Chicago jurors on Wednesday that he was personally repulsed by the "Apprentice" star whom he said lied on the witness stand.
Russian punk band member goes on hunger strike
22 May 2013 at 11:52am
By Catherine Koppel Berezniki, Russia (Reuters) - A member of the Pussy Riot band who was jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian cathedral said on Wednesday she was starting a hunger strike after she was barred from a parole hearing. Maria Alyokhina also told her lawyers to quit the proceedings. ...
Boy Scout leaders convene in Texas to vote on gay ban
22 May 2013 at 3:47pm
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) ? As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts ? a decision that, either way, could deeply affect the organization's membership and funding.
IRS's Lerner: ?I have not done anything wrong?
22 May 2013 at 8:30am
IRS official Lois Lerner pleads the Fifth Amendment before Congress.
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