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• FBI says it uses drones on U.S. soil
• Homes evacuated as new Colo. wildfire erupts
• Obama's job approval rating slips
• Fed suggests it's closer to slowing bond purchases
• Bipartisan proposal on student loans circulating
• Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman Zimmer
• Few options for Brazil leader in face of protests
• Obama making plans to tackle global warming
• FBI ends Michigan search for Hoffa's remains
• US tries saving Taliban talks after Karzai objects
• Brazil officials reverse subway, bus fare hike
• Compromise among senators eyed on border security
• US and Cuba agree to resume migration talks
• Deen says she used slur but doesn't tolerate hate
• Body near Patriot's home was semi-pro athlete's
• Obama urges 'bold' nuclear cuts in Berlin speech

FBI says it uses drones on U.S. soil Posted: 19 Jun 2013 03:19 PM PDT They are called in for surveillance in some situations, Robert Mueller said.

Homes evacuated as new Colo. wildfire erupts Posted: 19 Jun 2013 04:42 PM PDT A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in much of Colorado and elsewhere in the West made it easy for fires to start and spread.

Obama's job approval rating slips Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:09 PM PDT And, fewer Americans use the "S" word to describe him, a new poll shows.

Fed suggests it's closer to slowing bond purchases Posted: 19 Jun 2013 03:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying the Federal Reserve will likely slow its bond-buying program this year and end it next year because the economy is strengthening.

Bipartisan proposal on student loans circulating Posted: 19 Jun 2013 02:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Students applying for financial aid for the coming school year could find some comfort in a bipartisan student loan compromise taking shape in the Senate that would prevent interest rates from doubling and set a single rate each year for undergraduate students, rich or poor.

Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman Zimmer Posted: 19 Jun 2013 04:27 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Men's Wearhouse doesn't like the way its founder looks anymore.

Few options for Brazil leader in face of protests Posted: 19 Jun 2013 04:36 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — With massive protests by middle-class Brazilians demanding wholesale government reforms, people all over this continent-sized country have reached a verdict on the streets and online: "The giant has awakened."

Obama making plans to tackle global warming Posted: 19 Jun 2013 03:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "We know we have to do more — and we will do more," Obama said Wednesday in Berlin.

FBI ends Michigan search for Hoffa's remains Posted: 19 Jun 2013 03:02 PM PDT OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Beneath a swimming pool, under a horse farm and now a weed-grown field north of Detroit. For at least the third time in a decade, FBI agents grabbed shovels and combed through dirt and mud in the search for Jimmy Hoffa's remains or clues to the disappearance of the former Teamsters boss.

US tries saving Taliban talks after Karzai objects Posted: 19 Jun 2013 03:15 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials scrambling to preserve the possibility of dialogue with the militants.

Brazil officials reverse subway, bus fare hike Posted: 19 Jun 2013 03:51 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Leaders in Brazil's two biggest cities said Wednesday that they reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited anti-government protests that have spread across the nation in the past week.

Compromise among senators eyed on border security Posted: 19 Jun 2013 04:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to toughen the border security requirements in immigration legislation that also offers a path to citizenship to millions living in the country illegally.

US and Cuba agree to resume migration talks Posted: 19 Jun 2013 03:28 PM PDT HAVANA (AP) — The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, a State Department official said Wednesday, the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations between the Cold War enemies.

Deen says she used slur but doesn't tolerate hate Posted: 19 Jun 2013 04:26 PM PDT SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Celebrity cook Paula Deen said while being questioned in a discrimination lawsuit that she has used racial slurs in the past but insisted she and her family do not tolerate prejudice.

Body near Patriot's home was semi-pro athlete's Posted: 19 Jun 2013 04:47 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — A man found dead in an industrial park about a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's house was a semi-pro football player with connections to Hernandez, his family said Wednesday.

Obama urges 'bold' nuclear cuts in Berlin speech Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:19 PM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Summoning the harsh history of this once-divided city, President Barack Obama on Wednesday cautioned the U.S. and Europe against "complacency" brought on by peace, pledging to cut America's deployed nuclear weapons by one-third if Cold War foe Russia does the same.

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