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Dow, S&P close at record levels

Posted: 03 May 2013 01:13 PM PDT

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock ExchangeThe markets were boosted by much stronger hiring in February and March.

NRA official: It's a 'culture war' more than gun rights

Posted: 03 May 2013 03:49 PM PDT

NRA attendee Janet Bero waits to have her German Luger appraised during the NRA's Antiques Guns and Gold Showcase during the National Rifle Association's 142 Annual Meetings and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Houston. NRA's Antiques Guns and Gold Showcase is a television show that runs on the Sportsman Channel.The 2013 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits runs from Friday, May 3, through Sunday, May 5. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson)The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning to its members they are engaged in a "culture war" that stretches beyond gun rights, further ramping up emotions surrounding the gun control debate.

FBI seeks Benghazi tips with Arabic video, Facebook page

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:23 PM PDT

Power Play 5/3/2013The video features photographs of three possible suspects.

PepsiCo cuts sponsorship ties with Lil Wayne

Posted: 03 May 2013 03:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2013 file photo, recording artist Lil Wayne meets fans and celebrates his contemporary street wear apparel brand TRUKFIT at his hometown Macy's, in New Orleans. A letter from Lil Wayne to the offended family of Emmett Till did not go far enough and relatives of the late civil rights icon are seeking a meeting with the rapper and representatives from PepsiCo to discuss their commercial partnership. The New Orleans rapper made the brief offensive reference to Till on Future's song "Karate Chop" earlier this year. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)The rapper made a crude reference to civil rights martyr Emmett Till in a song.

Obama's strategy to cut through partisan 'gobbledygook'

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:45 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 30, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama answers questions during his new conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. State officials say thousands of people with medical problems are in danger of losing coverage as the Obama administration winds down one of the earliest programs in the federal health care overhaul. At risk is the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, a transition program that has turned into a lifeline for the so-called "Permission structure" wasn't the oddest thing to come out of Obama's mouth this week.

Authorities searching near Boston suspect’s college

Posted: 03 May 2013 09:47 AM PDT

Boston bombing brothers originally planned July 4th attackPolice, ATF and FBI agents are looking for evidence related to the Marathon attack.

App lets amputees program their bionic hands

Posted: 03 May 2013 11:43 AM PDT

Double amputee Jason Koger, 34, of Owensboro, Ky., demonstrates his i-limb ultra revolution hands during an interview with the Associated Press, Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Philadelphia. Koger, a husband and father of three who lost his limbs in an accident, can now activate with an iPhone app 24 different grip patterns for his new hands. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Jason Koger can pick the grip pattern that suits his needs with an iPhone.

U.S. orders new visa reviews for international students

Posted: 03 May 2013 03:41 PM PDT

The Homeland Security Department ordered border agents to verify that every international student who arrives in the U.S. has a valid student visa.

No charges for Calif. teacher accused of tying toddler

Posted: 03 May 2013 02:43 PM PDT

Prosecutors in Northern California have decided not to pursue any criminal charges against a former teacher accused of tying up a 2-year-old girl when she worked at a preschool.

Boy with terminal illness helps feed the hungry

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:50 AM PDT

Boy with terminal illness helps feed the hungryA 10-year-old boy battling a terminal illness in Colonie, N.Y., has used his upcoming birthday to help feed the hungry. TimesUnion.com reports that NaSeaph Williams suffers from Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome. The rare genetic condition has weakened his muscles, heart and lungs. It has also left him unable to walk and prone to seizures. NaSeaph's mother told [...]

Possible lead in case of missing U.S. journalist in Syria

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:33 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 27, 2011 file photo, American journalist James Foley, of Rochester, N.H., poses for a photo in Boston. The parents of Foley, last seen on Nov. 22, 2012, in northwest Syria, were to speak about him at a World Press Freedom Day event in Boston, Friday, May 3, 2013. World Press Freedom Day is held each year to raise awareness about journalists around the world, who are censored, arrested, attacked or murdered because of their work. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)The family of James Foley now believe that he is being held in a prison.

Mermaid Parade may be Sandy's latest victim

Posted: 03 May 2013 08:50 AM PDT

Coney Island's Mermaid ParadeConey Island's famed and fantastical gathering is an annual event dating back to 1983.

Texas fertilizer plant had history of thefts, tampering

Posted: 03 May 2013 08:23 AM PDT

File picture shows the site of a fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, as pictured from the air as Obama assesses the damage from Marine OnePolice responded to at least 11 reports of burglaries and five leaks in the past 12 years.

A year without pirates

Posted: 03 May 2013 10:50 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 file photo, masked Somali pirate Hassan stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel that washed up on shore after the pirates were paid a ransom and released the crew, in the once-bustling pirate den of Hobyo, Somalia. A U.K.-led Piracy Ransom Task Force says the shipping industry must adopt additional measures to ensure that payments aren't made to pirates after a successful attack. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)Stepped-up security has reduced attacks by Somali pirates by 'at least 75 percent.'

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