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• California wildfires: 20K homes evacuated
• 151 dead, many trapped in Turkish coal mine
• Death sentence in murder tied to Obama assassination plot
• Medal of Honor hero thinks of friends lost in 'ambush alley' every day
• Court halts Texas execution over mental health claims
• Official: Suspect in Maryland TV station crash in custody
• At least 70 dead in Turkish coal mine blast
• Hundreds come forward about pedophile teacher, FBI reports
• 17 dead, hundreds trapped in Turkish coal mine
• Karl Rove: Hillary Clinton's health 'will be an issue in the 2016 race'
• Md. police hunt driver who rammed TV station
• Two Fla. health workers sick after treating Middle East virus patient
• Ukraine: 6 soldiers ambushed, killed in the east
• Judge rules to try marathon suspect's three friends separately
• European court: Google must yield on personal info
• Police: Vehicle rams TV station in Maryland
• Tea party looks for a GOP primary win in Nebraska
• Two killed at West Virginia coal mine, officials say
• Hundreds trapped in Turkish coal mine
• Spokesman: Christie was unaware of traffic scheme
• Obama to present top medal to Afghanistan veteran
• Underwater archaeologist thinks he's discovered Columbus' Santa Maria
• AirAsia to check passports against Interpol database
• Judge denies bid to move trial of marathon suspect's friends
• Man who sent poison-letters to Pres. Obama awaits sentencing
• Australia to spend $84 mln on Malaysian jet search
• Medal of Honor recipient defied threat of death to help wounded comrades
• Allman drops Ga. lawsuit against film producers
• Pedophile teacher abused scores as clues missed
• U.S. flies aircraft over Nigeria in hunt for girls
• Spying on millions of Americans in the 'United States of Secrets'
• Christie spokesman to testify in traffic jam case
• Prosecutor says Pistorius should get mental evaluation
• Ex-Israeli PM Olmert sentenced to 6 years in prison
• Sterling slams Magic Johnson in interview
• U.S. deploys surveillance aircraft over Nigeria to find girls
• Judge expresses concerns over Casey Kasem's safety
• Police: Officer involved in shooting, explosion at N.H. home

California wildfires: 20K homes evacuated Posted: 13 May 2014 04:53 PM PDT Unseasonable heat and gusty winds spark multiple blazes across parched state.

151 dead, many trapped in Turkish coal mine Posted: 13 May 2014 04:25 PM PDT Energy minister says 780 people were working inside mine at time of explosion.

Death sentence in murder tied to Obama assassination plot Posted: 13 May 2014 04:33 PM PDT SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota judge formally sentenced a man to death for killing a woman as part of what he said was a plot to assassinate President Barack Obama.

Medal of Honor hero thinks of friends lost in 'ambush alley' every day Posted: 13 May 2014 03:46 PM PDT And that, President Obama said in a White House ceremony Tuesday, was what Sgt. Kyle White did in Afghanistan in November 2007. For his "acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty," Sergeant White was awarded the Medal of Honor Tuesday, becoming the seventh living recipient of that honor for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. That story began when White and his fellow paratroopers from Chosen Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, were returning to their base in eastern Afghanistan, along a narrow ridge line known as "ambush alley" when they came under attack. Bullets were coming from "what seemed like every direction," Sergeant White recalled, and the attack was so fierce that he had resigned himself to death, Mr. Obama told an audience that included White's family, members of his company, and the families of the fallen.

Court halts Texas execution over mental health claims Posted: 13 May 2014 02:52 PM PDT HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has halted the scheduled execution of a convicted killer in Texas so his attorneys can pursue appeals arguing he's mentally impaired and ineligible for the death penalty.

Official: Suspect in Maryland TV station crash in custody Posted: 13 May 2014 02:51 PM PDT Man suspected of ramming truck through Baltimore-area television station found inside building.

At least 70 dead in Turkish coal mine blast Posted: 13 May 2014 03:27 PM PDT Unclear how many more miners are believed still trapped after accident.

Hundreds come forward about pedophile teacher, FBI reports Posted: 13 May 2014 01:50 PM PDT Hundreds of people have contacted the FBI about a teacher suspected of drugging and molesting boys during a four-decade career at international schools on four continents, greatly expanding the potential number of suspected victims.

17 dead, hundreds trapped in Turkish coal mine Posted: 13 May 2014 02:04 PM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An explosion and a fire Tuesday killed at least 17 workers at a coal mine in western Turkey and trapped another 200 or more underground, the country's disaster agency said as it launched a massive rescue operation.

Karl Rove: Hillary Clinton's health 'will be an issue in the 2016 race' Posted: 13 May 2014 06:57 AM PDT During a panel discussion at a conference last week, the Republican strategist told an audience that if Clinton runs for president in 2016, her previous health issues — including a blood clot she suffered in 2012 — must be vetted.

Md. police hunt driver who rammed TV station Posted: 13 May 2014 01:37 PM PDT Baltimore-area station believes everyone is safe after attack by man claiming to be God.

Two Fla. health workers sick after treating Middle East virus patient Posted: 13 May 2014 03:27 PM PDT By Julie Steenhuysen and Barbara Liston (Reuters) - Two health workers at a Florida hospital exposed to a patient with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome have begun showing flu-like symptoms, raising concerns about the ability of global health authorities to contain the mysterious and deadly virus. The World Health Organization convened an emergency meeting in Geneva on Tuesday to decide whether the rising rate of confirmed cases, most of them in Saudi Arabia, constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern. ...

Ukraine: 6 soldiers ambushed, killed in the east Posted: 13 May 2014 08:17 AM PDT Eight men have also been wounded, the Ukrainian defense ministry said.

Judge rules to try marathon suspect's three friends separately Posted: 13 May 2014 10:14 AM PDT Three college friends of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect will be tried separately, but those trials do not need to be moved out of Massachusetts, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

European court: Google must yield on personal info Posted: 13 May 2014 03:50 PM PDT In a landmark ruling that could rock the Internet search-engine industry, Europe's highest court said Tuesday that people are entitled to some control over what pops up when their name is Googled.

Police: Vehicle rams TV station in Maryland Posted: 13 May 2014 11:27 AM PDT Baltimore County police say there may be an armed person inside the building.

Tea party looks for a GOP primary win in Nebraska Posted: 13 May 2014 05:15 PM PDT The tea party challenged the Republican establishment on Tuesday in a Nebraska Senate primary showdown complicated by a surging third candidate. West Virginia was poised to make history with the nomination of two women for a Senate seat always held by men and long associated with a Rockefeller.

Two killed at West Virginia coal mine, officials say Posted: 13 May 2014 09:44 AM PDT Two workers died after they were trapped as the ground failed at a West Virginia coal mine with a history of safety violations, federal and state officials said Tuesday.

Hundreds trapped in Turkish coal mine Posted: 13 May 2014 09:04 AM PDT At least 200 people have been left trapped underground after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in western Turkey that killed one miner, an official said Tuesday.

Spokesman: Christie was unaware of traffic scheme Posted: 13 May 2014 02:53 PM PDT TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie's longtime press secretary told New Jersey lawmakers Tuesday that he is confident that his boss and other senior advisers had no knowledge of the planning or execution of a scheme that shut traffic near the George Washington Bridge in a political payback plot.

Obama to present top medal to Afghanistan veteran Posted: 13 May 2014 08:12 AM PDT President Barack Obama is presenting the Medal of Honor to a former Army sergeant who saved a fellow soldier's life and helped secure the evacuation of other wounded Americans while under persistent fire during a 2007 ambush in Afghanistan.

Underwater archaeologist thinks he's discovered Columbus' Santa Maria Posted: 13 May 2014 06:29 AM PDT More than 500 years after Christopher Columbus abandoned his Santa Maria on a reef in the Caribbean, an underwater archaeologist believes he may have discovered the ship's remains off the north coast of Haiti.

AirAsia to check passports against Interpol database Posted: 13 May 2014 07:04 AM PDT Top Asian budget carrier AirAsia said Tuesday it will become the world's first airline to check the passports of all its passengers against Interpol's global database of 42 million stolen or lost travel documents by end of this month.

Judge denies bid to move trial of marathon suspect's friends Posted: 13 May 2014 12:19 PM PDT A U.S. judge denied a request on Tuesday to move the trials of three friends of the accused Boston Marathon bomber, on charges that they hampered an investigation into the deadly 2013 blasts, outside of Massachusetts.

Man who sent poison-letters to Pres. Obama awaits sentencing Posted: 13 May 2014 10:19 AM PDT A Mississippi man who pleaded guilty to making ricing and sending letters laced with the poison to President Barack Obama and other officials will be sentenced Tuesday in federal court.

Australia to spend $84 mln on Malaysian jet search Posted: 13 May 2014 03:22 AM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government plans to spend 90 million Australian dollars ($84 million) on the search for the missing Malaysian plane.

Medal of Honor recipient defied threat of death to help wounded comrades Posted: 13 May 2014 05:13 AM PDT Sgt. Kyle White reflects on great cost of being awarded nation's highest military award

Allman drops Ga. lawsuit against film producers Posted: 13 May 2014 06:13 AM PDT SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Gregg Allman agreed Tuesday drop his lawsuit against movie producers who were making a film about the singer's life when a freight train plowed into their Georgia crew and killed a camera assistant.

Pedophile teacher abused scores as clues missed Posted: 13 May 2014 01:57 PM PDT He was one of the most beloved teachers in the small world of international schools that serve the children of diplomats, well-off American expatriates and local elites. He was often the first to arrive in the morning, and the last to leave each day. He led students on class trips to exotic places, treating them to cookies and milk at bedtime.

U.S. flies aircraft over Nigeria in hunt for girls Posted: 13 May 2014 01:42 PM PDT American has joined the active search for almost 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria who were abducted by Islamic extremists.

Spying on millions of Americans in the 'United States of Secrets' Posted: 13 May 2014 05:52 AM PDT After 9/11, the U.S. government's view of citizens' privacy was irrevocably changed.

Christie spokesman to testify in traffic jam case Posted: 13 May 2014 05:07 AM PDT TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie's longtime press secretary is to testify before a New Jersey legislative committee on what he knew about the political retribution plot carried out by former aides to the governor.

Prosecutor says Pistorius should get mental evaluation Posted: 13 May 2014 05:01 AM PDT The chief prosecutor in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius on Tuesday asked that the double-amputee runner be placed under psychiatric evaluation after an expert witness testified that he had an anxiety disorder.

Ex-Israeli PM Olmert sentenced to 6 years in prison Posted: 13 May 2014 03:53 AM PDT By Rami Amichai TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years in jail on Tuesday for taking bribes in a real estate deal, a crime the judge said was akin to treason. The first criminal conviction of a former Israeli head of government all but ended speculation that Olmert - a centrist credited internationally with working towards a peace settlement with the Palestinians - might return to political life. \"A public servant who takes bribes is akin to a traitor,\" said Judge David Rozen in the Tel Aviv District Court, as he handed down a six-year prison term sought by prosecutors and fined Olmert 1 million shekels ($289,500).

Sterling slams Magic Johnson in interview Posted: The disgraced Clippers owner says the Lakers great "should be ashamed of himself."

U.S. deploys surveillance aircraft over Nigeria to find girls Posted: 12 May 2014 06:56 PM PDT The United States has deployed manned surveillance aircraft over Nigeria and is sharing satellite imagery with the Nigerian government to find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist insurgents, a senior Obama administration official said on Monday. Washington has sent military, law-enforcement and development experts to Nigeria to help search for the missing girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram militants from a secondary school in Chibok in remote northeastern Nigeria on April 14. \"We have shared commercial satellite imagery with the Nigerians and are flying manned ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) assets over Nigeria with the government's permission,\" the U.S. official said. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told a news briefing on Monday that the U.S. was providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support.

Judge expresses concerns over Casey Kasem's safety Posted: 12 May 2014 03:41 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered an investigation into the whereabouts of Casey Kasem after an attorney for the ailing radio personality's wife said the former "Top 40" host had been removed from Los Angeles without his children's knowledge.

Police: Officer involved in shooting, explosion at N.H. home Posted: 12 May 2014 06:13 PM PDT BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A police officer was involved in a shooting at a home in New Hampshire just before a fire and explosion destroyed the house Monday afternoon, authorities said.

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