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• Bloomberg calls for stricter gun laws
• Actress Ann B. Davis, devoted 'Brady Bunch' housekeeper, dies
• U.S. defends captive swap with Taliban, critics stir
• EPA to seek to cut power plant carbon by one-third
• Philly Inquirer co-owner among 7 dead in jet crash
• Official: Recovering fallen climbers too dangerous
• States move to blunt Obama carbon plan
• Suspect in Jewish museum killings went to Syria
• Fabien Cousteau plans 31-day underwater mission
• NASA to test giant Mars parachute on Earth
• Justin Bieber apologizes for racial slur joke
• Rare 'mono mono' twins could be home within weeks
• Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner dead in plane crash
• France: Suspect in Brussels' Jewish Museum shooting arrested
• Officials: 7 aboard NJ-bound plane die in crash
• Chuck Hagel: Captive's life was in danger
• Thai protesters come out again despite junta's ban
• Official: 6 climbers likely died in mountain fall
• U.S. soldier freed in Afghanistan, 5 Taliban prisoners leave Gitmo

Bloomberg calls for stricter gun laws Posted: 01 Jun 2014 08:53 AM PDT Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg weighed in on the rampage in California.

Actress Ann B. Davis, devoted 'Brady Bunch' housekeeper, dies Posted: 01 Jun 2014 04:24 PM PDT Comic actress Ann B. Davis, who played the devoted housekeeper Alice on the television sitcom "The Brady Bunch" and won two Emmy awards as the forever-single secretary Schultzy on "The Bob Cummings Show," died on Sunday at age 88, CNN reported. Davis fell and hit her head on Saturday morning, CNN reported, citing a close friend of Davis, Bishop William Frey. Davis' character helped keep a large, blended family functioning on "The Brady Bunch" by offering advice and wisecracks to busy parents and frantic kids, or simply by making meatloaf for eight. The "Brady Bunch" was among the first U.S. television shows to focus on a non-traditional family.

U.S. defends captive swap with Taliban, critics stir Posted: 01 Jun 2014 12:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Five years a captive from the Afghanistan war, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is back in American hands, freed for five Guantanamo terrorism detainees in a swap stirring a sharp debate in Washington over whether the U.S. should have negotiated with the Taliban over a prisoner exchange.

EPA to seek to cut power plant carbon by one-third Posted: 01 Jun 2014 04:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Monday will roll out a plan to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, setting in motion one of the most significant actions to address global warming in U.S. history.

Philly Inquirer co-owner among 7 dead in jet crash Posted: 01 Jun 2014 04:18 PM PDT BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz was killed along with six other people in a fiery plane crash in Massachusetts, just days after reaching a deal that many hoped would end months of infighting at the newspaper and help restore it to its former glory.

Official: Recovering fallen climbers too dangerous Posted: 01 Jun 2014 03:42 PM PDT MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) — Rescuers likely know the final resting place of six climbers who set out last week to attempt one of the most technical and physically grueling routes to the peak of Mount Rainier in Washington state.

States move to blunt Obama carbon plan Posted: 01 Jun 2014 07:53 AM PDT JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As President Barack Obama prepares to announce tougher new air quality standards, lawmakers in several states already are trying to blunt the impact on aging coal-fired power plants that feed electricity to millions of consumers.

Suspect in Jewish museum killings went to Syria Posted: 01 Jun 2014 03:46 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — A suspected French jihadist who spent time in Syria has been arrested over the shooting deaths of three people at a Belgian Jewish museum, prosecutors said Sunday, crystalizing fears that European radicals will parlay their experiences in Syria into terrorism back home.

Fabien Cousteau plans 31-day underwater mission Posted: 01 Jun 2014 10:13 AM PDT ISLAMORADA, Fla. (AP) — Like viewers worldwide, Fabien Cousteau was entranced by his famous grandfather's films about marine life and human exploration underwater. Now he's adding to his family's sea stories with a 31-day underwater expedition in the Florida Keys.

NASA to test giant Mars parachute on Earth Posted: 01 Jun 2014 08:36 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The skies off the Hawaiian island of Kauai will be a stand-in for Mars as NASA prepares to launch a saucer-shaped vehicle in an experimental flight designed to land heavy loads on the red planet.

Justin Bieber apologizes for racial slur joke Posted: 01 Jun 2014 04:31 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Bieber is apologizing after a years-old video surfaced showing the then-teenager telling a racist joke with the N-word.

Rare 'mono mono' twins could be home within weeks Posted: 01 Jun 2014 02:15 PM PDT CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio couple is getting a taste of what it's like to be celebrity parents.

Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner dead in plane crash Posted: 01 Jun 2014 06:54 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz was killed along with six other people in a fiery plane crash in Massachusetts, his business partner said Sunday.

France: Suspect in Brussels' Jewish Museum shooting arrested Posted: 01 Jun 2014 04:27 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — A man has been arrested in southeast France in the investigation of a shooting at a Jewish museum in Brussels that left at least three people dead, the Paris prosecutor's office said Sunday.

Officials: 7 aboard NJ-bound plane die in crash Posted: 01 Jun 2014 12:54 AM PDT All aboard a private plane that crashed on takeoff in a Massachusetts air field were killed, authorities said.

Chuck Hagel: Captive's life was in danger Posted: 01 Jun 2014 02:26 AM PDT The defense secretary cited Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's health and safety as major reasons the U.S. moved swiftly to arrange a prisoner swap with the Taliban.

Thai protesters come out again despite junta's ban Posted: 01 Jun 2014 05:17 AM PDT Thailand's army deployed thousands of troops to the streets of Bangkok and detained demonstrators, but there was no violence.

Official: 6 climbers likely died in mountain fall Posted: 01 Jun 2014 11:27 AM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — Six climbers on Mount Rainier likely fell thousands of feet to their deaths in what would be among the worst alpine accidents ever on the iconic Washington mountain.

U.S. soldier freed in Afghanistan, 5 Taliban prisoners leave Gitmo Posted: 01 Jun 2014 12:59 PM PDT By Warren Strobel and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sole American prisoner of war held in Afghanistan was flown to a U.S. military hospital in Germany on Sunday after being freed in a swap deal for five Taliban militants who were released from the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl had been held for nearly five years and his release, following years of on-off negotiations, suddenly became possible after harder-line factions of the Afghan Taliban shifted course and agreed to back it, U.S. officials said. "As I said and explained before, Sergeant Bergdahl was a prisoner of war.

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