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Driver charged in crash that injured actor
California Chrome's Triple Crown quest collapses
Poet Maya Angelou remembered at memorial service
Poroshenko sworn in as Ukraine's president
Hundreds of couples rush to marry in Wisconsin
911 calls from Seattle campus shooting released
From prayers to fury: The journey of Bowe Bergdahl
Vodafone report sparks global surveillance debate
Missing from World Cup action: Stars sidelined
US job market recovers losses yet appears weaker
Ariz. rushes supplies to site holding migrant kids
Tracy Morgan in intensive care after 6-car crash
Agencies: Putin orders guards to reinforce Ukraine border

Driver charged in crash that injured actor

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 04:54 PM PDT

One man was killed and four were hurt, including comedian Tracy Morgan, in the crash.

California Chrome's Triple Crown quest collapses

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 04:27 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Tonalist sprinted across the finish line first Saturday at the Belmont Stakes, spoiling California Chrome's bid to win the first Triple Crown in 36 years.

Poet Maya Angelou remembered at memorial service

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 01:21 PM PDT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Maya Angelou liked to say that people will forget what you said or did in your life, but they will never forget how you made them feel. Former President Bill Clinton, First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey said Saturday they were among the millions touched by Angelou's wisdom when they needed help to rise.

Poroshenko sworn in as Ukraine's president

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 09:16 AM PDT

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Petro Poroshenko took the oath of office as Ukraine's president, assuming leadership of a country mired in a violent uprising and economic troubles.

Hundreds of couples rush to marry in Wisconsin

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 02:22 PM PDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dozens of gay couples married Saturday at courthouses in Milwaukee and Madison, taking advantage of what most believed would be a small window in which to get hitched before a judge's decision overturning the state's same-sex marriage ban was put on hold.

911 calls from Seattle campus shooting released

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 03:38 PM PDT

SEATTLE (AP) — One student talks to 911 operators while a classmate attempts to tend to his bleeding neck and chest. Two other callers after witnessing the shooting at a small Seattle university calmly describe their location, the shooter and the chilling scene.

From prayers to fury: The journey of Bowe Bergdahl

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 10:10 AM PDT

Bowe Bergdahl stands, hands at his sides, his loose-fitting Pashtun smock and pants bright white against the rocky landscape. The hillsides are dotted with armed Afghans, rifles ready.

Vodafone report sparks global surveillance debate

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 01:02 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Telecommunications company Vodafone's report on government surveillance of its customers in 29 countries reveals more than first meets the eye — and is raising questions from Dublin to Delhi about how much spying on email and telephone chats happens in secret.

Missing from World Cup action: Stars sidelined

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 01:07 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Elite professional footballers may be pampered like royalty, but near constant training and grueling club and country commitments are taking their toll on the World Cup before the tournament even kicks off in Brazil.

US job market recovers losses yet appears weaker

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 08:56 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy has finally regained the jobs lost to the Great Recession. But go easy on the hallelujahs. The comeback is far from complete.

Ariz. rushes supplies to site holding migrant kids

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 04:41 PM PDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona officials say they are rushing federal supplies to a makeshift holding center in the southern part of the state that's housing hundreds of migrant children and is running low on the basics.

Tracy Morgan in intensive care after 6-car crash

Posted: 07 Jun 2014 05:51 AM PDT

The actor and comedian was injured when the limousine bus in which he was riding in was involved in a multivehicle accident on the New Jersey Turnpike.