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Watch VideoObama Defends Drone Strikes, With Limits

Obama Defends Drone Strikes, With Limits

President Obama is standing by the use of drone-launched missile strikes. But he's also moving to limit them as part of a refocusing of the fight against Islamist terrorists that also includes a new push to close Guantanamo Bay. (May 23) Full Story

Watch VideoRaw: Jurors Deadlock on Jodi Arias Penalty

Raw: Jurors Deadlock on Jodi Arias Penalty

Jurors have deadlocked on a verdict of life or death for Jodi Arias in the 2008 killing of her one-time boyfriend. The judge declared a mistrial in the penalty phase. (May 23) Full Story

Entertainment Video News

Watch VideoDemi Lovato Is Radio Ready With 4th Album

Demi Lovato Is Radio Ready With 4th Album

Demi Lovato, whose new album is now in stores, talks about discovering the key to radio-friendly songs. (May 23) Full Story

Watch VideoWorld's Largest LEGO Model Revealed

World's Largest LEGO Model Revealed

The largest ever LEGO model -- a 42-foot long 'Star Wars' X-wing -- is unveiled in Times Square. (May 23) Full Story

National

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders _ a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors. Full Story

Health

Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants

An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers. Full Story

World

Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attack

Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attack

A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday. Full Story

News in Pictures

Driver in Ill. van wreck had license suspension

Local

Three rescued from river after bridge collapses in Washington

A photo from the scene showed a man sitting on top of his car, which was partially submerged. Full Story

Jodi Arias: Hung jury, judge declares mistrial

Jodi Arias: Hung jury, judge declares mistrial Full Story

Politics

Education Department giving Newtown $1.3 million

Schools in Newtown, Conn., will receive $1.3 million in federal aid to recover after the shootings that left 26 students and educators dead last year. Full Story

Science & Tech

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth to survive

For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very wrong. Full Story

Strange

Fugitive in LA attempted-murder case held in Colo.

A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant. Full Story