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Investigator: Missing Iowa girl's blood found

Investigator: Missing Iowa girl's blood found

8 hours 27 mins ago
Investigators have discovered the blood of a missing 15-year-old Iowa girl on the truck of a registered sex offender suspected of kidnapping her Monday, diminishing the chances of finding her alive, a lead investigator said Thursday. Full Story

Correction: Oklahoma Tornado story

8 hours 9 mins ago
In some early versions of a story May 22 about damage estimates from the tornado in Moore, Okla., The Associated Press misspelled the name of the city's mayor. He is Glenn Lewis, not Glen. Full Story
New federal prosecutor nominated for Chicago

New federal prosecutor nominated for Chicago

8 hours 37 mins ago
The Obama administration has chosen a private attorney and former federal prosecutor who helped send former Illinois Gov. George Ryan to prison for corruption to head the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, Illinois' senators announced Thursday. Full Story
Boston suspect under scrutiny in unsolved killings

Boston suspect under scrutiny in unsolved killings

8 hours 59 mins ago
A year and a half before the Boston Marathon bombing, the man Tamerlan Tsarnaev called his best friend died in a grisly crime: He was one of three men found nearly decapitated in an apartment, their throats slashed ear to ear, marijuana sprinkled over their bodies. Full Story
Driver in Ill. van wreck had license suspension

Driver in Ill. van wreck had license suspension

9 hours 26 mins ago
A New Jersey man behind the wheel of a van that careened off of an Illinois freeway and overturned, killing five passengers returning from a California ministry gathering, had his driving privileges suspended last year for administrative reasons, motor vehicle records show. Full Story

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Dallas man gets death for drowning 2 sons in creek

10 hours 16 mins ago
A father who told two of his sons to pretend they were swimming as he drowned them in a Dallas-area creek was sentenced to death on Thursday. Full Story

Safe room mandates remain rare in tornado states

10 mins ago
When a deadly tornado tore through the central Oklahoma city of Moore, many survivors emerged from their storm shelters to see their homes blown away. Full Story

Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge

12 mins ago
During a hurricane, the storm surge poses the greatest threat to life and land, yet many people don't even know what it means. Full Story

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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

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