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Ohio teen to be tried as adult in school shooting

Ohio teen to be tried as adult in school shooting

43 mins ago
A 17-year-old boy will be tried as an adult in the Ohio school shooting deaths of three students, a juvenile court judge ruled Thursday. Full Story

3 Alabama metro papers cut publication to 3 days

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Three major Alabama daily newspapers will switch to publishing three days a week as part of a new focus on online news, in line with their new Orleans sister publication, The Times-Picayune. Full Story
Texan gets 20-year prison term for al-Qaida links

Texan gets 20-year prison term for al-Qaida links

2 hours 8 mins ago
A Texas man convicted of trying to sneak out of the U.S. to give al-Qaida restricted military documents, GPS equipment and money was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday. Full Story
US Attorney Fitzgerald talks life after Chicago

US Attorney Fitzgerald talks life after Chicago

35 mins ago
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said Thursday he is 100 percent confident that leaving his post in Chicago after 11 years is the right decision, but he's not sure what his future holds. Full Story

US deports man sought for war crimes to Bosnia

43 mins ago
A former Bosnian Serb police commander accused of playing a leading role in the 1995 massacre of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica has been deported to his native country, U.S. officials said Thursday. Full Story

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US poised to vet possible arms for Syrian rebels

US poised to vet possible arms for Syrian rebels

44 mins ago
As one diplomatic effort after another fails to end more than a year of brutal violence in Syria, the Obama administration is preparing a plan that would essentially give U.S. nods of approval to arms transfers from Arab nations to some Syrian opposition fighters. Full Story

NJ casino carjacking couple sentenced to decades

51 mins ago
A woman who pleaded guilty in the carjacking and murder of an Atlantic City casino patron cried as she apologized for not stopping it. Full Story
AP Photos: NYC Fleet Week remembers War of 1812

AP Photos: NYC Fleet Week remembers War of 1812

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Naval vessels ranging from a U.S. amphibious assault ship to a Finnish minelayer are participating in New York City's Fleet Week. Full Story

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Strange

6-year-olds wander from Pa. school to museum

Pittsburgh Public Schools officials are investigating an impromptu field trip of sorts that occurred when two 6-year-old students wandered away from their school and walked to the city's Children's Museum a few ... Full Story

World

Group: S.Sudan troops kill, torture minority tribe

South Sudan military forces tasked with carrying out a disarmament campaign among feuding ethnic groups are raping, torturing and killing members of a minority community, community leaders and aid workers say. Full Story

Politics

Gloves stay on in quiet NM Senate primary

Four years ago, Heather Wilson gave up her House seat from New Mexico to make a run for a rare opening in the Senate. She lost in a bare-knuckled Republican primary. This ... Full Story

Finance

US bank earnings rose this winter to 5-year high

U.S. bank earnings rose in the first three months of the year to the highest level in nearly five years and the number of troubled banks fell for the fourth straight quarter. Full Story

Health

Person visited neonatal units before TB diagnosis

A person with an active case of tuberculosis who visited two Northern California neonatal intensive care units had a valid reason to be there and had not been diagnosed at the time, ... Full Story