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New federal prosecutor nominated for Chicago

New federal prosecutor nominated for Chicago

29 mins ago
The Obama administration has picked 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
Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup

Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup

39 mins ago
A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week. Full Story

Evacuated residents of ND city to return Friday

87 mins ago
The threat of a possible dam failure on a river near a northeastern North Dakota city eased on Thursday, and officials said most of the 1,300 evacuated residents would be allowed to return to their homes within 24 hours. Full Story

Dissidents find 'Cuba outside Cuba' in Miami

21 mins ago
When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community. Full Story

Teen arrested in death of his 2 brothers in Utah

23 mins ago
A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new homes and tidy lawns, police said. Full Story

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Rep. DesJarlais reprimanded for sex with patients

27 mins ago
Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a licensed physician, was reprimanded and fined by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for having sex with patients before he was elected to Congress, according to documents released Thursday. Full Story

Prosecutor: iPad theft defendants ambushed victim

31 mins ago
A prosecutor in Las Vegas compared two men accused of killing a high school student who refused to let go of his iPad with wild animals ambushing a weak victim. Full Story
Little known about suspect in Wash. ricin case

Little known about suspect in Wash. ricin case

34 mins ago
A 37-year-old janitor who has been charged with threatening to kill a federal judge in a case that involves letters containing the deadly poison ricin is a registered sex offender who lived in a rundown apartment building near downtown Spokane. Full Story

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84-year-old NM woman indicted for drug trafficking