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Watch VideoAP CEO: Records Seizure 'Unconstitutional'

AP CEO: Records Seizure 'Unconstitutional'

The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP phone records was 'unconstitutional' and has already had a chilling effect on newsgathering. (May 19) Full Story

Watch VideoAP Top Stories May 19 P

AP Top Stories May 19 P

Here's the latest news for Sunday May 19th: AP CEO says seizure of phone records already having effect on newsgathering; President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College; Winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida; Twisters spotted in Kansas. Full Story

Entertainment Video News

Watch VideoLisa Rinna's 'Celebrity Apprentice' Strategy

Lisa Rinna's 'Celebrity Apprentice' Strategy

From going vegan to wearing glasses, Lisa Rinna shares some of her secrets to success on 'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice.' She also talks about the idea of reprising her role of Jason Dohring's mom in the 'Veronica Mars' movie. (May 17) Full Story

Watch Video$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest

$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest

Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen late-night burglary, French officials said Friday. (May 17) Full Story

National

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead

Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead

Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. Full Story

Entertainment

'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes

'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes

"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations. Full Story

Health

Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group. Full Story

World

China sentences underground bank operator to death

A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs. Full Story

News in Pictures

US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks

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Politics

AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action against the Justice Department. Full Story

Finance

Economists predict increase in consumer spending

Consumer spending is likely to pick up this year, while government spending declines at a faster rate, according to a survey of business economists. Full Story

Science & Tech

Mice return from a month in space

A Russian capsule carrying mice, lizards and other small animals returned to Earth on Sunday after spending a month in space for what scientists said was the longest experiment of its kind. Full Story

Strange

Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride

An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle. Full Story