Three storm chasers killed by Oklahoma tornado
Three veteran storm chasers were killed while pursuing powerful tornadoes that tore through the US state of Oklahoma, a relative said.
View ArticleRising Mississippi River threatening towns
Mississippi River communities scrambling Tuesday to fend off the rain-engorged waterway got discouraging news: More rains looming across much of the nation's midsection threatened to slow the potential...
View ArticleGunman in California killing spree had prior brush with law
The gunman who killed four people in a shooting rampage in Santa Monica before he was slain by police at a community college in the California seaside town was once a student there and had a brush with...
View ArticleUS kidnap suspect expected to enter not guilty plea
A Cleveland man accused of holding three young women captive for a decade is expected to plead not guilty Wednesday to charges of kidnapping, rape and murder for beating one pregnant captive until she...
View ArticleNicaragua approves plans for massive canal
Nicaraguan lawmakers have approved a canal project, which would connect the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean. Opponents criticized the government for commissioning a Hong Kong firm to construct the...
View ArticleWhite House has proof of chemical weapons in Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against opposition fighters, according to the White House. The Obama administration has said it is now considering intervention...
View ArticleArizona lawmakers pass Medicaid expansion
A divided Arizona Senate passed a key piece of President Barack Obama's Medicaid expansion agenda on Thursday, handing Republican Governor Jan Brewer a policy victory over fierce opposition from...
View ArticleU.S. top court bars patents on human genes unless synthetic
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday prohibited patents on naturally occurring human genes but allowed legal protections on synthetically produced genetic material in a compromise ruling hailed...
View ArticleU.S. spy agency paper says fewer than 300 phone numbers closely scrutinized
The U.S. government only searched for detailed information on calls involving fewer than 300 specific phone numbers among the millions of raw phone records collected by the National Security Agency in...
View ArticleShock lingers after Nazi unit leader found in US
The revelation that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to those who know 94-year-old Michael Karkoc. World War...
View ArticleRio police use tear gas on 3,000 Maracana protestors
Police deployed tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse around 3,000 protestors from outside Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium ahead of the Confederations Cup match between Italy and Mexico on Sunday.
View ArticleBrazilians cry foul over football costs, corruption
If the young people of Brazil are in the street, it is no longer just to play football there, contrary to the popular image of a country fixated with 'futebol' to the point of obsession.
View ArticleTornado touched down at Denver airport
Radar indicated a tornado briefly touched down Tuesday over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms, stairwells and other safe spots until...
View ArticleUS state to lower flags for actor Gandolfini
Flags will fly at half staff Monday on official buildings in New Jersey as a mark of respect for "The Sopranos" star James Gandolfini, a native of the northeastern US state, officials said.
View ArticleBrazilian president reaches out to protesters
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has promised to address social reform amid widespread unrest over massive spending on upcoming sporting events. The comments came in a televised speech prompted by...
View ArticleBrazilian President Dilma Rousseff touts reform referendum
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has proposed a referendum on political reform after a wave of protests over poor public services and corruption. The president also promised more support for public...
View ArticleUS top diplomat Kerry's wife rushed to hospital
The wife of US Secretary of State John Kerry was rushed to a local hospital after falling ill and had been transferred and admitted to a larger Boston facility, a spokesman said.
View ArticleQuebec death toll rises from oil train wreck as firemen extinguish blaze
As the search for victims continues, authorities in Quebec are investigating Sunday's derailment of a runaway freight train carrying oil. Firemen have managed to put out a raging fire caused by an...
View ArticlePentagon puts 650,000 civilian workers on unpaid leave
Heavy US government spending cuts took a sharp swing as the Pentagon began putting about 650,000 civilian workers on unpaid leave.
View ArticleUS adds protection for journalists in probes
The United States, under fire for secretly seizing journalists' records in a terrorism probe, unveiled new guidelines designed to give more protection to news organizations and newsgathering in...
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