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Conn. rail service returning to normal
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Bernanke testimony to be studied for policy clues
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Malcolm X's grandson buried in NY
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Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces

With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years. 1369207953
- Tornado rips through Oklahoma City suburb
- Storify: Tornado rips through Oklahoma City suburb
Immigration bill heads to full Senate

A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to predict. 1369208251
HUNGER STRIKE

Guantánamo’s military defense lawyers cite My Lai massacre in plea to Hagel

Uniformed defense lawyers for alleged Guantánamo terrorists invoked the Vietnam War’s My Lai massacre in their bid to get Vietnam veteran Chuck Hagel to intervene in the prison camps.
- Document | Letter by lawyers of ex-CIA captives to Chuck Hagel
CUBA

Annual U.S. report on religious freedoms says Cuba eased some controls but still imposed many restrictions

U.S. State Department finds some religious reforms but says controls on Cuban churches remain strong
Miami charities accepting donations for Oklahoma tornado victims

Miami-Dade organizations are collecting donations to help the victims of the deadly tornado in Oklahoma.
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY

Lesbian, 18, faces 15 years in prison for sex with classmate, 14

An 18-year-old lesbian faces 15 years in prison for having sex with a 14-year-old high school classmate.
Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51

A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise.
Search for survivors begins in OKC suburb

A mix of volunteers and first responders are combing through debris in an Oklahoma City suburb looking for survivors.

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Mysterious illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama

A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state...
Safety Board: ATF blocking plant blast probe

Federal agents and the state fire marshal have effectively barred a federal safety panel from the site of a...
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2 FBI agents who died remembered for valor

FBI Director Robert Mueller on Tuesday praised two agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach co...
Police defend officer who shot NY college student

The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University s...
UN: Poaching threatens central Africa peace

The illegal trade in elephant ivory may constitute an important source of funding for armed groups, includi...
UN urges action to end child soldiers in Myanmar

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Myanmar's government has made progress in reducing the recruitment ...
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IMMIGRATION

Immigration deadline may leave tens of thousands without legal status

A wide-ranging immigration bill provides a pathway to citizenship for some 11 million undocumented immigran...
POLITICS

Marco Rubio blames President Obama for latest scandals

Rubio mesmerized hundreds in Tampa with a familiar speech that resonated more strongly than ever amid the l...
Pa. coffee run leads to hatchet hitchhiker arrest

Life on the run for the Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker ended when he asked...
IMMIGRATION

After Democrat brinksmanship, House group finds agreement on immigration bill

The House members and their aides refused to discuss details of their immigration bill, but it’s cl...
In the camps

Guantánamo hunger strike tally hits 102

Military officials would not comment on whether the current 102 hunger strikers include alleged 9/11 conspi...
Brothers arrested in Mother's Day parade shooting

Two brothers with a history of drug arrests and suspected ties to a neighborhood gang each face 20 counts o...
Texas tornado devastation includes Habitat homes

Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the l...
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HUNGER STRIKE

Guantánamo’s military defense lawyers cite My Lai massacre in plea to Hagel

Uniformed defense lawyers for alleged Guantánamo terrorists invoked the Vietnam War’s My Lai mass...
Pentagon wants $450M for Guantánamo prison

The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantánam...
Court: US can keep bin Laden photos under wraps

A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken...
No wifi at Guantánamo's Starbucks

The U.S. military has shut down wireless internet service at the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay in ...
War on terror

Obama to speak on prison, legality of drone program

President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration’s secret drone program and h...
Photos sought of Guantánamo man hit in clash

A lawyer for a Guantánamo Bay prisoner is calling on the U.S. Justice Department to release photos of ...
In the camps

Guantánamo hunger strike tally hits 102

Military officials would not comment on whether the current 102 hunger strikers include alleged 9/11 conspi...
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