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Man questioned in Boston bombing investigation fatally shot

A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said. Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter, was gunned down at his home during a mee... 1

The Associated Press • Nation • Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 10:09 am

Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete

This photo taken Tuesday, May 21, 2013 shows damage caused by Monday's tornado in the area near 4th and Bryant in Moore, Okla.

Sean Murphy and Christopher Sherman, The Associated Press • Nation • Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican's insistence that no such papal exorcism took place. 1

Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press • Nation • Wednesday, May 22, 2013

List of insiders who knew about IRS scandal getting longer

WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top official...

Julie Pace And Charles Babington, Associated Press • Nation • Monday, May 20, 2013 at 10:44 pm

Medical examiner revises Oklahoma tornado death toll down to 24

MOORE, Okla. — Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and those... 7

The Associated Press • Nation • Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11:22 am

Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards

Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards. Swift won eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for "Red." She told the crowd: "You are the longest and best relationship I ever had." She also ...

Mesfin Fekadu, AP Music Writer • Nation • Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 11:50 pm

Chief says AP may take action against Department of Justice

WASHINGTON — 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. Ga... 1

Philip Elliott, Associated Press • Nation • Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 11:20 pm

$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Florida

DES MOINES, Iowa — It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday. The single winner was sold at a Publix supe...

Barbara Rodriguez, Associated Press • Nation • Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 6:23 am

IRS probe ignored most influential groups

WASHINGTON — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, and senior Treasury Department officials were not... 3

Ken Thomas And Steve Peoples, Associated Press • Nation • Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 11:07 pm

Probe begins after Conn. commuter trains crash

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to the hospital, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast Corridor. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said five people were cr...

Associated Press • New England • Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 6:51 am

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