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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

Nearly 60 injured as Conn. commuter trains collide

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. About 700 people were on board the Metro-North trains when o...

Susan Haigh, Associated Press • Nation • Friday, May 17, 2013 at 10:11 pm

Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1T by 2023

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's budget would trim projected federal deficits by $1.1 trillion over the coming decade, using nearly $6 in higher revenues for every $1 in reduced spending to achieve it, Congress' nonpartisan budget analyst said Friday. After four straight years o... 1

Alan Fram, Associated Press • Nation • Friday, May 17, 2013 at 10:09 pm

N.M mom chases down, rams child abductor

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —  A mother whose 4-year-old was being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt and the arrest of the suspect, Albuquerque police said Thursday. The young girl was playing in her yard at St. Anthony's Plaza Apa...

Russell Contreras, The Associated Press • Nation • Friday, May 17, 2013

Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy security

President Barack Obama speaks under an umbrella held by a Marine as a light rain falls during a news conference on Thursday in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Nedra Pickler and Donna Cassata, The Associated Press • Nation • Friday, May 17, 2013

Former General Mills CEO, Bates graduate, dies at age 96

PHOENIX (AP) — E. Robert Kinney, a former chief executive of General Mills who earlier in his career was instrumental in popularizing fish sticks, has died. He was 96. A statement from General Mills said Kinney died last week in Arizona. Kinney was a food company executive for...

Associated Press • Nation • Friday, May 17, 2013

Olympia Snowe pitches bipartisanship on Daily Show

Former Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, R, explains to Jon Stewart how she wants to fix the partisan divide in American politics. 1

Bangor Daily News report • Nation • Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 9:29 am

Officials: 'Multiple fatalities' in Texas tornado

A trucking company trailer landed on a car that was parked in front of a Lindsey Ln. home in Cleburne Texas after a powerful storm went through Wednesday night. Neighbors say the trailer was parked on the street and was rolled over onto the car.

John L. Mone and Terry Wallace, The Associated Press • Nation • Thursday, May 16, 2013

OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new trial

O.J. Simpson testifies during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court on Wednesday in Las Vegas. Simpson, who is serving a nine to 33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of habeas corpus t... 2

Linda Deutsch and Ken Ritter, The Associated Press • Nation • Thursday, May 16, 2013

Obama tries to regain control amid controversies

President Barack Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday. Obama announced the resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, the top official at the IRS. 11

Julie Pace, AP White House Correspondent • Nation • Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 11:51 pm

Health reforms penalize some Indians

Liz DeRouen, 49, left, gets her blood pressure checked by medical assistant Jacklyn Stra, right, at the Sonoma County Indian Health Project in Santa Rosa, Calif. Her care and the medical services for her children and grandchildren are paid for as part of the government's obligations to American I...

Garance Burke, Associated Press • Nation • Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 12:41 pm
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