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Phoenix police officer dies in fatal hit-and-run
Sunday, May 19, 6:11 pm
PHOENIX (AP) - A police officer who was conducting a DUI stop on a vehicle in Phoenix died after another vehicle struck him and then fled the scene. Authorities said late Sunday afternoon that... Read more...
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Tornado levels homes in Oklahoma City trailer park
Sunday, May 19, 6:09 pm
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) - One of several tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system rumbling through the Plains and Midwest has leveled several mobile homes in an area southeast of Oklahoma City. Reports... Read more...
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10 Things to Know for Monday
Sunday, May 19, 6:03 pm
(AP) - Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: 1. OBAMA OFFERS STARK VIEW, AND ENCOURAGING WORDS, FOR BLACK GRADS As... Read more...
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Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice
Sunday, May 19, 5:43 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the... Read more...
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2 FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.
Sunday, May 19, 5:08 pm
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Two FBI special agents on the agency's elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia, officials said Sunday. The accident happened... Read more...
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Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'
Sunday, May 19, 4:35 pm
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of... Read more...
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Trace volcano ash reaches small Alaska city
Sunday, May 19, 4:33 pm
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's Pavlof Volcano sent ash and steam skyward Sunday but not enough to raise the aviation threat for international air carriers. A satellite at 12:40 a.m. measured... Read more...
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Weeklong traffic mess possible after CT derailment
Sunday, May 19, 4:31 pm
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of... Read more...
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AP PHOTOS: College commencements across nation
Sunday, May 19, 4:24 pm
(AP) - In a commencement address at Atlanta's historically black Morehouse College, President Obama said graduates should "find time to defend the powerless." The president said... Read more...
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How the Conn. train crash will affect commuters
Sunday, May 19, 4:21 pm
(AP) - Two commuter trains collided just outside Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening, damaging the tracks and snarling travel in the Northeast. Here's a look at what commuters can expect Monday,... Read more...
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Official: Va. driver likely had medical condition
Sunday, May 19, 4:06 pm
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally,... Read more...
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Suspect in NY bias shooting is charged with murder
Sunday, May 19, 3:19 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - The man who police say hurled homophobic slurs at a gay man on a Manhattan street before firing a single fatal shot to his head appeared in court Sunday to face a charge of murder... Read more...
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Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work
Sunday, May 19, 2:44 pm
BOSTON (AP) - With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said Sunday he's determined to return to duty. Massachusetts... Read more...
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Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
Sunday, May 19, 1:24 pm
ATLANTA (AP) - President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power... Read more...
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US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks
Sunday, May 19, 1:22 pm
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday says the price of a gallon... Read more...
