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Minn. teen whose farewell song became web hit dies

When high school student Zach Sobiech learned he didn't have much longer to live, his mother suggested he write letters to tell his loved ones ...

Lifestyle

For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot

For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot. Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on ...

US

Youngest Okla. tornado victims remembered by kin

Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was "everywhere at once" when she was out on the softball field. Kyle Davis, 8, was nicknamed "The Wall" because ...

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Ocean not all that separates US, European fans

Imagine Derek Jeter leading the New York Yankees off the field because opposing fans were yelling racial slurs and throwing bananas at his team.

Politics

Between economy and trouble, Obama approval steady

The economy is recovering, the White House is dealing with multiple controversies, and President Barack Obama appears generally unaffected ...

US

Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment

The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally ...

Bankrate

9 reasons your credit card was declined

The shame of a declined credit card is bad enough. Why did it happen? Can you avoid it?

Entertainment

Debbie Reynolds: We all knew Liberace was gay
In the new film "Behind the Candelabra," veteran entertainer Debbie Reynolds has just three major scenes to flesh out one of the ...
Photographer and forester Wayne Miller dies at 94
Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that ...
Emails show AEG lawyer called Jackson a 'freak'
A lawyer for the parent company of AEG Live LLC called Michael Jackson a freak on the day the singer signed a multimillion contract for a series of ill-fated comeback ...
In Arias trial, TV cameras never far behind
The Jodi Arias trial had all the ingredients of a circus the minute it started: sex and violence, a defendant more than willing to seek the spotlight, a judge who extended ...

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Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several ties to one of the Boston ...
UK emergency committee meets after attack
The British government's emergency committee met Thursday after two attackers butchered a man in a daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the ...
Colorado killer's reprieve sharply criticized
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap for as long as he is governor infuriated victims' relatives and drew ...
2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt
It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's revolution: orchestrated attacks on prisons around the country that broke out more than 20,000 inmates while police were ...

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Science & Technology

Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption ...
Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff
Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling ...
Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to ...
Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest
An 80-year-old Japanese man became the oldest person to climb to the top of Mount Everest on Thursday — although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese ...

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Video

Chain-Reaction School Bus Crash Injures About 50
Dozens of students and three school bus drivers were injured on Wednesday, when four school buses had a chain-reaction collision.
'The Hangover III' Arrives in London
Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong and director Todd Phillips arrive in London for the premiere of the third and final...
New Forecasting Tool Eyed for Hurricane Season
After storms like Sandy inundated coastal areas last year, forecasters have developed an experimental model to show potential areas of impact in a deadly...
Wash. State Man Arrested Following Ricin Scare
A 37-year-old Washington state man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. Authorities...

Sports

LeBron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1
LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim. There was no one in his way. There was ...
Family Ties: Jarrett, Petty enter NASCAR hall
NASCAR honored a pair of its most famous and successful families with inductions into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Past champion Dale Jarrett joined father Ned in the hall ...
Penguins rout Senators 7-3, take 3-1 series lead
Sidney Crosby was careful not to get too far ahead of himself after helping the Pittsburgh Penguins rout the Ottawa Senators for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal ...
Zach Johnson always feels good at Colonial
Zach Johnson always feels good when he gets to Colonial. That feeling usually last through the week. Johnson has won at Hogan's Alley twice in the last three years. He is the ...

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Business

Tea party storm largely inside IRS - so far
Three days of congressional hearings about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups have ...
IMF head Lagarde in court in fraud probe
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde is facing questions at a special Paris court Thursday over a controversial financial deal that she oversaw as French ...
Bangladesh: Owners' many failings led to collapse
The defects and errors that led to the world's deadliest garment-industry accident extend from the swampy ground the doomed Rana Plaza was built on, to "extremely poor ...
Markets roiled by Nikkei's 7.3 percent slide
Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two ...