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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 ...

Health

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 from part of the ...

Politics

Obama: America at 'crossroads' in terror fight

Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, President Barack Obama on Thursday revealed clearer guidelines for the use of ...

Health

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 ...

World

Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers

A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man ...

Bankrate

Bet the farm when buying on margin?

Buying on margin is a double-edged sword, with the potential to amplify returns and losses.

Entertainment

Jennifer Lopez to open cellphone stores
"Jenny from the Block" wants the block to buy Verizon phones from her. Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez on Wednesday announced ...
Jerry Lewis repeats his distaste for female comics
Ladies? Don't make him laugh. Asked who his favorite female comics were Thursday at a Cannes Film Festival press conference, Jerry Lewis listed Cary Grant and Burt Reynolds.
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 most complicated figures in piano-playing ...
Russian court denies Pussy Riot's Alekhina parole
A Russian court denied parole on Thursday to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group. The ruling came despite letters that singers Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel and Patti Smith ...

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Body of child found in deadly Minn. landslide
Authorities on Thursday recovered the body of a boy missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured a day ...
Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect
Two Muslim hardliners say the man seen wielding a bloody butcher's knife after the killing of a British soldier is a Muslim convert who took part in demonstrations with the ...
Russia wary of deeper nuclear arms cuts
Russia's top military officer on Thursday voiced skepticism about deeper nuclear arms cuts, saying they should require parallel reductions in non-nuclear precision weapons.
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

Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View
Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's ...
Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas
A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane ...
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 ...
Hurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season
Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that ...

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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 ...
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. Most of the injuries...
Texas Students Coach Teachers on Fitness
The eighth graders at Staley Middle School in Frisco, Texas are undergoing a different sort of physical education. As the AP's John Mone reports, students...
Oklahoma City Thunder Players Tour Moore
Residents of tornado-devastated Moore, Oklahoma got a surprise visit from members of the NBA Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. Players toured the damage...

Sports

James, Bryant voted to All-NBA first team
LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection.
Krzyzewski returning to coach USA Basketball
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski just couldn't pass on "the ultimate honor" of representing his country again as the U.S. men's national team coach. Krzyzewski is returning as coach ...
Storm took town's youngest as it swept through
One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field. When a top-of-the-scale EF5 tornado ripped through Moore, Okla.
Euro Tour CEO apologizes for saying 'colored'
The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term "colored" during a live television interview Thursday in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods ...

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Business

Stocks mixed as investors reassess Fed worries
Investors recovered their poise by midday Thursday after an early sell-off sent stocks sharply lower. U.S. markets fell ...
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 ...
US new home sales up 2.3 percent in April
U.S. sales of new homes rose in April and nearly matched the fastest pace in five years, driving the median price to a record high. The gains suggest the housing recovery is ...
Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 340K
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a level consistent with solid job growth. The less volatile ...