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  • Sunday, May 19 2013 8:55 AM EDT2013-05-19 12:55:26 GMT
    It has been a slow severe weather season up to this point, but this weekend will be the busiest of the season so far. There were more than 20 tornado reports on Saturday and over 200 severe reports totals.
    More than 200 severe weather reports and 20 tornadoes were observed in the plains on Saturday.
  • Saturday, May 18 2013 9:25 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:25:59 GMT
    UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) - A wanted man with a criminal history dating back nearly 15 years was identified by police Saturday as the masked home invader involved in the death of a Hofstra University student
    A wanted man with a criminal history dating back nearly 15 years was identified by police Saturday as the masked home invader involved in the death of a Hofstra University student early Friday morning.
  • Saturday, May 18 2013 9:11 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:11:00 GMT
    DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a festival parade. Several people appeared to be hurt, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately
    An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town.
  • Saturday, May 18 2013 5:08 PM EDT2013-05-18 21:08:01 GMT
    BOSTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors say they'll ask for more time to indict Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.Prosecutors said Friday they will not indict Tsranaev within the 30-day period
    Federal prosecutors say they'll ask for more time to indict Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
  • Saturday, May 18 2013 3:40 PM EDT2013-05-18 19:40:29 GMT
    MOSCOW (AP) - Wrestling's governing body hopes rule changes designed to make matches more exciting and easier to understand will get the sport back in the Olympics. The federation, known by the acronym
    Wrestling's governing body hopes rule changes designed to make matches more exciting and easier to understand will get the sport back in the Olympics.
  • Saturday, May 18 2013 3:18 PM EDT2013-05-18 19:18:45 GMT
    With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay
    The Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units.
  • Friday, May 17 2013 8:37 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:37:34 GMT
    In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream. The office lottery pool is a way to improve your odds and have a little
    In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream. The office lottery pool is a way to improve your odds and have a little fun with co-workers.
  • Friday, May 17 2013 6:13 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:13:08 GMT
    The US Senate is considering more than 300 amendments filed on a huge immigration plan. The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the amendments during several hearings before the bill goes to the full
    The US Senate is considering more than 300 amendments filed on a huge immigration plan. The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the amendments during several hearings before the bill goes to the full Senate.
  • The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $475 million after no tickets matched the winning numbers in the latest drawing.
    The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it became the newest in the nation to join the madness over Powerball, which saw its jackpot soar Thursday to $550 million.
  • Thursday, May 16 2013 6:02 PM EDT2013-05-16 22:02:10 GMT
    Folks were scratching their heads in southern Minnesota this week. After a bizarre May snow a few weeks ago, the cold weather has persisted with several frosty mornings. The week started off with Sunday
    Temperatures jumped 70 degrees in just 2 days in southern Minnesota. The area went from frost to a record 100 degrees on Tuesday.
  • Thursday, May 16 2013 4:05 PM EDT2013-05-16 20:05:53 GMT
    (ABC News) -- The expansion of online social media sites has brought the emergence of the "plugged in" human. And all this online free flow has been grist for the mill for researchers, who've used it
    A new Twitter study by assistant professor Monica Stephens and Humboldt State University set out to measure hate via tweets in the United States. The result? A "Geography of Hate" map.
  • Thursday, May 16 2013 2:57 PM EDT2013-05-16 18:57:40 GMT
    Ohio's Republican U.S. senator is skeptical about President Barack Obama's suggestion that he hadn't been aware of IRS targeting of conservative groups.
    Ohio's Republican U.S. senator is skeptical about President Barack Obama's suggestion that he hadn't been aware of IRS targeting of conservative groups.
  • Thursday, May 16 2013 8:58 AM EDT2013-05-16 12:58:03 GMT
    WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump comes after applications fell to a five-year
    The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump comes after applications fell to a five-year low.
  • After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has once again ballooned in time for its Wednesday drawing, an estimated $360 million jackpot considered the third largest Powerball jackpot and the...
    The winning numbers have been drawn for the $360 million Powerball jackpot.
  • Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:11 PM EDT2013-05-15 21:11:32 GMT
    A local Tea Party group is now mixed up in the brewing scandal surrounding the Internal Revenue Service.  The group American Patriots Against Government Excess (American- Page) is based in Fremont, Ohio. After
    A local Tea Party group, American Patriots Against Government Excess, says its tax-exempt application was delayed by IRS for political reasons.
  • Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:06 PM EDT2013-05-15 21:06:35 GMT
    Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill say there are still unanswered questions about the IRS targeting political groups. They hope to get those answers at an upcoming hearing. 13abc's Washington Correspondent
    Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill say there are still unanswered questions about the IRS targeting political groups. They hope to get those answers at an upcoming hearing. 13abc's Washington Correspondent Ted Fioraliso spoke to the man who will be leading that charge.
  • Wednesday, May 15 2013 4:25 PM EDT2013-05-15 20:25:17 GMT
    After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has once again ballooned in time for its Wednesday drawing, an estimated $360 million jackpot considered the third largest Powerball jackpot
    After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has once again ballooned in time for its Wednesday drawing, an estimated $360 million jackpot considered the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in history.
  • Tuesday, May 14 2013 10:19 PM EDT2013-05-15 02:19:16 GMT
    WASHINGTON (AP) - States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half- from .08 blood alcohol level to .05_matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries,
    States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half- from .08 blood alcohol level to .05_matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries, a federal safety board recommended Tuesday.
  • Tuesday, May 14 2013 3:25 PM EDT2013-05-14 19:25:51 GMT
    U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the engines in three Chrysler models can stall without warning. The probe covers more than 192,000 Chrysler 300C luxury cars, Dodge Charger
    U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the engines in three Chrysler models can stall without warning.
  • Tuesday, May 14 2013 12:29 PM EDT2013-05-14 16:29:32 GMT
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    The New York Post is reporting that some wealthy Manhattan moms are getting around long lines at Disney World by hiring disabled people to pose as family members so their kids can cut to the front. The
    The New York Post is reporting that some wealthy Manhattan moms are getting around long lines at Disney World by hiring disabled people to pose as family members so their kids can cut to the front. The
  • Tuesday, May 14 2013 7:25 AM EDT2013-05-14 11:25:25 GMT
    According to the Disney Corroboration the character Merida from the Disney movie "Brave" was inducted into the Disney Princess royal court over the weekend. The ceremony took place at the Magic Kingdom
    According to the Disney Corroboration the character Merida from the Disney movie "Brave" was inducted into the Disney Princess royal court over the weekend. The ceremony took place at the Magic Kingdom but a makeover of the character has thousands of moms outraged.
  • Tuesday, May 14 2013 6:44 AM EDT2013-05-14 10:44:08 GMT
    (AP)- The governments of the United States and Russia can sometimes be at odds. Americans and Iranians rarely see eye to eye on anything. But the possibility of wrestling losing its Olympic spot has given
    The American, Iranian and Russian wrestling teams are coming together for an exhibition match this week in New York. The countries who have had conflicts in the past are coming together to show the International Olympic Committee that they should reconsider removing wrestling from the Olympics starting in 2020.
  • Monday, May 13 2013 3:29 PM EDT2013-05-13 19:29:09 GMT
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia doctor accused of performing illegal, late-term abortions in a filthy clinic has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies born alive but
    A Philadelphia doctor accused of performing illegal, late-term abortions in a filthy clinic has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies born alive but acquitted in the death of a fourth baby.
  • President Barack Obama says the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups is "outrageous" and anyone involved needs to be "held fully accountable."
    President Barack Obama says the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups is "outrageous" and anyone involved needs to be "held fully accountable."
  • Monday, May 13 2013 12:02 PM EDT2013-05-13 16:02:06 GMT
    WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the United States is working with Britain to keep pressure on the government of Syria, strengthen the moderate opposition there and work to push for the end
    President Barack Obama says the United States is working with Britain to keep pressure on the government of Syria, strengthen the moderate opposition there and work to push for the end of the hardline regime of President Bashar Assad.
  • Monday, May 13 2013 11:01 AM EDT2013-05-13 15:01:27 GMT
    WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has sustained Monsanto Co.'s claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer. The justices, in a
    The Supreme Court has sustained Monsanto Co.'s claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer.
  • Sunday, May 12 2013 10:44 PM EDT2013-05-13 02:44:29 GMT
    She has been the face and voice of ABC for a long time. Now, the television superstar, is about to retire.Walters will make the announcement Monday on "The View."  She'll continue on "The View" and on
    Barbara Walters has been the face and voice of ABC for a long time. Now, the television superstar, is about to retire.
  • Sunday, May 12 2013 10:34 PM EDT2013-05-13 02:34:59 GMT
    SAO PAULO (AP) - The cars roll endlessly off the local assembly lines of the industry's biggest automakers, more than 10,000 a day, into the eager hands of Brazil's new middle class. The shiny new Fords,
    Thousands of Brazilians dying every year in auto accidents that in many cases shouldn't have proven fatal due to poorly made cars.
  • Sunday, May 12 2013 9:58 PM EDT2013-05-13 01:58:32 GMT
    VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - A day before a 12-year-old boy was arrested for the stabbing death of his 8-year-old sister, his mother described him as "protective" of his younger sibling. Leila Fowler's
    day before a 12-year-old boy was arrested for the stabbing death of his 8-year-old sister, his mother described him as "protective" of his younger sibling.
  • Sunday, May 12 2013 9:24 PM EDT2013-05-13 01:24:45 GMT
    TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Police stormed a New Jersey home early Sunday and fatally shot a registered sex offender who had held his girlfriend's three children hostage, ending their 37-hour ordeal and recovering
    Police stormed a New Jersey home early Sunday and fatally shot a registered sex offender who had held his girlfriend's three children hostage, ending their 37-hour ordeal.
  • Sunday, May 12 2013 9:00 PM EDT2013-05-13 01:00:46 GMT
    LAKE MILLE LACS, Minn. (AP) - Strong winds have pushed huge ice sheets ashore at a northern Minnesota lake and right up to people's doorsteps. WCCO-TV reports that the ice from Lake Mille Lacs reached
    Strong winds have pushed huge ice sheets ashore at a northern Minnesota lake and right up to people's doorsteps.
  • Sunday, May 12 2013 8:38 PM EDT2013-05-13 00:38:40 GMT
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police say that a dozen people have been shot during a Mother's Day second-line parade. Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas told reporters at least 12 people were shot during
    Gunmen opened fire on dozens of people marching in a neighborhood Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19 people, police said.
  • Sunday, May 12 2013 6:16 PM EDT2013-05-12 22:16:17 GMT
    <i>Sunday, May 12, 2013 5:37 PM EST</i> PETROLIA, Calif. (AP) - More than 70 law enforcement officers were part of the ongoing hunt Sunday for a Northern California man wanted in the killing
    More than 70 law enforcement officers were part of the ongoing hunt Sunday for a Northern California man wanted in the killing of his wife and two young daughters.
  • Sunday, May 12 2013 4:28 PM EDT2013-05-12 20:28:26 GMT
    VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization
    Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam.
  • Saturday, May 11 2013 11:22 PM EDT2013-05-12 03:22:54 GMT
    VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Authorities on Saturday arrested the 12-year-old brother of an 8-year-old girl who was mysteriously stabbed at her home in a quiet Northern California community last month. Calaveras
    Authorities on Saturday arrested the 12-year-old brother of an 8-year-old girl who was mysteriously stabbed at her home in a quiet Northern California community last month.
  • Saturday, May 11 2013 9:56 PM EDT2013-05-12 01:56:51 GMT
    DOSWELL, Va. (AP) - The Virginia woman whose actions led to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev being buried about 30 miles north of her Richmond home said the angry backlash from local
    The Virginia woman whose actions led to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev being buried about 30 miles north of her Richmond home said she has no regrets.
  • Saturday, May 11 2013 9:31 PM EDT2013-05-12 01:31:53 GMT
    SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) - A seamstress who survived 17 days before being rescued from a collapsed garment factory building outside of Bangladesh's capital was panicked, dehydrated and suffering from insomnia
    A seamstress who survived 17 days before being rescued from a collapsed garment factory building outside of Bangladesh's capital was panicked, dehydrated and suffering from insomnia as she recovered in a hospital Saturday, but was in generally good condition.
  • Saturday, May 11 2013 7:39 PM EDT2013-05-11 23:39:47 GMT
    LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) - Scott and Robin Spivey had a sinking feeling that something was wrong with their home when cracks began snaking across their walls in March. The cracks soon turned into gaping
    Eight homes are now abandoned and 10 more are under notice of imminent evacuation in a sinking California subdivision.
  • Saturday, May 11 2013 7:35 PM EDT2013-05-11 23:35:25 GMT
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Britain's Prince Harry and U.S. swimming superstar Missy Franklin are getting the Warrior Games off to a touching start, escorting a blind Navy officer to light the Olympic-style
    Britain's Prince Harry and U.S. swimming superstar Missy Franklin are getting the Warrior Games off to a touching start, escorting a blind Navy officer to light the Olympic-style flame.
  • Saturday, May 11 2013 5:30 PM EDT2013-05-11 21:30:06 GMT
    CLEVELAND (AP) - The mannequin was life-sized, with a mop-like wig and creepy, slanted eyes. Ariel Castro kept it propped against a wall of his house and liked to use it to scare people. Sometimes he
    In the days since  Ariel Castro's arrest on charges of keeping three women imprisoned in his home for a decade, relatives and acquaintances have sketched a portrait of him as a man with a twisted sense of humor, a compulsion for secrecy and a towering, terrifying rage.
  • Saturday, May 11 2013 4:47 PM EDT2013-05-11 20:47:26 GMT
    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Astronauts made a rare, hastily planned spacewalk replaced a pump outside the International Space Station on Saturday in hopes of plugging a serious ammonia leak. The prospects
    Astronauts made a rare, hastily planned spacewalk replaced a pump outside the International Space Station on Saturday in hopes of plugging a serious ammonia leak.
  • Saturday, May 11 2013 3:51 PM EDT2013-05-11 19:51:58 GMT
    A first responder who helped treat victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, last month was arrested and charged today with possessing an explosive device. The arrest came on the same
    A first responder who helped treat victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, last month was arrested and charged today with possessing an explosive device.
  • Saturday, May 11 2013 3:13 PM EDT2013-05-11 19:13:05 GMT
    WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for what it acknowledges was "inappropriate" targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they were violating
    he Internal Revenue Service is apologizing for what it acknowledges was "inappropriate" targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election.
  • Saturday, May 11 2013 12:01 PM EDT2013-05-11 16:01:19 GMT
    DETROIT (AP) - Chrysler is recalling 469,000 Jeep SUVs worldwide because they can shift into neutral without warning on startup. The recall affects 2005 to 2010 Grand Cherokees and 2006 to 2010 Commanders. U.S.
     
    Chrysler is recalling 469,000 Jeep SUVs worldwide because they can shift into neutral without warning on startup. The recall affects 2005 to 2010 Grand Cherokees and 2006 to 2010 Commanders.



     
  • Friday, May 10 2013 2:55 PM EDT2013-05-10 18:55:58 GMT
    WACO, Texas (AP) - Texas law enforcement officials on Friday launched a criminal investigation into the massive fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14 people last month, after weeks of largely treating
    Texas law enforcement officials on Friday launched a criminal investigation into the massive fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14 people last month, after weeks of largely treating the blast as an industrial accident.
  • Friday, May 10 2013 10:12 AM EDT2013-05-10 14:12:51 GMT
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    NEW YORK (AP) - The silver spire topping One World Trade Center on Friday was fully installed on the building's roof, bringing the structure to its full, symbolic height of 1,776 feet. Loud applause and
    The silver spire topping One World Trade Center on Friday was fully installed on the building's roof, bringing the structure to its full, symbolic height of 1,776 feet.
  • Wednesday, May 8 2013 4:52 PM EDT2013-05-08 20:52:41 GMT
    PHOENIX (AP) - Jurors reached a verdict Wednesday in the trial of Jodi Arias after deliberating about 15 hours over four days on whether the former waitress should be convicted of murder in the 2008 fatal
    Jodi Arias has been convicted of first-degree murder in the brutal stabbing and shooting death of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona.
  • Tuesday, May 7 2013 3:11 PM EDT2013-05-07 19:11:18 GMT
    Former President Bill Clinton says speculating about his wife's political future is a waste of time and the nation needs to be more focused on the big problems.    Asked at a summit on the nation's budget
    Former president Bill Clinton says it is too early to speculate on Hillary Clinton's political future.
  • Tuesday, May 7 2013 2:48 PM EDT2013-05-07 18:48:07 GMT
    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has both joked about his weight and said that it's a real concern, secretly underwent a weight-loss surgery in February that experts say could help him if he gets exercise
    New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reveals he had weight loss surgery back in February.
  • Monday, May 6 2013 6:29 PM EDT2013-05-06 22:29:25 GMT
    NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to three months in prison for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes.    She was also sentenced Monday in Newark to three additional
    Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to three months in prison for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes.
  • Monday, May 6 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-06 22:21:56 GMT
    WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is expanding its expedited airport security screening program to some international travelers for the first time. The Transportation Security Administration said passengers
    The government is expanding its expedited airport security screening program to some international travelers for the first time.
  • Monday, May 6 2013 2:41 PM EDT2013-05-06 18:41:45 GMT
    From WSB-TV, Atlanta: You'll soon be able to buy a piece of historical space travel memorabilia. Neil Armstrong was hooked up to a heart monitor as he stepped off of Apollo 11, and now the EKG reading
    Neil Armstrong's EKG from his Apollo 11 flight to the moon is on sale at an auction in New Hampshire.
  • Monday, May 6 2013 2:41 PM EDT2013-05-06 18:41:11 GMT
    Two Virginia songwriters are suing Justin Bieber and Usher for $10 million for copyright infringement.    Devin Copeland and Mareio Overton claim Bieber's song "Somebody to Love" contains numerous lyrical
    Justin Bieber and Usher being sued by two song writers alleging copywrite infringement.
  • Sunday, May 5 2013 10:49 PM EDT2013-05-06 02:49:39 GMT
    BOSTON (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords received the 2013 Profile in Courage award at the John F. Kennedy Library on Sunday in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she
    Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords received the 2013 Profile in Courage award at the John F. Kennedy Library on Sunday in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she has demonstrated in her fearless public advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence.
  • Sunday, May 5 2013 10:02 PM EDT2013-05-06 02:02:01 GMT
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A limousine traveling on a major bridge over San Francisco Bay burst into flames, killing five women who were trapped inside and injuring four other women who escaped, authorities
    A limousine traveling on a major bridge over San Francisco Bay burst into flames, killing five women who were trapped inside and injuring four other women who escaped, authorities said Sunday.
  • U.S. & World News

  • Syrian activists say government airstrikes and heavy shelling of a strategic town near the Lebanese border have killed at least 16 people, including rebel fighters.
    Syrian troops backed by tanks and warplanes launched an assault Sunday on a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, pounding the area with airstrikes and artillery salvos that killed at least 30 people and forced...
  • The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual...
    The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute.
  • Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier headed to India on Sunday for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and...
    Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost...
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