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9 dead after twisters sweep across Midwest

9 dead after twisters sweep across Midwest


9 dead after twisters sweep across Midwest

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 10:37 AM PDT

Rilma Hulett carries a dish set from her friend Bobbie Steenbergen's home that was destroyed by the tornado that swept through Central Oklahoma Friday afternoon on Saturday June 1, 2013 in El Reno Okla. Emergency officials set out Saturday morning to see how much damage a violent burst of thunderstorms and tornadoes caused as it swept across the Midwest overnight. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)Emergency officials set out Saturday to assess damage from a series of violent storms and tornadoes that killed nine people as it swept through Oklahoma City and its suburbs with tornadoes, large hail and heavy rain. More than six dozen people were injured.


4 firefighters killed in Houston fire mourned

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 08:42 AM PDT

Houston firefighters embrace near the scene of a fatal five-alarm fire at a motel on the Southwest Freeway Friday, May 31, 2013, in Houston. Four firefighters searching for people they thought might be trapped in a blazing Houston motel and restaurant Friday were killed when the part of the structure collapsed and ensnared them, authorities said. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Brett Coomer) MANDATORY CREDITOne Houston firefighter remained hospitalized in critical condition Saturday, a day after a massive motel and restaurant fire killed four of his fellow firefighters.


N.M. crews fight wildfires, smoke pours into capital

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 10:22 AM PDT

Smoke from the Tres Laguans fire near Pecos, N.M. is seen on May 30, 2013. Officials said the fire in New Mexico's Santa Fe National Forest more than doubled in size by Friday night and was still totally uncontained. That prompted New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez to declare a state of emergency in San Miguel County to free up state funds to fight the fire. (AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican, Luis Sanchez Saturno)Fire crews are battling a pair of wildfires in New Mexico that have scorched thousands of acres, spurred evacuation calls for dozens of homes and poured smoke into the touristy state capital.


Pressing needs test GOP's smaller government stand

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 09:29 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 28, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama reacts to his introduction by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in Asbury Park, N.J. One major principle of Obama's presidency that his foes love to hate _ that government, when it works right, can be best-equipped to aid and protect Americans _ is finding fresh currency among some Republicans. Obama walked side by side Christie, a fiscal conservative who has shown no patience for massive government spending _ except when it comes to billions in federal aid for his state after Superstorm Sandy. In fact, it was Christie and other Northeast Republicans who blasted members of their own party for insisting that Federal Emergency Management Agency aid be offset by cuts elsewhere in the federal budget. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)President Barack Obama says a government that works properly can be best-equipped to help and protect the public. Republican believers in a less-is-more government generally disagree.


Rock guitarist leads London march against badger cull

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 06:52 AM PDT

Brian May, guitarist of rock band Queen, leads a protest against the cull of tuberculosis-infected badgers in central LondonProtesters dressed as badgers and led by Queen guitarist Brian May marched through central London on Saturday demanding that the government scrap a plan to cull badgers, aimed at slowing the spread of a cattle disease.


The IRS -- its glory days and its checkered past

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 06:14 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 1931 black-and-white file photo Chicago mobster Al Capone watches a football game in Chicago. For a time, the Internal Revenue Service inspired awe and admiration in Americans, not just trepidation and lame jokes about death and taxes. Everyone loved it when revenue agents put away Capone, the Chicago underworld's master of brutality and bribe, in a coup so spectacular it scared other gangsters straight. But there's little love for the IRS anymore, and there hasn't been for ages. (AP Photo/File)For a time, the Internal Revenue Service inspired awe and admiration in Americans, not just trepidation and lame jokes about death and taxes.


Indonesia mine to be shut for two months, company says

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 07:48 AM PDT

Freeport McMoran Chief Executive Richard Adkerson chats with Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik during a news conference after their meeting in JakartaIndonesia has told Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc it cannot resume production at its huge copper mine until the result of an investigation into an accident is complete, a government official said.


As hurricanes loom, Florida insurance lives on borrowed time

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 05:10 AM PDT

File photo shows strong waves crashing around coastal houses in Key West, FloridaMother Nature has been kind to Florida's coastline lately with a record run of seven years without a hurricane making landfall, allowing property insurers time to re-stock their depleted coffers.


Turkish police, demonstrators clash in Istanbul

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 02:57 AM PDT

A woman holds up a banner that reads "Don't interfere with my life style " as thousands of people gather in support of demonstrators staging a sit-in to prevent the uprooting of trees at an Istanbul park, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, May 31, 2013. Riot police clash with demonstrators after they used tear gas and pressurized water in a dawn raid on Friday to rout a peaceful demonstration by thousands of people in Istanbul. Several protesters were injured when a wall they climbed collapsed during a police chase. Police moved in to disperse the crowd on the fourth day of the protest against a government plan to revamp Istanbul's main square, Taksim. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)Turkey's government on Saturday appeared to be trying to placate demonstrators on the second day of anti-government demonstrations, even as police let off more tear gas and pressurized water against protesters trying to reach a main square in Istanbul or the Parliament building in the capital, Ankara.


See 1939 New York City in vibrant color

Posted: 31 May 2013 02:05 PM PDT

NYC in 1939 in vibrant colorA newly released clip captivating captures city life from 74 years ago.


Hagel warns China on cyberattacks

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 03:43 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers his keynote address on "The US Approach to Regional Security" at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, or IISS Asia Security Summit, Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered a two-pronged message to Beijing.


Russia tries to kick habit with anti-smoking law

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 04:42 AM PDT

A woman smokes a cigarette in a cafe, a day before new tobacco restrictions come into place, in MoscowTobacco restrictions came into force in Russia on Saturday which President Vladimir Putin hopes will create a healthier workforce and help reverse a population decline, but they face stiff opposition.


Wife: Lou Reed recovering after liver transplant

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 05:42 AM PDT

FILE- In this Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009 file photo, Lou Reed performs at the Lollapalooza music festival, in Chicago. Lou Reed's wife says the rock icon is recovering after a life-saving liver transplant, according to an interview published Saturday, June 1, 2013, in a British newspaper. Laurie Anderson told the Times of London that Reed Lou Reed's wife says the rock icon is recovering after a life-saving liver transplant, according to an interview published Saturday in a British newspaper.


Government allows nutrient labels on alcohol drinks

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 12:48 AM PDT

Pages from a ruling by the Department of the Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau showing voluntary recommendations for labeling of wines, distilled spirits and malt liquor that were released on May 28, 2013. New labels on alcohol could help drinkers know what they are consuming _ but only if the alcohol companies want them to. The Treasury Department, which regulates alcohol, is moving to allow companies to place labels on packages that include serving size, servings per container, calories, carbohydrates, protein, and fat per serving. The labels would be voluntary. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)Alcoholic beverages could soon carry nutritional labels like those on food — but only if the producers want to put them there.


Suspected U.S. drones kill 7 al-Qaida men in Yemen

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 04:02 AM PDT

A Yemeni military official says suspected U.S. drone strikes have killed seven suspected al-Qaida militants in the group's southern stronghold of Abyan.

Family: Mother killed in Syria kept many secrets

Posted: 31 May 2013 07:00 PM PDT

In this 2007 photo provided by the Mansfield family, Nicole Lynn Mansfield stands behind her grandfather Monte Mansfield. Nicole Mansfield, a Michigan mother killed during fighting in Syria, often left family and friends in dark about the details of another life _ marrying an Arab immigrant, attending a Muslim school in Detroit and taking trips to the Middle East including the one that would be her last, relatives said Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Mansfield Family Photo)A Michigan mother killed during fighting in Syria often left many family members and friends in the dark about the details of another life — marrying an Arab immigrant, moving around frequently and taking trips to the Middle East, including the one that would be her last, relatives said Friday.


Ariz. mom not giving up on Mexico, despite arrest

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 01:15 AM PDT

Yanira Maldonado, 42, left, accompanied by her husband, Gary, center, speaks to an official after being released from a prison on the outskirts of Nogales, Mexico late Thursday, May 30, 2013. Maldonado, jailed in Mexico on a drug-smuggling charge, was released after court officials reviewed her case. She was arrested by the Mexican military last week after they found nearly 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms) of pot under her seat on the commercial bus traveling from Mexico to Arizona. (AP Photo/Cristina Silva)Yanira Maldonado spent her wedding anniversary in a Mexican jail.


UN: More than 1,000 Iraqis killed in May violence

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 08:57 AM PDT

An Iraqi policeman searches Shiite pilgrims headed to the shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim for the annual commemoration of the saint's death, in the Shiite district of Kazimiyah, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)The United Nations mission to Iraq says more than 1,000 people were killed in violence in the country last month — the highest monthly death toll in years.


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