Teen becomes India's prime minister for a half hour — on Twitter

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• Teen becomes India's prime minister for a half hour — on Twitter
• Fox News anchor charged following airport arrest
• House passes $601B defense bill
• Man charged in California kidnap case
• U.S. Air Force begins search for kidnapped girls
• Joplin's new, tornado-proof hospital
• House passes bill to curb NSA record-gathering
• Matt Bai: Don't blame college kids for intolerance. Blame us.
• Crews continue to battle Arizona Slide Fire
• 13 Ukrainians dead, 30 wounded in rebel attack
• 11 Ukrainians dead, 33 wounded by rebels
• 31 killed in market attack in China's Xinjiang
• Chicago man awaits sentencing in exchange student beating
• Fix to veterans' health care takes on new urgency
• Secret foreign policy talk with White House 'bizarre,' senator says
• No charges against NYC cab driver in boy's traffic death
• Three tornadoes touch down in Denver suburb of Aurora
• Critics: New monument risks border security
• Fiat CEO: Please don't buy our electric car
• House Dems to participate in Benghazi probe
• Iranian human rights group: 'Happy in Tehran' dancers freed
• Billionaire brawls: A new way for money to influence politics

Teen becomes India's prime minister for a half hour — on Twitter Posted: 22 May 2014 07:32 AM PDT The Twitter user unwittingly found himself amid a contentious political battle.

Fox News anchor charged following airport arrest Posted: 22 May 2014 09:32 AM PDT Fox News anchor Gregg Jarrett has been charged with a misdemeanor following his arrest at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for allegedly refusing to cooperate with police.

House passes $601B defense bill Posted: 22 May 2014 10:18 AM PDT Legislation would spare planes, ships from Pentagon cuts.

Man charged in California kidnap case Posted: 22 May 2014 09:58 AM PDT Isidro Medrano Garcia has been charged with five felony counts, including rape and kidnapping to commit a sexual offense.

U.S. Air Force begins search for kidnapped girls Posted: 22 May 2014 10:16 AM PDT Eighty U.S. Air Force personnel have arrived in Chad and have begun their mission to help locate nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped in neighboring Nigeria, a U.S. military spokesman said.

Joplin's new, tornado-proof hospital Posted: 22 May 2014 07:00 AM PDT Three years after deadly twister, the city isn't taking chances on its new Mercy Hospital.

House passes bill to curb NSA record-gathering Posted: 22 May 2014 10:50 AM PDT The House on Thursday passed legislation to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of American phone records, the first legislative response to the disclosures by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

Matt Bai: Don't blame college kids for intolerance. Blame us. Posted: 22 May 2014 01:59 AM PDT America's college kids are back and resting at home this week, which is a good thing, because during the long months away they seem to have gone completely out of their minds.

Crews continue to battle Arizona Slide Fire Posted: 22 May 2014 04:07 AM PDT Many residents flee Arizona towns as wildfire grows.

13 Ukrainians dead, 30 wounded in rebel attack Posted: 22 May 2014 10:25 AM PDT Three days before Ukraine holds a key presidential vote, pro-Russia insurgents attacked a military checkpoint Thursday in eastern Ukraine, killing 13 troops in the deadliest raid yet in weeks of fighting, Ukraine's leader said.

11 Ukrainians dead, 33 wounded by rebels Posted: 22 May 2014 05:45 AM PDT Three days before Ukraine's election, attacks are deadliest raid yet in weeks of fighting.

31 killed in market attack in China's Xinjiang Posted: 21 May 2014 10:50 PM PDT China's state news agency says the assailants hurled explosives from cars in a busy market.

Chicago man awaits sentencing in exchange student beating Posted: 22 May 2014 04:57 AM PDT Heriberto Viramontes was convicted in the savage beating of an Irish exchange student, which left her unable to walk or speak, faces up to 120 years in prison.

Fix to veterans' health care takes on new urgency Posted: 21 May 2014 11:47 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is showing a sudden urgency to resolve a growing crisis over veterans' health care.

Secret foreign policy talk with White House 'bizarre,' senator says Posted: 21 May 2014 02:19 PM PDT White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and National Security Adviser Susan Rice met with a bipartisan delegation of senators late Tuesday for secret talks focused on foreign policy, several sources with knowledge of the discussion told Yahoo News.

No charges against NYC cab driver in boy's traffic death Posted: 21 May 2014 12:52 PM PDT No charges will be filed against the cab driver who hit and killed 9-year-old Cooper Stock, whose death has become a rallying point for traffic reform in New York City.

Three tornadoes touch down in Denver suburb of Aurora Posted: 21 May 2014 02:41 PM PDT Three tornadoes touched down on Wednesday in the Denver suburb of Aurora, but no damage was immediately reported, a National Weather Service meteorologist said. Another tornado touched down east of Denver in Watkins, Colorado, also without causing damage, said meteorologist Jim Kalina of the Weather Service's Boulder office. The three tornadoes in different parts of Aurora, which is nearly 10 miles east of downtown Denver, occurred within less than 30 minutes of each other on Wednesday afternoon, he said. A tornado watch for Denver was scheduled to remain in effect until 8 p.m. local time, the Weather Service said.

Critics: New monument risks border security Posted: 21 May 2014 02:13 PM PDT President signs proclamation on half-million acres of rugged desert terrain near Mexico.

Fiat CEO: Please don't buy our electric car Posted: 21 May 2014 01:20 PM PDT By Eric Beech WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne has a request for potential buyers of the automaker's Fiat 500e electric car: Don't buy it. Speaking at a conference in Washington on Wednesday, Marchionne said Tesla Motors Inc was the only company making money on electric cars and that was because of the higher price point for its Model S sedan. Decrying the federal and state mandates that push manufacturers to build electric cars, Marchionne said he hoped to sell the minimum number of 500e cars possible.

House Dems to participate in Benghazi probe Posted: 21 May 2014 04:52 PM PDT Party has been divided over whether to boycott investigation, the eighth probe of attack.

Iranian human rights group: 'Happy in Tehran' dancers freed Posted: 21 May 2014 07:29 AM PDT The Iranian dancers who starred in the viral "Happy in Tehran" video that led to their arrest have been freed, a human rights group said Wednesday. But according to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the director of the video, a remake of Pharrell Williams' hit song "Happy," remains in custody.

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