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Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:59pm

(AP) — A steady fall in the value of the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota. The cheaper yen is making their products more affordable overseas.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:59pm

(AP) — Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing — and it was trying desperately to get in.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:56pm

(AP) — Law enforcement officials say a man was shot while he was being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:56pm

(AP) — The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary official estimate announced Wednesday. State authorities meanwhile said two infants were among the 24 people who perished in the twister.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:55pm

(AP) — A federal judge in Denver is contemplating an injunction against Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and J.M. Hollister LLC after ruling earlier that nearly 250 of their clothing stores that cater to a hip, young clientele are unfriendly to the disabled.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:55pm

(AP) — Bahrain's main Shiite opposition group says it will temporarily boycott talks aimed at easing the Gulf nation's more than two-year unrest because of increased crackdowns by security forces.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:55pm

(AP) — Officials: Man lunged at FBI agent with knife while being questioned about Boston bombings.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:54pm

A person with knowledge of the decision says Mike Krzyzewski has agreed to return as U.S. men's Olympic basketball coach.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:53pm

(AP) — Israel's air force chief says his troops need to be ready to act quickly in case of an attack from Syria.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:53pm

(AP) — Stocks are moving higher Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said it was too soon for the central bank to pull back on its economic stimulus programs.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:52pm

(AP) — One person has died and at least two people were wounded in a violent attack near a military training barracks in London, British officials said Wednesday, as Prime Minister David Cameron called an emergency meeting in response.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:47pm

(AP) — One after another, major U.S. corporations have updated anti-discrimination policies to protect gay, lesbian and transgender workers, drawing plaudits from gay-rights groups. There's one prominent exception: Exxon Mobil Corp.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:45pm

(AP) — The Senate has rejected a Republican amendment to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:44pm

(AP) — The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base on Wednesday, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:44pm

(AP) — This time "you're fired" is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people from real jobs into prime-time entertainment starting this week.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:43pm

(AP) — Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would have "fried chicken" at dinner with his rival, a comment that Woods described as hurtful and inappropriate.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:39pm

(AP) — The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her constitutional right to refuse to answer lawmakers' questions.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:36pm

(AP) — House lawmakers are moving to protect Capitol Hill's budget even as they slash programs like education, health research, water projects and housing aid for the poor.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:34pm

(AP) — House Republican who oppose abortion promoted legislation Wednesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 12:33pm

(AP) — The United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria's opposition to help them "fight for the freedom of their country" if President Bashar Assad's regime doesn't engage in peace talks in good faith, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry vowed Wednesday.