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Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:59pm

(AP) — Egypt's president signed a new tax law Tuesday that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians in the latest move aimed at reforming the country's economy.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:59pm

(AP) — The Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries help the company avoid billions in U.S. taxes.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:55pm

(AP) — Jamie Dimon, the CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase, easily survived a vote Tuesday that would have called on him to give up his role as chairman of the nation's largest bank. But shareholders sent a message that the bank needed better oversight, giving only narrow approval to three of the bank's board members.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:55pm

(AP) — Vinny Del Negro is out as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers after their first-round playoff exit.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:53pm

(AP) — Reassuring comments from a Federal Reserve official and better earnings from two big retailers helped push the stock market higher Tuesday.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:52pm

(AP) — AEG Live LLC did not conduct any background checks or supervise the doctor who was later convicted of killing Michael Jackson, a corporate attorney testified Tuesday in a lawsuit claiming the concert promoter was negligent in hiring the physician.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:50pm

(AP) — I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too late.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:48pm

(AP) — Pope Francis' obsession with the devil has taken on remarkable new twists, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man from four different demons, despite the Vatican's insistence that no such papal exorcism took place.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:46pm

(AP) — Carole King isn't done with music — not yet anyway.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:45pm

(AP) — A judge promised more openness after months of confidential post-trial proceedings in the case of murdered Washington intern Chandra Levy, disclosing for the first time the reason a key prosecution witness could be discredited.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:44pm

(AP) — Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will delay final decisions on about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would have on domestic natural gas supplies and prices.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:43pm

(AP) — Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:41pm

(AP) — The former head of the Internal Revenue Service said he first learned in the spring of 2012 — in the heat of the presidential campaign — that agents had improperly targeted political groups that vehemently opposed President Barack Obama's policies.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:39pm

(AP) — Lawyers for Jodi Arias are making their case to the jury that she should be spared the death penalty for killing her lover five years ago.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:38pm

(AP) — Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. Tuesday's unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from Sony.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:37pm

(AP) — A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations has sold for 150,000 pounds ($228,000) at a London auction.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:34pm

(AP) — After a nearly four-hour commute Tuesday morning, Orlando Cordero was thrilled to hear train service was returning to normal as workers were finishing repair to tracks damaged by last week's train collision in Bridgeport.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:34pm

(AP) — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed five Yemenis convicted of crimes and displayed their bodies in public as a deterrent for future criminals, the government said.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:33pm

(AP) — Britain's House of Commons has passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in England and Wales.

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 4:33pm

(AP) — The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year.