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  • North Korean leader sends 'special envoy' to China

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:56pm

    (AP) — North Korea says that a "special envoy" for leader Kim Jong Un has left for China.

  • North Korea says that a "special envoy" for leader Kim Jong Un has left for China

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:47pm

    (AP) — North Korea says that a "special envoy" for leader Kim Jong Un has left for China.

  • Library honors Carole King with US pop music prize

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:34pm

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

  • Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery again

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:31pm

    (AP) — Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again.

  • Lawyer: Feds investigating Susan Powell case

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:21pm

    (AP) — The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that even as local police close the active part of their investigation into her disappearance, federal authorities continue to review the case — a claim that was denied by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City.

  • Biden: Jewish leaders drove gay marriage changes

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:21pm

    (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is praising Jewish leaders for helping change American attitudes about gay marriage and other issues.

  • FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:04pm

    (AP) — The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials say. But there isn't enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian court as the Obama administration prefers.

  • 10 Things to Know for Wednesday

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 9:01pm

    Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:

  • Canseco player-coach in indy league _ for a series

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:59pm

    (AP) — Jose Canseco is back in the independent United League as a player-coach. At least for one series.

  • Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:57pm

    (AP) — Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima.

  • Cleveland Cavaliers win NBA Draft lottery and No. 1 overall pick

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:56pm

    (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers win NBA Draft lottery and No. 1 overall pick.

  • Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:51pm

    (AP) — Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children.

  • Japan's trade deficit hits $8.6B due to weaker yen

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:46pm

    (AP) — Japan's trade deficit widened to a larger-than-expected 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion) in April as its weakening currency accentuated surging import costs.

  • Obama voices support for Senate immigration bill

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:39pm

    (AP) — President Barack Obama says a far-reaching immigration overhaul approved by a Senate panel is largely consistent with his own principles.

  • Senate panel approves immigration bill

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:33pm

    (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly sidestepped a controversy over the rights of gay spouses.

  • Japan's trade deficit hits $8.6 billion in April

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:18pm

    (AP) — Japan reports its trade deficit widened to a larger-than-expected 879.9 billion yen ($8.6 billion) in April as its weakening currency accentuated surging import costs.

  • Jodi Arias asks for life term; jury deliberates

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 8:17pm

    Updated on May 21, 2013 at 8:20pm

    (AP) — Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.

  • Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:59pm

    (AP) — A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency.

  • Police defend officer who shot NY college student

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:58pm

    Updated on May 21, 2013 at 8:00pm

    (AP) — The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed intruder, saying Tuesday the only person responsible for the woman's death was the gunman who held her hostage.

  • Senate Judiciary Committee approves landmark immigration bill offering citizenship to millions

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 7:54pm

    (AP) — Senate Judiciary Committee approves landmark immigration bill offering citizenship to millions.