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  • Beam her up: Gabby Douglas is back in the gym

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:56pm

    Gabby Douglas is back in the gym.

  • IG: ex-US Attorney retaliated in Fast and Furious

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:54pm

    (AP) — The U.S. Attorney in Arizona violated Justice Department policy by providing Fox News with information apparently aimed at undercutting the credibility of a federal agent who helped reveal the botched arms-trafficking probe called Operation Fast and Furious, the Justice Department's inspector general said Monday.

  • Idaho couple and Sun Valley land in Twitter tussle

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:53pm

    (AP) — An Internet entrepreneur and former Wall Street derivatives analyst contends that central Idaho's Sun Valley resort and the Twitter Inc. social media site have heisted his handle.

  • Obama cites Myanmar reforms during leader's visit

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:50pm

    (AP) — President Barack Obama says despite tensions between the U.S. and Myanmar, President Thein Sein (tayn sayn) of Myanmar has shown leadership to move his country toward political and economic reforms.

  • Gold becomes a theme at glitzy Cannes amfAR gala

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:49pm

    There's always glitz and glamour at Cannes, France, during its annual film festival, and it's no different this year. But there's still a heavy infusion of gold to come this week at Thursday's amfAR gala, which will treat its celebrity guests to 40 of the world's top models in "The Ultimate Gold Collection Fashion Show," curated by Carine Roitfeld.

  • Wave of attacks kills at least 95 in Iraq

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:49pm

    (AP) — A wave of attacks killed at least 95 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 240 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.

  • Alaska unveils plan to assess gas, oil in ANWR

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:48pm

    (AP) — Alaska has unveiled a plan to determine the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's oil and gas potential, as the state looks to reinvigorate the debate over whether to drill on the refuge's coastal plain.

  • Hezbollah pulled more deeply into Syria civil war

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:45pm

    (AP) — Hezbollah was pulled more deeply into Syria's civil war as 28 guerrillas from the Lebanese Shiite militant group were killed and dozens more wounded while fighting rebels, Syria activists said Monday.

  • Seth MacFarlane won't return as 2014 Oscar host

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:41pm

    (AP) — Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014.

  • Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:29pm

    (AP) — Dozens of Egyptian troops and armored vehicles moved into Sinai Monday as the government beefed up security in the volatile peninsula after the abduction of six policemen and a border guard by suspected Islamic militants.

  • Arias trial wraps for day after series of motions

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:25pm

    (AP) — Defense attorneys for Jodi Arias asked the judge to remove them from the case and declare a mistrial Monday, arguing the frenzy surrounding the case has created a modern-day witch hunt.

  • Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:23pm

    (AP) — A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days — 384 times, up and around — bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.

  • Calif. dad of slain girl unsure why home targeted

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:22pm

    (AP) — A devastated father says he has no idea why gunmen targeted his house over the weekend, firing a barrage of bullets that instantly killed his 10-year-old daughter as she watched television from a chair near the front picture window.

  • Education Department gives 3 more states waivers

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:10pm

    (AP) — Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Monday that three more states would join the ranks of those given permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law in favor of their own school improvement plans.

  • Pakistan's presumptive PM calls for Taliban talks

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:10pm

    Updated on May 20, 2013 at 3:11pm

    (AP) — Pakistan's presumptive prime minister called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government Monday, potentially charting a course that could put him at odds with the country's powerful army.

  • Atheists to put books next to Bibles in Ga. parks

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:08pm

    (AP) — A national atheist group said Monday that it will donate its literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles there.

  • Israel, Palestinians still arguing over epic image

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 3:01pm

    Updated on May 20, 2013 at 3:03pm

    (AP) — A new Israeli report into the death of a Palestinian boy during a fierce gunbattle in the Gaza Strip more than a dozen years ago has reignited an emotional debate over who killed him — and how the incident has shaped perspectives of the Mideast conflict.

  • NYPD messages to Muslim informant: 'Get pictures'

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 2:58pm

    (AP) — The New York Police Department is defending itself in a federal civil rights lawsuit over its surveillance of Muslims. It says in a new court filing that nothing it has done violated surveillance guidelines imposed by a federal judge in a previous case.

  • United restarts 787 flights after grounding

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 2:57pm

    United Airlines is again flying the 787, four months after smoldering batteries forced the plane to be grounded worldwide.

  • Small company stocks take the limelight

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 2:54pm

    (AP) — Small companies took the limelight Monday on a slow but choppy start to the week.