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  • Cabrera has 3-homer game in Texas, 2nd of career

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:52pm

    (AP) — Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera has hit three home runs in a game for the second time in his career.

  • Asia markets up after US delivers positive data

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:50pm

    (AP) — Evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday.

  • Greening's goal in 2nd OT lifts Sens over Pens

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:49pm

    (AP) — Colin Greening scored 7:39 into double overtime, and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their series deficit to 2-1 on Sunday night.

  • US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:49pm

    (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks.

  • Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:45pm

    (AP) — Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group.

  • Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:43pm

    (AP) — Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week: His shareholders are voting on whether to let him keep both jobs.

  • Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:33pm

    Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.

  • Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 21 injured

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:30pm

    (AP) — One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter.

  • 10 Things to Know for Monday

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:27pm

    Updated on May 19, 2013 at 11:27pm

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

  • SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:17pm

    (AP) — South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said Monday.

  • 'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 11:02pm

    (AP) — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.

  • US adviser on board of firm that sold anthrax drug

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 10:56pm

    Updated on May 19, 2013 at 10:57pm

    (AP) — Former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, who has served as a bio-warfare adviser to the president, the Pentagon, and the Department of Homeland Security, urged the government to stockpile an anti-anthrax drug while serving as a director for the company that supplied it, according to a report published Sunday.

  • Swift leads, Miguel hurts fans at Billboard Awards

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 10:12pm

    Taylor Swift is red hot.

  • Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 10:03pm

    (AP) — Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the capital to the Mediterranean coast.

  • Tornadoes level homes in Okla., hit other states

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 9:58pm

    Updated on May 19, 2013 at 10:01pm

    (AP) — One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter.

  • Young Americans waste no time qualifying for Indy

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 9:32pm

    (AP) — Bump Day at Indianapolis followed the script.

  • Taylor Swift leads at Billboard Music Awards

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 9:15pm

    Taylor Swift is red hot.

  • Tornado levels homes in Oklahoma City trailer park

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 9:09pm

    (AP) — One of several tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system rumbling through the Plains and Midwest has leveled several mobile homes in an area southeast of Oklahoma City.

  • Tornado causes major damage at trailer park near Oklahoma City; spotter says earth 'scoured'

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 8:55pm

    (AP) — Tornado causes major damage at trailer park near Oklahoma City; spotter says earth 'scoured'

  • Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice

    Posted on May 19, 2013 at 8:43pm

    Updated on May 19, 2013 at 8:44pm

    (AP) — The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must pull the trigger.