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Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:56pm

(AP) — Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal. He found a much more supportive reception in his first campaign stop than he did from his party's leadership, who bluntly criticized his candidacy a day earlier.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:53pm

(AP) — President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen in his renewed effort to close the prison.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:53pm

(AP) — In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday on whether to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:53pm

(AP) — Investors recovered their poise after a shaky start to trading on Wall Street that sent stocks sharply lower.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:52pm

(AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee for commerce secretary was questioned briefly about her ties to a subprime mortgage lender that failed in 2001 and her role as a beneficiary of family offshore trusts in the Bahamas, but those were minor bumps in an otherwise smooth Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:52pm

(AP) — Mary J. Blige and her husband have been hit with a $3.4 million tax lien in New Jersey.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:48pm

(AP) — Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. reported higher-than-expected revenue in the latest quarter, with losses in line with analysts' forecasts, as the number of subscribers who pay for ad-free listening more than doubled to exceed 2.5 million.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:45pm

(AP) — A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:42pm

(AP) — The soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack in London was a popular 25-year-old ceremonial military drummer and machine gunner, a father and a passionate fan of the Manchester United soccer team, the British military said Thursday.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:36pm

(AP) — House members writing a bipartisan immigration bill said Thursday they had patched over a dispute that threatened their efforts, even as they and the rest of Congress prepared to return home for a weeklong recess where many could confront voters' questions on the issue.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:35pm

(AP) — Faced with a flooded course in which some fairways were more suited for fishing than playing golf, the LPGA Tour found a unique solution Thursday. It shortened the Ocean Club to 12 holes for at least the first round of its inaugural Bahamas Classic.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:33pm

Weather forecasters are predicting another busy Atlantic hurricane season. The storms will get their names from an alphabetical list of 21 names:

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:33pm

(AP) — Robert Griffin III's rehab started with a "cry festival." Then came a special new passcode for his cellphone and a chance to hash things with coach Mike Shanahan.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:32pm

(AP) — Sears Holdings Corp. reported a steeper-than-expected loss for its first quarter as the beleaguered retailer struggles to turn itself around.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:31pm

(AP) — A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:31pm

(AP) — Dismissing a veto threat from President Barack Obama, lawmakers in the House passed legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in a vote largely along party lines.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:24pm

(AP) — Stocks are ending the day slightly lower after recouping a big loss early on.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:23pm

(AP) — Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:16pm

(AP) — Authorities on Thursday recovered the body of a second child killed when a rockslide hit a group of fourth-graders in a St. Paul park a day earlier, and announced that the popular fossil-hunting area would be closed indefinitely.

Posted on May 23, 2013 at 4:15pm

(AP) — David Beckham might bid adieu to soccer Sunday from the bench.