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Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
May 22, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He'd said last month he was considering it. "I made some big... Read More
May 22, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He'd said last month he was considering it. "I made some big... Read More
Kerry says Syrian opposition will get more support if Assad doesn't come to peace talks
May 22, 2013
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Kerry says Syrian opposition will get more support if Assad doesn't come to peace talks. Read More
IRS official in center of targeting probe: 'I have not done anything wrong.'
May 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS official in center of targeting probe: 'I have not done anything wrong. Read More
FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
May 22, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation, FBI officials said Wednesday. The shooting early Wednesday took place in Orlando, Fla., where an FBI agent along with other law enforcement personnel were... Read More
May 22, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation, FBI officials said Wednesday. The shooting early Wednesday took place in Orlando, Fla., where an FBI agent along with other law enforcement personnel were... Read More
Ryan Gosling breaks Cannes' heart, misses premiere
May 22, 2013
CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival is missing one of its biggest stars of this year's festival: Ryan Gosling. The 32-year-old Canadian actor was unable to attend the premiere Wednesday of director Nicolas Winding Refn's film "Only God Forgives." Gosling stars in the Bangkok noir about a boxing club... Read More
May 22, 2013
CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival is missing one of its biggest stars of this year's festival: Ryan Gosling. The 32-year-old Canadian actor was unable to attend the premiere Wednesday of director Nicolas Winding Refn's film "Only God Forgives." Gosling stars in the Bangkok noir about a boxing club... Read More
US home sales rise slightly to 4.97 million in April, highest in 3 ½ years; inventories jump
May 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — US home sales rise slightly to 4.97 million in April, highest in 3 ½ years; inventories jump. Read More
Judge: Hollister clothing unfriendly to disabled
May 22, 2013
DENVER (AP) — A federal judge in Denver is considering an injunction after ruling that nearly 250 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and J.M. Hollister LLC clothing stores are unfriendly to the disabled. Judge Wiley Daniel agreed in March with the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition that the retailers that cater to a hip,... Read More
Official: Treasury played no role in IRS targeting
May 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department's No. 2 official told Congress on Wednesday that his agency played no role in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups. Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin made the statement in testimony he prepared to deliver to the House Oversight and Government Reform... Read More
May 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department's No. 2 official told Congress on Wednesday that his agency played no role in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups. Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin made the statement in testimony he prepared to deliver to the House Oversight and Government Reform... Read More
Stocks edge higher as investors watch the Fed
May 22, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening slightly higher as investors watch for the latest moves from the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 39 points at 15,424 shortly after the opening bell Wednesday, a gain of 0.2 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up four points at 1,673, or 0.2... Read More
'GMA' host Roberts to write memoir about illness
May 22, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Roberts will tell the story of her battle with a life-threatening illness in a new memoir. Grand Central Publishing says the "Good Morning America" anchor will write the as-yet-untitled book for publication next April. The publisher announced Wednesday that Roberts will write about her... Read More
May 22, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Roberts will tell the story of her battle with a life-threatening illness in a new memoir. Grand Central Publishing says the "Good Morning America" anchor will write the as-yet-untitled book for publication next April. The publisher announced Wednesday that Roberts will write about her... Read More
Trial for captain in deadly shipwreck in Italy
May 22, 2013
ROME (AP) — An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people. Judge Pietro Molino, at a closed-door hearing Wednesday in the town of Grosseto, agreed to prosecutors' request that... Read More
May 22, 2013
ROME (AP) — An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people. Judge Pietro Molino, at a closed-door hearing Wednesday in the town of Grosseto, agreed to prosecutors' request that... Read More
Bradley Manning sympathetic star of WikiLeaks doc
May 22, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julian Assange's reign as the star of the WikiLeaks story could be coming to an end. The charismatic and enigmatic WikiLeaks leader — who remains holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden for a sexual misconduct investigation — became the face of the... Read More
May 22, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julian Assange's reign as the star of the WikiLeaks story could be coming to an end. The charismatic and enigmatic WikiLeaks leader — who remains holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden for a sexual misconduct investigation — became the face of the... Read More
LIVE: Moore tornado recovery efforts continue
May 22, 2013
Follow live tornado recovery efforts and updates below. The following tweets and briefs are from reporters, state officials and residents in the Moore area.
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AP NewsAlert
May 22, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Councilman Eric Garcetti elected Los Angeles mayor over city Controller Wendy Greuel. Read More
Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban
May 22, 2013
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban openly gay boys belonging to the scouting movement. Officials of the Irving, Texas-based organization are scheduled to open the first of the ballots cast on whether... Read More
May 22, 2013
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban openly gay boys belonging to the scouting movement. Officials of the Irving, Texas-based organization are scheduled to open the first of the ballots cast on whether... Read More
Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
May 22, 2013
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time." Parents had a gut-wrenching choice, and only a few... Read More
May 22, 2013
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time." Parents had a gut-wrenching choice, and only a few... Read More
Sunny skies ahead Wednesday in central Oklahoma
May 22, 2013
Sunny skies are ahead Wednesday in central Oklahoma. There is a chance of rain Thursday. Read More
Anthony Weiner launches NY mayoral bid, seeking to revive political career after tweet scandal
May 22, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Weiner launches NY mayoral bid, seeking to revive political career after tweet scandal. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Mother, her children survive inside Plaza Towers school
May 21, 2013
Diana Palmore and her two children survived in Plaza Towers Elementary School on Monday afternoon when it was destroyed by a powerful tornado. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Mother, newborn died seeking refuge from the storm
May 22, 2013
Relatives of Megan Billingsley Futrell and her 3-month-old son, Case, grieved Tuesday outside a crumbled 7-Eleven in Moore. The two were killed Monday when a powerful tornado wiped out the store and an adjacent neighborhood. Read More
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