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• Tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma
• Notes to Obama, NYC mayor had gun threats
• Bombing suspect is walking, proclaiming innocence: mother
• Mariah Carey leaving 'Idol'
• Group fails in bid to recall polarizing sheriff
• Arias prosecutor will consider deal on sentence
• Theater shooting suspect's insanity plea hearing delayed
• Two ex-Serbian security officers acquitted of war crimes
• U.S. households still feel the recession
• Man charged with murder after dog mauls jogger
• Boy suspended for gun-shaped pastry gets NRA membership
• Chicago newspaper lays off its photography staff
• Connecticut to allow illegal immigrants to get driving license
• McCain pictured with Syrian rebel kidnapper
• Media outlets refuse off-the-record meeting with Holder
• Ohio State's Gee jabs at 'those damn Catholics'
• Eleven youths vanish from Mexico City bar, kidnapping suspected
• GOP group ramps up minority recruiting for 2014 campaign
• Suspicious letter sent to Obama

Tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma Posted: 30 May 2013 02:03 PM PDT A powerful system moves through, but there are no initial reports of injuries.

Notes to Obama, NYC mayor had gun threats Posted: 30 May 2013 02:31 PM PDT A suspicious letter mailed to the White House was similar to two threatening, poison-laced letters on the gun law debate sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the nation's most potent gun-control advocates, officials said Thursday.

Bombing suspect is walking, proclaiming innocence: mother Posted: 30 May 2013 01:45 PM PDT The remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has recovered enough to walk and assured his parents in a phone conversation that he and his slain brother were innocent, their mother told The Associated Press on Thursday.

Mariah Carey leaving 'Idol' Posted: 30 May 2013 04:10 PM PDT The pop star's PR firm tweeted she's also planning a tour.

Group fails in bid to recall polarizing sheriff Posted: 30 May 2013 04:23 PM PDT Organizers sought to oust Maricopa County's lawman Joe Arpaio.

Arias prosecutor will consider deal on sentence Posted: 30 May 2013 12:30 PM PDT The lawyers in the case could agree to give the convicted killer a life sentence with no parole.

Theater shooting suspect's insanity plea hearing delayed Posted: 30 May 2013 12:58 PM PDT The judge was to formally accept James Holmes' plea on Friday.

Two ex-Serbian security officers acquitted of war crimes Posted: 30 May 2013 10:14 AM PDT There was not proof that the men committed crimes against humanity, judges say.

U.S. households still feel the recession Posted: 30 May 2013 03:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The average U.S. household has a long way to go to recover the wealth it lost to the Great Recession, a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis concluded Thursday.

Man charged with murder after dog mauls jogger Posted: 30 May 2013 04:23 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man was arrested Thursday on a felony murder warrant stemming from the mauling death of a jogger by a pack of dogs earlier this month.

Boy suspended for gun-shaped pastry gets NRA membership Posted: 30 May 2013 12:26 PM PDT By James Lunt (Reuters) - An 8-year-old Maryland boy who was suspended from school for nibbling a pastry snack into the shape of a gun has been given a junior membership in the National Rifle Association. After hearing about Josh Welch's suspension from Park Elementary School in Anne Arundel County, a state legislator paid $550 to buy him a Junior Life Membership in the NRA, Welch's lawyer said on Thursday. "I was embarrassed that my county would do that to him," said Nicholaus Kipke, leader of the Republican minority in the lower house of the Maryland legislature. ...

Chicago newspaper lays off its photography staff Posted: 30 May 2013 02:33 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Sun-Times laid off its entire full-time photography staff Thursday, including a Pulitzer Prize winner, in a move that the newspaper's management said resulted from a need to shift toward more online video.

Connecticut to allow illegal immigrants to get driving license Posted: 30 May 2013 11:35 AM PDT By Richard Weizel MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut joined other U.S. states that allow illegal immigrants to get a driver's license, with the state Senate narrowly approving the measure on Thursday without a single Republican vote. Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy said he would sign the bill, which passed the Senate by a 19-16 vote, after a highly divisive debate that lasted overnight. "This bill is first and foremost about public safety. ...

McCain pictured with Syrian rebel kidnapper Posted: 30 May 2013 10:21 AM PDT The senator may have crossed paths with a group notorious for kidnapping the pilgrims, a newspaper reports.

Media outlets refuse off-the-record meeting with Holder Posted: 30 May 2013 09:29 AM PDT The New York Times and AP are among those boycotting the meeting.

Ohio State's Gee jabs at 'those damn Catholics' Posted: 30 May 2013 11:42 AM PDT The university calls the statements inappropriate; he's now on a "remediation plan."

Eleven youths vanish from Mexico City bar, kidnapping suspected Posted: 30 May 2013 11:18 AM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eleven young people were kidnapped in broad daylight from a Mexico City bar, just 20 days after the grandson of civil rights leader Malcolm X was beaten to death at a nightclub in the capital, anguished relatives said Thursday.

GOP group ramps up minority recruiting for 2014 campaign Posted: 30 May 2013 10:07 AM PDT The ongoing saga of the Republican effort to woo minority voters continues this week with an announcement that one party group plans to spend $6 million this election cycle to recruit and support female and minority candidates at the state level. The effort is a continuation of the Republican State Leadership Committee's Future Majority Project, [...]

Suspicious letter sent to Obama Posted: 30 May 2013 09:51 AM PDT Similar ricin-tainted mail was sent this week to NYC Mayor Bloomberg.

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