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Wed May 22, 2013

Weiner launches comeback bid to become NYC mayor

Weiner launches comeback bid to become NYC mayor

Wed May 22, 2013

- Anthony Weiner knows there may be a lot of New Yorkers who would never consider voting for him again, but he says he's running for mayor because he wants to bring his ideas to the fore -- and win. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

Gay Fla. teen charged for underage girlfriend

Gay Fla. teen charged for underage girlfriend

Wed May 22, 2013

- An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader is facing felony charges that she had sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend, leading gay rights advocates to say the teen is being unfairly targeted for a common high school romance because she's gay. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

Wed May 22, 2013

- Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild -- from an acupuncturist. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

Okla. tornado damage: Thousands of homes, $1.5-$2B

Okla. tornado damage: Thousands of homes, $1.5-$2B

Wed May 22, 2013

- The tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb this week may have created $2 billion or more in damage as it tore through as many as 13,000 homes, multiple schools and a hospital, officials said Wednesday as they gave the first detailed account of the devastation. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat

Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat

Wed May 22, 2013

- Shipwrecks lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artifacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tanks, a new federal report says. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows

Wed May 22, 2013

May this year. The last two seasons illustrate the extremes in tornado activity. In 2011, the United States saw its second-deadliest tornado season. Last year, it was busy in April but there were few twisters after that. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban

Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban

Wed May 22, 2013

- As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts -- a decision that, either way, could deeply affect the organization's membership and funding. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break

Restaurant learns online reviews can make or break

Wed May 22, 2013

- It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

Susan Powell's dad gets private eye to review file

Susan Powell's dad gets private eye to review file

Wed May 22, 2013

- Police say they've taken their best shot at finding missing Utah mother Susan Powell. Now, her dad is hoping a review of the newly released case file -- containing tens of thousands of pages of detective reports, maps, interview transcripts and more -- might turn up something the investigators missed. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter

Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter

Wed May 22, 2013

- Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behavior. It said teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide

1 child dead, 1 missing in Minn. park landslide

Wed May 22, 2013

- A fourth-grade field trip to a Mississippi River park popular with fossil hunters turned deadly Wednesday when gravel saturated by persistent rain gave way, killing one child and injuring two others. A fourth child was missing. Full Story

Thu May 23, 2013

Soldier charged with videotaping women

Soldier charged with videotaping women

Thu May 23, 2013

- An Army sergeant has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping at least a dozen women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill

Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill

Wed May 22, 2013

- A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a divided Congress. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

Video of man jumping on manatee investigated

Video of man jumping on manatee investigated

Wed May 22, 2013

Wildlife officials are investigating an online video that shows a man jumping on two manatees. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

'Contagious' suicide a concern in teens

'Contagious' suicide a concern in teens

Wed May 22, 2013

The third-leading cause of death among young people isn't disease or accident -- it's suicide. And according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, one happens every 13.7 minutes. Full Story

Thu May 23, 2013

3rd grader who loved to sing among tornado victims

3rd grader who loved to sing among tornado victims

Thu May 23, 2013

MASTI Associated Press Full Story

Thu May 23, 2013

Broke no laws, IRS official says _ then takes 5th

Broke no laws, IRS official says _ then takes 5th

Thu May 23, 2013

- At the center of a political storm, an Internal Revenue Service supervisor whose agents targeted conservative groups swore Wednesday she did nothing wrong, broke no laws and never lied to Congress. Then she refused to answer lawmakers' further questions, citing her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

Float driver says train seemed still before crash

Float driver says train seemed still before crash

Wed May 22, 2013

- The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong until he saw people jumping from the float, according to documents released Wednesday. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Wed May 22, 2013

- Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima. Full Story

Wed May 22, 2013

One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path

One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path

Wed May 22, 2013

- Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing -- and it was trying desperately to get in. Full Story

, May 23, 2013

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