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$1 million in jewelry stolen near Cannes film fest
Posted 4:28 PM 5/17/2013 by Connie Murphy
PARIS (AP) - Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen late-night burglary just hours after the screening of a film about break-ins at the homes of Hollywood celebrities, French officials (More)
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Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention
Posted 4:21 PM 5/17/2013 by Connie Murphy
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control.
He said this step, which (More)
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Dark clouds hang over air shows after budget cuts
Posted 3:30 PM 5/17/2013 by Tony Spehar
BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) - The automatic budget cuts that grounded the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds are taking a toll on performers, air show announcers, concessionaires, vendors and others who depend on air shows and the millions of spectators.All told, the International (More)
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Congress gets mixed advice on regulating drones
Posted 2:39 PM 5/17/2013 by Juice Godfrey
WASHINGTON (AP) - The growing use of unmanned "eyes in the sky" is raising many privacy concerns, but Congress is getting mixed advice on what to do about civilian drones. Chris Calabrese of the American Civil Liberties Union tells a House subcommittee that a law is needed to prevent (More)
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Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million
Posted 11:30 AM 5/17/2013 by Patricia Collier
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.Lottery officials say the prize is growing quickly Friday because so many people have been (More)
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Changes for Bank of America customers
Posted 2:11 AM 5/17/2013 by Lacey Steele
Bank of America customers, two million of them, will soon lose their bank benefits.
That's because the nation's second largest bank has sold the mortgages to a third party which means Bank of America will no longer offer those mortgage holders discounted or free banking services.
Bank of America says it will wait 12 months before billing dumped customers for other banking services.
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Court hearing today for Robel Phillipos
Posted 2:07 AM 5/17/2013 by Lacey Steele
American citizen Robel Phillipos is scheduled for a probable cause court hearing today in Boston.
Phillipos is accused of making false statements in the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings.
He and two others have been charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice, accused of attempting to destroy emptied fireworks and removing a backpack along with a laptop from the UMass Dartmouth room of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings
Posted 11:23 PM 5/16/2013 by Connie Murphy
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) - An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq. A military judge, Army Col. David Conn, found Sgt. John Russell guilty of (More)
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American will favor passengers without roller bags
Posted 11:17 PM 5/16/2013 by Connie Murphy
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - In a quest to speed up the boarding process, American Airlines is letting passengers board sooner if they travel lightly.
The airline said Thursday that people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat - no rolling suitcases - will be allowed to board (More)
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Texas tornado devastation includes Habitat homes
Posted 11:14 PM 5/16/2013 by Connie Murphy
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) - Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area. But its work was largely undone during an outbreak of 16 tornadoes Wednesday night that killed six people and injured dozens.
On Thursday (More)
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North Korea sends leader's special envoy to China
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Iran candidate list for presidential race
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