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More troops arrive in Egypt's Sinai over hostages
Egyptian security officials say they have deployed additional military and police, along with helicopters and rocket launchers, to the northern Sinai Peninsula as part of a buildup in response to the kidnapping of security forces there. Suspected militants abducted six policemen and a border guard last week and demanded the ...
Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister
The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including seven children. Spokeswoman Amy Elliot said Tuesday morning that she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm. Authorities said initially that as ...
Albuquerque police oversight system reformed eyed
New Mexico's largest city under a federal investigation over police excessive force cases will hold town hall meetings on overhauling its police oversight system. The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1185LZg) that Albuquerque councilors approved Monday to establish an 11-member task force to evaluate and make recommendations on the Police Oversight Commission ...
Eminem's publisher sues Facebook over song usage
Eminem's song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper's songs. Eight Mile Style filed a federal lawsuit in Detroit on Monday, alleging that a Facebook ad that was broadcast online last month copied music from Eminem's 2000 song "Under the ...
Microsoft expected to reveal next-generation Xbox
Will Xbox mark the spot once again for Microsoft? The company is set to reveal the next generation of its Xbox entertainment console during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash. It's been eight years since the launch of the Xbox 360. The original Xbox debuted in 2001, ...
Montana man dies in Yosemite climbing accident
A Montana man died in a rock climbing accident as he tried to climb to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, authorities said. Mason Robison, 38, of Columbia Falls, Mont., was killed after a rock dislodged and severed his rope as he and a partner were about ...
Man shot outside Houston-area bar fight dies
A man who was shot outside a Houston-area bar following a birthday party and then driven to a relative's home has died. The Harris County Sheriff's Office says nobody has been arrested over the deadly gunfire early Tuesday. Authorities are trying to determine what sparked the dispute during a birthday ...
Moroccan police find 5 drowned would be migrants
Morocco's state news agency says that police have rescued seven immigrants in a boat off the Mediterranean coast and found five bodies in the sea. The report late Monday said those rescued included four women, who were sent to the local hospital. The northern Moroccan city of Nador is located ...
German central bank: Economy to improve 'markedly'
Germany's central bank expects the country's economy to improve "markedly" in the second quarter — a development that could boost the wider eurozone as it struggles to get out of recession. The Bundesbank said Tuesday that Europe's largest economy should expand more robustly after a weak first three months of ...
Trial begins in international custody case
A trial was to begin Tuesday in federal court that will determine what country will decide the fate of two 13-year-old twin boys at the center of an international custody battle that extends from Eastern Europe to Middle Tennessee. The trial won't determine whether or not the boys should stay ...
Los Angeles picks mayor after low-drama campaign
Los Angeles is about to elect its next mayor. Most residents probably won't notice. A scant turnout is expected Tuesday when voters choose between two City Hall regulars who failed to bring much sparkle to the contest to succeed Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who exits office July 1 after two up-and-down ...
Crews battling brush fires in southern New Mexico
Fire crews are making reportedly progress in battling brush fires that have burned several structures in extreme southern New Mexico along the Texas state line. Dona Ana County sheriff's spokeswoman Kelly Jameson says the fires are in a mostly rural area of the county near Santa Teresa and Sunland Park. ...
Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims
The American Red Cross is helping people in the Midwest with shelter, food, relief supplies and emotional comfort after tornadoes over the weekend destroyed homes and left thousands without power. Below are several ways to donate to the relief effort of the Moore tornado victims: The American Red ...
Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters
Commuters facing long delays after a train collision disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling. Normal commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was scheduled to resume during Wednesday morning's rush hour on one ...
Utah police close missing mom case after 3 years
Josh Powell reportedly had an affair just months before his wife disappeared and his brother may have been "heavily involved" in getting rid of her body, Utah police revealed as they announced they couldn't solve the sensational case. The West Valley City Police Department on Monday opened its books on ...
New rice contamination reported in China
Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal. The mills in Hunan province's Youxian county were ordered to suspend business and recall their products after samples showed ...
At last: 'Arrested' is reborn Monday on Netflix
Portia de Rossi only believed it was happening when her agent got the good news from the producers. Michael Cera only believed it was happening when the cameras rolled. It happened all right. After years of clamoring from fans and rumors firing them up while the cast hung on for ...
AP photographer sees kids pulled from Okla. school
I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too late. By the ...
Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal
The former head of the Internal Revenue Service heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups. Lawmakers want to know what former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman knew and when he knew ...
Feds aim to stop travel for NC man on theft charge
Federal prosecutors want to stop a former manager at a Navy bombing range in North Carolina from taking a cruise to the Bahamas, saying he may never return to face charges of stealing more than $6 million worth of scrap metal. The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reports (http://bit.ly/12ShiyM ) ...
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