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Banks report record earnings of $40.3B

Posted 5/31/2013 in National

McDonald's CEO: I lost weight by being active

Posted 5/31/2013 in National

They might start calling it the McDiet. McDonald Corp.'s CEO Don Thompson revealed at an analyst conference this week that he shed about 20 pounds in the past year by getting his "butt up" and "working out again." But he said he hasn't changed his habit of eating at McDonald's "every, single day."

Letters underscore NYC mayor's place in gun debate

Posted 5/31/2013 in National

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been a public face of gun control for years, but he's in a new, unsought spotlight after ricin-laced letters were sent to him and a group he helps lead.

'Bucket list' item leads to women's arrest in Fla.

Posted 5/31/2013 in National

Study: When helmet laws are weakened, injury costs increase

Posted 5/31/2013 in National

The average medical claim from a motorcycle crash rose by more than one-fifth last year in Michigan after the state stopped requiring all riders to wear helmets, according to an insurance industry study. Across the nation, motorcyclists opposed to mandatory helmet use have been chipping away at state helmet laws for years while crash deaths have been on the rise.

Tornadoes hit in Oklahoma, Arkansas

Posted 5/31/2013 in National

At least three tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, including one in Tulsa, and two more hit Arkansas on Thursday as a powerful storm system moved through the middle of the country. At least nine people were injured.

Would-be Chicago bomber gets 23 years

Posted 5/31/2013 in National

Boston suspect is walking, mother says

Posted 5/31/2013 in National

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.

Average Americans far from regaining previous wealth

Posted 5/31/2013 in National

Microsoft aims to simplify with Windows 8.1 update

Posted 5/31/2013 in National

Soldier to admit Afghan massacre

Posted 5/30/2013 in National

Wrecks belie improving rail safety

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Congressmen in Russia to investigate Boston attack

Posted 5/30/2013 in National

Nasdaq paying $10M for Facebook disruption

Posted 5/30/2013 in National

Nasdaq has agreed to pay a $10 million penalty to settle federal civil charges after regulators said its systems and decisions disrupted Facebook's public stock offering last year.

Israeli museum finds owner of looted art

Posted 5/30/2013 in National

Israel's national museum has located the heir of the owner of a valuable impressionist painting that was stolen by the Nazis after a photo was discovered showing the work in the original owner's home, the museum said Wednesday.

U.S. vs. European hurricane model: Which is better?

Posted 5/30/2013 in National

When forecasters from the National Weather Service track a hurricane, they use models from several different supercomputers located around the world to create their predictions.

Oil below $93 ahead of US crude inventory data

Posted 5/30/2013 in National

Ariz. woman fights drug allegation in Mexico

Posted 5/30/2013 in National

An Arizona mother of seven accused of trying to smuggle marijuana into the U.S. had a court hearing Wednesday where her lawyer pushed for her release from a Mexico prison, saying she was set up.

Disneyland worker arrested in park blast

Posted 5/30/2013 in National

Mothers now top earners in 4 in 10 households

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