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  1. 2 cities certified as cultural districts

    → Kentucky.com -- Local News | 18 May 2013 | 7:01 am MDT

    Two more Kentucky cities have been certified by the state as cultural districts, bringing the total number to six.

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  2. Man shoots intruder in Saginaw County: Do you feel safer with a gun in your house?

    → Michigan News | 18 May 2013 | 6:45 am MDT

    When a 98-year-old Buena Vista woman's house was burglarized on Saturday, May 11, the grandson of the resident decided to stay the night at the home and told police he armed himself with a gun for protection.

  3. Bad postcard of the week: Bridgman's Cook Nuclear Center has a nice lobby, but no protesting rockers

    → Michigan News | 18 May 2013 | 6:15 am MDT

    The nuclear plant, located about 11 miles south of St. Joseph, has two reactors – unseen in our postcard, unless they are the tall white things next to the sofas.

  4. Flint teen earns three college degrees before getting high school diploma

    → Michigan News | 18 May 2013 | 6:00 am MDT

    18-year-old Jasmine Cofield received the Phil Braun Award at MCC, which is awarded to the graduate each year with the most outstanding scholarship. Cofield, who graduated from MCC with a 4.0 GPA, is the first student from Mott Middle College to ever receive the award.

  5. Eric Baerren: Schools as labs, kids as rats

    → Michigan News | 18 May 2013 | 4:37 am MDT

    Buena Vista School District would have used 400 students as lab rats if the district had shut down.

  6. Three Cayuga Community College bargaining units call for President Daniel Larson to resign

    → News from The Post-Standard | 18 May 2013 | 4:00 am MDT

    First time in 60 years three bargaining groups have called for president to resign

  7. Weed: The new White Lightning

    → All - The Salt Lake Tribune | 18 May 2013 | 1:01 am MDT

    Weed: The new White Lightning

    by Rachael Maddux Slate
    Published May 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT
    If you hear a song called “Hush Hush” on country radio this spring, you might not catch every word, but you’ll likely get the drift. As the lead single from “Annie Up,” the new record from Nashville supergirlgroup Pistol Annies, the track orbits a jaw-clenched family Christmas dinner where everyone’s trying to pretend they don’t know the brother just got out of rehab for alcoholism.— “the sugar-coated pretty little secret eating everybody alive.” The Annies — Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and A...
    Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


  8. Utah gun sales, permits triple since Sandy Hook

    → All - The Salt Lake Tribune | 18 May 2013 | 1:01 am MDT

    Utah gun sales, permits triple since Sandy Hook

    by Derek P. Jensen The Salt Lake Tribune
    Published May 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT
    Utahns made an all-time high 23,000 gun purchases in December, the same month as the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. That number more than triples the state’s gun-sale average from the first 11 months of 2012. And while December’s buying spree was a spike, firearms sales have seemed to settle in at a new, higher normal. During the first quarter of 2013, Utah gun purchases doubled the prior decade’s average, while applications for concealed-weapons permits leapt off ...
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  9. Agnetha Faltskog reflects on ABBA, releases new solo album

    → All - The Salt Lake Tribune | 18 May 2013 | 1:01 am MDT

    Agnetha Faltskog reflects on ABBA, releases new solo album

    by Michael Cidoni Lennox The Associated Press
    Published May 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT
    Los Angeles • For most of the past three decades, ABBA was but a memory for Agnetha Faltskog. She made concerted efforts to leave behind her past as one of two principal singers of the 1970s Swedish quartet, best known for the pop classic “Dancing Queen.” “There was several years after I had stopped with the group that I couldn’t listen to the music,” Faltskog said. Once the group stopped recording in 1982, and her post-ABBA solo career slowed to a crawl, she happily stepped out of the limelight...
    Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


  10. Drinking drivers

    → All - The Salt Lake Tribune | 18 May 2013 | 1:01 am MDT

    Drinking drivers

    Published May 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT
    Despite an avowed aversion to anything coming from the federal government, Utah legislators seemed eager this past week to consider adopting the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendation that states reduce their drunk-driving blood-alcohol thresholds. Sen. John Valentine, R-Orem, who is the Utah Legislature’s leader in setting state liquor policy, said he and his colleagues will closely consider the NTSB’s support for prohibiting driving with a blood-alcohol concentration above 0.05...
    Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


  11. No tax exemptions

    → All - The Salt Lake Tribune | 18 May 2013 | 1:01 am MDT

    No tax exemptions

    Published May 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT
    I have a solution for the possibly illegal and politically targeted scrutiny applied by the IRS to tax-exempt organizations. Remove tax exemption status from all organizations. If an organization operates in the United States, enjoying all the benefits of being in this country, then it should participate in funding the country. This approach would solve the current issue with the IRS, and it would allow churches like the Catholics and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to spout of...
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  12. Lobbyists have a place

    → All - The Salt Lake Tribune | 18 May 2013 | 1:01 am MDT

    Lobbyists have a place

    Published May 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT
    When in session, our state legislators are very busy. They cannot know all facts and solutions. They can and should rely on ethical lobbyists for research and proposals on complex issues. It is helpful to be knowledgeable. Good lobbyists provide that function, along with staff. Face time is important. Given our representatives’ limited time, let’s let them have a free lunch or dinner or ball game with lobbyists and others to present their points of view. When we elect our legislators, we assum...
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  13. On the Job: Don’t kiss off the Q&A

    → All - The Salt Lake Tribune | 18 May 2013 | 1:01 am MDT

    On the Job: Don’t kiss off the Q&A

    by Anita Bruzzese Gannett
    Published May 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT
    You’ve just finished your big presentation and take a quiet breath of relief. Not so fast. A critical part of your presentation is about to take place. And if you’re not careful, it could spin out of control and undo all your hard work. That’s because it’s now time for the question-and-answer period. Many speakers believe that once they’ve gone through their PowerPoint, they’re off the hook. They can answer a few simple questions and head for the exit. But speakers can make many mistakes when s...
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  14. Ho-hum hero

    → All - The Salt Lake Tribune | 18 May 2013 | 1:01 am MDT

    Ho-hum hero

    Published May 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT
    Richard Nixon had his silent majority; Tim DeChristopher has his vocal minority. It seems that everywhere I go I hear people say that DeChristopher is a hero for gumming up President George W. Bush’s ecologically questionable oil and gas leases with phony bids and then going to prison for it. Having done his time for his heroic lawbreaking, DeChristopher is now doing victory laps on all the media, including being canonized by Doug Fabrizio on KUER’s “RadioWest.” So with all the seemingly widesp...
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  15. Small Talk: Retiring boomers driving sales of small businesses

    → All - The Salt Lake Tribune | 18 May 2013 | 1:01 am MDT

    Small Talk: Retiring boomers driving sales of small businesses

    by Joyce M. Rosenberg The Associated Press
    Published May 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT
    Baby boomers preparing for retirement are driving a surge in small business sales, as they find more and more buyers confident enough in the improving economy to expand their own businesses through acquisitions. In the first three months of this year, the number of sales that closed jumped 56 percent from the same time in 2012, according to BizBuySell.com, an online marketplace for small businesses. Retirement was the No. 1 contributor to business sales in the fourth quarter of last year and th...
    Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


  16. Medicaid nonsense

    → All - The Salt Lake Tribune | 18 May 2013 | 1:01 am MDT

    Medicaid nonsense

    Published May 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT
    M. Royce Van Tassell’s op-ed, “Medicaid access doesn’t improve health” (Opinion, May 12), makes no sense at all. If that title were the case, why does anyone need insurance, including Van Tassell? He cites studies that say people without health insurance don’t have worse health than those who do. Does a person who has diabetes and doesn’t know it have the same health as a person with insurance who goes to the doctor, discovers the diabetes and sets up a treatment plan? I am 80 years old and hav...
    Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


  17. Library partners with others to build a stronger community

    → Omaha World-Herald > News | 18 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    Omaha Public Library and Building Bright Futures (BBF) joined together in 2010 to work on the issues of child literacy and education. This collaboration led to the production of an annual Early Childhood Literacy calendar.

  18. Blood donations

    → Search Results - Arizona Daily Star | 18 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    The American Red Cross will be seeking blood donors at these times and places in the area next week. To schedule an appointment, call 1-800-733-2767.

  19. Deaths

    → Search Results - Arizona Daily Star | 18 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    The deceased are from Tucson unless otherwise noted. Occupations are given if available.

  20. Skutt team takes third at national mock trial

    → Omaha World-Herald > News | 18 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    Skutt High School’s mock trial team placed third last weekend in the National High School Mock Trial Championship in Indianapolis.

  21. World-Herald editorial: Federal jobs should be filled

    → Omaha World-Herald > News | 18 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    Our political system in Washington is once again falling down on the job. This time, it’s the failure to fill top federal positions in a timely fashion.

  22. Parents enjoy their own graduation day

    → Search Results - Arizona Daily Star | 18 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT



  23. Chalkboard, May 18

    → Omaha World-Herald > News | 18 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    The World-Herald compiles the week in local school news, at all levels.

  24. Corrections

    → Search Results - Arizona Daily Star | 18 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    • The acronym NASA was garbled on first reference in "NASA greenlights UA-led mission to get bits of asteroid," Friday on A1.

  25. Summer's goal nears halfway point

    → Search Results - Arizona Daily Star | 18 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    The Arizona Daily Star's Sportsmen's Fund Send a Kid to Camp program raises money so children from low-income households and military families can attend overnight YMCA, Boy Scout and Girl Sco…

  26. Lottery

    → Search Results - Arizona Daily Star | 18 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    Drawings for Friday,May 17

  27. Mother of man killed in 2011 wreck seeks help in finding Jaguar's driver

    → Search Results - Arizona Daily Star | 18 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    Seven blocks.

  28. Tom Purcell: It’s time to honor the best graduation class ever

    → Omaha World-Herald > News | 18 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    Students, faculty, family members and friends, it is my great honor to deliver your commencement speech today.

  29. UNK's Newman Center wins social storytelling contest

    → Omaha World-Herald > News | 18 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    University of Nebraska at Kearney students from the Catholic Newman Center campus ministry set the world on fire with a video.

  30. The Public Pulse, May 18

    → Omaha World-Herald > News | 18 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    Wind is free, but not tax breaks



  31. With the X5 xDrive 35i, BMW keeps the focus firmly on sport

    → ABQJournal Online | 18 May 2013 | 12:59 am MDT

    With the X5 xDrive 35i, BMW keeps the focus firmly on sport

    BMW keeps the focus firmly on sport with the X5 xDrive 35i

  32. Berry complaint moves forward

    → ABQJournal Online | 18 May 2013 | 12:38 am MDT

    Dinelli claims mayor violated city charter on campaign donations

  33. Christian music singer visits church

    → ABQJournal Online | 18 May 2013 | 12:37 am MDT

    Paul Clark, founder of Jesus movement, among featured speakers

  34. Alleged extortioner arrested in police sting

    → ABQJournal Online | 18 May 2013 | 12:37 am MDT

    Girl had sex with man, threatened rape accusation, police say

  35. Around New Mexico

    → ABQJournal Online | 18 May 2013 | 12:36 am MDT

    marla brose/journal An Albuquerque police officer stands outside Washington Middle School after a 13-year-old boy was the victim of an apparent attempted robbery on his way to school. The boy was grabbed while getting off a city bus, and the attacker held a sharp object against his side.

    Teen threatened at bus stop    A seventh-grader getting off a city bus on Friday morn ...

  36. Gov.: Skandera now ‘Secretary of Education’

    → ABQJournal Online | 18 May 2013 | 12:35 am MDT

    Martinez frustrated over the 2-year confirmation process

  37. NAACP criticizes UNM hiring

    → ABQJournal Online | 18 May 2013 | 12:35 am MDT

    ‘More than qualified’ professor not chosen

  38. Cheers for Capitan High

    → ABQJournal Online | 18 May 2013 | 12:34 am MDT

    Cheers for Capitan High

    ...

  39. Barela: Tax package saved, created jobs

    → ABQJournal Online | 18 May 2013 | 12:34 am MDT

    Others question numbers, fear loss

  40. Diverse Holy Name readies welcome

    → Omaha World-Herald > News | 18 May 2013 | 12:30 am MDT

    A message of welcome at Holy Name Catholic Church is about to be even more important as the diverse parish welcomes the Hispanic community from St. Therese of the Child Jesus in part of a merger plan.

  41. Marine, dog reunited in surprise ceremony

    → Omaha World-Herald > News | 18 May 2013 | 12:30 am MDT

    When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the explosives-detecting yellow Labrador retriever that was his constant companion that he would look her up when he returned home.

  42. Volunteers help make state track meet run

    → Omaha World-Herald > News | 18 May 2013 | 12:30 am MDT

    The state track meet at Omaha Burke High School is not an understaffed event. If it runs smoothly, it's due largely to the efforts of several hundred volunteers.

  43. Marine reunited with K-9 who served by his side

    → DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS | 18 May 2013 | 12:26 am MDT


    SURPRISE REUNION: 333 days. That's how long Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach had been separated from Casey, a Labrador retriever with whom he had forged a bond in the rugged terrain of Afghanistan's Helmand province, sweeping roads for bombs.

  44. N.M., 39 states post jobless rate drop

    → ABQJournal Online | 18 May 2013 | 12:05 am MDT

    Employment gains in much of country

  45. Ride for Missing Children raises awareness, builds hope

    → News from The Post-Standard | 18 May 2013 | 12:00 am MDT

    The 17th annual Ride for Missing Children drew inspiration from the recovery of three missing Cleveland women this year.

  46. Fissures break out over tax reform deal

    → DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS | 17 May 2013 | 11:30 pm MDT

    Fractures have developed within the Iowa Senate Democratic Caucus over a sweeping tax relief package, but Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstal said Friday he still expects to pass a bill in the coming days.

  47. Kansas State takes Big 12 baseball title

    → Kansas City Star: Breaking News | 17 May 2013 | 11:23 pm MDT

    Kansas State defeated Oklahoma 6-5 and clinched the program's first Big 12 championship and the first league title of any kind since sharing the Big Six in 1933.

  48. Royals again offer little support for Shields in 2-1 loss to A's

    → Kansas City Star: Breaking News | 17 May 2013 | 11:22 pm MDT

    James Shields continues to pitch like the No. 1 guy the Royals expected when they acquired him in that big off-season deal from Tampa Bay. And the Royals continue to waste his efforts. Shields gave up two runs Friday night in eight innings but only found more disappointment when the Royals' attack again went quiet in a 2-1 loss to the Oakland A's at the O.co Coliseum.

  49. Tragedy claims a shooting star

    → DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS | 17 May 2013 | 11:14 pm MDT


    A house fire snuffed out a shooting star's life early Friday.

  50. Ruling means Iowa dental patients may pay more

    → DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS | 17 May 2013 | 11:13 pm MDT

    Dentists can set their own fees on services that insurers do not reimburse, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday in a decision that will mean higher out-of-pocket costs for patients.

  51. Suspects in carjacking to be tried as adults

    → DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS | 17 May 2013 | 11:13 pm MDT


    Two young men allegedly involved in a brutal February carjacking should face trial on felony robbery charges as adults, a Polk County judge ruled Friday.

  52. Police: Teen arrested for shooting at car

    → DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS | 17 May 2013 | 11:09 pm MDT

    Des Moines police arrested a 16-year-old they said fired several shots at several people in a car Thursday.

  53. Severe weather could strike state Sunday

    → DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS | 17 May 2013 | 11:03 pm MDT

    Sunday will bring Iowa its first strong chance for severe weather this year, according to the National Weather Service.

  54. Bomb threat empties schools in Carlisle

    → DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS | 17 May 2013 | 11:03 pm MDT

    A handwritten note and a ticking kitchen timer were cause for evacuation of schools Friday in Carlisle, a town that faced its second school bomb threat in two years.

  55. Injured firefighter released from hospital

    → DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS | 17 May 2013 | 11:03 pm MDT

    A veteran Des Moines firefighter injured when he stepped into a hole in the floor was treated for a minor back injury and released from the hospital, officials said.

  56. Volunteer opportunities

    → Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories: Greater Memphis | 17 May 2013 | 11:00 pm MDT

    Mid-South volunteer opportunities

  57. D.M.-area protesters oppose gay members in Boy Scouts

    → DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS | 17 May 2013 | 10:58 pm MDT


    About a dozen parents of Boy Scouts, leaders and adults who have been scouts gathered in front of the new headquarters of the group's Mid-Iowa Council on Friday to protest a plan to end the organization's ban on homosexual members.

  58. Plea offer in case of Dr. Melvin Morse, pediatrician accused of waterboarding girl, 11

    → Today's News | 17 May 2013 | 10:14 pm MDT

    The girl's mother agrees to cooperate with prosecutors and testify against Morse, who gained national recognition for research into near-death experiences involving children.

  59. Kudzu bugs may face natural predator

    → The State -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 10:10 pm MDT

    Researchers from Clemson and North Carolina State universities, the University of Georgia and other institutions are expected to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture for permission this month to fight…

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  60. Next free day at the zoo will be a Tuesday

    → Kansas City Star: Breaking News | 17 May 2013 | 10:07 pm MDT

    The last free day, on a Sunday, drew more than 29,000 visitors and was marred by violence. The change to Tuesday was prompted by concerns over the zoo's capacity and a desire for visitors to have a more enjoyable experience with a smaller crowd.

  61. Kansas bill gags all gun lobbying

    → Kansas City Star: Breaking News | 17 May 2013 | 10:06 pm MDT

    Kansas state government could be barred from lobbying for or against gun control in Washington by a gag rule designed to prevent local governments from lobbying in favor of gun control at the Statehouse.

  62. Kansas budget negotiations abruptly end

    → Kansas City Star: Breaking News | 17 May 2013 | 10:04 pm MDT

    Higher-education funding trips up House-Senate negotiators, and tax policy is up in the air, too.

  63. Community Calendar for the Midlands, May 18

    → The State -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 10:03 pm MDT

    SEE SPOT RUN: 5K run/walk to benefit the Humane Society, 7:30 a.m. Saturday starting at Earlewood Park (Parkside and Earlewood drives). 1K-9 fun walk begins at 9 a.m.; $10. Separate…

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  64. Midlands bus service improves; routes, later service restored

    → The State -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 10:03 pm MDT

    The Saturday improvements are being made across the system now billed as THE COMET instead of the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority.

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  65. SC National Guard scrambles to handle big disasters

    → The State -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 10:02 pm MDT

    Four-day military exercise puts 1,500 S.C. National Guard members in intense simulation of potentially disastrous situations.

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  66. Plan approved, Gullah Geechee panel moves forward

    → The State -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 10:00 pm MDT

    Now that a plan to preserve the culture of slave descendants along the Southeast coast has been approved, the Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor Commission will be looking for an executive…

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  67. KCK firefighters rescue woman from burning house

    → Kansas City Star: Breaking News | 17 May 2013 | 10:00 pm MDT

    The fire, in the 2400 block of North 59th Terrace, began just before 11 a.m. when the woman's grandson was making lunch in the kitchen.

  68. Smuggling that's finger licking good

    → Kentucky.com -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 10:00 pm MDT

    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The french fries arrive soggy, and the chicken has long since lost its crunch. A 12-piece bucket goes for about $27 here — more than…

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  69. Missouri General Assembly wraps up 'historic' session

    → Kansas City Star: Breaking News | 17 May 2013 | 9:53 pm MDT

    GOP calls year a historic success. Democrats call it a historic failure.

  70. Sequestration cuts take a bite out of Meals on Wheels

    → Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories: Greater Memphis | 17 May 2013 | 9:46 pm MDT

    Homebound senior citizens will soon feel the sequester's sting as the series of massive federal budget cuts trickles down to the Mid-South.

  71. Aimee Copeland, victim of flesh-eating disease, gets 'bionic' hands

    → Today's News | 17 May 2013 | 9:43 pm MDT

    The Atlanta woman has been fitted with prosthetic hands that have 24 programmable functions to improve her dexterity, her father says.

  72. SNAPSHOTS from the 2013 Taste of Black Columbia

    → The State -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 9:42 pm MDT

    Columbians pose for a photo between sampling food from local chefs and caterers at the 3rd Annual Taste of Black Columbia at the Carolina Coliseum on May 17, 2013, in…

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  73. DNA links inmate to 1986 rape of deaf woman

    → Kansas City Star: Breaking News | 17 May 2013 | 9:40 pm MDT

    Jackson County prosecutors charged Alphonso Henderson, 50, with robbery, forcible sodomy and three counts of rape. He is in a Virginia federal penitentiary for being a felon in possession of a firearm. His previous record includes convictions for assault, false imprisonment, sodomy and burglary. He was set to be released in about 12 years, but police said the new charges could keep him behind bars much longer.

  74. Commuter trains serving NYC collide in Connecticut, injuring 60, some critically

    → Today's News | 17 May 2013 | 8:31 pm MDT

    Five people are critically injured after a major derailment leads to a crash involving two trains carrying 250 people.

  75. Raccoon found in Marcellus tests positive for rabies, health department says

    → News from The Post-Standard | 17 May 2013 | 8:24 pm MDT

    The raccoon was seen in the vicinity of West Seneca Turnpike in the town of Marcellus.

  76. Dyson returns to Kansas City after going on disabled list

    → Kansas City Star: Breaking News | 17 May 2013 | 8:14 pm MDT

    Outfielder Jarrod Dyson is expected to miss two-to-four weeks after being diagnosed Friday in Kansas City with what trainer Nick Kenney termed "a mild high ankle sprain." Dyson, 28, suffered the injury in the eighth inning Wednesday when he scaled the center-field wall at Angel Stadium in pursuit of a Mike Trout homer against Kelvin Herrera.

  77. Missouri softball team beats Stony Brook in NCAA regional game

    → Kansas City Star: Breaking News | 17 May 2013 | 7:45 pm MDT

    Jenna Marston comes through with a three-run homer in Tigers' 3-0 win over Stony Brook.

  78. 60 sent to hospitals after commuter trains collide in Connecticut

    → News from The Post-Standard | 17 May 2013 | 7:30 pm MDT

    The Metro-North Railroad, a commuter line serving the northern suburbs, referred in a news release to a "major derailment" near Fairfield, just outside Bridgeport.

  79. Woman faked cancer, lied about rape, police say

    → Today's News | 17 May 2013 | 7:19 pm MDT

    The 38-year-old, who raked in thousands through fundraisers, is charged with fraud, false pretenses and using a computer to commit a crime after state police found no doctor who diagnosed cancer.

  80. Westboro church protests "false idol" Elvis Presley near Gracelend

    → Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories: Greater Memphis | 17 May 2013 | 7:04 pm MDT

    Several members of Westboro Baptist Church, known for their extreme religious views and picketing funerals of American soldiers, protested against Elvis Presley near Graceland on Friday afternoon, calling the rock and roll icon a false idol.

  81. IRS scandal; Powerball jackpot: National/International news

    → Today's News | 17 May 2013 | 7:01 pm MDT

    Our top stories tonight include a look at the crackdown on military sex assaults.

  82. Mo. lawmakers give mixed results on business aid

    → Search Results - stltoday.com | 17 May 2013 | 6:55 pm MDT

    Missouri lawmakers revamped four of the state's main business incentives on the final day of their legislative session, but failed Friday to pass a broader measure that would have scaled back …

  83. Cordova residents continue to study deannexation options

    → Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories: Greater Memphis | 17 May 2013 | 6:53 pm MDT

    County and state election leaders said last week supporters of deannexing Cordova had no legal foundation for their hopes. Now, those folks are looking for a way to prove them wrong.

  84. Support group for clergy sex-abuse victims asks Lexington bishop to investigate priest

    → Kentucky.com -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 6:49 pm MDT

    Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), a support group for clergy sex-abuse victims, is urging the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington to investigate and punish a priest suspended…

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  85. Germantown tour features historical stories, costumed actors

    → Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories: Greater Memphis | 17 May 2013 | 6:24 pm MDT

    The Robert E. Lee Camp 1640 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans is hosting the first Germantown Historic Tour Saturday and Sunday focusing on the Germantown of the 1800s, complete with costumed actors telling stories of the people, places and events.

  86. Gov. Nixon gives mixed review to Mo. Legislature

    → Search Results - stltoday.com | 17 May 2013 | 6:18 pm MDT

    Gov. Jay Nixon is giving a mixed review to Missouri's 2013 legislative session.

  87. Charges filed in 1986 Kansas City rape

    → Search Results - stltoday.com | 17 May 2013 | 6:13 pm MDT

    The Jackson County prosecutor says DNA evidence led to charges against a former Kansas City man in the 1986 rape and robbery of a deaf woman.

  88. Former student protesters remind Memphis of its segregated past

    → Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories: Greater Memphis | 17 May 2013 | 6:12 pm MDT

    They are 53 years older, but the anger they felt was still fresh Friday.

  89. Your comments: What can be done about workplace bullying?

    → News from The Post-Standard | 17 May 2013 | 6:00 pm MDT

    Readers share their experiences dealing with workplace bullying.

  90. Memphis teens convicted in robbery, murder

    → Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories: Greater Memphis | 17 May 2013 | 5:59 pm MDT

    Two teenagers were convicted Friday of robbing and killing a man whose relatives then tracked them down and identified them for police.

  91. Ky. veteran killed in Afghanistan blast

    → Kentucky.com -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 5:51 pm MDT

    A Kentucky veteran who was working as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan has died in an explosion in Kabul that killed at least 15 people including six Americans.

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  92. Commuter trains collide in Connecticut; injuries reported

    → Today's News | 17 May 2013 | 5:24 pm MDT

    The Metro-North Railroad says emergency workers are arriving at the scene of a "major derailment.''

  93. DeSoto Crime Stoppers working to get back on track

    → Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories: Greater Memphis | 17 May 2013 | 5:22 pm MDT

    DeSoto County’s Crime Stoppers program is getting back on track after some rocky times.

  94. 3 East Lansing High School students face potential charges after allegedly carving swastikas into lockers

    → Michigan News | 17 May 2013 | 5:17 pm MDT

    MLive media partner WLNS-TV reports one of the lockers belonged to a Jewish student, who took offense to the symbol engraved on her locker.

  95. Mo. Legislature wraps up work for 2013 session

    → Search Results - stltoday.com | 17 May 2013 | 5:09 pm MDT

    Missouri's 2013 legislative session has come to an end.

  96. Video: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder talks state, federal infrastructure spending on Fox News

    → Michigan News | 17 May 2013 | 5:01 pm MDT

    Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, appearing Friday on Fox News, said he is wary of increased infrastructure spending by the federal government even as he seeks to increase infrastructure spending at the state level.

  97. Boston Marathon explosions: Feds say more time needed to indict Tsarnaev

    → Today's News | 17 May 2013 | 5:00 pm MDT

    The Federal Speedy Trial Act calls for an indictment within 30 days, but prosecutors facing a Sunday deadline say they will ask for more time to indict Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

  98. Syracuse weather for this evening and the weekend, rain Sunday?

    → News from The Post-Standard | 17 May 2013 | 5:00 pm MDT

    This weekend does have a few weather glitches in it. In particular, Sunday.

  99. TSU President Glover returns home for Mitchell High commencement

    → Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories: Greater Memphis | 17 May 2013 | 4:59 pm MDT

    TSU president returns home to deliver commencement address at Mitchell High School

  100. Fugitive gets 76 years for carjackings and assaults on Memphis officers

    → Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories: Greater Memphis | 17 May 2013 | 4:51 pm MDT

    A 35-year-old man who told jurors in November that he’d been in trouble since he was 9 was sentenced to 76 years in prison Friday for felony convictions stemming from a 2006 crime spree that involved three carjackings at gunpoint and several assaults on federal officers.

  101. Mo. lawmakers approve election changes

    → Search Results - stltoday.com | 17 May 2013 | 4:50 pm MDT

    Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to a bill clarifying the way a vacancy is filled in the office of lieutenant governor.

  102. Guess which Upstate mayor is not quoted on governor's press release

    → News from The Post-Standard | 17 May 2013 | 4:50 pm MDT

    Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner stands alone, again

  103. Mo. bill closes child abuse report loophole

    → Search Results - stltoday.com | 17 May 2013 | 4:43 pm MDT

    Missouri lawmakers have Gov. Jay Nixon legislation closing a loophole in the state's mandatory child abuse reporting law.

  104. Learning about arthritis can help ease its pain

    → Kentucky.com -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 4:42 pm MDT

    For most people, joint pains equate to arthritis, a part of the rite of passage for getting older. There is more to arthritis than meets the eye.

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  105. Mo. bill leaves juveniles off sex offender site

    → Search Results - stltoday.com | 17 May 2013 | 4:12 pm MDT

    People convicted of committing sexual crimes when they're 17 or younger would not appear on Missouri's public website of sex offenders under legislation heading to Gov. Jay Nixon.

  106. Mo. lawmakers pass budget patch for kids' program

    → Search Results - stltoday.com | 17 May 2013 | 3:54 pm MDT

    Legislation passed in the closing hours of Missouri's annual session Friday could patch a hole in the state budget for early childhood programs and some health care initiatives.

  107. What to watch for at the Preakness

    → Kentucky.com -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 3:31 pm MDT

    All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. The 3-year-old colt will take on eight challengers in the second leg of the Triple…

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  108. Mo. bill restores open-records exemptions

    → Search Results - stltoday.com | 17 May 2013 | 3:26 pm MDT

    Security plans for public buildings would be shielded from requests made under the state's open records law under legislation sent to Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday.

  109. Husband charged in murder of Chenango County woman

    → News from The Post-Standard | 17 May 2013 | 3:26 pm MDT

    Ganesh Ramsaran told authorities in December that his wife, Jennifer Ramsaran, was on her way to Syracuse to do some Christmas shopping when she disappeared.

  110. Mo. lawmakers OK measure aimed at child sex abuse

    → Search Results - stltoday.com | 17 May 2013 | 3:24 pm MDT

    Prosecutors in Missouri could use evidence of past criminal behavior in child sex abuse prosecutions under a proposed state constitutional amendment approved Friday by the state Legislature.

  111. Local man excited to take his place alongside baseball greats

    → Breaking News and Top Stories - democratandchronicle.com | 17 May 2013 | 3:12 pm MDT

    Johnny Perotti of Greece will have his brother and father playing alongside him in Saturday night's PepsiMax Field of Dreams exhibition at Frontier Field.

  112. Midlands players hoping to win Powerball

    → The State -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 3:07 pm MDT

    $600 million jackpot is largest in history of the lottery game…

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  113. N.J. fugitive Kathleen Jones arrested in Rochester

    → Breaking News and Top Stories - democratandchronicle.com | 17 May 2013 | 3:02 pm MDT

    Federal marshals arrested a New Jersey woman Friday in Rochester who is accused of a role in a New Year's Eve murder.

  114. Amber Alert for Ga. toddler cancelled; the child is safe

    → Kentucky.com -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 3:02 pm MDT

    Police have cancelled the Amber Alert issued Friday for a Georgia toddler who allegedly was abducted by her father.

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  115. William D. Duncombe, Syracuse University Maxwell School professor, dies at 57

    → News from The Post-Standard | 17 May 2013 | 3:00 pm MDT

    Taught public budgeting and statistics

  116. Jennifer Palumbo to anchor WKYT newscast

    → Kentucky.com -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 3:00 pm MDT

    Longtime Lexington news anchor Jennifer Palumbo will begin leading a 4 p.m. weekday newscast on WKYT (Channel 27) in addition to anchoring the 10 p.m. newscast on sister channel WDKY…

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  117. Mystery grows over Japanese chef's death on German island

    → Today's News | 17 May 2013 | 2:57 pm MDT

    German officials are awaiting autopsy results to find out if Japanese chef Miki Nozawa died Monday of injuries sustained during a fight with two customers who complained about his food or an existing medical condition.

  118. Affidavit: Army sex assault manager threatened ex

    → Kentucky.com -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 2:51 pm MDT

    A police affidavit in the stalking case of an Army officer who manages the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell says Lt. Col. Darin Haas threatened to…

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  119. Dow Jones finishes the day with a 121 point gain

    → Today's News | 17 May 2013 | 2:41 pm MDT

    Stocks closed higher for a fourth straight week.

  120. Gary Hyde enters plea deal

    → Breaking News and Top Stories - democratandchronicle.com | 17 May 2013 | 2:26 pm MDT

    The British arms dealer admits helping smuggle illegal AK-47 magazines into the United States for sale by a Chili-based firearms wholesaler, federal court records show.

  121. Restaurateur Jeff Ruby tweets he's opening in Lexington, says no more

    → Kentucky.com -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 2:25 pm MDT

    Restaurateur Jeff Ruby tweeted Friday afternoon that he plans to open a restaurant in Lexington's long-delayed CentrePointe development downtown in May 2015.

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  122. Race for the Cure: Why do you participate?

    → News from The Post-Standard | 17 May 2013 | 2:22 pm MDT

    Tell us why you are running or walking in this year's Susan G. Komen fundraiser for breast cancer research.

  123. Canada earthquake shakes Rochester

    → Breaking News and Top Stories - democratandchronicle.com | 17 May 2013 | 2:12 pm MDT

    The quake, whose magnitude was preliminarily set at 5.0 or 5.1, was centered near Shawville, a village in western Canada about 45 miles northwest of the Canadian capital city, Ottawa.

  124. Man, 75, hurt in gas tank explosion

    → Breaking News and Top Stories - democratandchronicle.com | 17 May 2013 | 2:11 pm MDT

    Wesley Baes, 75, was using a torch in an attempt to patch a hole in a 200-gallon gas tank late Friday morning. The tank was empty, but vapors ignited and caused an explosion.

  125. Taser used to subdue Jackson man who had machete in vehicle, sheriff says

    → Michigan News | 17 May 2013 | 2:05 pm MDT

    A 20-year-old Jackson man arrested for possession of machete, resisting and obstructing and being in possession of marijuana, Sheriff says.

  126. East Lansing police urge precaution with alleged sexual predator at large

    → Michigan News | 17 May 2013 | 2:04 pm MDT

    Two female MSU students have been sexually assaulted in recent weeks, and a third one was the victim of an attempted assault.

  127. Silvio Berlusconi's 'bunga bunga' parties described at trial

    → Today's News | 17 May 2013 | 1:17 pm MDT

    Karima el-Mahroug's testimony at the trial of three former Berlusconi aides accused with procuring her and other women for prostitution confirms a sexually charged atmosphere at the "bunga bunga" parties of the then-sitting premier.

  128. Former Brookland-Cayce football coach Abby Bray dies

    → The State -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 1:08 pm MDT

    Former Brookland-Cayce High School football coach Abby Bray has died after a short battle with cancer.

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  129. Daughters remember murder victim for making their lives 'spontaneous, magical and fun'

    → Michigan News | 17 May 2013 | 12:58 pm MDT

    Daughters of Sandra Johnson express rage, sorrow at Steven Storm's sentencing. Storm was sentenced to life in prison Friday, May 17 for the murder of Johnson.

  130. Medical examiner: Capnerhurst could not have wielded a pistol.

    → The State -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 12:40 pm MDT

    Dr. Bradley Marcus’ testimony about an arm injury suffered by Bryan Capnerhurst is key to the prosecution in the double murder trial of Irmo bookie Brett Parker, who is accused…

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  131. Mounted patrols could be eliminated in new budget proposal

    → Breaking News and Top Stories - democratandchronicle.com | 17 May 2013 | 12:39 pm MDT

    Mayor Thomas Richards' budget proposal calls for eliminating the police mounted patrol while expanding after-school programs.

  132. Natcore plans to move all operations to Rochester

    → Breaking News and Top Stories - democratandchronicle.com | 17 May 2013 | 12:14 pm MDT

    Natcore Technology will expand its operations at Eastman Business Park and plans to add 27 high-salaried jobs there.

  133. Michigan AG Bill Schuette weighs in on IRS scandal, invites impacted groups to contact his office

    → Michigan News | 17 May 2013 | 12:01 pm MDT

    Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is calling on President Barack Obama to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service and inviting local organizations who feel they were targeted by the agency to contact his office.

  134. Torpedo-shaped robotic vehicle conducts lake research

    → Breaking News and Top Stories - democratandchronicle.com | 17 May 2013 | 11:52 am MDT

    On Friday morning, a team of specialists launched a robotic torpedo-shaped device — called a autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) — into Lake Ontario, where it spent hours measuring temperature and ion levels.

  135. Report: Former USC Upstate coach threatened Spartanburg reporter with Michael Jackson lyrics

    → The State -- Local News | 17 May 2013 | 11:09 am MDT

    A former USC Upstate track and field coach is accused of threatening a Spartanburg Herald-Journal reporter using lyrics from the Michael Jackson song “Smooth Criminal.”

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  136. For mayor of Harrisburg, Democrat Eric Papenfuse: PennLive's endorsement

    → Our Views & Yours | 17 May 2013 | 9:00 am MDT

    Papenfuse has articulated a coherent vision for what Harrisburg could become under his mayoralty.

  137. May 17: Today in Arizona history

    → Search Results - Arizona Daily Star | 17 May 2013 | 8:00 am MDT

    1900: An Arizona and New Mexico Railroad freight train crashes through a bridge near Clifton. Three people are killed and nine injured.

  138. Tim Steller: VA backlog keeps wounded Tucson vet from getting the surgery he needs

    → Search Results - Arizona Daily Star | 17 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    At 26, Reno Roethle is going through a time of life when people make big decisions - about careers, lovers, moves.

  139. Corrections

    → Search Results - Arizona Daily Star | 17 May 2013 | 1:00 am MDT

    • "UA Mideast scholar assesses Iran sanctions," on Page 3 of Thursday's East Side, included the wrong time for this lecture. The talk is at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

  140. PennLive's Harrisburg mayoral endorsement is coming Friday

    → Our Views & Yours | 16 May 2013 | 11:15 am MDT

    On Friday morning at 11 a.m., PennLive/The Patriot-News will make its endorsement in a spring primary contest that is critically important to the long-term future of both Harrisburg and the Capital region.

  141. Obama administration undermines public's trust in their government: Editorial

    → Our Views & Yours | 15 May 2013 | 8:50 am MDT

    President Obama has a lot of explaining to do. Americans learned this week that his administration took extraordinarily invasive and unjustified measures against organizations exercising their First Amendment rights.

  142. Tanker explosion's price tag is a wake-up call on transportation funding: Editorial

    → Our Views & Yours | 13 May 2013 | 8:55 am MDT

    The conflagration and its staggering $10 million cost was a vivid reminder that Pennsylvania still lacks the permanent resources to repair thousands of miles of roadway and fix more than 4,000 structurally deficient bridges across the state.

  143. A legacy of reform, a lifetime of service: Editorial in honor of the late George Leader

    → Our Views & Yours | 10 May 2013 | 8:55 am MDT

    Leader was an honest and effective elected leader, a successful entrepreneur, a generous philanthropist, a man of faith who lived his beliefs and demonstrated a lifelong commitment to bettering his community and state.

  144. Corbett's pension fix is a bold start; do critics have a better one? Editorial

    → Our Views & Yours | 8 May 2013 | 8:55 am MDT

    Give Gov. Tom Corbett credit: He has served up a bold plan that would make a big dent in the $47 billion unfunded liability now facing state pension plans. He may not have the perfect solution – reducing future benefits already promised to current employees raises serious constitutional questions – but he is trying to tackle a huge problem before it inflicts needless pain.

  145. The SEC's warning shot: John L. Micek

    → Our Views & Yours | 6 May 2013 | 6:20 pm MDT

    In the comedy of errors that is Harrisburg city government, Monday's news that the federal government had charged the Capital City with securities fraud was just another pratfall. All that was missing was the canned laughter and the exaggerated look...

  146. Pennsylvania's feral swine have friends in high places: PennLive editorial

    → Our Views & Yours | 6 May 2013 | 8:55 am MDT

    It's clear that a ban on boars, which is the safest course, is not going to happen. Hunters and game reserve owners have the political clout to prevent one. But if there is going to be legislation preempting a ban, it has to protect farmers, neighbors and the public at large.

  147. How states regulate wine and liquor: The Saturday news graphic

    → Our Views & Yours | 4 May 2013 | 6:30 am MDT

    A look at how the 50 states control wine and liquor sales, from the Pew Center on the States.

  148. This sure is a strange way to help those in need: PennLive editorial

    → Our Views & Yours | 3 May 2013 | 8:55 am MDT

    It's a lot of effort to catch a handful people who've hit hard times but still have some money in the bank. Applying the resource test is complicated enough that the state's handbook for caseworkers devotes some 6,700 words to explain all the rules and requirements.

  149. On a mission for a cure

    → news-press.com | 8 Apr 2013 | 6:41 pm MDT

    Cape Coral boy tests positive for mitochondrial disease, an illness that has no known remedy.

  150. Red Sox David Ortiz plays in simulated game

    → news-press.com | 8 Apr 2013 | 3:43 pm MDT

    David Ortiz worked out in Fort Myers on Monday in a simulated game at Jet Blue Park. Video by Guy Tubbs.

  151. FGCU men's basketball coaching search high on big names, young talent

    → news-press.com | 8 Apr 2013 | 2:33 pm MDT

    Name recognition alone didn't determine the home run hire last time for the FGCU men's basketball team, but a number of big names or...

  152. Report: Virgin America best US airline in 2012

    → news-press.com | 8 Apr 2013 | 2:01 pm MDT

    Virgin America did the best job for its customers among leading U.S.

  153. Cape Coral may postpone vote on fire sprinklers

    → news-press.com | 8 Apr 2013 | 1:47 pm MDT

    A Cape Coral councilman who proposed an ordinance that would require fire sprinklers in new single-family and duplex homes said today he will make a...

  154. Anti-smoking ads: What do you think?

    → news-press.com | 8 Apr 2013 | 1:27 pm MDT

    The CDC released a new anti-smoking ad campaign geared at showing some arresting imagery of former smokers.

  155. Annette Funicello, Mouseketeer and film star, dies

    → news-press.com | 8 Apr 2013 | 12:28 pm MDT

    The Walt Disney Co. says Annette Funicello, who went from Mouseketeer to beach party movie icon, has died at age 70.

  156. Former FGCU coach Andy Enfield to appear on Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    → news-press.com | 8 Apr 2013 | 11:58 am MDT

    Former FGCU men's basketball coach Andy Enfield will appear on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno Wednesday night, according to the show's website.

  157. Fort Myers grocery store fire considered arson

    → news-press.com | 8 Apr 2013 | 9:19 am MDT

    Fire Marshal James Tanner says the fire at the Max Grocery, 302 Center Road, was arson.

  158. Wisdom from a Holocaust survivor: Let go of hate, listen to your mother

    → news-press.com | 7 Apr 2013 | 8:24 pm MDT

    Rose Lipszyc pointed to a photo of her large family, taken around 1937 not far from their hometown of Lublin, a city in southeast Poland.



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