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Children killed in Ohio trailer fire laid to rest

Associated Press September 19, 2013

TIFFIN, Ohio — A mother who lost her five children and boyfriend in a mobile-home fire described the youngsters with a single word: smiley, a minister said Thursday.Anna Angel's four daughters ages 6,...

12 killed in Navy Yard shooting

Associated Press September 15, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — As many as three gunmen opened fire Monday inside the Washington Navy Yard, attacking office workers at a heavily guarded military facility in the heart of the nation's capital. At...

Senate panel votes to authorize force in Syria

Associated Press September 3, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has voted to give President Barack Obama the authority to use military force against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack.The vote Wednesday was 10-7,...

Civil rights, immigration issues meet in March on Washington

Associated Press August 26, 2013

NEW YORK — As the crowds come together to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, a seminal event in the civil rights movement, old issues of jobs and freedom have been joined by immigration...

AP:Amanda Knox says what happened to her was surreal

Associated Press April 29, 2013

SEATTLE (AP) — Amanda Knox said in an interview that what happened to her was "surreal, but it could have happened to anyone."The Seattle native told ABC News' Diane Sawyer in an interview airing Tuesday...

Man stabs 4 people at church in Albuquerque

Associated Press April 27, 2013

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police say a man stabbed four people at a Catholic church in Albuquerque as a Sunday mass was nearing its end.Police spokesman Robert Gibbs says a man in his 20s jumped over...

Insurance trade group: Texas plant blast loss likely exceeds $100M

Associated Press April 23, 2013

WEST, Texas (AP) — The damage to surrounding homes and businesses caused by an explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant was estimated Wednesday to exceed $100 million, as crews continued to sift through...

Medical workers aid an injured man at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon following an explosion in Boston, Monday, April 15, 2013. Two bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people, injuring 22 others and sending authorities rushing to aid wounded spectators, race organizers and police said. Photo by Charles Krupa, AP.

Three dead and more than 130 injured in Boston Marathon bombings

Associated Press April 14, 2013

Update as of 11 p.m. can be read here. TV2 phone interview Phone interview with Kimberly Plough, daughter of retired Portage County judge John Plough. The father and daughter both ran in the race. Kimberly...

Ohio gov signs speed limit increases into law

Associated Press March 31, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The speed limit on most of Ohio's interstate highways will rise to 70 mph beginning July 1 under a new law signed by Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik).The Republican governor signed the...

Texas police fatally shoot fugitive Florida prisoner

Associated Press February 18, 2013

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Florida prisoner who escaped in Texas after stabbing a detective with his eyeglasses was fatally shot early Saturday after refusing to cooperate with officers and lunging...

North Korea conducts third controversial nuke test

Associated Press February 13, 2013

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial step toward its goal of building a bomb small...

Guilty plea to 2 counts in Ohio Batman movie case

Associated Press February 11, 2013

CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio man arrested with a loaded gun, ammunition and knives at a showing of the latest Batman movie pleaded guilty to two weapons counts on Monday but still faces trial on a third...