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Severe weather pounds parts of Texas with hail, 70 mph winds 23 Apr 08, 23:43 ET AP - Severe weather pounded parts of Texas with baseball-sized hail, 70-mph winds and possible tornadoes on Wednesday, knocking down power lines and trees, and damaging some buildings. No injuries were reported. more Should Obama Play Rougher? 23 Apr 08, 23:40 ET Time.com - After a bruising loss in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama faces more questions about his willingness to play politics the old-fashioned way more Chicago's violent spring continues, with 5 found dead 23 Apr 08, 22:43 ET AP - Authorities found the bodies of five young people Wednesday inside a ransacked house on Chicago's South Side, raising the body count in an already violent spring, police said. more Hundreds riot at LA detention center for illegal immigrants 23 Apr 08, 22:26 ET AP - Hundreds of illegal immigrants awaiting deportation rioted at a county-run detention center and had to be subdued with tear gas, authorities said Wednesday. more Hawaii volcano forces park evacuation for 2nd time in month 23 Apr 08, 20:27 ET AP - Elevated levels of sulfur dioxide pouring from Kilauea volcano Wednesday forced the evacuation of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park for the second time this month. more Appeals court stays execution of sea lions 23 Apr 08, 20:24 ET Reuters - A U.S. federal court gave a stay of execution on Wednesday to 85 sea lions slated to be killed starting on Thursday to help boost salmon stocks below a dam connecting the states of Washington and Oregon. more Transit official: WTC hub costs $3B without design changes 23 Apr 08, 20:14 ET AP - The head of the federal agency paying to build a transit hub at the World Trade Center site said Wednesday the project now costs about $3 billion, more than $500 million over its latest budget. more Air Force says 2 killed in training jet crash in Miss. 23 Apr 08, 19:56 ET AP - An Air Force training jet crashed at Columbus Air Force Base on Wednesday, killing both pilots aboard, base officials said. more Body recovered in Iraq is that of kidnapped contractor Cote 23 Apr 08, 19:39 ET AP - A body recovered in Iraq was identified Wednesday as that of Jonathon Cote, an Army veteran who was working as a contractor when he was kidnapped with four others more than a year ago. more GM loses top spot to Toyota in first-quarter global sales 23 Apr 08, 19:02 ET AFP - General Motors Corp. lost the top spot in global sales to Japanese rival Toyota Motors Wednesday when the US automaker reported a slight dip in first-quarter sales because of weakness in its home market. more "Mobsters without borders" are global threat: U.S 23 Apr 08, 18:43 ET Reuters - Crime groups operating as "mobsters without borders" have gained significant footholds in global markets and provide logistic support to terrorists, the United States said on Wednesday. more A Blow to Bush's Mideast Peace Hopes 23 Apr 08, 18:30 ET Time.com - The President plans to meet next month with Arab leaders to pursue an agreement by year's end. But Israeli Prime Minister Olmert may be a no-show more Miami terrorism case to get third trial 23 Apr 08, 18:27 ET Reuters - U.S. federal prosecutors on Wednesday said they will try for a third time to convict six men accused of seeking help from al Qaeda to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago as part of a holy war. more Thief of NY mayor's car gets 15 years in prison 23 Apr 08, 18:23 ET Reuters - A New Jersey man who pleaded guilty to stealing a Lexus belonging to billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was sentenced to 15 years behind bars, court officials said on Wednesday. more Seller of viagra chocolate faces stiff sentence for mail fraud 23 Apr 08, 18:22 ET AFP - A businessman who sold Viagra-laced chocolate as a food supplement called "Boom" was indicted Wednesday for mail fraud by a federal judge, and faces 20 years in jail if found guilty. more Georgia sets first execution after court ruling 23 Apr 08, 18:13 ET Reuters - Georgia has scheduled a May execution for a convicted killer who will likely be the first U.S. convict put to death since the Supreme Court last week ended a de facto moratorium on capital punishment. more Ex-prosecutor: New arrest shows reach of 1980s spy ring 23 Apr 08, 18:09 ET AP - New charges that an Army veteran passed military secrets to the same Israeli handler as convicted spy Jonathan Pollard confirms the espionage ring reached further than initially thought, and that the Israelis lied about it, a former prosecutor said Wednesday. more Atlantic City votes to ban smoking on floor of casnios 23 Apr 08, 18:04 ET AP - Atlantic City leaders have voted to ban smoking on the gambling floor of all casinos. more What the Petraeus Promotion Means 23 Apr 08, 17:55 ET Time.com - Democrats fear a stay-the-course-in-Iraq signal, but the message to the military is that warfare is changing more Judge allows third trial in Miami terrorism case 23 Apr 08, 17:39 ET AFP - A US federal judge on Wednesday announced that a third trial against Florida men charged with plotting to destroy buildings with Al-Qaeda support can proceed. more Apple posts billion-dollar profit as Macintosh sales rocket 23 Apr 08, 17:07 ET AFP - Apple on Wednesday reported profits in the first three months of the year topped one billion dollars as sales of Macintosh computers climbed more than 50 percent. more All eyes turn to Indiana in bitter Democratic race 23 Apr 08, 16:50 ET AFP - The longest nomination race in US presidential history has moved on to a new and unlikely key battleground -- the oft-ignored midwestern state of Indiana. more Informant says 3 accused in terror plot had little contact 23 Apr 08, 16:43 ET AP - Three men accused of plotting to recruit and train terrorists to attack U.S. and allied troops met only once during the two years an undercover informant investigated them, the informant testified Wednesday. more Experts say sex abstinence program doesn't work 23 Apr 08, 16:33 ET Reuters - Programs teaching U.S. schoolchildren to abstain from sex have not cut teen pregnancies or sexually transmitted diseases or delayed the age at which sex begins, health groups told Congress on Wednesday. more Phone number in Texas abuse report linked to Colo. woman 23 Apr 08, 16:30 ET AP - A phone number used to allege child abuse at a Texas polygamist retreat had been used before by a Colorado woman, who's accused of making several false abuse claims in an unrelated case, according to an affidavit made public Wednesday. more US soldier says driving into Mexico with guns was accident 23 Apr 08, 15:57 ET AP - A U.S. soldier being held by Mexican authorities said he accidentally drove across the border with guns, knives and ammunition while looking for a place to park. more High-pitched device drives teens from loitering spots 23 Apr 08, 15:48 ET AP - As 15-year-old Eddie Holder sprinted from his apartment for school one recent morning, he held his hand to one ear to block out a shrill, piercing noise. more Tax vote moves New Mexico spaceport closer to launch 23 Apr 08, 15:23 ET Reuters - New Mexico's plan to promote space tourism took a major step forward as voters approved a tax for a launch complex where billionaire Richard Branson aims to operate the world's first "spaceline," officials said on Wednesday. more With White House rumors over, what's next for Bloomberg? 23 Apr 08, 15:16 ET AP - If you believe the rumors, it's as if Mayor Michael Bloomberg is having a midterm crisis. more US to pursue third trial in alleged Sears Tower plot 23 Apr 08, 14:54 ET AP - Federal prosecutors stung twice by deadlocked juries said Wednesday they will make a third attempt to convict six men accused of scheming with al-Qaida to topple Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices in several cities. more Fraud costs military health program $100 million-plus 23 Apr 08, 14:41 ET AP - The U.S. military's health insurance program has been swindled out of more than $100 million over the past decade in the Philippines, where doctors, hospitals and clinics have conspired with American veterans to submit bogus claims, according to prosecutors and court records. more Descendants of Mormon leader ID burial site, find no remains 23 Apr 08, 14:29 ET AP - Descendants of an early Mormon leader who was killed in Arkansas 151 years ago say archaeologists found no "identifiable human remains" when they dug up his grave in an attempt to move his remains to Utah. more Why the Air Force Bugs Gates 23 Apr 08, 13:55 ET Time.com - The Defense Secretary accuses the Air Force of excessive focus on the threats of the future, while neglecting the challenges of the present. It's not a new complaint more Plaintiffs: Gas firm to pay for R.I. 'blue soil' cleanup 23 Apr 08, 13:39 ET AP - An energy company has agreed to pay residents of a polluted waterfront neighborhood and to clean up the massive contamination that turned the soil under their homes blue, lawyers for the neighbors said Wednesday, though the company said a deal had not been reached. more Ohio woman pleads guilty in fire that killed her children 23 Apr 08, 13:21 ET AP - A woman has pleaded guilty to murder and arson charges for killing her two young children by setting fire to the family's house in a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. more Hospital incidence of one disease soars: study 23 Apr 08, 13:13 ET Reuters - Federal government figures show a steep spike in U.S. cases of a common but serious infection that gives hospital patients sometimes deadly diarrhea and blood poisoning. more Boeing profits fly ahead of forecasts 23 Apr 08, 12:38 ET AFP - Boeing said Wednesday its first-quarter profit rose 38 percent from a year ago to 1.2 billion dollars amid strong results from commercial airplanes and defense, despite a soft economy. more Liberty Mutual to buy Safeco in big insurance tie-up 23 Apr 08, 11:24 ET AFP - Liberty Mutual Group struck a deal to acquire rival Safeco for some 6.2 billion dollars, to form the fifth largest property and casualty insurer in the United States, the firms said Wednesday. more A Primary with No End 23 Apr 08, 11:00 ET Time.com - Clinton wins just big enough in Pennsylvania to ensure that the race will go on - and keep John McCain smiling more Delta Air Lines losses deepen 23 Apr 08, 10:42 ET AFP - Delta Air Lines reported a first-quarter net loss Wednesday of 6.4 billion dollars as it marked down the company's value in advance of its takeover of Northwest Airlines and saw fuel costs surge. more One in six drivers drink sometimes: report 23 Apr 08, 09:12 ET Reuters - About 15 percent of U.S. adults have driven under the influence of alcohol in the past year and in some states as many as 25 percent did, according to a government study released on Wednesday. more High school students get Obama autographs, suspensions 23 Apr 08, 08:30 ET AP - Two high school seniors in Scranton, Pa., are paying a high price for their interest in politics. more Experts fear nation's waterways need rescuing - from us 23 Apr 08, 07:59 ET AP - Rosemary Lowe scoops up a shovel of dirt and dumps it into a hole around the base of a slender cottonwood tree. more Thick layers of snow poised to refresh parched West 23 Apr 08, 07:28 ET AP - Hydrologist Joe Messina pushes an aluminum tube straight down into the spongy springtime snow in a mountainside forest, crouches to read the markings on the side and calls out the depth: 28 inches. more Audit: SC man took $2.1M from missing couple, other clients 23 Apr 08, 07:00 ET AP - An accountant who killed himself after police questioned him in the disappearance of two wealthy clients had embezzled $2.1 million from the couple and seven companies, his former employer said. more Moderate quake shakes remote Southern California desert area 23 Apr 08, 06:42 ET AP - A moderate earthquake has shaken a remote swath of the Mojave Desert. more The Army Reserve: More Active at 100 23 Apr 08, 05:55 ET Time.com - As the Army Reserve celebrates its centenary, critics wonder if America's part-time soldiers are being asked to do too much more Polygamist sect kids leave shelter for foster care, for now 23 Apr 08, 04:39 ET AP - For 2 1/2 weeks, more than 400 children who lived on a polygamist compound in western Texas have been in state custody, exiled from home but relatively close to the parents who are fighting accusations of abuse within the sect. more Study: Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates 23 Apr 08, 02:39 ET AP - The upper Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says 15 percent of adult drivers nationally report driving under the influence of alcohol in the previous year. more Howard powers NBA Magic over Toronto 23 Apr 08, 01:09 ET AFP - Dwight Howard registered his second consecutive 20-20 showing as the Orlando Magic posted a 104-103 win over Toronto in game two of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday. more Judge orders La. school district to stop Bible giveaways 23 Apr 08, 00:00 ET AP - A federal judge ordered a public school system to stop allowing in-school Bible giveaways, saying the practice violates the First Amendment separation of church and state. more

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