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Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012

Updated: May 18, 2013 12:06am

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that...

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Updated: May 18, 2013 12:06am

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Police: FBI didn’t share info

Updated: May 10, 2013 12:06am

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The FBI did not initially share with Boston police the warnings it had received from Russia about one suspect in last month’s...

Report: Captive says she was beaten until she had a miscarriage

Updated: May 10, 2013 12:06am

By THOMAS J. SHEERAN

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Prosecutors said Thursday they may seek the death penalty against Ariel Castro, the man accused of imprisoning three women at his home...

Study: Fish oil doesn’t help prevent heart attacks

Updated: May 09, 2013 12:06am

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE

Associated Press

Eating fish is good for your heart but taking fish oil capsules does not help people at high risk of heart problems who are already taking...

A census first: Black voter turnout passes whites

Updated: May 09, 2013 12:06am

By HOPE YEN

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Making history, America’s blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to victory amid voter apathy,...

Universal announces new Harry Potter expansion

Updated: May 09, 2013 12:06am

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fans of Harry Potter and magic, rejoice: Universal Orlando is expanding its Wizarding World of Harry Potter with a new area based on the books’ fictional scenes in Diagon...

<p>Associated Press</p><p>From left, Kathy Brown, Virginia Aguiar, Jane Crook and Debbie Lambert react to a guilty verdict for Jodi Arias on Wednesday in Phoenix.</p>

Jodi Arias convicted of first-degree murder

Updated: May 09, 2013 12:06am

Associated Press

PHOENIX — Jodi Arias was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a four-month trial that captured...

Scratch-and-sniff cards prompt natural gas scare

Updated: May 09, 2013 12:06am

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Those scratch-and-sniff cards the energy company sends to customers to teach them to recognize the artificial smell added to natural gas? Turns out they work pretty well...

Hagel cites ‘rot’ within nuke force

Updated: May 09, 2013 12:06am

By ROBERT BURNS

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel demanded more information Wednesday after the Air Force removed 17 launch officers from duty at a nuclear...

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Cleveland man charged with rape and kidnapping

Updated: May 09, 2013 12:06am

By MEGHAN BARR

and THOMAS J. SHEERAN

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — A Cleveland man suspected of keeping three women captive inside his decrepit house for a decade was charged...

Former US official describes Libya attack

Updated: May 09, 2013 12:06am

By DONNA CASSATA

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A former top diplomat in Libya on Wednesday delivered a riveting minute-by-minute account of the chaotic events during the deadly assault...