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Obama urged to make economy a bigger, bolder topic

Updated: May 20, 2013 12:05am

By JIM KUHNHENN

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Five months into President Barack Obama’s second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportunity...

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Updated: May 20, 2013 12:05am

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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...

Senate rejects expanded firearms effort

Updated: May 09, 2013 12:06am

By ALAN FRAM

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday to expand the use of firearms on some of the nation’s most frequently visited federal lands, handing...

Police facing questions in 3 women’s Ohio rescue

Updated: May 08, 2013 12:05am

By JOHN COYNE

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — One neighbor says a naked woman was seen crawling on her hands and knees in the backyard of the house a few years ago. Another heard pounding...

Delaware becomes 11th state with gay marriage

Updated: May 08, 2013 12:05am

Delaware becomes 11th state with gay marriage

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A divided state Senate voted Tuesday to make Delaware the 11th state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, after hearing...

New stock market milestone: Dow 15,000

Updated: May 08, 2013 12:05am

New stock market milestone: Dow 15,000

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average punched through another milestone Tuesday, closing above 15,000 for the first time just two months...