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Koreas agree to talk Sunday in bid to ease tension

Sat, 6/8/2013 12:41 PM
North and South Korea will meet Sunday in a village straddling their heavily armed border for the first government-level talks on the peninsula in more than two years as they try to lower tension and restore stalled projects that once symbolized their rapprochement.
Categories: U.S., World

5 dead, 5 injured after Calif. shooting rampage

Sat, 6/8/2013 12:41 PM
The gunman, dressed all in black and carrying a semi-automatic rifle, walked calmly through the Santa Monica College campus after killing his father, brother and another person, authorities said. He would kill a woman outside the library moments later, before dying from police gunfire.
Categories: U.S., World

Andrea's rain spawns flood warnings on East Coast

Sat, 6/8/2013 11:26 AM
Soaking rains that spawned numerous flood warnings pushed some streams and creeks over their banks throughout the Northeast, yet the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season sped up the Eastern Seaboard without causing major damage.
Categories: U.S., World

Sweden's Princess Madeleine weds New York banker

Sat, 6/8/2013 11:26 AM
Swedish Princess Madeleine fell in love in the Big Apple. Now she has said "yes" to New York banker Christopher O'Neill in a lavish wedding ceremony in Stockholm.
Categories: U.S., World

Obama defends broad phone, Internet spy programs

Sat, 6/8/2013 11:26 AM
President Barack Obama is urging Americans to "make some choices" in balancing privacy and security as he defends once-secret surveillance programs that sweep up an estimated 3 billion phone calls a day and amass Internet data from U.S. providers in an attempt to thwart terror attacks.
Categories: U.S., World

Andrea's rain spawns flood warnings on East Coast

Sat, 6/8/2013 10:41 AM
Soaking rains that spawned numerous flood warnings pushed some streams and creeks over their banks throughout the Northeast, yet the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season sped up the Eastern Seaboard without causing major damage.
Categories: U.S., World

Guests arrive for Swedish princess' wedding

Sat, 6/8/2013 10:41 AM
European royals, wealthy Americans and pop stars in sweeping, colorful dresses arrived Saturday at the Royal Chapel in Stockholm for the lavish wedding of Sweden's Princess Madeleine and New York banker Christopher O'Neill.
Categories: U.S., World

Andrea's rain spawns flood warnings on East Coast

Sat, 6/8/2013 9:36 AM
Soaking rains that spawned numerous flood warnings pushed some streams and creeks over their banks throughout the Northeast, yet the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season sped up the Eastern Seaboard without causing major damage.
Categories: U.S., World

Sweden's royal wedding at a glance

Sat, 6/8/2013 9:36 AM
Sweden's Princess Madeleine weds New York banker Christopher O'Neill in a grand ceremony in Stockholm Saturday. Here's a look at what to expect.
Categories: U.S., World

McQuaid's goal sends Bruins to Stanley Cup finals

Sat, 6/8/2013 9:36 AM
Tuukka Rask grabbed the final shot in his big glove as the buzzer sounded, sealing the Boston Bruins' stunning sweep of the suddenly powerless Pittsburgh Penguins.
Categories: U.S., World

South Africa: Mandela taken to hospital

Sat, 6/8/2013 7:49 AM
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is in "serious but stable" condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for a lung infection, the government said Saturday, prompting an outpouring of concern from admirers of a man who helped to end white racist rule.
Categories: U.S., World

Obama: US, China in 'uncharted waters' on cyber

Sat, 6/8/2013 7:49 AM
The United States and China are in "uncharted waters" as they tackle the contentious issue of cybersecurity, President Barack Obama said following the opening round of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit in the California desert.
Categories: U.S., World

South Africa: Mandela taken to hospital

Sat, 6/8/2013 6:36 AM
Former South African President Nelson Mandela is in "serious but stable" condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for a lung infection, the government said Saturday, prompting an outpouring of concern from admirers of a man who helped to end white racist rule.
Categories: U.S., World

How did secret phone program help foil NYC plot?

Sat, 6/8/2013 6:36 AM
As the Obama administration defended its widespread collection of U.S. phone records and internet traffic, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Friday that the programs helped disrupt a 2009 plot to bomb the New York City subways.
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Koreas agree to meeting in bid to ease tensions

Sat, 6/8/2013 6:36 AM
North and South Korea will meet Sunday at a village straddling their heavily armed border as the sides try to lower tension and restore projects once seen as symbols of their rapprochement, officials said.
Categories: U.S., World

Andrea's rain spawns flood watches on East Coast

Sat, 6/8/2013 5:30 AM
Soaking rains that spawned numerous flood watches pushed some streams and creeks over their banks throughout the Northeast, yet the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season sped up the Eastern Seaboard without causing major damage.
Categories: U.S., World

Police: Body believed to be missing Iowa girl, 15

Sat, 6/8/2013 5:30 AM
A body found in a river is believed to be a 15-year-old Iowa girl who was kidnapped by a registered sex offender while she and a friend were walking home from school, authorities said early Saturday.
Categories: U.S., World

Obama: Gov't records sweep not targeting Americans

Sat, 6/8/2013 4:00 AM
President Barack Obama declared Friday that America is "going to have to make some choices" balancing privacy and security, launching a vigorous defense of formerly secret programs that sweep up an estimated 3 billion phone calls a day and amass Internet data from U.S. providers in an attempt to thwart terror attacks.
Categories: U.S., World

Ohio man in missing women case faces 329 charges

Sat, 6/8/2013 3:58 AM
A Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive for a decade has been indicted on 329 charges including aggravated murder, kidnapping and rape.
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Andrea's rain spawns flood watches on East Coast

Sat, 6/8/2013 3:58 AM
Soaking rains spawned numerous flood watches and pushed some streams and creeks over their banks throughout the Northeast, yet the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season sped up the Eastern Seaboard without causing major damage.
Categories: U.S., World
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Commission extends Heery contract

Augusta commissioners approved Tuesday a discounted two-year extension of sales tax manager Heery International's contract to oversee a handful of city construction projects.
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