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Decision due on dismissal of Kennedy case in NY

In this image provided by NASA Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, left, Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency, center, and NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn sit in chairs outside the Soyuz Capsule just minutes after they landed in a remote area outside the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday morning, May 14, 2013. Hadfield, Romanenko and Marshburn are returning from five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 34 and 35 crews.

A town judge in New York is deciding whether the drugged-driving case against Kerry Kennedy should go to trial. 9 minutes ago

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LA picks new mayor after low-drama campaign

Los Angeles is about to elect its next mayor.

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Caroline Kennedy's jury acquits NYC drug dealer

The New York jury on which Caroline Kennedy served has acquitted a man of dealing crack cocaine.

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Obama declares disaster after at least 91 die in Oklahoma tornado

Recovery operations continue Tuesday morning after a tornado, reported to be a mile wide, touched down in Moore, Oklahoma, leveling Plaza Towers elementary school and killing 20 children inside.
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Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister

Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of...

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NATIONAL POLITICS

Alaska attempts public relations pitch on drilling ANWR

The state of Alaska is trying to drum up publicity for its offer to pay some of the cost of exploratory drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but the pitch appears to stand no real chance.
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More tornadoes in forecast for central US Tuesday

More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week.
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Disabled NY newlyweds offered apartment

A newlywed mentally disabled couple forced to live in separate New York group homes may soon be able to move in together.

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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

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In tornado's wake, worried parents seek out kids

The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside a suburban Oklahoma City church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off - survivors of a deadly tornado that barreled through their community.

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AP photographer describes destroyed Okla. school

I left the office as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters before in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too late.