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Israeli group wins terror suit against Syria, Iran

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli advocacy group won a $323 million judgment in a U.S. court against Iran and Syria for supporting Palestinian militants that killed an American teenager and ten others in a 2006 bombing, the group's director said Tuesday....

Israeli group wins terror suit against Syria, Iran

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli advocacy group won a $323 million judgment in a U.S. court against Iran and Syria for supporting Palestinian militants that killed an American teenager and ten others in a 2006 bombing, the group's director said Tuesday....

Bush touts Arab spring, says US can't fear freedom

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President George W. Bush on Tuesday praised the Arab spring movement and said the U.S. shouldn't fear the spread of freedom, even if it doesn't know what policies newly liberated countries will pursue....

Bush touts Arab spring, says US can't fear freedom

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President George W. Bush on Tuesday praised the Arab spring movement and said the U.S. shouldn't fear the spread of freedom, even if it doesn't know what policies newly liberated countries will pursue....

NM Gov. criticizes Romney stance on immigration

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, a Republican often mentioned as a potential vice presidential candidate but who repeatedly has denied interest, has criticized fellow Republican Mitt Romney's stance on immigration....

NM Gov. criticizes Romney stance on immigration

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, a Republican often mentioned as a potential vice presidential candidate but who repeatedly has denied interest, has criticized fellow Republican Mitt Romney's stance on immigration....

Shift on marriage energizes immigration activists

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- President Barack Obama's shift to support gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters who have been working side-by-side with gay activists in their push for immigration reform. The alliance has been growing nationwide and helping dispel what many say is an outdated notion that Hispanics are less tolerant of gays than the general public....

EU navy, helicopters strike pirate supply center

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- European Union naval forces in attack helicopters conducted their first onshore raid on a suspected pirate lair in Somalia Tuesday. A pirate said the strike destroyed a supply center and set back their operations....

Lightning hits French president's plane, none hurt

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
PARIS (AP) -- Socialist Francois Hollande took over as France's president Tuesday and jetted off to Berlin hours later for talks on Europe's debt crisis - only to have his plane struck by lightning. No one was hurt....

Obama keeps up with Kardashians, Avengers, more

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama can hold his own when it comes to pop culture: He's up on "The Avengers" superheroes, has a handle on the Kardashians and says he catches up with TV hits during long flights on Air Force One. But the president punted to wife Michelle when he was asked about the erotic fiction book "Fifty Shades of Grey."...
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THE RACE: Obama, Romney ramp up economic battle

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are sharpening their economic talking points....

THE RACE: Endorsements slow as Romney closes in

AP - Politics - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
As Mitt Romney closes in on nailing down the Republican presidential nomination, endorsements from prominent Republicans are slowing to a trickle. And some endorsements come with noticeable reservations....

Man sets himself on fire outside Breivik trial

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
OSLO, Norway (AP) -- An unidentified man was seriously injured in a self-immolation Tuesday outside the courthouse where right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik is being tried on terror charges for a bombing and shooting massacre that killed 77 people on July 22....

Congolese military hunts evasive ex-warlord

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) -- A notorious ex-warlord who became a general in the Congolese army despite international war crimes charges is now being blamed for fomenting more unrest in Congo's east and faces new charges of crimes against humanity....

AP: Killer of 3 tries not to think about murders

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
SOMERS, Conn. (AP) -- The Connecticut killer who once called himself one of the most hated men in America said in a death row interview that he tries not to think about the murder of a suburban mother and her two daughters, suffers no nightmares and has nothing to say to the only survivor of the brutal 2007 attack....
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Markets drop as Greece heads to another election

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
LONDON (AP) -- European markets fell on the news Tuesday that coalition government talks in Greece have failed after nine days of discussions, meaning the country is heading for another election next month....

Lightning hits French president's plane, none hurt

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
PARIS (AP) -- French officials say that new President Francois Hollande's plane was hit by lightning en route to Berlin. They say no one was hurt but that the plane returned to Paris as a precaution....

Deputies: Fla. mom killed 4 kids, then herself

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
PORT ST. JOHN, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida mother who fatally shot her four children before killing herself Tuesday called three of the kids who had sought help from a neighbor back to the house before firing the fatal shots, authorities said....
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McNamee saved steroids waste for protection

AP - U.S. News - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Brian McNamee testified Tuesday he saved medical waste after injecting Roger Clemens with steroids because his wife complained that McNamee was going to be the fall guy....
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EU finance ministers agree on new bank rules

AP - World News - Tue, 2025-05-20 03:16
BRUSSELS (AP) -- European Union finance ministers agreed unanimously Tuesday to require banks to build higher defenses against future financial shocks in the hope of protecting taxpayers from paying for expensive bailouts....
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