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• Spring storms create havoc across the U.S.
• O.J. Simpson's lawyers file oversized request for new trial
• Villagers in violent clash with Mexico City police over water
• Staying alive: 'Citizen scientists' work to reboot 1978 satellite
• Secrets of America's fastest-growing cities
• N.J. gun control bill heads to Christie's desk
• Russia left unsatisfied after Prince Charles' Hitler comment
• Prison takeover a triumph for Assad
• Matt Bai: Don't blame college kids for intolerance. Blame us.
• Forecasters predict just one or two major hurricanes in 2014
• Fox News anchor charged following airport arrest
• Teen becomes India's prime minister for a half hour — on Twitter
• House passes $601B defense bill
• Man charged in California kidnap case
• U.S. Air Force begins search for kidnapped girls
• Joplin's new, tornado-proof hospital
• House passes bill to curb NSA record-gathering
• Crews continue to battle Arizona Slide Fire
• 13 Ukrainians dead, 30 wounded in rebel attack
• 11 Ukrainians dead, 33 wounded by rebels
• 31 killed in market attack in China's Xinjiang
• Chicago man awaits sentencing in exchange student beating
• Fix to veterans' health care takes on new urgency

Spring storms create havoc across the U.S. Posted: 22 May 2014 03:26 PM PDT Hail storms, small tornadoes and strong winds hit states in the West and Northeast.

O.J. Simpson's lawyers file oversized request for new trial Posted: 22 May 2014 03:54 PM PDT The attorneys for Simpson, who is not eligible for parole until 2017, filed the opening brief in his December 2013 appeal before a midnight-Wednesday deadline, said Nevada Supreme Court spokesman Michael Sommermeyer. He later lost a wrongful death case that was brought by the victims' families.

Villagers in violent clash with Mexico City police over water Posted: 22 May 2014 03:01 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — A confrontation between 1,500 police and residents of a village on Mexico City's western outskirts left more than 100 police injured in a battle over a water spring. Three police remained in intensive care Thursday, the city government said, and five people were under arrest.

Staying alive: 'Citizen scientists' work to reboot 1978 satellite Posted: 22 May 2014 01:45 PM PDT It's plunging back through space, but also back through time, and a band of veteran scientists are determined to save it: a lonely satellite from the age of disco, floating homewards without a mission. In 1981, the spacecraft was sent off on a new mission on a wide orbit in search of comets, and now it is flying blind and NASA has written it off as dead. But, as it nears Earth once more, some scientists want to return it to its original job, including Robert Farquhar, now in his 80s, who was responsible for hijacking it in the first place. Farquhar's dream inspired a rescue team, many of them elderly engineers like himself still familiar with the mid-20th century technology on the satellite.

Secrets of America's fastest-growing cities Posted: 22 May 2014 12:48 PM PDT Census charts urban boom, though factors driving growth of small cities vary by region.

N.J. gun control bill heads to Christie's desk Posted: 22 May 2014 01:09 PM PDT The New Jersey state Assembly on Thursday sent Governor Chris Christie a gun control bill that would limit the capacity of gun ammunition magazines, but it was unclear whether the Republican governor would sign the measure into law. Christie, widely perceived as a possible White House contender in 2016, has a mixed record on gun control and has given no indication of his plans for the measure. The bill, approved in the Assembly by a 44-34 vote, would cut the maximum capacity of gun magazines to 10 from 15. Gun control groups say it could save lives.

Russia left unsatisfied after Prince Charles' Hitler comment Posted: 22 May 2014 10:04 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Russia criticized Prince Charles' reported comparison of President Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler and protested the matter Thursday in a face-to-face meeting with British officials.

Prison takeover a triumph for Assad Posted: 22 May 2014 12:32 PM PDT Syrian army breaks yearlong rebel siege, boosting president's claims that he's winning war.

Matt Bai: Don't blame college kids for intolerance. Blame us. Posted: 22 May 2014 01:59 AM PDT America's college kids are back and resting at home this week, which is a good thing, because during the long months away they seem to have gone completely out of their minds.

Forecasters predict just one or two major hurricanes in 2014 Posted: 22 May 2014 12:12 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A slower-than-usual hurricane season is expected this year because of an expected El Nino, federal forecasters said Thursday, but they warned that it takes only one storm to wreak havoc and urged Americans to be prepared.

Fox News anchor charged following airport arrest Posted: 22 May 2014 02:47 PM PDT Fox News anchor Gregg Jarrett has been charged with a misdemeanor following his arrest at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for allegedly refusing to cooperate with police.

Teen becomes India's prime minister for a half hour — on Twitter Posted: 22 May 2014 07:32 AM PDT The Twitter user unwittingly found himself amid a contentious political battle.

House passes $601B defense bill Posted: 22 May 2014 10:18 AM PDT Legislation would spare planes, ships from Pentagon cuts.

Man charged in California kidnap case Posted: 22 May 2014 09:58 AM PDT Isidro Medrano Garcia has been charged with five felony counts, including rape and kidnapping to commit a sexual offense.

U.S. Air Force begins search for kidnapped girls Posted: 22 May 2014 11:32 AM PDT Eighty U.S. Air Force personnel have arrived in Chad and have begun their mission to help locate nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped in neighboring Nigeria, a U.S. military spokesman said.

Joplin's new, tornado-proof hospital Posted: 22 May 2014 07:00 AM PDT Three years after deadly twister, the city isn't taking chances on its new Mercy Hospital.

House passes bill to curb NSA record-gathering Posted: 22 May 2014 11:09 AM PDT The House on Thursday passed legislation to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of American phone records, the first legislative response to the disclosures by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

Crews continue to battle Arizona Slide Fire Posted: 22 May 2014 04:07 AM PDT Many residents flee Arizona towns as wildfire grows.

13 Ukrainians dead, 30 wounded in rebel attack Posted: 22 May 2014 10:55 AM PDT Three days before Ukraine holds a key presidential vote, pro-Russia insurgents attacked a military checkpoint Thursday in eastern Ukraine, killing 13 troops in the deadliest raid yet in weeks of fighting, Ukraine's leader said.

11 Ukrainians dead, 33 wounded by rebels Posted: 22 May 2014 05:45 AM PDT Three days before Ukraine's election, attacks are deadliest raid yet in weeks of fighting.

31 killed in market attack in China's Xinjiang Posted: 21 May 2014 10:50 PM PDT China's state news agency says the assailants hurled explosives from cars in a busy market.

Chicago man awaits sentencing in exchange student beating Posted: 22 May 2014 04:57 AM PDT Heriberto Viramontes was convicted in the savage beating of an Irish exchange student, which left her unable to walk or speak, faces up to 120 years in prison.

Fix to veterans' health care takes on new urgency Posted: 21 May 2014 11:47 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is showing a sudden urgency to resolve a growing crisis over veterans' health care.

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