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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:21 AM PDT
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Firefighters gain ground on Calif. blazes 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:21 AM PDT
Firefighters work on extinguishing a fire in the Los Padres National Forrest near Santa Barbara, Calif. on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Firefighters took advantage of a lull in winds on Tuesday to try to gain ground against a forest fire in mountains north of Santa Barbara, as crews elsewhere in Southern California chased a new fire north of Los Angeles and sought to increase containment of a rural San Diego County blaze. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)Firefighters made big strides toward getting ahead of a wildfire northwest of Santa Barbara.
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Crew arrives at space station in record time 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 07:38 PM PDT
International Astronaut Crew Arrives at Space Station in Record TimeA Soyuz capsule docks at the space station after a record-setting trip.
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Tax overhaul: IRS scandal could lead to changes 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:15 AM PDT
FILE - In this May 17, 2013 file photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The storm engulfing the Internal Revenue Service over agents targeting conservative political groups could provide a much-needed boost to members of Congress working to simplify an outdated tax code that is so complicated most Americans hire someone fill out their returns. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups has little if anything to do with most everyday taxpayers, but some lawmakers are hoping attention to the budding scandal will swell public and political support for rewriting and simplifying a federal tax code that has undergone some 5,000 changes in the past dozen years.
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Mothers now top earners in 4 in 10 US households 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:09 AM PDT
Chart shows earning trends for married families sinceA record number of women are now the sole or primary breadwinners in their families.
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Dry ice likely led to evacuation at California's Disneyland 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 09:21 PM PDT
Statues of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse are seen at Disneyland in AnaheimPolice say what sounded like a small explosion in a trash can may have been a prank.
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Apple CEO sees more 'gamechangers'; hints at wearable devices 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 10:54 PM PDT
Apple CEO Tim Cook is seen during the "All Things Digital" D11 conferenceTim Cook told a tech conference that wearable computers could be the next big thing.
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Officials: US drone kills 4 militants in Pakistan 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 11:24 PM PDT
FILE -- In this Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 file photo, American citizens, hold a banner during a peace march organized by Pakistan's cricket star turned politician Imran Khan's party, not pictured, in Tank, Pakistan. President Barack Obama's decision announced Thursday, May 23, 2013, to impose more restrictive rules governing U.S. drone strikes and his prediction that they will be used less could pave the way for better relations with key ally Pakistan as a new government takes power. Obama fell short of Pakistani demands to announce an end to the attacks altogether in a landmark speech, but his comments were seen as addressing some of the country's main concerns over the CIA program. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hussain, File)PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A pair of suspected U.S. missiles fired from an unmanned aircraft killed four alleged militants early Wednesday near the Afghan border in Pakistan, intelligence officials said, the first drone strike since Pakistan's nationwide elections earlier this month.
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Derailment, blast near Baltimore rattles homes 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 07:41 PM PDT
A fire burns at the site of a CSX freight train derailment, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, in Rosedale, Md., where fire officials say the train crashed into a trash truck, causing an explosion that rattled homes at least a half-mile away and collapsed nearby buildings, setting them on fire. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)A CSX freight train crashed into a trash truck, derailed and caught fire.
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Home prices accelerate by most in seven years 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:41 PM PDT
Single family home is shown for sale in EncinitasSurging consumer confidence pointed to some resilience for the economic recovery.
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Sister of Boston bomb suspects pleads not guilty in drug case 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 08:56 PM PDT
By David Jones NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in a Hackensack, New Jersey, court to marijuana-related charges, her attorney said. Bella Tsarnaeva, 24, was arrested in December 2012 at her Fairview, New Jersey, apartment after police responded to a call about a domestic disturbance and found what they said was marijuana, said her attorney, Mario Blanch. The Record said police searched the apartment after smelling marijuana and that Tsarnaeva was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. ...
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81-year old climber quits Everest attempt 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 09:20 PM PDT
80-year-old Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, who became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on last Thursday, speaks to media upon his arrival at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Miura, a Japanese former extreme skier, conquered the mountain on May 23 despite undergoing heart surgery in January for an irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, his fourth heart operation since 2007. He also broke his pelvis and left thigh bone in a 2009 skiing accident. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An 81-year-old Nepalese man has abandoned his attempt to climb Mount Everest, leaving a Japanese mountaineer with the record as the oldest person to scale the world's highest mountain.
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5 teens identified as victims of fiery Calif crash 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 07:00 PM PDT
Cars drive past the scene of a Monday fiery car crash that killed five, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 in Newport Beach, Calif. Coroner officials were still working to positively identify all five victims who were killed in the Monday crash, when an Infiniti sedan carrying the five people veered off a road around 5:20 p.m. and hit a tree, said Kathy Lowe, Newport Beach police spokeswoman. The impact split the car and it caught fire, she said. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Bruce Chambers) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUTFive Southern California high school students who died in a fiery car wreck on their way to the beach included a pair of sisters and best friends who bonded over their immigrant experiences, friends said Tuesday.
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Obama, Christie rekindle their bromance 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 10:57 AM PDT
President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie walk along the boardwalk during their visit to Point Pleasant, NJ., Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Obama traveled to New Jersey to join Christie to inspect and tour the Jersey Shore's recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)The president and N.J. governor share a moment on the Jersey shore.
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Records: Teen wrote detailed plans for school plot 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 04:40 PM PDT
This May 24, 2013 photo provided by Benton County District Attorney's Office shows Grant Alan Acord. Acord, a teenager accused of planning to bomb his high school, is expected to be arraigned Tuesday, May 28, 2013 on charges that include one count of attempted aggravated murder and six counts of manufacturing and possessing a destructive device, authorities said. Grant Acord, 17, was arrested Thursday night after police got a tip that he was making a bomb to blow up his high school south of Portland. (AP Photo/Benton County DA)An Oregon teen accused of planning an assault on his high school wrote detailed plans to "shoot and throw bombs throughout the school," then kill himself before engaging with responding police officers, according to court documents released Tuesday.
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House GOP targets Clinton aides in new Benghazi demand 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 01:23 PM PDT
House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. holds up a document as he speaks to IRS official Lois Lerner on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, during the committee's hearing to investigate the extra scrutiny IRS gave to Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Lerner told the committee she did nothing wrong and then invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Rep. Darrell Issa issues subpoenas for all documents related to inaccurate talking points.
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Justin Bieber investigated for reckless driving 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 08:23 PM PDT
FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2013 file photo, Justin Bieber performs during the"I Believe Tour " at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives are investigating Justin Bieber for reckless driving after witnesses, including former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson, complained. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says at 8 p.m. Monday, May 27, 2013, Bieber allegedly drove his white Ferrari at freeway speeds in his north Los Angeles County gated community. (Photo by Jeff Daly/Invision/AP, File)Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives are investigating Justin Bieber for reckless driving after witnesses — including former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson — complained about the pop-star's alleged freeway speeds in their gated community in north Los Angeles County.
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Weiner attends first NYC mayoral debate, gains in polls 
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 02:24 PM PDT
New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner speaks to reporters during a campaign event, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg about two years after a series of tawdry tweets, and obfuscating explanations that capsized his promising congressional career. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)The former Congressman made his first debate appearance as a candidate for New York City mayor as a new poll found him gaining ground in the race.
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