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French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:30:03 MDT

French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris

the Associated Press

Published May 25, 2013 12:30PM MDT

Paris • A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and France’s president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British soldier. President Francois Hollande said the identity of the attacker was unknown and cautioned against jumping to conclusions about the assault on the uniformed soldier in the La Defense shopping area. The life of the 23-year-old soldier was not in danger, the Interior Minis...

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Thousands walk, run final mile of Boston Marathon

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:22:02 MDT

Thousands walk, run final mile of Boston Marathon

by Amy Crawford The Associated Press

Published May 25, 2013 12:22PM MDT

Boston • Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the mail at her Lorton, Va., home. But she couldn’t bring herself to wear it until Saturday, when she and thousands of other athletes joined victims of the blast to run and walk the last mile of the race. “Now I feel like I’ve earned my medal,” Spraker said, beaming, after she crossed the Boylston Street finish line, encouraged by a cheering crow...

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U.K. police question alleged soldier killer’s friend

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:44:03 MDT

U.K. police question alleged soldier killer’s friend

by Sylvia Hui The Associated Press

Published May 25, 2013 11:44AM MDT

London • Counterterrorism police on Saturday questioned a friend of alleged Islamic extremist Michael Adebolajo, one of two suspects in a savage killing of a British soldier on a London street that has horrified the country. The friend, Abu Nusaybah, was arrested immediately after he gave a BBC Television interview Friday describing how Adebolajo may have become radicalized in Kenya and alleging that Britain’s security services tried to recruit him six months ago. Police said Nusaybah was wanted...

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Vintage Apple 1 computer auctioned off for $668,000

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:31:03 MDT

Vintage Apple 1 computer auctioned off for $668,000

the Associated Press

Published May 25, 2013 11:31AM MDT

Berlin • An auctioneer says one of Apple’s first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). German auction house Breker said Saturday an Asian client, who asked not to be named, bought the so-called Apple 1, which the tech company’s founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built in a family garage. Breker claims it is one of only six known remaining functioning models in the world. Breker already sold one last year for 492,000 euros. It says the comp...

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Hezbollah chief says group is fighting in Syria

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:27:02 MDT

Hezbollah chief says group is fighting in Syria

by Bassem Mroue The Associated Press

Published May 25, 2013 11:27AM MDT

Beirut • The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah warned Saturday that the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a “dark period,” and vowed his Shiite militant group will not stand idly by while its chief ally in Damascus is under attack. In a televised address, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said Hezbollah members are fighting in Syria against Islamic extremists who pose a danger to Lebanon, and pledged that his group will not allow Syria...

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Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:03:44 MDT

Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse

by Mike Baker and Joan Lowy The Associated Press

Published May 25, 2013 11:03AM MDT

Seattle • Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound. The crossings are kept standing by engineering design, not supported with brute strength or redundant protections like their more modern counterparts. Bridge regulators call the more risky spans “fracture critical,” meaning that if a single, vital component of the bridge is compromised, it can crumple. Those vulnerable crossing carry millions of...

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N. Korean envoy delivers letter to China’s president

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:43:02 MDT

N. Korean envoy delivers letter to China’s president

the Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 09:43PM MDT

Beijing • A top North Korean envoy has delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing’s efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions. North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae’s three-day visit was seen as a fence-mending mission after Pyongyang angered Beijing with recent snubs and moves to develop its nuclear program. Choe returned to Nort...

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Photos of the day - May 24, 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:42:02 MDT

Photos of the day - May 24, 2013

the Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 24, 2013 09:42PM MDT

A colection of some of the best photos of the day, from throughout the world.

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Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:28:03 MDT

Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

by Seth Borenstein The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 09:28PM MDT

Washington • Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the past 60 years. Only much-larger and more-populous California and Texas have had more. The state is No. 1 in tornado disasters and No. 3 for flooding, according to a database of presidential disaster declarations handled by the Federal Emergency Management Agenc...

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Jersey shore eyes record-setting summer post Sandy

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:27:03 MDT

Jersey shore eyes record-setting summer post Sandy

by Wayne Parry The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 09:27PM MDT

Seaside Heights, N.J. • New Jersey used a record-breaking gesture Friday to celebrate its recovery from a record-setting storm, proclaiming to the nation that the Jersey shore is back in business following Superstorm Sandy. Gov. Chris Christie and a host of volunteers carried out a ceremonial ribbon cutting that broke the Guinness World record for the longest such undertaking. The 5.5-mile ribbon symbolically tied together some of the hardest-hit towns by Sandy, and bested the previous record-h...

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Soldier’s slaying prompts U.K. security review

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:09:03 MDT

Soldier’s slaying prompts U.K. security review

by Paisley Dodds | The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 08:09PM MDT

London • Both of the suspects accused of butchering a British soldier during broad daylight on a London street had long been on the radar of Britain’s domestic spy agency, though investigators say it would have been nearly impossible to predict that the men were on the verge of a brutal killing. Still, counter-terrorism officials said they are reviewing what — if any — lessons can be gleaned from the information they had leading up to the slaying Wednesday. Authorities in the U.S. have similarl...

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Obama’s drone rules leave unanswered questions

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:08:02 MDT

Obama’s drone rules leave unanswered questions

by Julie Pace The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 08:08PM MDT

Washington • President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed. National security experts say it’s imperative to leave some room in the guidelines, given the evolving fight against terrorism. But civil rights advocates argue too little has been revealed about the program to ensure its legality, even as the pres...

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Jude: Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office profiled Latinos

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:37:32 MDT

Jude: Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office profiled Latinos

by Jacques Billeaud and Walter Berry The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 07:37PM MDT

Phoenix • A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The 142-page decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up allegations that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s critics have made for years that his officers violate the constitutional rights of Latinos in relying on race in the...

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Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:21:02 MDT

Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

the Associate Press

Published May 24, 2013 07:21PM MDT

Washington • Four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement are receiving the highest honor Congress gives to civilians. President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley and Denise McNair. The three 14-year-olds and an 11-year-old were killed Sept. 15, 1963, when a bomb planted by white supremacists exploded at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. Se...

Trucker bumped I-5 bridge, saw the horror in rearview mirror

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:09:03 MDT

Trucker bumped I-5 bridge, saw the horror in rearview mirror

by Manuel Valdes and Mike Baker The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 06:09PM MDT

Mount Vernon, Wash. • The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit River. Amazingly, nobody was killed. The three people who fell into the water escaped with only minor injuries. Officials are trying to find out whether the spectacular collapse of a bridge on one of the ...

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:37:08 MDT

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

by Nedra Pickler The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 04:37PM MDT

Annapolis, Md. • With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has “no place in the greatest military on earth.” The commander in chief congratulated the 1,047 midshipmen graduating at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, telling the 841 men and 206 women that they have proven themselves morally by meeting rigorous standards...

Jury foreman says Jodi Arias testimony didn’t help her in trial over boyfriend’s murder

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:45:02 MDT

Jury foreman says Jodi Arias testimony didn’t help her in trial over boyfriend’s murder

by Brian Skoloff The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 02:45PM MDT

PHOENIX • As jurors in Jodi Arias’ murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim’s family, mouthing the word, “Sorry.” The silent gesture toward the loved ones of Travis Alexander offered a glimpse into what was likely a tense few days inside the deliberations room as the jury finally determined it could not agree on whether to sentence Arias to life in...

I-5 bridge collapse in Washington blamed on truck hitting span

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:25:49 MDT

I-5 bridge collapse in Washington blamed on truck hitting span

by Manuel Valdes And Mike Baker The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 10:25AM MDT

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. • A truck hauling a too-tall load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major interstate between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River. All three occupants suffered only minor injuries. It happened about 7 p.m. Thursday on the north section of the four-lane Interstate 5 bridge near Mount Vernon, about 60 miles north of Seattle and 40 miles south of the Canada border, and disrupted travel in both direction...

U.K.-bound plane from Pakistan diverted, 2 men arrested

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:09:03 MDT

U.K.-bound plane from Pakistan diverted, 2 men arrested

by Cassandra Vinograd And Danica Kirka The Associated Press

Published May 24, 2013 08:09AM MDT

LONDON • Britain scrambled fighter jets Friday to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people from Pakistan, diverting it to an isolated runway at an airport on the outskirts of London and arresting two British passengers who allegedly threatened to destroy the plane. A British security official said the situation involving the Pakistan International Airlines flight did not appear terror-related, though police were still investigating, but the incident further rattled the U.K. ...

Video: Follow ‘MJ’ the tabby cat on her Philadelphia bike outings

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:20:33 MDT

Video: Follow ‘MJ’ the tabby cat on her Philadelphia bike outings

by Kathy Matheson The Associated Press

Published May 23, 2013 09:20PM MDT

For 26-year-old bike courier Rudi Saldia you could say a cat is his co-pilot. Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane — nicknamed MJ — perched on his shoulder. Their urban adventures have turned heads on the street and garnered big hits on YouTube. <freeform> <script data-hide-title=”true” data-hide-byline=”true” data-hide-footnotes=”true” type=”text/javascript” src=”http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/3757/”></script><noscript><h1&g...