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Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:44:22 -0400

The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must pull the trigger.

Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:34:33 -0400

Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million — the highest Powerball jackpot in history.

Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:50:52 -0400

A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged homes and buildings near Oklahoma City and put the Tulsa area on high-alert.

AP PHOTOS: College commencements across nation

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:24:34 -0400

In a commencement address at Atlanta's historically black Morehouse College, President Obama said graduates should "find time to defend the powerless."

2 FBI agents killed in training accident in Va.

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:09:06 -0400

Two FBI special agents on the agency's elite Hostage Rescue Team have been killed in a training accident in Virginia, officials said Sunday.

Fate of LA pot shops left to voters

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:17:48 -0400

Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighborhood concerns that pot shops attract crime.

Official: Va. driver likely had medical condition

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:07:13 -0400

Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday.

Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:06:43 -0400

With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects says he's determined to return to duty.

Weeklong traffic mess possible after CT derailment

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:31:00 -0400

Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Sunday.

US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:45:00 -0400

The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks.