Los Angeles Times
James Gandolfini's untimely death at the age of 51 was as shocking as the abrupt cut-to-black conclusion of his most famous series, "The Sopranos." Although most people became familiar with the imposing-looking Italian American actor after seeing him play  ... Read more

Minneapolis Star Tribune
CLEVELAND — A mentally disabled mother authorities said was enslaved for two years along with her daughter spent time in jail this year after pleading guilty to beating the girl, but her attorney told a judge that her captors forced her to do it. Court records  ... Read more

Minneapolis Star Tribune
CLEVELAND — A mentally disabled mother authorities said was enslaved for two years along with her daughter spent time in jail this year after pleading guilty to beating the girl, but her attorney told a judge that her captors forced her to do it. Court records  ... Read more

Rome News Tribune
In this photo taken Monday, June 17, 2013, people swim and sunbathe at Goose Lake in Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska's largest city and other parts of the state are experiencing a long stretch of higher than normal temperatures. (AP Photo/Rachel D'Oro).
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Winston-Salem Journal
In this Nov. 19, 1997 file photo, FBI agents and New York state police guard the reconstruction of TWA Flight 800 in Calverton, N.Y. Flight 800 exploded and crashed July 17, 1996 while flying from New York to Paris, killing all 230 people aboard. Former  ... Read more

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- On Wednesday President Barack Obama proposed a major reduction in nuclear weapons and he did it from one of the most iconic locations on the planet -- Berlin's Brandenburg Gate. It's a spot so special only sitting presidents are  ... Read more

Chicago Tribune
BOSTON — Marian Hossa was on the ice, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane were celebrating goals and all was well again in the Blackhawks' world. Rebounding from a disappointing effort that put them down a game to the Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final,  ... Read more

Minneapolis Star Tribune
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville police say the shooting that resulted in three deaths and a critical injury at a condominium complex was domestic-related. Police spokesman Dwight Mitchell said in a statement Wednesday night that the suspect in the case  ... Read more

Minneapolis Star Tribune
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville police say the shooting that resulted in three deaths and a critical injury at a condominium complex was domestic-related. Police spokesman Dwight Mitchell said in a statement Wednesday night that the suspect in the case  ... Read more

ABC News
Most Asian markets slid Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it could start scaling back its huge economic stimulus program later this year. The announcement Wednesday in Washington drew sharp reaction in financial markets, showing just how  ... Read more

New York Times
Three United States Naval Academy midshipmen were charged Wednesday in the serial sexual assault of a female midshipman last year, the academy said. The midshipmen, who were not identified, were charged in the military justice system with sexual  ... Read more

New York Times
Three United States Naval Academy midshipmen were charged Wednesday in the serial sexual assault of a female midshipman last year, the academy said. The midshipmen, who were not identified, were charged in the military justice system with sexual  ... Read more

Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles police said Wednesday night that they found no evidence of a threat after a caller said he would carry out a shooting in the area. The LAPD set up a command post as officers took up tactical positions in the area of Hollywood Boulevard after the  ... Read more

KTAR.com
Firefighters largely kept control of a blaze burning in Arizona's Prescott National Forest and spared homes from destruction. • Doce Fire near Prescott grows to 7,000 acres · Photo Galleries · Waterspout near Grand Isle, Louisiana · Entertainment Photos of the  ... Read more

Houston Chronicle
BOSTON — A man found dead in an industrial park about a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's home had been killed, a prosecutor said Wednesday. The state medical examiner identified the man as 27-year-old Odin Lloyd and  ... Read more

USA TODAY
PHOENIX -- Dale Hausner wanted to die, and on Wednesday, he did. Hausner, 40, who law enforcement dubbed as one of Phoenix's "Serial Shooters," was found unresponsive in his cell on Arizona's death row in Florence shortly after noon Wednesday.
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By Colleen Jenkins. WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina | Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:20pm EDT. WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina's governor, hoping to resume executions in his state, on Wednesday signed the repeal of a law that has  ... Read more

Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III testified Wednesday that the controversial National Security Agency surveillance program "has been a contributing factor, one dot among many dots" for tracking terrorist plots, and he admitted for the first time  ... Read more

Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III testified Wednesday that the controversial National Security Agency surveillance program "has been a contributing factor, one dot among many dots" for tracking terrorist plots, and he admitted for the first time  ... Read more

Indian Country Today Media Network
Firmly linking the Keystone XL pipeline with climate change, 10 Nobel Peace Prize winners are urging President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to reject the project. “Climate change threatens all of us, but it is the world's most vulnerable  ... Read more