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Terror case: Family wins $323 million from Iran, Syria

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:36:09 GMT

A Weston, Fla., family has won a court judgment against Iran and Syria, six years after their son was killed by a suicide bomber in Tel Aviv.

Vietnam War soldier awarded posthumous Medal of Honor

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:45:05 GMT

President Barack Obama presented the country’s highest military decoration to the family of Army Spc. Leslie H. Sabo Jr., who was killed protecting fellow soldiers from an ambush in Cambodia during the Vietnam War.

Facebook's marketing payoff: Reality or fantasy?

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:19:02 GMT

GM is living in the past if it expects quick returns from Facebook ads similar to the results from television ads or rebate promotions. Social media just doesn’t work like that.

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Wed, 16 May 2012 19:19:02 GMT

Google Search basically reads your mind now

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:06:57 GMT

Sometimes the queries you enter into Google have multiple meanings. Wouldn't it be nice if Google could simply guess what you really want results for? It now can.

Sources: J.Lo is leaving 'American Idol'

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:27:37 GMT

While she has publicly said she has yet to make a decision about her future on "Idol," sources exclusively tell E! that she she's planning on calling it quits.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife found dead

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:33:52 GMT

Mary Kennedy, 52, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been found dead at the couple’s home in Bedford, NY., her family confirmed in a statement.

Cop Tasers mom at Mississippi middle school -- twice

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:39:48 GMT

A police officer working as a school resource officer in northern Mississippi twice stunned the mother of a middle school pupil with a Taser during a heated argument at the school Wednesday morning.

Buffett snags 10 million shares of GM stock

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:33:07 GMT

Analysts and investors alike will be watching the ticker closely this week to see how the market responds to word that the “Oracle of Omaha” has grabbed 10 million shares of GM stock.

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Wed, 16 May 2012 20:33:07 GMT

Trio lured Marine wife to her death, prosecutors say

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:16:06 GMT

Prosecutors say a trio of defendants lured a North County, Calif., Marine wife to go on a dinner cruise but had different plans for her in the hours before her death.

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Wed, 16 May 2012 16:16:06 GMT

Hawaii first state to ban plastic bags at checkout

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:09:27 GMT

By now, it’s hardly news when a city bans plastic bags at checkout counters -- but an entire state? That’s happened in Hawaii, where Honolulu County has joined the state’s three other counties to give Hawaii a first-in-the-nation title.

Edwards' defense rests without calling defendant, mistress

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:19:39 GMT

Lawyers for former Sen. John Edwards rested their case in his campaign finance corruption trial Wednesday morning without calling Edwards or his onetime mistress, Rielle Hunter.

Former Mexico defense minister probed over drug links

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:45:10 GMT

Two Mexican generals, including the former deputy minister of defense, who helped the country's war against drug gangs, are being investigated for ties to the drug trade.

Josh Powell's father found guilty in voyeurism case

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:24:50 GMT

A jury has found Steven Powell guilty of voyeurism for taking pictures of girls and women in various states. Powell is the father of Josh Powell, who killed his children earlier this year.

Test teen football players for Alzheimer's gene?

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:05:29 GMT

Should high school kids get a genetic test for the risk for Alzheimer’s disease before they’re allowed to play football? Two prominent scientists who study both Alzheimer’s and the traumatic brain injury suffered by some football players raise that ethically charged question in an editorial out Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

'Yucky' year for maple syrup tied to mild winter

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:30:56 GMT

Historic warmth in March slashed this year's U.S. maple syrup output as much as 40 percent as sugar maple trees, which need freezing temperatures at night to sustain sap production, dried up early or largely produced bad-tasting syrup.

Clerk quits after robbery on his first solo shift

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:42:58 GMT

The clerk at a Stanton gas station's first day on the job was marred by an armed robbery that police believe may be linked to a string of similar holdups in Orange County.

Parents beware: If your teens party, you could pay the price

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:11:29 GMT

Parents who host teen parties may be on the hook, legally, for any teen drinking that happens at their house – regardless of whether they are super-vigilant or totally clueless. Read up on the laws before you host.

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Wed, 16 May 2012 13:11:29 GMT

Terminal upgrades: 7 new airport expansions

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:39:55 GMT

On Wednesday, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport opens a new $1.4 billion terminal. The airport upgrades don’t stop there. Here are six more projects you may spy next time you fly.

The world braces for messy impact from Greece

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:09:07 GMT

As Greece teeters on the edge of financial collapse, European officials have a new task before them: preventing the financial turmoil from spreading around the rest of the world.

Anxious Greeks withdraw $894 million in one day

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:47 GMT

Political leaders in Athens were due to discuss an emergency government Wednesday to deal with a possible run on banks as it emerged Greeks withdrew almost $900 million in a single day, fearing their country could crash out of the euro currency by the end of the week.

US veterans to return war medals in protest

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:33:04 GMT

Iraq war veteran Steven Acheson will engage in the rarest of protests this weekend: He will hand back his military service medals at the NATO summit in Chicago, an act one veteran calls "disgraceful."

Paralyzed woman gets mind-controlled robotic arm

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:07:05 GMT

The stroke that disconnected Cathy Hutchinson’s brain from her body has kept her silent and unable to move for more than 14 years. But science is starting to change all that.

Police hunt groom of slain bride found in bathtub

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:44:14 GMT

Burbank, Ill., police are on the hunt for the husband of a newlywed woman found stabbed to death in her bathtub over the weekend.

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Wed, 16 May 2012 15:44:14 GMT

Next iPhone will have 4-inch screen: report

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:29:18 GMT

Apple plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea and Japan, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. The new iPhone screens will measure 4 inches from corner to corner, one source said.

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Wed, 16 May 2012 16:29:18 GMT