Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria said Tuesday it destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights overnight, while the Israeli military said gunfire from Syria had hit an Israeli patrol, damaging a vehicle and prompting its troops to fire back. The two sides...

Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Wireless company Sprint Nextel Inc. says it can now let Dish Network see its books and talk with Dish to see whether its competing offer to buy Sprint is better than its current deal with Japan's SoftBank. The companies said late Thursday that SoftBank had waived...

Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013

ATLANTA (AP) — Even though the weather was poor, Home Depot posted an 18 percent increase in its net income for the first quarter thanks to the ongoing housing recovery. The world's biggest home improvement chain also boosted its full-year earnings and revenue forecasts Tuesday, citing its...

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Updated: Tue, May 21, 2013

Several photos of this flag, raised above the tornado wreckage in Moore, Oklahoma wreckage were shared on Twitter early this morning. “US Marines just found this US Flag buried in the rubble. They raised the flag just now,” reported the Weather Network’s Jaclyn Whittal.  ...

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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful roadside bomb killed six policemen in western Afghanistan on Tuesday when their vehicle hit the explosives buried in the road, an Afghan official said. Insurgents often use makeshift land mines to target both Afghan government officials and international...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Minimum and maximum temperatures in Fahrenheit, precipitation in inches and weather conditions as recorded for the previous day and forecast for the current and following day in each city as of 0700 GMT: ;MIN;MAX;COND;PRECIP;MIN;MAX;COND;MIN;MAX;COND...

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MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) — Muslim gets life in prison, 6 get lesser terms for killing of Buddhist monk in Myanmar strife.

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Legislature agreed on its last day to sell bonds to borrow $130 million to repair tornado-damaged schools, improve school technology equipment and build National Guard armories. The Senate voted 26-6 Monday afternoon to give final passage to the $30 million...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma as the state recovers from a massive tornado that ripped through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, killing dozens and flattening entire neighborhoods. Obama has ordered federal aid to supplement state and local...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama declares major disaster in Oklahoma after devastating tornado.