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The jury in the Arizona murder trial found Travis Alexander's killing was "especially cruel."    

At least 6 people were killed and dozens more injured after a series of tornadoes ripped through parts of North Texas destroying homes, authorities said.    

A blogger in China who goes by the initials "B.Y." says she is scared after being interrogated by police because she appealed to President Obama to help save China's environment. B.Y. posted an online petition on the White House website "We the People" asking for support against the state-owned corporation PetroChina's plans to build a new chemical plant. Her fight is the latest attempt by Chinese civilians to take on the government online.    

What is it about air travel that makes people act a fool? Is it the confined space? The too-small seats? The person in the seat next to you who insists on hogging the armrest? Whatever drives you crazy on an airplane, hopefully it hasn't drove you over the edge. Unlike the following five people who may just be the worst airline passengers ever.    

Parking enforcement officers in Keene, N.H., claim a group who helps prevent tickets harassed them.    

Amid scandal the Obama administration takes action on three different controversies.    

The former football great took the stand for the first time in any trial.    

Storms that hit just after dinner injured at least 50 and damaged or destroyed homes.    

A Jean-Michel Basquiat painting has set a new auction record for the graffiti artist at a sale of postwar and contemporary art in New York.    

Morning Business Memo… Google’s stock market value is now more than $300 billion. In recent months its shares have been soaring and closed above $900 for the first time, gaining more than 3 percent Wednesday. In the eyes of many investors, Google is making all...    

Ecuador, nestled in the Andes Mountains, seems to be a kind of paradise that has lured thousands of Americans away from home.    

Prince Harry's polo match drew an invitation-only crowd of about 400 including supermodel Karolina Kurkova and fashion designers Jason Wu and Valentino, who posed for pictures on a red carpet at the club on their way to lunch with the prince.    

The White House releases 100 pages of communication    

During a three-hour keynote at its Google I/O conference, Google didn’t talk at all about Glass, its glasses that overlay digital information in the physical world. However, the company did talk about some features that will be coming to the digital glasses. At the event,...    

Suicide car bombing in Afghan capital kills 2 NATO service members, 4 contractors and others    

By Jeanette Torres For the first time, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has conducted crash tests on small SUVs to measure front-corner impact, which accounts for about 24 percent of injuries and deaths from frontal crashes.  But only two of the 13 vehicles...    

Attacks in mainly Shiite neighborhoods of Iraq kill 15, wound 36, officials say    

Part of Cambodian shoe factory collapses, killing 2 workers