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Bridge Collapses In Wash. State; People, Cars In Water
23 May 2013, 8:31 pmTAn unknown number of people and vehicles are in the Skagit River, and rescue crews are looking for them. The bridge collapsed at 7 p.m., but the reason is unclear.
Jury Deadlocks On Jodi Arias Sentencing
23 May 2013, 5:19 pmThe jury that convicted her of first-degree murder earlier this month in the brutal killing of her ex-boyfriend were unable to decide whether to give the death penalty.
Evolution Saves Cockroaches From Taking The Bait
23 May 2013, 5:01 pmA new study unravels the mystery of a peculiar transformation: sometime in the 1990s, the insects developed a sudden aversion to sweet-tasting poisons.
Srinivasan's Confirmation First For D.C. Circuit In 7 Years
23 May 2013, 3:40 pmThe partisan war over judicial nominees has accelerated in recent years. It took nearly a year to win Senate confirmation for Sri Srinivasan to the important federal appeals court for the District of Columbia, though he had no formal opposition.
Boy Scouts Vote To Admit Openly Gay Members
23 May 2013, 3:28 pmThe National Council of the Boy Scouts of America has voted to allow gay Scout members, but to continue a ban on openly gay adult Scout leaders. The policy change would take effect Jan. 1, 2014.
Head Of IRS Tax-Exempt Division Reportedly Placed On Leave
23 May 2013, 3:12 pmLois Lerner has been at the center of a scandal over the tax agency's targeting of conservative groups.
Alabama Republican Jo Bonner Says He's Leaving Congress
23 May 2013, 3:09 pmThe congressman says he will step down in August to take a senior position at the University of Alabama.
The Weight Of A Med Student's Subconscious Bias
23 May 2013, 3:02 pmA test of third-year medical students in North Carolina revealed biases against the obese. The author of the study says these thoughts, often subconscious, could affect how doctors treat their patients and whether those patients trust them.
Black Caucus Leader: We Disagree With Presidents, Even Obama
23 May 2013, 2:41 pmRep. Marcia Fudge, the head of the Congressional Black Caucus, says any immigration overhaul significantly boosting the numbers of highly skilled immigrants could negatively affect African-Americans with similar skills.
Justice Sotomayor Takes Swing At Famed Baseball Case
23 May 2013, 2:23 pmThe Supreme Court justice and noted Yankees fan showed her baseball acumen Wednesday while presiding over a re-enactment of the 1972 case that challenged the sport's antitrust exemption.
Breaking Down Obama's New Blueprint For Fighting Terrorism
23 May 2013, 1:56 pmIn a major speech, the president rejects the idea that the country can fight an opened-ended "global war on terror." In setting his own guidelines, he defines the standards for using drone strikes and again calls for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison.
For Second Time, Moore Family Loses Home To A Tornado
23 May 2013, 1:53 pmThe tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., Monday destroyed some 12,000 homes, according to Oklahoma City Police. And for one family, it was the second house they've lost to a tornado in the past 14 years. Rena and Paul Phillips say that the recent loss won't make them move.
Oprah Winfrey's Latest Venture Is Farming In Hawaii
23 May 2013, 1:42 pmAfter Oprah Winfrey's friend and health adviser learned that 90 percent of the food on Maui is flown or shipped in from outside, he convinced her to turn a portion of her estate on the island into a farm. Winfrey is giving away the food she's now growing on 16 acres of land, but it may soon be for sale.
Why You Have To Scratch That Itch
23 May 2013, 1:09 pmItch can be a useful warning sign, or a maddening symptom with no cure. But the origins of itch have long been a mystery.Scientists think they've come closer to understanding the origins of itch in a molecule that makes mice scratch like mad.
NOAA Predicts Above-Average Hurricane Season
23 May 2013, 1:03 pmForecasters predict as many as six major hurricanes in the Atlantic this year due in part to warmer-than-average ocean temperatures.
