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Rescuers look for pilot in deadly NY Angel Flight

Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed, killing two passengers. The plane's passengers were found dead Friday night near where the small plane crashed in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany, Fulton ...

LA stoplights synchronized but road war endures

It seems that the impossible has occurred: The nation's most congested city has become a model for traffic control. Yes, gridlock still prevails and drivers' blood pressure still spikes as LA's traffic arteries seize up during every morning and afternoon rush hour. Yet, with the flip of a switch earlier ...

Kuchar finishes Colonial 2nd round still up 1

Matt Kuchar made pars on all three holes he played early Saturday to complete the suspended second round of the Colonial, and keep his one-stroke lead over Graham DeLaet. With his second consecutive 5-under 65, Kuchar was at 10-under 130. DeLaet completed his second-round 67, even with three consecutive bogeys, ...

Hagel: Cadets must stamp out sex assault scourge

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military. Speaking a day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar edict to U.S. Naval Academy graduates, Hagel's message comes amid a series ...

In this Wednesday, May 22, 2013 photo, Cindy Sasnett clings to a porcelain Christmas angel decoration she recovered from her destroyed home as she stands in one of the rooms she almost took refuge in from Monday's tornado, in Moore, Okla. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Tornado upon them, quick choices decided fate

They say you should never make a big decision when you're emotional. But what if there's barely a moment to think and a life-or-death choice looming? In those last horrifying minutes before the EF5 tornado struck, there was no time for reflection or regret. Just questions needing answers, right now. ...

Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town

One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending the night with a friend. The friend claimed she was sleeping at Audrie's. Instead, the girls were having a party. A classic teenage ...

FILE - In this Friday, March 16, 2012 file photo, filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry takes the stage to introduce President Barack Obama  during a fundraiser at Perry's film studio, in Atlanta. Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $100,000 to help student athletes in the city's South-Western schools. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schools

Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $100,000 to help student athletes in the city's South-Western schools. The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/13Qe0uR ) reports that Perry was drawn to Finland Middle School on Friday after seeing a ...

Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos

A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up years of allegations ...

No quick fix for downed bridge on holiday weekend

Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorists with injuries. Whatever the solution, it won't come in time to help with Memorial Day's highway hoards. Transportation experts are also working to find ...

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

When Haynes Johnson visited Selma, Ala., months after a civil rights crisis there gripped the nation, he wrote in The Washington Evening Star that he'd found "no discernible change in the racial climate of the city." When it came to employment, housing or education, blacks had made no real gains. ...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Brenden Morrow (10) beats Ottawa Senators' Jared Cowen (2) to the puck behind Senators goalie Craig Anderson (41) for a goal in the first period of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in their NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs series on Friday, May 24, 2013, in Pittsburgh.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Penguins oust Sens in five, reach Eastern finals

Boston or the New York Rangers? To be honest, Ottawa's Daniel Alfredsson doesn't think it matters who the Pittsburgh Penguins face in the Eastern Conference finals. At the moment, Alfredsson believes the Penguins are a cut above. "I think they would be the favorite to play either of those two ...

Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) argues a call by official Tom Washington during the second half of Game 2 in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series Indian Pacers, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Pacers steal Game 2 away from Heat in Miami, 97-93

David West was more than a little disappointed when the Indiana Pacers failed to make a defensive play at the end to win Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. So in Game 2, he made those plays himself. Twice, in fact. And he victimized the game's best player to ...

Late turnovers doom Heat in Game 2 loss, 97-93

LeBron James blamed one person after the Miami Heat let home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals slip from their hands. Predictably, that was himself. The league's MVP had two turnovers in the final minute — both times on passes that were knocked away by David West — and they ...

Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) hangs from the basket after dunking the ball during the second half of Game 2 in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93

David West punched two passes from LeBron James away in the final minute, then punched the air. He had plenty of reason to celebrate. The Eastern Conference finals are tied, and home-court advantage now belongs to West and the Indiana Pacers. Roy Hibbert scored a postseason career-high 29 points and ...

Official: 2 dead after Angel Flight crashes in NY

A small airplane operating as a volunteer Angel Flight crashed in upstate New York on Friday evening, killing at least two people, authorities said. Fulton County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said the flight's two passengers were found dead and investigators are searching for the pilot, who is missing. Officials did not ...

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