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May 22, 2012

WACO, Texas (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a soldier was stopped hours before completing assembly of a bomb that he planned to detonate at a restaurant full of Fort Hood troops.

May 22, 2012

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A 21-year-old man in custody was linked to the kidnapping and murder of a missing teenager by DNA evidence found in her bag, authorities said Tuesday.

May 22, 2012

HOUSTON (AP) — Pups in her womb, a large eye visible behind the rib cage, one baby stuck in the birth canal: all fossilized evidence that this ancient marine beast, the Ichthyosaur, died in childbirth.

May 22, 2012

The U.S. ranks No. 1 in wealth, but lags when it comes to overall life satisfaction.

May 22, 2012

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A lawyer for an Israeli immigrant charged with murder in a Michigan stabbing spree is telling jurors to find him not guilty by reason of insanity.

May 22, 2012

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The first defense witness in a groundbreaking clergy-abuse trial says the defendant lacked the authority to transfer priests within the Philadelphia archdiocese.

May 22, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new government analysis shows the 2010 census generally was accurate, although it continued to disproportionately overlook minorities.

May 22, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — Star-struck at 11 when he saw pitching great Roger Clemens, a 25-year-old man became a witness for prosecutors seeking to convict the former baseball player of lying to Congress.

May 22, 2012

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin began a day of solemn remembrance Tuesday with a sunrise service to honor the hospital staff, emergency workers and other survivors who sprang into action when one of the deadliest tornados in U.S. history carved through the city exactly one year ago.

May 22, 2012

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A man who survived a plunge of at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls — only the third person known to have done so without a safety device — was in stable condition Tuesday, a day after his apparent suicide attempt that led to a dramatic and painstaking rescue.

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