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Man accused of killing 5 in Illinois takes stand

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — A 34-year-old man accused of killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron took the witness stand Friday, wiping away tears as he painted a horrifying picture of the murder scene.

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Biographer regrets affair with former CIA director

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her family.

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Calif. plastic ocean debris bill dies in committee

Calif. plastic ocean debris bill dies in committee

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California bill that would have required manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways died in the state Assembly without a vote Friday.

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18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport

18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Eighteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said.

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Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

WASHINGTON (AP) — Haynes Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81.

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FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.

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Ill. House approves guns plan opposed by governor

Ill. House approves guns plan opposed by governor

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gun owners could carry concealed weapons in Illinois, the last state in the nation to prohibit it, under legislation that swept through the House Friday with the backing of the powerful Democratic speaker from Chicago, a longtime proponent of firearms restrictions.

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I-5 bridge survivor: ‘I can’t believe we’re alive’

I-5 bridge survivor: ‘I can’t believe we’re alive’

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Bryce Kenning saw the void before him in an explosion of dust, and there was nothing he could do.

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Obama awards top U.S. honor to girls killed in 1963 racial bombing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama awarded the highest U.S. civilian honor on Friday to four black girls killed in a civil rights-era church bombing 50 years ago, saying their tragic deaths ultimately "helped to trigger triumph." In a signin...

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Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit River.

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