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Susan Rice remains powerful force as national security advisorDespite being passed over for secretary of state, Susan Rice still plays a key role in national security as President Obama's national security advisor. While Secretary of State John Kerry makes headlines, Susan Rice quietly runs the show from Washington.
Media mogul Lewis Katz dies in Hanscom plane crashCo-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer said to be among the seven victims of a fiery plan crash at Massachusetts' Hanscom Air Force Base.- Jodi Arias: Death penalty still an option, says judgeJodi Arias faces a September retrial of the penalty phase of her case. Jodi Arias was convicted of murder but the jury deadlocked over sentencing her to death or life in prison.
Magic Johnson will co-lead 'My Brother's Keeper' initiative for young men of colorMagic Johnson and聽Joe Echevarria聽will help lead a White House push to get more Americans involved in reversing underachievement among young minority men, Obama announced Friday.- Why Mitt Romney is back campaigning in IowaMitt Romney returned to Iowa for the first time since 2012 to help US Senate candidate Joni Ernst. She also has support of the Senate Conservatives Fund, Sarah Palin, and mainstream Republican leaders.
- Obama's new counterterrorism strategy: Go localObama's message: Washington must respond to terrorism by training local security forces, not deploying American ground troops.
- American suicide bomber blows up restaurant where Syrian troops gatheredAn American from Florida launched a聽suicide聽bombing聽against Syrian government troops last Sunday, in what is believed to be the first time a US citizen was involved in a suicide bombing in Syria.
San Antonio Spurs defeat Oklahoma City Thunder in West finalsSan Antonio Spurs:聽The Jekyll-and-Hyde series continued between the past two Western Conference champions, as the road team has been thumped in every game so far.
Jay Carney resigns as White House press secretary, deputy taking overJay Carney:聽President Barack Obama announced聽Carney's聽departure in a surprise appearance at in the White House press briefing room Friday.
2024 Olympics bid dropped in Philadelphia2024 Olympics bid:聽Mayor Michael Nutter said Wednesday that聽the decision was made after researching potential venues and the financial realities of hosting the games.
Two National Spelling Bee winners, first time in 52 yearsSriram Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe had essentially used up the entire list of words the 'Bee' had to offer, resulting in a聽finish unseen in more than half a century.
Colorado shooting case: James Holmes' lawyers want closed jury selectionLawyers for James Holmes,聽who is聽charged with murder and attempted murder in the July 2012聽mass聽shooting聽at a Colorado聽movie theater, told a judge Thursday they want聽the public and the media barred from the entire jury selection process.
Willis Tower: Cracks appear on glass ledgeWillis Tower cracks:聽The see-through glass bays are known as The Ledge and extend about four feet from the building, which was once called the Sears聽Tower.
Louisiana flooding, tornado cause widespread damage, one deathLouisiana flooding: Severe thunderstorms dumped heavy rains on the state and an EF-1 tornado, about 150 yards wide with maximum winds estimated near 105 mph, hit Garyville about 5:30 a.m., the National Weather Service said.
Elliot Rodger rampage shows gaps in mental health lawElliot Rodger:聽Three weeks before he stabbed and shot six people to death and then apparently took his own life, the 22-year-old sometime college student was questioned by sheriff's deputies outside his apartment and was able to convince them he was calm, courteous, and no threat to anyone.- Canadian hiker rescued from Rocky Mountain peakPark officials said Samuel Frappier of Quebec was able to walk and talk when he was flown to a landing zone in the park and taken by ambulance to a hospital Wednesday evening for an evaluation.
Ukraine's leaders see Russian origin in violent insurgencyRussia denies mass border crossings are taking place, although separatist leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic now freely admit their ragtag army has many foreigners, including some from the Russian province of Chechnya.- Alaska: Near miss reported between passenger jet and cargo planeAlaska near miss:聽A聽spokesman聽for the National Transportation Safety Board聽says the passenger jet veered right and the cargo plane turned in the same direction. The aircraft passed within a quarter-mile of each other at the same elevation.
Google's next driverless cars will come without steering wheel or pedalsGoogle Inc. hopes that by this time next year, 100 of the two-seaters will be on public roads, following extensive testing.
Shelly Sterling already reviewing Clippers bids: SourceDonald Sterling's attorney, Bobby Samini, said there would be no sale of the team without Donald Sterling's involvement, though he declined to say whether Sterling was involved in reviewing bids or in touch with Shelly Sterling.
