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• Images vary of man charged in old murder of NY boy May 26, 2012
  NEW YORK (AP) — The anniversary of the day 6-year-old Etan Patz vanished on his way to school dawned with his suspected killer in police custody, but it ended with a muddled portrait of the man who confessed to strangling the little boy and dumping his body in the trash. A former neighbor who knew Pedro Hernandez as a teenager says he was someone you wouldn […]
• For something so simple, pasta is serious business May 26, 2012
  ROME (AP) — They twirled, they sniffed, they slurped, they chewed. The dozen housewives who gathered in a Rome hotel on a recent afternoon took their work terribly seriously, rating plates of pasta for chewiness, saltiness, gumminess or done-ness — that perfect balance known as "al dente," or firm to the bite. Pasta is serious business in Italy, an […]
• Ind. man takes hostages, shoots self in office May 26, 2012
  VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Accountant Carolyn Biesen was working in her Indiana real estate office when she heard a commotion near the front desk. Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Chinese driver on trial over toddler left to die May 26, 2012
  BEIJING (AP) — State media in China say a trial has begun for a man accused of driving a minivan that ran over a toddler on a busy street.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Myanmar power protests put new reforms to the test May 26, 2012
  BANGKOK (AP) — Protests in Myanmar over persistent power shortages have provided a test of how the country's elected but military-backed government will respond to rising expectations sparked by the past year's democratic reforms. Small demonstrations over the last week in Myanmar's two largest cities and several towns could be seen as an indi […]
• Finland gunman who killed 1, wounded 8 is arrested May 26, 2012
  HELSINKI (AP) — A gunman in southern Finland has killed one person and wounded eight others in what appeared to be a random shooting, police said Saturday. An 18-year-old man shot at people from a low rooftop in central Hyvinkaa, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the capital, Helsinki, said Markku Tuominen, officer in charge of the investigation. The su […]
• Afghan parliament approves US partnership May 26, 2012
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Legislators say Afghanistan's parliament has approved a strategic partnership agreement with the United States. The approval came in a vote Saturday and by a simple majority of those present in the 249-seat body. Parliamentarian Mohammad Iqbal Safi from Kapisa province and others say more than 150 representatives were present. […]
• Tropical storm warnings for Southeast coast May 26, 2012
  MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say a cluster of storms gaining strength near the Southeast coast is moving west and is expected to become Tropical Storm Beryl over Memorial Day weekend. The National Weather Service said that as of 2 a.m.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Finland gunman kills 1, wounds 8 May 26, 2012
  HELSINKI (AP) — Police say a gunman in southern Finland has killed one person and wounded eight others in a shooting. Detective Superintendent Satu Koivisto said Saturday the gunman had fled the scene and police were still looking for him. The shootings occurred in the early hours in Hyvinkaa, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the capital, Helsinki.Read […]
• Oregon police find mother of 3 abandoned kids May 26, 2012
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mother of three young children abandoned in a Portland shed was found by police on Friday, a day after the kids were taken to safety. Authorities did not immediately identify the mother or say why the boy and two girls were left in a shed next to a vacant house in southeast Portland. Read more on NewsOK.com […]