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• NY 'frisk' judge calls criticism 'below-the-belt' May 19, 2013
  NEW YORK (AP) — The federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department has no doubt where she stands with the government. "I know I'm not their favorite judge," U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin said during an Associated Press interview Friday.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Tunisia security blocks salafi conference, 1 dead May 19, 2013
  KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) — Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes with angry youths that resulted in one death. Security checkpoints were in place and patrols conducted througho […]
• Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice May 19, 2013
  NEW YORK (AP) — The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must act to save a life, says an expert in the field. "The big question is, how do you know, when someone […]
• Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians May 19, 2013
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement. Finance Minister Yair Lapid's assessment, delivered in a published interview Sunday just days before the arrival […]
• Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot May 19, 2013
  ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (AP) — Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million — the highest Powerball jackpot in history. But it wasn't Matthew Bogel. Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Israel disputes French TV claim on boy's death May 19, 2013
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday completed an investigation into a decade-old French TV report that claimed Israeli forces killed a Palestinian boy in a gunbattle with Palestinian militants, saying the video was misleading and unfairly blamed Israel. France 2 network's images from Sept.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• 'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes May 19, 2013
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations. The latest voyage of the starship Enterprise fell short of its predecessor, 2009's "Star Trek, […]
• Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates May 19, 2013
  ATLANTA (AP) — President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives. Noting the Atlanta school's mission to cultivate, not just educat […]
• OG&E workers work to fix downed power lines, bring power back to more than 2,200 customers May 19, 2013
  BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN Staff Writer lmanwarren@opubco.comMore than 2,200 Oklahoma Gas and Electric customers are without power Sunday afternoon after severe thunderstorms swept through Oklahoma City Saturday night. “We have about a mile of downed power lines in the north Penn area.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Metro-North: Conn. train outage expected for days May 19, 2013
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest Connecticut and to New York City beginning Monday as workers repair the Metro-North commuter rail line crippled by a derailment and crash. Crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals following the collision between two trains Friday eveni […]