WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks. More »US lawmakers seek limits on Russia cooperation
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An Oregon Tax Court judge ruled that Hewlett-Packard's campus in Corvallis was overvalued on property tax bills from 2008 until 2011, a decision that could cost Benton County $9.5 million in tax revenue. ... More »Hewlett-Packard tax decision stings Oregon county
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering 14 percent more than before for the stake in wireless data network operator Clearwire Corp. it does not already own, but a large shareholder said the offer was still inadequate. More »Sprint boosts buyout offer for Clearwire
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to climb. More »Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister
PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias asked jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview after she was convicted of murder that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail. More »Arias tells jury what she'll do if allowed to live
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Wireless company Sprint Nextel Corp. says it can now let Dish Network Corp. see its books and talk with Dish to see whether its competing offer to buy Sprint is better than its current deal with Japan's SoftBank. More »Sprint to listen to Dish offer
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside an Oklahoma City area church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off — survivors of a deadly tornado that barreled through their community. More »In tornado's wake, worried parents seek out kids
A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely. The technology, but ... More »With high-tech guns, users could disable remotely
GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Amare Stoudemire will go into next season with $45 million left on his contract and no guarantee of a starting job. More »Knicks unsure about Stoudemire's role
A Canadian seafood processing company will spend about $6.6 million to upgrade a facility it owns in Newport News. The project by High Liner Foods is expected to create nearly 60 new jobs. Gov. Bob McDonnell's ... More »Seafood processor to expand in Virginia
Nicole Kidman is the chameleon of Cannes. More »AP Photos: Fashion captured by Cannes cameras
Americans have been piling up Olympic medals since beach volleyball joined the Summer Games in 1996. Domestic pro tours have come and gone. The NCAA has even sanctioned the sport for collegiate competition. ... More »Beach volleyball tour back after 10-year absence
BAGHDAD (AP) — New attacks in Iraq killed 13 people and wounded dozens on Tuesday, officials said, after a bloody day that claimed more than 100 lives across the country. More »More attacks across Iraq kill 13 people
BioScrip Inc. traded higher Tuesday after an analyst issued a "Buy" rating on the company's stock, saying the specialty pharmacy benefit manager is well positioned for growth. THE SPARK: Jefferies ... More »BioScrip rises on positive analyst expectations
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi German force that occupied Poland, has died. He was 93. More »Warsaw ghetto insurgent Boruch Spiegel dies at 93
BEIRUT (AP) — Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad's regime. More »Syria opposition signals tough line on peace talks
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities released nearly 600 photos that investigators took in the aftermath of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others. More »Police release photos from Tucson shooting rampage
PARIS (AP) — Officials say Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has left the French military hospital where he has been treated for nearly a month and transferred to another facility. More »Algerian president leaves Paris military hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos. More »Court: US can keep bin Laden photos under wraps
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants. More »Egyptian troops mistakenly fire on a Sinai funeral
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who led the Internal Revenue Service when it was giving extra scrutiny to tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status told Congress on Tuesday that he knew little about what was happening while he was still commissioner. More »Former IRS chief: Can't say how targeting happened
The CEO of aerospace giant United Technologies Corp. is optimistic about an improving economy and airline industry. CEO Louis Chenevert told analysts Tuesday that airline profitability looks better for ... More »United Tech CEO sees stronger economy, airlines
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Chelsea surged to the top of the weekly Associated Press global soccer poll after winning the Europa League and qualifying for the Champions League for the 11th straight season. More »Chelsea tops AP poll after winning Euro title
New Mexico is slipping further into drought, having marked the driest two-year period in nearly 120 years of record-keeping. National weather forecasters and water managers shared the latest statistics ... More »New Mexico setting new records with drought
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