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James Schlesinger

Rugged public servant

By Nate Rawlings

State May Execute First Female Convict in 70 Years

Mississippi's attorney general has asked the state's top court to set an execution date for Michelle Byrom, who murdered her husband in 1999 and who would become the first woman put to death there since 1944

By Nate Rawlings

Dropping the BASE: Jumpers Leap Off 1WTC

Four thrill-seekers are charged with felony burglary, misdemeanor reckless endangerment and misdemeanor jumping from a structure after three of them parachuted from the Freedom Tower last September

By Nate Rawlings

2 Die in Shooting at Virginia Navy Base

Security officers killed a male civilian suspect after a shooting Monday night aboard the guided-missile destroyer U.S.S. Mahan at Naval Station Norfolk, the world's largest navy base. Officials say the suspect was allowed on the base but aren't sure he was cleared for the ship

By Nate Rawlings

Japan to Turn Over Nuclear Cache to U.S.

Japan will hand over a decades-old stockpile of material large enough to build dozens of nuclear weapons in President Obama's biggest success yet in securing nuclear materials

By Nate Rawlings

San Francisco Drive-By Shooting Wounds 7

Authorities are searching for a shooter after seven people were shot in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood on Sunday night. The victims were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries

By Nate Rawlings

This Is Madness

The first full day of the 2014 NCAA college basketball tournament brought enough comebacks and buzzer beaters to satisfy big-time basketball fans. But it's the upsets that ultimately prove anything can happen

By Nate Rawlings

Obama to Meet Tech CEOs Over NSA Snooping

The president will speak with bigwigs to continue his dialogue with them about privacy and intelligence amid mounting concerns about government surveillance. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, invited to the meeting, has been particularly critical of the eavesdropping

By Nate Rawlings

Packed House Leads Cops to Apparent Smuggling Bust

Police in Houston find more than 100 people crammed into a 1,500-square-foot, single-family house while searching for a woman who was reported missing. Most are from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador

By Nate Rawlings

Early Morning Attacks in Eastern Afghanistan Kill 10

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated, deadly attacks on a police compound in Jalalabad, just weeks before the presidential elections. The provincial governor said the attacks "will not weaken our morale"

By Nate Rawlings

FBI Probes Flight Simulator

Forensic investigators are attempting to retrieve deleted files from the captain of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370's home flight simulator

By Nate Rawlings

China Clears Jet Passengers

Background checks on 154 people aboard missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 show none are linked to Uighur Muslim separatists

By Nate Rawlings

Delta Plane Loses Wing Panel During Flight

A Delta flight with 179 passengers and six crew members on board was able to land safely after it lost a panel from one of its wings during a trip from Orlando to Atlanta. Officials are inspecting the aircraft to determine the cause

By Nate Rawlings

Crimea Pivots to Russia

Lawmakers in the southern breakaway region have declared independence from Ukraine, saying it's now a separate state that seeks to join Russia, less than a day after voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum ruled illegitimate by the U.S. and European powers

By Nate Rawlings

Russians Won't Budge

Talks in London between the U.S. and Russia amid the crisis over Russia's intervention in Ukraine have proved fruitless

By Maya Rhodan and Nate Rawlings

Jeopardy! Champ Arthur Chu Ends 11-Game Run

Champ's playing style irritated long-time viewers of the game show

By Nate Rawlings

Gaza Militants Call Ceasefire in Israel Flare-Up

Militant group Islamic Jihad vows to end tit-for-tat attacks between Israel and Gaza that saw dozens of rockets rain on southern Israel, and Israeli airstrikes on targets that its military deemed "terror sites"

By Nate Rawlings

Roger Hilsman

Presidential adviser

By Nate Rawlings

World

Mystery of Malaysian Jet Turns Spotlight On Security GapsMalaysia Airlines Flight 370 was less than an hour into its scheduled trip from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8 when it went missing over the...

By Nate Rawlings

Obama Approval Rating Sinks to New Low

The President's approval rating has dropped to 41 percent, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, and many of those surveyed said they wouldn't support candidates in the November elections who support Obama

By Nate Rawlings
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