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Jodi Arias during sentencing phase in murder of her boyfriend Travis Alexander, Maricopa County Superior court, Phoenix. (AP Photo)

Arias jury deadlocked but must continue

PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday that they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the convicted murderer should be get life or death for [...]

2 hours ago

Briarwood Elementary School destroyed by a tornado, Moore, Oklahoma. (AP Photo)

Teachers credited with saving students in Okla.

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The principal’s voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents [...]

22 hours ago

Resident walks by homes destroyed by tornado, Moore, Oklahoma. (AP Photo)

Search nearly complete after Oklahoma tornado

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare [...]

23 hours ago

Strawberry Fields Forever

Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of theCalifornia Strawberry Festival in Oxnard on Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19 from 10am-6:30pm. It’s at the Strawberry Meadows of College Park, 3250 S. Rose Ave. Use the Strawberry [...]

2013/05/17

California fuels Powerball $550 million jackpot

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it became the newest in the nation to join the madness over Powerball, which saw its jackpot [...]

2013/05/16

Woman walks through home that was hit by a tornado in Cleburne, Texas. (AP Photo)

Tornado hits Habitat homes in Texas subdivision

GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas suburb, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area. But its work was largely undone during an outbreak of [...]

2013/05/16

Ticketmaster settles rewards lawsuit for $23M

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ticketmaster has agreed to settle claims for up to $23 million over a lawsuit affecting more than a million people who, after buying a ticket online, were enrolled in a rewards [...]

2013/05/16

Federal oversight of LAPD officially ends

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has officially ended more than a decade of federal oversight of the Los Angeles Police Department that was triggered by a corruption scandal involving abusive officers. In two short [...]

2013/05/16

Powerball jackpot quickly jumps to $550 million

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot jumped to $550 million on Thursday — the third largest lottery in history — as dreamers in all but the seven states where the game isn’t played [...]

2013/05/16

Jurors find Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty

PHOENIX (AP) — The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of murder one week ago took about three hours Wednesday to determine that the former waitress is eligible for the death penalty in the stabbing [...]

2013/05/15

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