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Nation's Midsection Braces For More Severe Storms

Mark Memmott — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:20:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qlIyoZj9j4

IRS Chief Says 'Mistakes Were Made' But Weren't Partisan

Mark Memmott — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:17:00 +0000

"Mistakes were made, but they were in no way due to any political or partisan motivation," the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service writes in USA Today's op-ed pages.

In his first public comments on the growing controversy over the extra scrutiny the agency admits it gave in recent years to conserv

Charges Possible In Death Of Kentucky 2-Year-Old Shot By Brother

Mark Memmott — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:39:00 +0000

The heartbreaking death of a 2-year-old Kentucky girl who was shot and killed Tuesday by her 5-year-old brother with a rifle he had been given as a gift might lead to criminal charges.

The Lexington Herald-Leader writes that "Kentucky State Police said Wednesday it is too early to say whether charges will be filed in the case of a 5-year-old boy who accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old sister."

That was a shift from earlier in the day, when a spokesman for the state

Boston Police: Three More Suspects In Custody

Mark Memmott — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:26:00 +0000

(Most recent update: 4:36 p.m. ET.)

Three 19-year-old men — two of them University of Massachusetts Dartmouth college students from Kazakhstan who were friends with Boston bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — were taken into custody Wednesday by authorities in Boston.

5 Presidents Set To Help Dedicate George W. Bush's Library

Mark Memmott — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:40:00 +0000

We're due for one of those rare moments Thursday morning when the current president and all of his living predecessors will be together.

The occasion: The dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama are due to be there along with, of course, George W.