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Rick Ross arrested after concert in North CarolinaRick Ross arrested: The rapper, whose real name is William L. Roberts, was taken into custody after his performance. He was released on $1,000 bond.
- A majority of Americans oppose restrictions on contraception insurance coverage, says poll
Should companies exclude certain contraceptives from workers' insurance coverage, based on religious beliefs? A Reuters/Ipsos poll showed 53 percent disagreed and 35 percent agreed. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on this issue today.
- Evacuation slide inflates inside United Airlines flight, forcing emergency landing
A United Airlines flight from Chicago to California was forced to make an emergency landing in Kansas after an evacuation slide inflated inside the plane's cabin. No one aboard UA Flight 1463 was injured.
Arizona wildfire: Winds calm, but blaze holds strongThe winds that plagued the hundreds of firefighters battling an Arizona wildfire that has charred an 8-square-miles swath of eastern Arizona's White Mountains have abated, but blaze has held steady.
NASA to launch replacement global warming satelliteFive years after losing its first satellite designed to measure carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, NASA is finally launching a replacement.
Nine injured in Bourbon Street shootingGunfire rocked New Orleans' touristy Bourbon street overnight, one person is in critical condition, another 7 have been hospitalized. The condition of the 9th victim is unknown.
NASA declares first 'flying saucer' test a successNASA successfully launched a saucer-shaped space craft designed to prevent crash landings on Mars during test off the coast of Hawaiian island of Kauai.
- Ahmed Abu Khattala in D.C.: Benghazi mastermind appears in US court
Ahmed Abu Khattala, a Libyan militant, will go before a D.C. magistrate judge Saturday afternoon. Khattala is charged with masterminding the 2012 attacks that killed the US ambassador to Libya and three other Americans.
Mississippi tea party official in Cochran photos case, McDaniel supporter diesMark Mayfield, an official with the conservative tea party movement charged with conspiring to take photos of Sen. Thad Cochran's wife inside a nursing home apparently committed suicide Friday, police said.
Abortion clinic 'buffer zones' in Mass. illegal, Supreme Court rulesThe US Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the state's 35-foot buffer zone was too restrictive and violated the free speech rights of anti-abortion protesters.
Mysterious creature roaming the Bronx is...a type of weaselA mysterious long-haired critter that's been sighted on the streets of a Bronx neighborhood for several months is a member of the weasel family called a fisher or fisher cat. The mysterious Bronx creature preys on rats and squirrels, but is not a threat to humans.
NBA Draft 2014: Cavs take Andrew Wiggins with another No. 1 pickAndrew Wiggins of Kansas was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on Thursday night. The Cavs had the top NBA draft pick for the second year in the row.
Former Sen. Howard Baker remembered for Watergate questioningThe longtime senator from Tennessee also served as President Reagan's chief of staff and was US ambassador to Japan.
Chen Guangbiao, Chinese tycoon, booed when trying to distribute food to homelessChen Guangbia, known for his eccentric gestures, selected a menu Wednesday of sesame-seed-encrusted tuna, beef filet and berries with crème fraiche for the residents of the oldest homeless shelter in the country.
New York City big-soda ban dead, health department 'overstepped'New York City's big-soda ban was championed by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his successor Mayor Bill de Blasio, who vowed to fight a lower court's decision to overturn it while campaigning last year.
FAFSA tweet with 'poor' joke removed, Education Department apologizesEducation spokeswoman Dorie Nolt said in a statement that the department apologizes for 'this insensitive Twitter post, which flies in the face of our mission of opening doors of opportunity for every student.'
Corvette Museum sinkhole has become tourist attraction, will be preservedCorvette Museum sinkhole: The board of the museum in Kentucky voted Wednesday to preserve a large section of the sinkhole that opened beneath themuseum in February.
Chris Brown plea deal talks fall apart in assault caseChris Brown was arrested in October and charged with misdemeanor assault after a man accused the singer of hitting him.
- Why the surge in earthquakes in Oklahoma?
Oklahoma recorded nearly 150 earthquakes between January and May. At least five earthquakes rattled Oklahomans early Thursday morning. Is oil and gas drilling one of the causes?
- Two senior Veterans Affairs officials step down
In the wake of outrage over lengthy wait times that in some cases lead to deaths, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced the departure the acting undersecretary for health, and the resignation the department's general counsel Wednesday.
