College student snares record long Burmese python near Miami
ORLANDO, Fla. -- An 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python set a record for the longest snake ever captured in South Florida, where the exotic species has taken up residence.. College student Jason Leon snared the female python in a rural area southeast of Miami earlier this month, when he
Toll from Oklahoma tornado falls
Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, and officials lowered the death toll from the storm to 24, including nine children.
Microsoft unveils Xbox One gaming system
REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft Corp. gave the world a first look at its new Xbox One on Tuesday, announcing that its first gaming console in eight years will come with exclusive video and software content, including a "Halo" series produced by Steven Spielberg.. The Xbox One, which will be available
Monster tornado devastates Oklahoma
A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people with winds of up to 200 miles per hour that flattened entire tracts of homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage.
IRS chief declines to ID employees
WASHINGTON --The outgoing head of the Internal Revenue Service provided little help on Friday to lawmakers investigating who at the tax-collection agency was responsible for targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny.. As Congress kicked off the first of several investigations into a scandal that has put President Barack Obama
The supervised after-prom party: Now with cars, iPads
WICHITA, Kan. -- Sometime this morning, a Pennsylvania high school student will be presented with the keys to a black Honda Civic just for going to a party after the school's annual prom dance.. In Roanoke, Va., one student will drive away next month with a new car and two
CBO: Obama budget cuts deficit $1.1T over decade
WASHINGTON -- Near-term U.S. deficits under President Barack Obama's 2014 budget plan would be higher than those forecast by the Congressional Budget Office this week but $1.1 trillion lower than what it estimates over the coming decade, CBO said on Friday.. After four straight years of $1 trillion-plus
Canadian astronaut wrestles with gravity after spaceflight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., -- Back on Earth, Canadian astronaut and cyberspace tweeter Chris Hadfield is getting a rough re-introduction to gravity after a five-month stint aboard the International Space Station, the former commander told reporters during a video webcast from Houston.. Hadfield became a social media rock star
Tornadoes tear through Texas towns, killing six
Six people were killed and seven are missing after tornadoes slammed into north-central Texas after dark, Hood County spokesman Tye Bell said on Thursday.
US tax chief ousted in scandal
WASHINGTON -- Washington's top tax official was fired on Wednesday as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny.. Seeking to regain the initiative amid a series of controversies that have threatened his second-term
Barbara Walters announces retirement
Trailblazing broadcast journalist Barbara Walters, known for her interviews with world leaders and celebrities and the first woman to co-anchor a U.S. evening news program, said on Monday she will retire in the summer of 2014.
Seth Meyers to be new 'Late Night' host succeeding Fallon
"Saturday Night Live" veteran Seth Meyers has been chosen as the new host of "Late Night" when Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show" in 2014, NBC said on Sunday.
Salaries of public college presidents rise, median tops $400K
Salaries of presidents of U.S. public universities rose almost 5 percent in the last fiscal year, even as tuition rose and student debt soared, with the median pay package topping $400,000, according to a report released on Sunday.
Nineteen shot in New Orleans Mother's Day parade
Nineteen people including two young children were shot on Sunday when gunfire erupted at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, police said.
Chrysler recalls 469,000 Jeep SUVs
Chrysler Group LLC is recalling about 469,000 SUVs worldwide to update software after some vehicles' circuit boards were found to be transmitting signals that trigger inadvertent gearshifts to neutral, the No. 3 U.S. automaker said Saturday.
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