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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.

Pressure rises on White House after Benghazi emails

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration denied Republican accusations of a cover-up in last year's deadly attack in Libya, moving on Friday to defuse a renewed political controversy after a news report said memos on the incident were edited to omit references to a CIA warning of an al Qaeda

U.S. Postal Service loses $1.9 billion in second quarter

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Postal Service lost $1.9 billion in its second quarter, as the agency cut employees' work hours but struggled with an ongoing drop in mail volumes, the cash-strapped agency announced on Friday.. The loss for the quarter ended March 31 was an improvement from the $3.2

Ariel Castro charged in Cleveland kidnapping

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland resident Ariel Castro was charged on Wednesday with raping and kidnapping three women who were rescued on Monday after nearly a decade in captivity at his house.. Castro's two brothers Pedro and Onil, originally arrested in the case, were not charged, said prosecutor Victor Perez at a

Jodi Arias found guilty of first-degree murder

An Arizona jury found Jodi Arias guilty on Wednesday of first-degree murder in the death of her ex-boyfriend in a sensational capital case that has snared media attention since January.