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Fighter jets to provide training in Jordan

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:27 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — About a dozen U.S. fighter jets will be flying and conducting training operations in Jordan, poised to respond if needed to protect allies if the war in neighboring Syria spills over the border, U.S. administration officials said Friday.
    

20,000 foster kids adopted so far through website

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:22 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials say 20,000 foster children have been adopted after being listed on a national website that links adoptive families with kids.
    

A guide to the trial of James 'Whitey' Bulger

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:22 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — James "Whitey" Bulger is on trial in a 32-count racketeering indictment accusing him of a long list of crimes, including participating in 19 killings. Here's a look at the case against him, his defense and what's happening in the courtroom:
    

NH report criticizes hospital in hep C outbreak

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:19 PM PDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire health department report says a hospital ignored employee concerns about a medical technician accused of infecting patients with hepatitis C and told at least one not to file a complaint.
    

Robert Duvall stops in on 'Whitey' Bulger trial

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:17 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — Academy Award winner Robert Duvall is one of the spectators at the racketeering trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger.
    

4 shot at NC law firm, Wal-Mart; suspect caught

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:16 PM PDT

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A man armed with a shotgun shot one person outside a North Carolina law firm Friday, darted across a busy street and wounded three others outside a Wal-Mart before officers subdued him, police said.
    

Marijuana plant proposed for former Conn. factory

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:16 PM PDT

WATERTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A Colorado man wants to convert a former paint factory in Watertown into a large-scale marijuana production plant.
    

Clinton: Female president would send right signal

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:06 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton says she hopes the U.S. will have a female president in her lifetime because it would send "exactly the right historic signal" to women and girls as well as men and boys.
    

Obama to nominate 10 to ambassador posts

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to send the Senate 10 nominees for ambassador, including two active in Democratic Party politics who were top fundraisers for his presidential campaigns.
    

Makeshift memorial to Marathon bombing victims to be taken down, moved to city archives

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 01:54 PM PDT

For more than two months, Copley Square has been blanketed with the physical markers of grief and remembrance: stuffed animals, flowers, crosses, photographs, candles, dozens of pairs of running shoes. For those who pass by the square, this makeshift memorial to the Boston Marathon bombing victims remains a stirring testament to the strength of the city and its people.
    

Maine gov says he's considering run for Congress

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 01:53 PM PDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage said Friday he's considering running for Congress in 2014 instead of seeking a second term as Maine's governor.
    

Small plane crash kills 4 at SE Michigan airport

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 01:47 PM PDT

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A pilot and three passengers were killed Friday after a small plane crashed shortly after taking off from an airport northwest of Detroit.
    

Obama plans speech at Organizing for Action summit

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 01:39 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to speak to donors, alumni of his campaign and Democratic activists involved with a group promoting his second-term agenda.
    

From mites to NHL, nicknames a hockey tradition

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 01:38 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Anyone who has ever played a sport knows that nicknames are part of the game, a byproduct of both competition and camaraderie. But hockey players have taken it to an art form. From the littlest mite to the NHL's biggest stars, everyone's got a moniker — and usually more than one.
    

Wellesley reopens swimming hole where 10-year-old died, institutes new procedures

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:21 PM PDT

Wellesley town officials today reopened Morses Pond, a popular swimming hole where a 10-year-old boy drowned earlier this month, after finding no fault on the part of lifeguards on duty and instituting several changes to the pond's signage and safety policies. The pond had been closed since June 1, following the death of Alexander Glennon, of Manchester, N.H., who drowned in the crowded pond while the beach was fully staffed with lifeguards.
    

Mauled Bolivian girl arrives in Boston for surgery

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:19 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — A private plane carrying a Bolivian girl badly mauled by a Rottweiler has arrived in Boston, where plastic surgeons hope to operate on the 4-year-old's face and head.
    

Student’s brother, welcomed to Hyde Park Education Complex for presentations, is arrested for bringing gun

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:17 PM PDT

A male was arrested this morning at the Hyde Park Education Complex after bringing a gun into the building, according to a Boston public schools spokesman. The male, the brother of a New Mission High School student, was seen with the weapon near the entrance of the school around 10:30 a.m. and was stopped by both school and Boston police.
    

Rivalries pose problem in arming Syrian rebels

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:10 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Syrian rebels' record in handling tens of millions of dollars in U.S. humanitarian aid suggests major challenges ahead for any delivery of American weapons and ammunition.
    

House committee OKs Texas abortion restrictions

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:01 PM PDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas took a major step toward enacting tough new abortion restrictions on Friday, after a lawmaker cut short an 11-hour attempt to stage a "citizen's filibuster."
    

Biographical information for James Comey

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:03 PM PDT

NAME — James Comey.