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IRS draws new criticism over $70M bonuses
19 Jun 2013 at 2:40pm
The Internal Revenue Service is drawing new criticism over plans to hand out millions of dollars in employee bonuses.
New Colorado wildfire breaks out
19 Jun 2013 at 8:25pm
A new wildfire near Denver forces evacuations.
AP PHOTOS: The career of James Gandolfini
19 Jun 2013 at 8:41pm
James Gandolfini, who won three Emmy Awards for his indelible role as mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO's "The Sopranos," died while on vacation in Italy at age 51. While Tony Soprano was a larger-than-life figure, Gandolfini was exceptionally modest and obsessive ? he described himself as "a 260-pound Woody Allen." HBO called the actor a "special man, a great talent, but more importantly a gentle and loving person who treated everyone, no matter their title or position, with equal respect."
10 Things to Know for Thursday
19 Jun 2013 at 6:31pm
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:
US tries saving Taliban talks after Karzai objects
19 Jun 2013 at 3:15pm
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials scrambling to preserve the possibility of dialogue with the militants.
Compromise among senators eyed on border security
19 Jun 2013 at 9:08pm
WASHINGTON (AP) ? After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to dramatically toughen the border security requirements in immigration legislation that also offers a path to citizenship to millions living in the country illegally.
Fed suggests it's closer to slowing bond purchases
19 Jun 2013 at 5:06pm
WASHINGTON (AP) ? In a move that could send interest rates higher, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke ended weeks of speculation Wednesday by saying the Federal Reserve will likely slow its bond-buying program this year and end it next year because the economy is strengthening.
Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
19 Jun 2013 at 8:19pm
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) ? Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory that a missile strike may have downed the jumbo jet.
Obama making plans to tackle global warming
19 Jun 2013 at 5:16pm
WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "We know we have to do more ? and we will do more," Obama said Wednesday in Berlin.
Body found near Patriot's home was homicide victim
19 Jun 2013 at 6:25pm
BOSTON (AP) ? A man found dead in an industrial park about a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's home had been killed, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Blackhawks beat Bruins 6-5 in OT, tie series 2-2
19 Jun 2013 at 9:05pm
BOSTON (AP) ? The Chicago Blackhawks kept taking the lead until there were no more chances for Boston to come back and tie it.
Actor James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51
19 Jun 2013 at 8:18pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate crime boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" was the brilliant center of one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51.
Blackhawks, Bruins head into OT tied 5-5 in Game 4
19 Jun 2013 at 8:10pm
BOSTON (AP) ? The Boston Bruins came from behind to tie the Chicago Blackhawks for the third time and sent Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals into overtime with the teams even 5-5 on Wednesday night.
FBI ends Michigan search for Hoffa's remains
19 Jun 2013 at 3:02pm
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) ? Beneath a swimming pool, under a horse farm and now a weed-grown field north of Detroit. For at least the third time in a decade, FBI agents grabbed shovels and combed through dirt and mud in the search for Jimmy Hoffa's remains or clues to the disappearance of the former Teamsters boss.
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