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US woman held in Mexico on drug smuggling charge freed - CBS News Posted: 31 May 2013 12:36 AM PDT CBS News US woman held in Mexico on drug smuggling charge freed CBS News NOGALES, Mexico A U.S. woman jailed in Mexico on a drug-smuggling charge was released late Thursday night after court officials reviewed her case. Yanira Maldonado was greeted by well-wishers as she walked out of the jail and hugged her husband, ... Ariz. mom jailed in Mexico releasedUSA TODAY Arizona woman held in Mexico freed from prison, family spokesman saysFox News Arizona mother walks free from Mexico drug bust nightmareReuters CNN -NBCNews.com (blog) all 256 news articles »

Arvind Mahankali wins National Spelling Bee - The Guardian Posted: 31 May 2013 12:25 AM PDT ABC News Arvind Mahankali wins National Spelling Bee The Guardian JOSEPH WHITE. Associated Press= OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Arvind Mahankali has conquered his nemesis, the German language, to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, winning at last after third-place finishes in 2011 and 2012. Queens speller extraordinaire Arvind Mahankali has won Scripps National ...New York Daily News Arvind Mahankali, 13, wins National Spelling BeeWall Street Journal Queens Boy, 13, Wins Scripps Spelling Bee With 'Knaidel'New York Times Washington Post -San Francisco Chronicle all 476 news articles »

Tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma, Arkansas - San Francisco Chronicle Posted: 30 May 2013 11:21 PM PDT San Francisco Chronicle Tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma, Arkansas San Francisco Chronicle OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — At least three tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, including one in Tulsa, and two more hit Arkansas on Thursday as a powerful storm system moved through the middle of the country. At least nine people were injured. Oklahoma schools destroyed by tornado to rebuildSioux City Journal Tornado victims see outpouring of benefit concertsThe Lawton Constitution Tornado touches down in Tulsa areaUSA TODAY all 557 news articles »

Fire Calmer After Threatening Homes North of LA - ABC News Posted: 31 May 2013 12:35 AM PDT San Francisco Chronicle Fire Calmer After Threatening Homes North of LA ABC News A wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles burned out of control and threatened homes and power lines, but improved firefighting conditions after nightfall slowed its growth and residents who had evacuated were allowed to return, officials said. The fire in ... Evacuations called off as fire north of LA calmsUSA TODAY Hikers reported missing in Powerhouse brush fire found safeLos Angeles Times Wildfire sparked near power stations north of Los AngelesFox News WXIA-TV -Guardian Express all 57 news articles »

American killed fighting for Syrian opposition - Sydney Morning Herald Posted: 31 May 2013 12:22 AM PDT Daily Mail American killed fighting for Syrian opposition Sydney Morning Herald Washington: A 33-year-old American woman and convert to Islam, Nicole Mansfield, was killed in Syria fighting with opposition forces in the country's civil war, her family said on Thursday. "I'm just devastated," the woman's aunt, Monica Mansfield Speelman, ... Flint woman, 33, killed by Syrian government forces, family saysDetroit Free Press US woman dies in Syria fighting for opposition to al-Assad regimeTelegraph.co.uk Syria: American Woman Killed in Fighting With Rebels, Family SaysNew York Times International Business Times -Fox News -Jamestown Sun all 40 news articles »

Cyber threats pose 'stealthy, insidious' danger: defense chief - Reuters Posted: 30 May 2013 10:15 PM PDT U.S. News & World Report Cyber threats pose 'stealthy, insidious' danger: defense chief Reuters By David Alexander. ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT | Fri May 31, 2013 1:57am EDT. ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Friday that cyber threats posed a "quiet, stealthy, insidious" danger to the ... Hagel to broach topic of cyberthreats with ChineseNewsOK.com Local Navy veteran to meet with Chuck Hagel to discuss stopping military sexual ...10News Chuck Hagel's son, Ziller Hagel, has marijuana charges dismissedWashington Post (blog) Honolulu Star-Advertiser -GlobalPost -Columbus Ledger-Enquirer all 62 news articles »

Winfrey to Harvard grads: Learn from your failures - San Jose Mercury News Posted: 30 May 2013 01:57 PM PDT Boston Globe Winfrey to Harvard grads: Learn from your failures San Jose Mercury News CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The invitation from Harvard University caught Oprah Winfrey at a low point. Her new TV network was struggling, branded a flop in the media, when Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust called last year to ask Winfrey to address 2013 ... Oprah Winfrey Receives Honorary Degree at HarvardAceShowbiz Oprah Winfrey to speak at Harvard University commencementNewsday From Oprah at Harvard to JFK at American, graduation's just the commencementWashington Post (blog) Huffington Post -Politico all 123 news articles »

Syria: Geneva peace conference 'the only hope' says WIlliam Hague - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 30 May 2013 11:59 PM PDT NDTV Syria: Geneva peace conference 'the only hope' says WIlliam Hague Telegraph.co.uk William Hague called upon both the Syrian regime and opposition leaders to attend the upcoming Syria peace conference in Geneva. "It is the only hope in the near future of achieving a political solution," he said. The Foreign Secretary told a press conference ... Israel doubts Assad possesses S-300 system, but has good reason to worryHaaretz Russian papers: S-300 delivery to Syria not before 2014Jerusalem Post Assad threatens retaliation against Israeli airstrikes, says he's 'confident in ...National Post Voice of America -Bloomberg -Fox News all 1,790 news articles »