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Signs mount of possible Israeli invasion of Gaza

Signs mount of possible Israeli invasion of Gaza
By AMY TEIBEL and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli aircraft pummeled rocket launching operations of Gaza militants on Friday, and as troops, tanks and armored personnel carriers massed near the Palestinian territory, signaling a ground invasion might be growing near. Fighting

Abandoned boy meets Texas fireman who saved him

Abandoned boy meets Texas fireman who saved him
By ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - A Texas boy abandoned at a fire station as an infant got a special wish for his 10th birthday: meeting the firefighter who saved him. On Thursday evening, Koregan Quintanilla celebrated his recent birthday by meeting Arlington

CIA deputy: Rice got initial assessment on Libya

CIA deputy: Rice got initial assessment on Libya
By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Five days after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice described what precipitated the deadly incident based on initial intelligence that later proved incorrect, the deputy CIA director told Congress on

Tenn. GOP congressman's ex-wife had 2 abortions

Tenn. GOP congressman's ex-wife had 2 abortions
By ERIK SCHELZIGAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, who opposes abortion rights, testified during divorce proceedings that he and his former wife made a mutual decision for her to have two abortions, according to divorce transcripts released Thursday

Adobe unveils new technology to insert video ads

Adobe unveils new technology to insert video ads
NEW YORK (AP) - Adobe Systems Inc. has added new tools to insert advertisements into online video content. The new tools are part of Project Primetime, Adobe's service for distributing video on computers, smartphones and other Internet-connected devices. A new ad-insertion tool called

GOP-led states start warming up to health care law

GOP-led states start warming up to health care law
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - From the South to the heartland, cracks are appearing in the once-solid wall of Republican resistance to President Barack Obama's health care law. Ahead of a federal deadline Friday for states to declare their intentions,

BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged

BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged
By MICHAEL KUNZELMANAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thursday as the oil giant agreed to plead guilty to a raft of charges in the deadly Gulf of Mexico spill and pay a record $4.5 billion, including the biggest criminal fine in U.S. history. Three BP

BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged

BP agrees to pay $4.5B; 3 employees charged
By MICHAEL KUNZELMANAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A day of reckoning arrived for BP on Thursday as the oil giant agreed to plead guilty to a raft of charges in the deadly Gulf of Mexico spill and pay a record $4.5 billion, including the biggest criminal fine in U.S. history. Three BP

Stocks close lower after weak retail reports

Stocks close lower after weak retail reports
By STEVE ROTHWELLAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stock indexes closed lower Thursday, a third straight decline, after U.S. retailers issued weak forecasts for earnings and more people filed claims for unemployment benefits. Wal-Mart, Ross Stores and Limited Brands, the owner of Victoria'