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MIAMI (Reuters) – U.S. military prosecutors have filed new charges against the self-described mastermind of the September 11 attacks in 2001, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four alleged co-conspirators held at the Guantanamo detention camp. Full Story »
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Rising waters forced evacuations in Minot, North Dakota, on Tuesday as officials in South Dakota raced to finish levees to protect the state capital and other cities from the swollen Missouri River. Full Story »
Reuters CAPE CANAVERAL (Reuters) - The shuttle Endeavour crew closed the payload bay doors in preparation for a scheduled landing early on Wednesday, as sister ship Atlantis neared the launch pad for the shuttle program's final flight. Full Story »
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Bernice King, the daughter of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., has left a suburban Atlanta megachurch that has been at the center of a recent sex controversy, and plans to start her own ministry. Full Story »
Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - He said he was considering himself, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, then Illinois Senate President Emil Jones, Congressman Danny Davis and a yet to be determined African American war hero. Full Story »
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - Thousands of jellyfish washed up on Florida's east coast over the Memorial holiday weekend, stinging swimmers and thwarting beachgoers. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fighter jets escorted a United Airlines plane back to Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., after a fight broke out between a pair of passengers on the flight bound for Ghana, officials said on Tuesday. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - DC Comics will reset the dial by renumbering its lineup of superhero comics when it releases 52 issues tagged No. 1, starting with its famed Justice League series, the company said on Tuesday. Full Story »
JOPLIN, Mo (Reuters) - The tent hospital erected to replace the medical center destroyed by the tornado that tore through here on May 22 is up and running with an operating room, beds for dozens of patients, an imaging center and lab. Full Story »
BUCKLAND, Mass (Reuters) - A former Connecticut man was sentenced on Tuesday to 45 years in prison followed by a life term of parole for making and distributing child pornography during his abuse of an eight-year old girl several years ago. Full Story »
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Two Arizona toddlers have been struck and killed by cars driven by their parents in separate incidents in Tucson and Phoenix, police said on Tuesday. Full Story »
Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois state legislators passed a historic gambling expansion bill on Tuesday that would bring a casino to the city of Chicago. Full Story »
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois General Assembly sent Governor Pat Quinn legislation on Tuesday that is aimed at modernizing the state's electric grid. Full Story »
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - A Southwest Airlines flight on route from Sacramento to Portland returned to the airport on Tuesday after the flight crew heard a loud noise from one of the plane's engines, an airline spokeswoman said. Full Story »
Japan underestimated the tsunami hazard for its nuclear plants, a U.N. nuclear safety team in Japan said on Wednesday in a summary of its report on the nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Full Story »
Wall Street bulls took the upper hand with a 1 percent rally on Tuesday as hopes for a new plan to deal with Greece's debt crisis relieved some investor worry, but grim economic data suggested more hurdles ahead as the S&P; 500 closed out its worst month since August. Full Story »
Six months after Republicans alarmed Democrats with a midterm election wave, President Barack Obama has shaken off the jitters and found his political footing despite sluggish economic growth and deep public anxiety about the direction of the country. Full Story »
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