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MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – The rapidly rising Souris River poured over flood defenses in Minot, North Dakota on Wednesday, overwhelming efforts to delay the deluge and forcing the immediate evacuation of thousands of homes. Full Story »
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Jury selection began on Wednesday in the trial of five police officers accused of shooting and killing of two people and wounding of four others days after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. Full Story »
Reuters SAN DIEGO, Calif (Reuters) - A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot dead a Mexican man on the California-Mexico border, U.S. and Mexican authorities said on Wednesday. Full Story »
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The death toll from last month's devastating tornado in Joplin, Missouri, has risen to 156, the city said on Wednesday. Full Story »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A small newspaper in north central Arkansas is considering changing its policy on obituaries after a local man complained that the Batesville Daily Guard discriminated against him for being gay. Full Story »
Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses remained without power in the Midwest on Wednesday, a day after severe weather tore through the region and parts of the South. Full Story »
Reuters ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A research chemist testified on Wednesday that he found evidence of gasoline in air samples from Casey Anthony's car trunk but nothing to indicate that a dead body had been stored there. Full Story »
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona jury on Wednesday found self-help guru James Arthur Ray guilty of negligent homicide in the deaths of three people who fell ill at a sweat lodge ceremony he conducted nearly two years ago. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An unusual coalition of Jews and Muslims filed suit on Wednesday to block a November voter referendum seeking to ban male circumcision in San Francisco. Full Story »
SANTA FE (Reuters) - The New Mexico Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled unanimously that the state's new Republican governor overstepped her authority by vetoing most of the money the legislature approved for a low-income housing program. Full Story »
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - The New York state Senate appeared close to a vote on legalizing same-sex marriage after legislative leaders said on Wednesday they were reviewing proposals to strengthen protections for religious groups. Full Story »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - Elvis has entered the building at the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Center. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former longtime head of a New York State pro-choice organization has admitted to using the group's funds to pay for personal perks, including a vacation home and designer clothes, Manhattan prosecutors said on Wednesday. Full Story »
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered officials in Chicago to stop implementing work rules at the city's convention center that were imposed last year to reduce costs and make Chicago competitive for trade shows. Full Story »
The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose detention in April ignited an international uproar, was released on bail Wednesday under conditions likely to keep the outspoken critic of Communist Party controls silent for now. Full Story »
Stocks dropped on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut its forecasts for U.S. economic growth this year and next, without hinting at further plans for stimulus. Full Story »
By Ron Fournier National Journal Don't kid yourself. President Obama's decision to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan before he stands for re-election is not driven by the United States' "position of strength" in the war zone as much as it … Full Story »
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