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National & World Man claims he is responsible for iconic missing child case

By COLLEEN LONG and JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press Published: May 24, 2012 at 6:50 AM PDT

At the time of the boy's disappearance, the man in custody lived in the same Manhattan neighborhood as Patz. He had been known to detectives for years, but it was unclear what brought them back to him this week. Investigators were still going over details of his story.

National & World Private supply ship flies by space station in test (Photo Gallery)

By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer Published: May 24, 2012 at 8:09 AM PDT

The world's first private supply ship flew tantalizingly close to the International Space Station on Thursday but did not stop, completing a critical test in advance of the actual docking.

National & World Gov't: Food stamp fraud costing taxpayers millions

By SAM HANANEL Associated Press Published: May 24, 2012 at 8:00 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2012 at 9:04 AM PDT

Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash - sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist - and then asking the government for replacement cards.

National & World Fire on U.S. nuclear sub at Maine shipyard hurts 7

By DAVID SHARP, Associated Press Published: May 24, 2012 at 7:47 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2012 at 10:05 AM PDT

Officials are venting smoke and noxious fumes from a nuclear-powered submarine at a Maine shipyard so they can get inside to assess what a fire did to it.

National & World China, North Korea ties hit rough weather

By ALEXA OLESEN Associated Press Published: May 24, 2012 at 7:54 AM PDT

China's leadership is hitting a rough patch with ally North Korea under its new leader Kim Jong Un, as Beijing finds itself wrong-footed in episodes including Pyongyang's rocket launch and the murky detention of Chinese fishing boats.

National & World Mariela Castro blasts 'Cuban Mafia' in Calif. talk

By LISA LEFF Associated Press Published: May 23, 2012 at 8:15 PM PDT

The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro had some blunt words Wednesday for Cuban-Americans who support economic and travel restrictions between the U.S. and her country, saying "a Cuban Mafia" made up of DemigrDes "who have no scruples" are holding the American people hostage.

National & World Clinton: US wars with al-Qaida on the web

By KIMBERLY DOZIER AP Intelligence Writer Published: May 23, 2012 at 10:01 PM PDT

The State Department has launched a different sort of raid against al-Qaida, engaging in a cat and mouse game to replace anti-American al-Qaida ads on Yemeni tribal websites.

National & World Marshals: 'Mountain man' didn't turn self in

By MATT VOLZ Associated Press Published: May 23, 2012 at 8:11 PM PDT

A former "mountain man" known for kidnapping a world-class athlete years ago didn't turn himself in on federal drug charges as previously reported, but was captured as the result of "old-fashioned police work," the U.S. Marshals Service said Wednesday.

National & World Pakistan convicts doctor who helped find bin Laden

By RIAZ KHAN and CHRIS BRUMMITT Associated Press Published: May 23, 2012 at 4:21 PM PDT

A doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden was convicted Wednesday of conspiring against the state and sentenced to 33 years in prison, adding new strains to an already deeply troubled relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan.

National & World Unabomber submits update to Harvard alumni book

By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press Published: May 23, 2012 at 3:17 PM PDT

Harvard alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates - including Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber.

National & World Romney oil adviser also a big super PAC donor

By STEPHEN BRAUN Associated Press Published: May 23, 2012 at 7:55 AM PDT Last Updated: May 24, 2012 at 10:03 AM PDT

Oklahoma oil billionaire Harold Hamm didn't wait long to make a nearly $1 million donation to a group supporting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney after he became one of Romney's top energy advisers in March. Just weeks after Hamm joined the Romney campaign, he gave $985,000 to a pro-Romney super PAC, according to campaign reports.

National & World Obama team trumpets new polling on gay marriage

By JULIE PACE Associated Press Published: May 23, 2012 at 2:49 PM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2012 at 4:01 PM PDT

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is beginning to express some confidence that the president's historic, yet politically risky, embrace of gay marriage may not hurt him in the November election.

National & World Man breaks into TV station, stabs 2 workers

By Associated Press Published: May 23, 2012 at 12:00 PM PDT

A man wielding a knife broke into a Kansas television station Wednesday morning and stabbed two sales employees.

National & World Pakistani who helped U.S. find Bin Laden is sentenced to prison

By Associated Press Published: May 23, 2012 at 8:51 AM PDT

A Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden was convicted of high treason Wednesday and sentenced to 33 years in prison, officials said, a verdict that is likely to further strain the country's relationship with Washington.

National & World Secret Service boss: 'I apologize'

By LAURIE KELLMAN and ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press Published: May 23, 2012 at 8:13 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2012 at 10:21 AM PDT

Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan has apologized for the conduct of employees caught up on a Colombia prostitution scandal.

National & World Crooks botch huge chip heist at Bellagio in Las Vegas

By KEN RITTER Associated Press Published: May 23, 2012 at 8:02 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2012 at 10:20 AM PDT

A hapless bandit lost his wig, sunglasses and $115,000 worth of casino chips when security wrestled him to the floor during a botched weekend heist at a posh Vegas Strip resort, authorities said Monday.

National & World Moon chips from Vegas casino mogul sent to NASA

By KEN RITTER Associated Press Published: May 23, 2012 at 7:50 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2012 at 10:21 AM PDT

It's been a long, strange trip for what appears to be several tiny chips of lunar rock that found their way into a casino mogul's hands after being collected by the first men on the moon.

National & World Army getting more selective on recruits, re-enlistments

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Published: May 23, 2012 at 8:03 AM PDT Last Updated: May 23, 2012 at 1:11 PM PDT

In sharp contrast to the peak years of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the Army last year took in no recruits with misconduct convictions or drug or alcohol issues, according to internal documents obtained by The Associated Press.

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