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Huge search underway for missing Iowa teen

This photo provided by The Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Kathlynn Shepard, 15. Authorities said Tuesday, May 21, 2013, a man suspected of abducting Shepard and a 12-year-old girl from a bus stop in central Iowa has been found dead, but a search continues for Shepard. Authorities said the 12-year-old girl was able to escape and ran to a nearby rural residence for help. (AP Photo/Iowa Department of Public Safety)Police say a man who is suspected of taking her and another girl was found dead.

Coast Guardsman admits desertion in Hawaii

Russell Matthews spent three months camping in the mountains of Oahu.

FBI identifies Benghazi suspects, but no arrests yet

FILE - This Sept. 13, 2012 file photo shows a cameraman filming one of U.S. consulate burnt out offices after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya. The U.S. has identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and have enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists _ but not enough proof to try them in a U.S. civilian criminal court, the process the Obama administration prefers, U.S. officials said. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)Authorities say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force.

Man pleads guilty in Picasso vandalism case

FILE - This file photo provided by the Harris County, Texas, Sheriff's Department shows Uriel Landeros. Landeros, accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in an act that was caught on cellphone video, has pleaded guilty in exchange for a two-year prison sentence. Landeros had faced felony graffiti and criminal mischief charges accusing him of spray-painting "Woman in a Red Armchair" at the Menil Collection in Houston. (AP Photo/Harris County Sheriff, File)He was accused of damaging a painting in a Houston museum, an act caught on cellphone video.

Gay teen faces charges for contact with underage girlfriend

In this photo made available by the Hunt family, Kaitlyn Hunt and her father Steve in Vero Beach, Fla., Monday May 20, 2013. Kaitlyn, 18, was expelled from school for dating and having sex with her 14-year-old girlfriend, who was a fellow player on her basketball team. Hunt was arrested and charged with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery on a child 12 to 16 years. (AP Photo/Hunt Family, HO)An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader is facing felony charges that she had sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend.

Senate panel approves weapons for Syrian rebels

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-old civil war.

IRS' Lerner refuses to testify before Congress

Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea partyShe's under scrutiny for targeting conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status.

'I just felt totally helpless’

Damage along May Avenue in South Oklahoma CityAnthony Connel could only watch as the tornado destroyed his home.

And Super Bowl 50 goes to ...

In this artist drawing provided by the San Francisco 49ers, the proposed 49ers stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. is shown. NFL owners will vote on the sites of the 50th and 51st Super Bowls on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at their spring meetings. The San Francisco area, where the new stadium is being built in Santa Clara, and South Florida are competing for the the 50th edition, to be held in February 2016. The loser in that bidding will go against Houston to host the 51st game the following year.(AP Photo/San Francisco 49ers) NO SALESHint: It would be a good year for the 49ers to win it all.

Police defend officer who shot N.Y. college student

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME -- In this photo copied from the 2010 Sleepy Hollow High School yearbook, high school student Andrea Rebello is shown. Police said Rebello, a junior at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., was shot and killed Friday, May 17, 2013, during a break-in near the college campus. (AP Photo/Sleepy Hollow High School)The only person responsible is the gunman, a union president says.

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