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Italian Romance Icon Fabio Becomes U.S. Citizen

8:36am March 18, 2016

The Italian-born romance novel cover model joined nearly 6,000 others from 140 countries at LA Convention Center this week to take the Oath of Allegiance to become an American citizen.

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Federal Judge Retires As 'Bad Lapse In Judgment' With 16-Year-Old Surfaces

6:50am March 18, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

The chief judge of the federal district court in Washington retired under a disability statute, the same day a Utah woman sued him over sexual relations they had in 1981, when she was 16.

One social media misstep from Snoop Dogg; inadvertent fame for a tiny Romanian village.

Snoop Dogg Makes Romanian Village Famous With Instagram Mistake

9:44pm March 17, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The rapper presumably meant to tag his location as Bogotá, Colombia, but instead checked in at Bogata, Romania, a small village which had some fun with the mistake.

People watch a TV screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul on Tuesday.

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North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles Off Its East Coast

8:36pm March 17, 2016

by Elise Hu

The latest missile firing comes amid heightened tensions on the peninsula, following wide international condemnation for the North's January nuclear test.

The 74-year-old daughter of the late Philadelphia crime boss Angelo Bruno still lives in the family home. There's

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Committee Rejects Philly Mob Boss' Home As Historical Landmark

8:31pm March 17, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Angelo Bruno, known as the "Gentle Don," ran the Philadelphia Mafia in the 1960s and 1970s. He was shot and killed outside of his home in 1980.

Politics & Government

Missouri Victory Gives Clinton A Belated Mega Tuesday Sweep

7:46pm March 17, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

The Democrat eked out a slim victory of just 1,531 votes over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who said he wouldn't ask for a recount in the state's primary.

Mom and baby orcas swim together at Aquatica by SeaWorld, San Diego's Shamu Stadium in 2014. Kalia, a 10-year-old orca, gave birth to the calf under the care of SeaWorld's zoological team.

SeaWorld Agrees To End Captive Breeding Of Killer Whales

6:37pm March 17, 2016

by Greg Allen

In an agreement with The Humane Society of the United States, the theme park will also phase out the use of the giant marine mammals in theatrical shows.

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Politics & Government

House Endorses Anti-Obama Lawsuit Over Deportations

6:33pm March 17, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Republican members of Congress are intervening in a lawsuit in Texas over President Obama's executive actions on immigration. They argue that he can't block deportations that the law requires.

Greg Stewart is executive director of Beauvoir, the former Biloxi, Miss., home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Stewart wants to preserve the Mississippi state flag with its Confederate emblem. "When you're asking me to take it down because those

National

Reverence And Rage: Southerners Battle Over Relics Of The Confederacy

6:23pm March 17, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

After the killing of nine African-Americans in a South Carolina church last year, there's been a renewed push to take down Confederate symbols across the South. Still, not everyone agrees.

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"One of the most puzzling arguments that I've heard from [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell and some other Republicans is this notion that the American people should decide" the next Supreme Court justice," Obama told NPR's Nina Totenberg Thursday.

Merrick Garland Heads To Capitol Hill For What Could Be A Futile Exercise

6:20pm March 17, 2016

by Jessica Taylor

Republicans remain steadfast in their refusal to consider any nominee to the Supreme Court during an election year. President Obama told NPR that argument is "puzzling."