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A view of the National Security Agency's headquarters in Fort Meade, Md.

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NSA's Bulk Collection Of Americans' Phone Data Is Illegal, Appeals Court Rules

1:22pm May 07, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

A three-judge panel said Congress did not intend to give the National Security Agency the authority to collect metadata about Americans' phone records in bulk when lawmakers wrote the Patriot Act.

This patrol is part of a larger Afghan effort called Operation Rescue. It's one of the first large-scale combat operations planned, organized and fought by Afghan forces.

World News

Afghan Army Makes Progress; Will Government Services Follow?

12:43pm May 07, 2015

by Tom Bowman

Afghans are now in charge of the fight against the Taliban. But many civilians remain frustrated over a lack of basic services like water and electricity, which may still fuel support for extremists.

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Saudi Arabia Proposes A 5-Day Truce In Yemen

12:07pm May 07, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Saudi Arabia says the cease-fire will help get much-needed humanitarian aid into Yemen, but the offer is good only if Houthi rebels comply with the deal.

The driver of a truck that crashed during severe weather on Interstate 35 gestures to his rescuers after being cut from the truck in Moore, Okla., on Wednesday.

Tornadoes Rake Oklahoma, Destroying Homes And Injuring 12

11:40am May 07, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The Oklahoma city area was the hardest hit. Meteorologists believe that a line of thunderstorms spawned more than a dozen twisters.

PREPA's Central Palo Seco power station in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The utility's bondholders want to raise rates. That's a challenge when the median income is about half that of Mississippi, yet the U.S. territory's energy costs are among the highest in th

Power Problems: Puerto Rico's Electric Utility Faces Crippling Debt

11:07am May 07, 2015

by Greg Allen

The island's power authority owes $9 billion. Power costs are already high, but bondholders are pushing for rate hikes. That may deter employers, which would further hurt the territory's weak economy.

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World News

World Bank Borrowers Accused Of Funding Unfair Evictions

10:41am May 07, 2015

by Jeanne Baron

The World Bank funds projects around the globe aimed at alleviating poverty. Along the way, people get uprooted. The World Bank has acknowledged "serious shortcomings" in its resettlement practices.

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A baby monkey named Charlotte clings to her mother at the zoo in Oita in southern Japan in this photo released Wednesday by the Mount Takasaki Wild Monkey Park.

World News

Zoo In Japan Reconsiders 'Charlotte' For Name Of Newborn Monkey

10:39am May 07, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Echoing the British royal family's announcement, a Japanese zoo said its newborn macaque also would be called Charlotte, after the name got the most votes in an online poll. Complaints were made.

Prince William and his wife, Catherine, who is the duchess of Cambridge, show their newborn daughter to the media outside the Lindo Wing at St. Mary's Hospital in central London on Saturday.

World News

New British Princess Is Given A Name

10:34am May 07, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Born over the weekend, the baby girl weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and is fourth in line for the British throne.

Gene DeAnna is curator of the National Jukebox project, which is an online collection of more than 10,000 pre-1925 recordings.

A Long Way From Wax Cylinders, Library Of Congress Slowly Joins The Digital Age

10:03am May 07, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Through the library's website, you can listen to the recording of a former slave or millions of other items. But critics say the library needs to move more aggressively to adjust to the digital age.

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Three major Tea Party groups endorsed Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate. DeSantis speaks here in 2013 against Obamacare.

Meet The Tea Party's New Favorite Candidate

10:03am May 07, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Tea Party Republicans are trying to make a comeback and have found one candidate to get behind for the Senate in 2016 — Florida's Ron DeSantis, a former JAG Corps lawyer and Yale baseball captain.