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• Injured Giffords staffer returns to work
• Official: White House to lift ban on military suicide condolences
• Jury selection to begin in perjury trial of baseball's Roger Clemens
• Government to argue for forced medication of Loughner
• Facebook to make 'awesome' announcement
• Flights delayed as dust storm hits Phoenix area
• 'Idol' Pia Toscano to release debut single next week
• Japan to conduct nuclear plant 'stress tests' after epic earthquake
• Somali terror suspect brought to US after being detained overseas
• Mauritanian military attacks al Qaeda group
• South Sudan to bring big changes
• Trial begins in classroom killing of 15-year-old gay student
• Syrian activist offers account of abduction, beatings
• Russian airliners targeted by 'laser hooligans'
• Celebrated modern artist Cy Twombly dies at 83
• No resolution of Minnesota government shutdown in sight
• $3 million bail set for suspect in 1957 slaying
• High-ranking Myanmar diplomat seeks asylum in U.S.
• Analysts: Anthony jury troubled by no cause of death, other factors

Injured Giffords staffer returns to work Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:50 PM PDT Ron Barber was standing near U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords when a gunman shot the congresswoman in the head at January's meet-and-greet event in Tucson.

Official: White House to lift ban on military suicide condolences Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:50 PM PDT The Obama administration has reversed a White House policy of not sending condolence letters to the next-of-kin of service members who commit suicide, a senior administration official confirmed in a statement to CNN.

Jury selection to begin in perjury trial of baseball's Roger Clemens Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:49 PM PDT Jury selection begins Wednesday in the perjury trial of baseball legend Roger Clemens.

Government to argue for forced medication of Loughner Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:37 PM PDT The federal government has until Wednesday evening to argue that the forced medication of Tucson shooting defendant Jared Loughner should continue.

Facebook to make 'awesome' announcement Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:32 PM PDT Facebook has scheduled a Wednesday news conference to announce the launch of what it termed "something awesome."

Flights delayed as dust storm hits Phoenix area Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:21 PM PDT A massive dust storm enveloped areas of Arizona on Tuesday night, causing low visibility and delaying flights in and out of the state's largest airport.

'Idol' Pia Toscano to release debut single next week Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:17 PM PDT Former "American Idol" contestant Pia Toscano has signed a record deal with Interscope Records and will release her debut single next week, the label said Wednesday.

Japan to conduct nuclear plant 'stress tests' after epic earthquake Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:53 PM PDT Japan will conduct "stress tests" on all its nuclear plants, officials said Wednesday.

Somali terror suspect brought to US after being detained overseas Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:33 PM PDT An indictment unsealed in New York Tuesday provides further evidence of links between al Qaeda affiliates in Somalia and Yemen, a growing concern to counter-terrorism officials.

Mauritanian military attacks al Qaeda group Posted: 05 Jul 2011 09:02 PM PDT The Mauritanian army responded to an attack Tuesday by a terrorist group aligned with al Qaeda by mounting a counterattack in northeastern Mauritania that killed about 20 members of the group and captured nine others, military sources told CNN.

South Sudan to bring big changes Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:29 PM PDT Sudan will drop in size by one quarter and lose 8 million people from its population when the state of South Sudan comes into being in a few days, a Sudanese official said Tuesday.

Trial begins in classroom killing of 15-year-old gay student Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:25 PM PDT Jurors heard opening statements Tuesday in the murder trial of a teenager who is accused of gunning down a gay classmate execution-style in their Southern California junior high school classroom in 2008.

Syrian activist offers account of abduction, beatings Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:22 PM PDT He says it is not safe to communicate through Twitter.

Russian airliners targeted by 'laser hooligans' Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:05 PM PDT In a series of potentially serious incidents, aviation officials in Russia say, two commercial airliners have been targeted with laser pointers while landing at a Moscow airport.

Celebrated modern artist Cy Twombly dies at 83 Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:01 PM PDT Celebrated and enigmatic American modern artist Cy Twombly died in Rome Tuesday. He was 83.

No resolution of Minnesota government shutdown in sight Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:57 PM PDT Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton said he thinks he and legislators are out of "good" options in the battle to bring Minnesota's government out of a shutdown that's been in place since Friday morning, though he remains "committed."

$3 million bail set for suspect in 1957 slaying Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:55 PM PDT A Seattle-area judge has set bail for a former police officer and veteran at $3 million in the cold-case killing of a little girl in Illinois more than five decades ago.

High-ranking Myanmar diplomat seeks asylum in U.S. Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:48 PM PDT The second-highest-ranking diplomat at the embassy of Myanmar in Washington has defected and wants to seek asylum in the United States.

Analysts: Anthony jury troubled by no cause of death, other factors Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:45 PM PDT The lack of a cause of death, a lengthy trial and the possibility that Caylee Anthony's death was accidental were probably factors in the acquittal of her mother, Casey, on the most serious charges, according to attorneys and analysts.

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