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NATO summit gives Chicago coveted global spotlight

In this Oct. 14, 2011 file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, greets South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his wife Kim Yoon-Ok on their arrival at O'Hare International Airport for a visit to Chicago. Emanuel and the city will be in the international spotlight when it hosts the NATO summit May 20-21, 2012. Myung-bak is among the 50 heads of state expected to attend. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)

CHICAGO (AP) — The famous skyline is etched with distinctive buildings. The downtown boasts a vibrant cultural district. And the stunning lakefront and art-filled parks attract thousands of visitors every day.

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NY autopsy Thursday for RFK Jr.’s estranged wife

This Sept. 18, 2008 file photo shows Mary Richardson Kennedy,  the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  in New York. An attorney on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said Mary Kennedy has been found dead on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s property in Bedford, N.Y.  (AP Photo/Andy Kropa, File)

BEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead at the family property Wednesday.

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2 US Navy ships collide in Pacific; no injuries

This undated image provided by the U.S. Navy shows the amphibious assault ship USS Essex underway in the Pacific Ocean. The Essex and a refueling tanker, the USNS Yukon, collided in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday May 16,2012, but there were no injuries and no fuel spills, the 3rd Fleet said. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joe Kane)
This undated image provided by the U.S. Navy shows the amphibious assault ship USS Essex underway in the Pacific Ocean. The Essex and a refueling tanker, the USNS Yukon, collided in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday May 16,2012, but there were no injuries and no fuel spills, the 3rd Fleet said. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joe Kane)

SAN DIEGO (AP) — An 844-foot-long U.S. Navy assault ship collided with a refueling tanker Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, causing damage to both ships, but there were no injuries or fuel spills, military officials said.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

As war crimes trial for Ratko Mladic begins, the former general still evokes outrage

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Questions linger for family of bride found stabbed

This surveillance photo taken Friday, May 11, 2012 and provided by the Burbank Police Department, shows Estrella Carrera, 26, of Burbank, Ill., walking out of a restaurant during her wedding celebration. Estrella was found stabbed to death in her bathtub shortly after she and her husband, Arnoldo Jimenez, 32, celebrated their wedding with friends. Jimenez is accused of first-degree murder in the slaying and the subject of a manhunt by the FBI and 32 law enforcement agencies. (AP Photo/Burbank Police Department)

CHICAGO (AP) — Hours after police found Estrella Carrera stabbed to death in her bathtub, still clad in the silver sequined cocktail dress she wore to celebrate her wedding to her on-and-off boyfriend, her family received a haunting phone call from the groom’s sister.

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