ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death after a violent confrontation with an FBI agent.
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MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Communities in the tornado-prone Midwest are increasingly building “safe rooms” in public schools. But this week’s deadly tornado near Oklahoma City highlights how storm protection in the nation’s schools is inconsistent.
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve took financial markets for a ride Wednesday, pushing stock prices up in the morning then sending them down in afternoon.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The next mayor of Los Angeles was able to defeat a fellow Democrat by depicting her as a pawn of utility union bosses in the city long friendly to labor, an outcome expected to echo beyond California as unions nationwide face threats to their clout.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico children could win a trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom or ride in a hot air balloon with Gov. Susana Martinez under a program that state officials hope will encourage students to read when they aren’t in school.