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  Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings

  JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington (AP) - An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.

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  UPDATE: Bond set for second suspect

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Bond has been set at more than $10 million for the second of two brothers facing attempted second-degree murder charges in the Mother's Day shooting spree that broke out during a neighborhood parade in new Orleans.

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  AG removed himself from decision to subpoena AP

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department says Attorney General Eric Holder removed himself from a decision to subpoena phone records of The Associated Press.

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  Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

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  Philly abortion doc guilty in 3 babies' deaths

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Philadelphia doctor accused of performing illegal, late-term abortions in a filthy clinic has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies born alive but acquitted in the death of a fourth baby.

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  US government files morning-after pill appeal

  NEW YORK (AP) - The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-minute appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription.

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  Global network of hackers steal $45m from ATMs

  NEW YORK (AP) - The sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours has sent ripples through the security world.

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  Railroads hire many veterans returning from war

  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - As thousands of American soldiers return to the civilian workforce after service in Iraq or Afghanistan, many are finding jobs on the nation's rail lines.

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  Police: Dead Boston bombing suspect buried

  BOSTON (AP) - Police in Worcester , Mass., say the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried outside of the city.

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  Jodi Arias convicted of first-degree murder

  PHOENIX (AP) - Jodi Arias has been convicted of first-degree murder in the brutal stabbing and shooting death of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona.

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  Dodgers' Kemp makes cancer-stricken fan's day

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles center fielder Matt Kemp became an Internet sensation after an impromptu gesture he made toward a cancer-stricken Dodgers fan attending a game at San Francisco's AT&T Park.

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  NEW: Some hospital bills vastly higher for similar care

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is shedding light on the mystery of just how high a hospital bill might go - and whether it's cheaper to get that care across town.

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  Internet sales tax bill faces tough sell in House

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet.

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  FBI: Raid of Minn. home disrupted 'terror attack'

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The FBI says a potential terror attack that it believes was disrupted by a mobile home raid was in its "planning stages" and the target was believed to be in western Minnesota.

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  Women's groups decry appeal on morning-after pill

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration's decision to appeal a court order lifting age limits on purchasers of the morning-after pill set off a storm of criticism from reproductive rights groups, who denounced it as politically motivated and a step backward for women's health.

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  Parents see more food, skin allergies in children

  NEW YORK (AP) - Parents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children, a big government survey found.

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  Medal of Honor Society to honor Newtown educators

  NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - The Congressional Medal of Honor Society plans to honor the six educators killed in the December massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut with its highest civilian award.

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  3 men charged in connection with Boston bomb case

  BOSTON (AP) - Boston police say three more suspects have been taken into custody in the marathon bombings.

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  Lawyer: Former ricin suspect's home is unlivable

  OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Attorneys for a Mississippi man who was briefly charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and others are encouraged by discussions with federal authorities about repairing or replacing their client's home, which was heavily damaged during a search by investigators.

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  Internet sales tax embraced by no-tax Republicans

  WASHINGTON (AP) - You don't see this very often: a majority of Senate Republicans voting to make people who buy stuff on the Internet pay state and local sales taxes.

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  Ricin letters case remains open after charges dropped against Miss. man

  TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - The case of ricin-laced letters remains open after charges were dropped against an Elvis impersonator from Mississippi who has maintained since his arrest last week that he had nothing to do with the case.

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  Obama and Bush, distinct men with policy overlaps

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is preparing for a trip to Texas, where he will attend Thursday's dedication of his predecessor's presidential library.

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  Fed says redesigned $100 bill ready by October

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve says it will begin circulating a redesigned $100 bill this fall, more than two years after its initial target.

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  Ricin suspect released from jail

  OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A federal official says the man charged with sending poison letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a Mississippi judge has been released from jail.

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  EPA again questions Keystone XL pipeline

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency again is raising objections to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would carry oil from western Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast.