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Lawyers call on Defense Department to intervene at Gitmo prison camp

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:40:47 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- Military lawyers say they have appealed to the Obama administration to intervene in the detention of former CIA captives now held at Guantanamo.

British gov't weighs options for Syrian rebels

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:58 -0400

LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- World leaders need to consider "every way" possible to increase the pressure on the Syrian president, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Wednesday.

Fatal FBI shooting in Orlando linked to Boston bomb suspect

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:23:33 -0400

ORLANDO, Fla., May 22 (UPI) -- A central Florida man shot and killed by an FBI agent in Orlando had links to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, and attacked the agent, the FBI said.

Kardashian shower invitation features music box

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:14:45 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- Guests to Kim Kardashian's baby shower received invitations in music boxes that play "Hey Mama," a song by the child's father, U.S. rapper Kanye West, TMZ said.

Existing home sales rose in April

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:14:07 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- Limited inventories and tight credit are hobbling U.S. home sales, a trade group in Washington said Wednesday.

IRS official Lois Lerner pleads the Fifth, denies wrongdoing

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:11:36 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Internal Revenue Service official who revealed IRS conservative-group targeting declined to answer lawmaker questions Wednesday.

'Modern Vampires of the City' tops U.S. album chart

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:04:37 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- Vampire Weekend's "Modern Vampires of the City" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.

'Israel wants to keep Assad in power'

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:59:18 -0400

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 22 (UPI) -- Middle Eastern politics are notorious for their Byzantine twists and conspiracy theories, but Israeli leaders seem to be sending some strange and contradictory signals to Syria these days.

EU wary of selective justice in Georgia

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:37 -0400

BRUSSELS, May 22 (UPI) -- European officials said they would keep close tabs on legal proceedings against former Georgian political leaders accused of corruption.

British TV actor Richard Thorp dead at 81

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:10 -0400

LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- British television actor Richard Thorp, who played Alan Turner on "Emmerdale" for more than 30 years, has died, the show's producers said.

Man finds 1938 Superman comic in wall of house

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:44:05 -0400

ELBOW LAKE, Minn., May 22 (UPI) -- A Minnesota remodeler said the comic book -- Superman's first appearance -- he found in the walls of a home is worth 10 times what he paid for the house.

[VIDEO] Chris Brown gets in another car crash in LA

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:42:29 -0400

Chris Brown gets in his second automobile accident of the year while reportedly driving to a studio in Los Angeles, Calif.

Michigan judge faces misconduct charges for affair with litigant

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:53 -0400

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 22 (UPI) -- A Michigan judge accused of misconduct testified at a hearing he lusted after a woman who had a child support case before him.

Religious group sued over loudspeaker protests in Philadelphia

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:59 -0400

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Liberty Place sued the Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge for "preaching hate" near its entrance in Philadelphia.

Obama expected to address drone justification, achievements

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:35:52 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- President Obama is expected to discuss Thursday at the National Defense University is justification for drone strikes and what they achieved, observers said.

ICC appoints judges to Kenyan cases

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:35:36 -0400

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, May 22 (UPI) -- The ICC announced a decision to appoint two separate panels to serve as judges in cases against the Kenyan president and vice president.

Retail week posts marginal gains

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:44 -0400

NEW YORK, May 22 (UPI) -- U.S. retail receipts rose marginally in the week after two consecutive weeks of declines, the International Council of Shopping Centers said Wednesday.

Moore mayor calls for all new homes to have storm shelters

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:25:41 -0400

MOORE, Okla., May 22 (UPI) -- The mayor of Moore, Okla., said Wednesday storm shelters should be required in all new homes following the killer tornado that tore the community apart.

Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger play Bonnie and Clyde in miniseries

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:55 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 22 (UPI) -- The miniseries "Bonnie & Clyde," starring Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger as the American crime duo, is to be simulcast on History, Lifetime and A&E.

Chicago Jesuits settle priest abuse case for $19.6 million

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:11:11 -0400

CHICAGO, May 22 (UPI) -- Six men who charge they were victims of former priest Donald McGuire have settled a sex abuse lawsuit against Chicago Jesuits for $19.6 million.

Confederate flag prank outside N.C. high school causes distress

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:07:59 -0400

PFAFFTOWN, N.C., May 22 (UPI) -- A Confederate flag displayed outside a North Carolina high school was taken down after students, parents and others complained, a school spokesman said.

DRC violence intolerable, peace envoy says

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:15 -0400

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 22 (UPI) -- Conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is taking an intolerable toll on the civilian population, peace envoy Mary Robinson said.

Del Porto withdraws from French Open

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:49:46 -0400

PARIS, May 22 (UPI) -- Juan Martin del Potro withdrew from the French Open Wednesday, joining Andy Murray as Top 10 players who will miss this year's second major tennis tournament.

Three may face federal charges for jumping on manatees

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:47:56 -0400

COCOA BEACH, Fla., May 22 (UPI) -- Three men could face federal wildlife abuse charges after a video showed a man jumping onto two manatees in a South Florida canal, officials say.

IMF Director Lagarde expected to be charged

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:44:56 -0400

PARIS, May 22 (UPI) -- A French court is expected to charge International Monetary Fund director Christine Lagarde with misuse of public funds, a French newspaper said.