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In Brief | Nation & World 5-24-13

Updated: May 24, 2013 9:22am

IRS replaces official who supervised agents involved in targeting tea party groups

WASHINGTON — Moving quickly to stem a raging controversy, the new acting head of the Internal Revenue...

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Brutal attack in London heightens terror fears

Updated: May 23, 2013 12:05am

LONDON — Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime — shouting political statements, gesturing...

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Updated: May 23, 2013 12:05am

White House: 4 U.S. citizens killed in drone strikes since 2009

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed...

<p>Specialist John Urbanowicz, left, talks with a colleague on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks opened Wednesday slightly higher as investors watched for the latest moves from the Federal Reserve. (Richard Drew/AP Photo)</p>

Stocks fall on news Fed weighed cutting stimulus

Updated: May 23, 2013 12:05am

NEW YORK — The Federal Reserve took financial markets for a ride Wednesday, pushing stock prices up in the morning then sending them down in the afternoon.

Prices surged on congressional...

4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes

Updated: May 22, 2013 7:54pm

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to...