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Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90

MIAMI (AP) - Country singer Slim Whitman has died at the age of 90 in Florida.

NSA: Dozens of attacks prevented

(NBC NEWS) -- We are learning more about the efforts of the national security agency at its controversial surveillance program.

Back on her feet

ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) -- Ireland Nugent took her first steps in her new prosthetic legs and feet that will allow the two and a half year old to take them home from a rebound from an accident that nearly took her life.

Mother of murder victim asks for public's help finding killer

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia (WAVY) -- On April 30, 2013, Kerry Seawright got the devastating news her son, Raymond Seawright, was dead.

Biden: Obama team not giving up on gun legislation

WASHINGTON (USA TODAY) -- Vice President Biden said Tuesday the Obama administration will continue fighting for a "rational gun policy," more than six months after a mass killing at an elementary school and two months after a major reversal in Congress.

Farm bill pits dairy farmers against processors

WASHINGTON (Gannett) -- A battle pitting dairy producers against processors will play out on the House floor as early as Wednesday as lawmakers debate a controversial proposal to limit the supply of milk when there's too much on the market.

Who will be The Voice?

(NBC NEWS) -- The performances are all complete and tonight, the winner of NBC's "The Voice" will be revealed.

Maria Guadalupe Munoz recently celebrated her 107th birthday

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) An El Paso, Texas woman is celebrating a huge milestone, something most of us can only dream of achieving. Maria Guadalupe Mu?oz recently turned 107 years old. She may very well be El Paso's oldest resident.

NSA surveillance

(NBC NEWS) -- As President Obama sits down with Russia's President in Ireland, former CIA employee Edward Snowden claims the U.S. may have helped Britain spy on his predecessor and other delegates - at the G-20 Summit in 2009.

6 ways to lower blood pressure

(KPRC) -- One in three Americans will have high blood pressure sometime in their lifetime.

Court strikes down voter ID law

(NBC NEWS) -- The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a victory Monday to voting rights advocates who have been fighting a number of recent state laws they say make it more difficult to vote.

More NSA accusations

Workers exploited?

(NBC NEWS) -- Immigration and homeland security agents raided more than a dozen 7-11 convenience stores in New York and Virginia this morning.

Ancient treatment for concussions

(WKYC) -- Each week, 17-year-old Andrea Ellison gets a few needles inserted into her skin. She's trying acupuncture to helprecover from a concussion that happened more than two years ago.

Triumphant return

Galveston, Texas (KPRC) -- The Carnival Triumph docked at the Port of Galveston Monday morning.

Army veteran fights to keep his wife in the country

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KSNV) -- A Las Vegas family has been thrust to center stage of the immigration debate by Nevada Senator Harry Reid.

Pool precautions

(NBC NEWS) -- "The concern is some of the chemicals that are in the sunscreen could cause problems," explains pediatrician Dr. Jim Fortenberry.

Authorities hopeful latest search will turn up Jimmy Hoffa's remains

DETROIT (Detroit Free Press) -- Calling Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance "an open wound" for Detroit, officials say they're hopeful a dig in northern Oakland County, Mich., will turn up the body of the former Teamsters boss.

After 30 years behind bars, DNA test clears Missouri man of rape

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) -- A Missouri man who spent three decades in prison for rape he didn't commit is now a free man.

Teen cyclist killed on charity ride

ARLINGTON, Washington (KING) -- A cyclist participating in the Ride to Conquer Cancer died in an accident in Arlington, Washington Sunday.

Behind the fire line

EL PASO COUNTY, Colorado (KUSA) -- Firefighters are reporting more progress against the largest wildfire in Colorado history.

NFL announces bag ban

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) -- The NFL announced some big security changes that will impact fans going to Chiefs games this season.

NSA: Safety vs. privacy

(NBC NEWS) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he's no fan of President Obama but wishes the government had the NSA;s database phone and internet records 12 years ago: "We might have been able to prevent 9/11," said Former Vice President Dick Cheney.

Summer surfing risks

(NBC NEWS) -- A new report shows most parents aren't doing enough to keep up with what their kids are doing online.

Washington State marijuana growers weigh-in on new cannabis labeling laws

SEATTLE, Washington (KING) -- What will marijuana sold in stores look like?

Jet with President GW Bush makes emergency landing

DALLAS (AP) - A private jet that had former President George W. Bush on board made an emergency landing after the smell of smoke was reported in the cockpit.

Ford puts robots in the driver's seat

DETROIT (USA TODAY) -- Rigorous durability tests have lead Ford to start using the world's first robot-driven tester. Officials say it gives drivers a break from the toughest, most dangerous testing.

Obama takes economic, foreign policy agenda to UK

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama is taking a security, foreign policy and economic agenda to Northern Ireland for a meeting with heads of the leading industrial nations.

IRS supervisor in DC scrutinized tea party cases

WASHINGTON (AP) - An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished for more than a year without action.

Obama chooses lawyer as Guantanamo closure envoy

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has chosen a high-powered Washington lawyer with an extensive government experience to be the State Department's new special envoy for closing down the prison at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.