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Al Kazeem too strong for Camelot at Royal Ascot

6:25 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Al Kazeem easily beat Camelot on Wednesday in the Prince of Wales' Stakes, the feature race on day two of the Royal Ascot meeting, underlining the two-time classic winner's decline.

Men disappearing from the workforce

5:04 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Men are disappearing from the workforce, a trend that's been going on for more than half a century.

HPV vaccine reduces cancer virus in girls by 56%

4:56 PM, Jun 19, 2013

The CDC reports a striking decline in the prevalence of HPV infection since vaccination began in 2006.

FBI ends hunt for Jimmy Hoffa remains at Mich. site

4:55 PM, Jun 19, 2013

FBI agents using bulldozer, backhoe began digging in suburban Detroit on Monday.

NTSB urged to reopen review of TWA flight 800 crash

4:52 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Former crash investigators are urging the National Transportation Safety Board to reopen the review of what brought down TWA flight 800 in a fireball in 1996.

Hundreds rally against IRS outside US Capitol

4:47 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Hundreds of people have rallied outside the U.S. Capitol to protest abuses by the Internal Revenue Service.

Mich. dad creates new brand of sports drink for athletes with diabetes

4:05 PM, Jun 19, 2013

When you need something, fathers are more than willing to go the extra mile.

Mueller tells lawmakers FBI has used drones in U.S.

2:26 PM, Jun 19, 2013

FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged Wednesday that the agency has deployed drones to conduct surveillance in the U.S., and that the bureau was developing guidelines for their future law enforcement use.

Ex-Playmate helped boyfriend after he entered U.S. illegally

12:16 PM, Jun 19, 2013

A former Playboy Playmate has admitted helping her Canadian boyfriend after he illegally entered the United States in northern New York last summer.

Another Republican senator announces support of gay marriage

11:54 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she now supports gay marriage, becoming the third Senate Republican to do so.

Disabled mother, child freed in 'modern day slavery case'

10:19 AM, Jun 19, 2013

A disabled mother and her daughter, 6, were discovered being held captive in an Ashland home for two years and the four who kept them there are in custody now.

Police seek men accused of stealing watermelons

10:07 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Police in Beaverton, Oregon have identified two men who they say stole thousands of pounds of watermelons from two WinCo stores in the Portland area.

Deputies: Suspect who died in custody choked on drugs

10:05 AM, Jun 19, 2013

A Bakersfield, California man died Monday night while in the Kern County Sheriff's Department's custody.

August trial set for kidnapping suspect Castro

9:30 AM, Jun 19, 2013

A tentative Aug. 4 trial date has been set for an Ohio man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his home for about a decade.

New video, $65,000 reward in '08 Times Square bombing

9:27 AM, Jun 19, 2013

Authorities are trying to generate leads in the 2008 bombing at a Times Square military recruitment station with new video footage and a higher reward.