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House passes bill on lying about military medals
WASHINGTON (AP) -- People who falsely claim they have received a military medal in order to obtain money or government benefits could face up to a year in jail under legislation that easily passed the House Monday.......

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AUDIO The Whopper: Four Grand For Water
Think you'd be surprised to get a water bill of over $4,000? Lisa and Bob Joyce of Munroe Falls sure were, as chronicled in Bob Dyer's Akron Beacon Journal column…
Akron Fire Leaves Five Homeless
The Red Cross is helping a family of five left homeless by a house fire in Akron Sunday night. The fire in the home in the 500 block of Whitney…
Gas Prices On The Upswing
After weeks of sliding downward the onset of summer is helping to driving local gasoline prices up again, just within reach of the busy Memorial Day travel weekend. GasBuddy.com reports…
Stepp Sues Medina Schools
Still on-suspension Medina school chief Randy Stepp's heading to court, filing suit against the school district for defamation of character and dumping his lucrative renewal deal. Taxpayers in Medina went…

Former Philadelphia Cop Faces Rape Charge, $60M Bail

Hemera/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) -- A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and invited by the vice president to attend a presidential address to Congress now faces 16 charges, including rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and making terroristic threats.
Bail for Richard DeCoatsworth, 27, has been set at $60 million after...
Massive Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma, Destroys School

Brett Deering/Getty ImagesOKLAHOMA CITY) -- A mammoth tornado carved a trail of destruction through the Oklahoma City metropolitan area and delivered a "direct hit" on an elementary school Monday, local authorities said.
David Barnes, the director of Oklahoma Emergency Management in Oklahoma County, told ABC News that a single twister ripped apart...
Smithsonian Conservatory Rescuing Exotic Animals from Extinction

File photo. Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- When you see African cheetahs, Chinese red pandas, Micronesian kingfishers and hooded cranes, you might think you’re in the wilds of Africa or Asia.
But in rural northern Virginia, little more than an hour from Washington, D.C., you can find all of those animals at the Smithsonian Conservation...

Public pension employees skip Hawaii conference
HONOLULU (AP) -- Organizers of an annual conference for people who manage more than $3 trillion in public sector pension funds in the U.S. and Canada say a significant number of administrators are skipping this year's meeting in Hawaii to avoid the perception they're wasting money by heading to the island paradise.......
Klein, Cheek on McGuff's Ohio State women's staff
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- New Ohio State women's basketball head coach Kevin McGuff has announced the hiring of Patrick Klein and Joy Cheek as assistant coaches.......
Deadly fall is 3rd recently in Ohio Hocking Hills
LOGAN, Ohio (AP) -- Officials say the second deadly fall in three days in the Hocking Hills region of southeastern Ohio occurred near a waterfall.......

Gomes Powers Indians Over Mariners, 10-8
Robert Binder/MLB Photos via Getty Images(CLEVELAND) -- Indians catcher Yan Gomes belted a pair of home runs, including a three-run shot in the 10th inning, giving Cleveland a 10-8 victory…
Dickey Leads Blue Jays Past Rays, 7-5
Tony Firriolo/MLB Photos via Getty Images(TORONTO) -- Blue Jays starter R.A. Dickey allowed just two earned runs over eight innings as Toronto took care of the Tampa Bay Rays on…
Indians rally to beat Mariners 10-8
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Yan Gomes hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Indians, twice revived by Seattle's fielding errors, beat the Mariners 10-8 on Monday to…

Gas Prices Jump Across the US
Authors: Carmen CoxiStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- Gas prices across the country are still rising ahead of one of the year's busiest travel weekends. The weekly average price of a gallon of regular…
Yahoo! Gives Flickr a Makeover
Authors: jcDavid Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- It's a big day for Yahoo. A few hours after announcing its $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo announced some major…
Senate Probe Finds Apple Avoids Billions in Taxes
Authors: Carmen Cox Feng Li/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A new Senate investigation has found that Apple Inc. has used a complex web of offshore companies – particularly three in Ireland –…

Does Obama Approve of Justice Department's Targeting of Fox News Reporter?
Authors: jciStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- In yet another Justice Department leak investigation of journalists, the U.S. Department of Justice reportedly seized emails and phone records of Fox News correspondent James Rosen, and…
White House Chief of Staff Knew About IRS Investigation Last Month
Authors: Carmen CoxOfficial White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy(WASHINGTON) -- The White House answer to “who knew what and when?” shifted again Monday as White House Press Secretary Jay Carney…
Immigration Bill Could Require Fingerprinting at Airports
Authors: jciStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- Senators amended the bipartisan immigration bill on Monday to require all non-U.S. citizens to be fingerprinted when leaving the U.S. through the country's 30 busiest airports. The…

CBS Pulls Mike Molly Tornado-Themed Finale
Authors: Carmen CoxGeorge Doyle/Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- In light of the real-life devastation that tornados are causing in the Midwest, CBS has decided to postpone the finale of the sitcom Mike…

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The Doors' Ray Manzarek Dead at Age 74 After Battle with Cancer
Authors: Carmen CoxThe Doors in 1968. Ray Manzarek (far right) died May 20, 2013 (Express/Express/Getty Images)(ROSENHEIM, Germany) -- Ray Manzarek, founding keyboardist of The Doors, died Monday at age 74…

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30 Rock Actress Katrina Bowden Weds
Authors: jcAli Goldstein/NBC(NEW YORK) -- Katrina Bowden, who played Cerie, the ditzy secretary of Tina Fey's Liz Lemon, on 30 Rock, is a newlywed.She and musician Ben Jorgensen married in…

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5 Money Mistakes You're Making when You Eat Out
Even great restaurants have empty tables sometimes, and while you might be able to snag one by calling at 5:00 on the evening you want to eat, online services like Savored and OpenTable do a fine job of searching for availability--plus, they reward you with a discount. If you use Groupon-owned Savored, for instance, which currently lists restaurants in 10 cities and is adding more soon, you could pay 30 percent less for food…
7 Secret Sins at Work
In the history of spectacular career flame-outs, it's hard to match A.J. Clemente's infamous first day f-bomb as a local news anchor. (Yes, he was fired.) While some career killers are clear and follow common sense, the workplace can be rife with hidden dos and don'ts. "There are lots of different ways to get fired, and sometimes you'll never know what you did wrong," said Cynthia Shapiro, a former human resources executive and the…
8 Genius Ways to Recycle Your Wedding Gown
After the big day you may find yourself tucking away that wedding dress you cherish into the back of your closet. While saving it for your daughter to wear at her wedding is one option, why not try out one of these 8 ways to recycle your wedding dress? Some involve wearing parts of it, but the creativity doesn't stop there. The possibilites are endless… Dye It Dye your wedding dress a fun color,…