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Police officers lay down floral tributes handed to them by members of the public at the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London.

Midday Roundup: British security services knew knife-wielding attackers

Newsworthy | Terror in London. British security and intelligence forces acknowledged today they knew about the two men accused of attacking and killing a British soldier in broad daylight yesterday. The men, both though to be of…

The wreckage of homes litters a playground next to a neighborhood destroyed Monday when a tornado moved through Moore, Okla.

Midday Roundup: Search and rescue efforts end, cleanup begins in Oklahoma

Newsworthy |  The cleanup begins. Oklahoma officials say they do not expect to find any more bodies or survivors buried in the rubble left by Monday’s deadly EF5 tornado,

Osama bin Laden

Midday Roundup: Bin Laden death photos to remain top secret

Newsworthy |  Classified material. A federal appeals court ruled today the government does not have to release 50 images taken of former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden…

Gary Pruitt, the president and CEO of the Associated Press, discusses the leak investigation.

Midday Roundup: Fox News reporter targeted by Justice Department leak probe

Newsworthy |  Another target. The Washington Post reported this morning that the Justice Department targeted another journalist in response to fears about a possible…

The exterior of Arlene's Flowers, in Richland, Wash.

Florist in gay wedding fight files religious discrimination suit

Religious Liberty |  A Washington state florist sued by the state’s attorney general over her refusal to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding has filed a countersuit alleging…

Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Midday Roundup: Boston bombing investigation targets terror groups

Newsworthy |  Radical links? A former Chechnyan separatist who is now a refugee in the United States has become a key focus in the Boston Marathon bombing…

A crucifix hangs from a tree at the site of the second Boston Marathon bombing, one month after the bombing in Boston, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Midday Roundup: Boston bombs ‘payback’ for Americans killing Muslims

Newsworthy |  Payback. Suspected Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left a message for authorities in the boat where he thought he would spend his last hours on earth: He and…

President Obama addresses the IRS scandal Wednesday evening.

Obama vows to hold IRS accountable

Government |  In a brief statement from the White House this evening, President Barack Obama tried to get ahead of the IRS scandal by laying out a three-point plan for…

Kermit Gosnell

Gosnell gets another life term at final sentencing hearing

Gosnell Trial |  Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell, sentenced to two consecutive life terms on Tuesday for killing babies born alive, received another life sentence…

This handout photo provided by the FSB shows wigs and spying gadgets carried by a man claimed by the FSB to be Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, when he was detained.

Midday Roundup: James Bond would not be impressed

Newsworthy |  More spy games. Russian officials claim they are surprised by the “crude and clumsy recruitment” methods an alleged CIA agent used to attempt to persuade…

The John Weld Peck Federal Building

Holder orders IRS investigation

Politics |  Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra…

SEEKING SANCTUARY: Daniel, Joshua, Christian, Lydia, Uwe, Damaris, Hannelore, and Sarah Romeike (from left).

Appeals court denies homeschooling family’s asylum claim

Homeschooling |  The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a German couple’s bid for asylum in the United States today, pushing their family one step closer to…

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