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AP Top U.S. News At 5:06 p.m. EDT

Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube
In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day....

AG: 4 Americans killed since 2009 in drone strikes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Eric Holder says four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009....

Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials said Wednesday....

Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot to death early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said....

Arias jury deadlocked but must keep deliberating
PHOENIX (AP) -- Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the convicted murderer should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to send them back to the deliberation room to work through their differences....

Obama to honor Carole King at White House concert
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is showing singer-songwriter Carole King that she has friends at the White House....

House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Members of a House panel angry over the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the military took a key step toward tackling the problem by passing legislation Wednesday that would strip commanding officers of their longstanding authority to unilaterally change or dismiss court-martial convictions in rape and assault cases. Lawmakers believe the revision will lead to a cultural shift and encourage victims to step forward....

Senators warm to transportation nominee
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary is getting a friendly reception from senators of both parties laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a host of transportation improvements with no clear way to pay for them....

Soldier charged with videotaping women
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An Army sergeant has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping at least a dozen women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom....

College fossil-fuel divestment movement builds
SWARTHMORE, Pa. (AP) -- Student activists at more than 200 colleges are trying a new tactic in hopes of slowing the pace of climate change: They are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies....

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Colo governor delays execution of convicted killer

Judge seals affidavit of Maine man in teen's death

Timeline of events in Jodi Arias murder case

Man who kidnapped 2 Iowa girls had long record

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