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    • US Tourists Stranded on Iceberg May 24, 2013
      Four people were rescued from Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon. They had set up a table and chairs with plans for dinner when a a gust of wind pushed the ice from the land. They were stranded about 30 feet from shore. One of the diners managed to jump to shore before the ice drifted too far and call for help.     […]
    • Watch: Drama in the Sky May 24, 2013
      Investigators are trying to figure out how pieces of a plane came through the roof of a house.     […]
    • Watch: Residents of Moore, Okla., Gather to Pay Their Respects May 24, 2013
      The first victims of the Oklahoma tornado laid to rest today as some teachers return to schools.     […]
    • Watch: Severe Weather Forecast May 24, 2013
      Ginger Zee tracks the latest breaking developments on the violent weather across the country.     […]
    • Glow-in-the-Dark Cockroach Makes Top New Species List May 24, 2013
      The 2013 list is the 6th released by the institute and it includes everything from a glow-in-the-dark cockroach to an "Old World" monkey with a bright blue buttocks.     […]
    • Boy Scouts Vote to End Ban on Gay Scouts May 24, 2013
      Some gay rights advocates call the move a step forward, but others say the 103-year-old organization has sent the wrong message to youth if it denies membership to gay leaders.     […]
    • Defense Releases Trayvon Martin Texts May 24, 2013
      Photos, texts of Trayvon Martin show him talking about pot, fighting and trouble at school     […]
    • UK Mom Confronted Hacking Suspects May 24, 2013
      Loyau-Kennett's bus had just stopped in front of the gruesome killing. Most would have shielded their eyes and fled. Instead, the mother of two and cub scout leader got off the bus and walked straight for the man whose hands were stained a deep red. He carried weapons. She carried only resolve.     […]
    • Hung Jury on Jodi Arias Sentencing May 24, 2013
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    • Teen Wins 'Doodle 4 Google' Contest May 24, 2013
      The instructions were plain and simple: Draw your “best day ever.” Sabrina Brady did just that and it’s landed her quite literally front and center in all of Google’s glory. Brady, 17,  was crowned the national champion of the site’s fourth ever Doodle 4 Google...     […]
    • Fitbit Flex vs. Jawbone Up: Fitness Bracelet Battle May 24, 2013
      The Fitbit Flex and Jawbone Up are very similar fitness bracelets that track your activity. Which one should you put on your wrist?     […]
    • Weiner's Rough First Campaign Day May 24, 2013
      Anthony Weiner’s nascent mayoral campaign is off to a rough start. Weiner made his candidacy for mayor of New York official in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, and since then there’s no indication that the process is going particularly well. The former rising star...     […]
    • Photos: Queen Elizabeth Rides the Public Bus May 24, 2013
      Bradley Cooper, director Todd Phillips, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis arrive at the premiere of 'Hangover Part 3', May 20, 2013.     […]
    • JoAnna Garcia and Nick Swisher Reveal Daughter's Name May 24, 2013
      On Tuesday, JoAnna Garcia and Nick Swisher welcomed their daughter into the world, and now, they’re revealing her name: Emerson Jay Swisher. “We are overjoyed, blessed and so full of love that our daughter Emme has finally arrived,” the “Reba” actress and her husband, an outfielder for...     […]
    • IRS' Lois Lerner Placed on Leave May 23, 2013
      Congressional and administration sources confirm that IRS director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner has been placed on administrative leave. Lerner came under fire this week when she chose to invoke her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself rather than testify before the House Oversight...     […]
    • Obama Outlines 'New Phase' in Terror Fight May 23, 2013
      Obama addresses Guantanamo, deaths of four Americans in drone strikes     […]
    • Teacher's Video From Inside OK School May 23, 2013
      Cellphone video recorded by an Oklahoma teacher at Briarwood Elementary School shows the exact moment an E-F5 tornado tore through the building as she attempted to calm students' fears by telling them, 'It's almost over.'     […]
    • Cop Shot in 'Evil Evan' Manhunt Returning May 23, 2013
      The Texas deputy shot three times in March while chasing a paroled Colorado inmate suspected in the slaying of Colorado's prisons chief will be heading back to work this weekend and said he is "ready to go back to it."     […]
    • Rescue After Month of Alleged Torture May 23, 2013
      A New York City businessman was rescued this week after being held for more than a month in an abandoned warehouse, where his alleged abductors tortured him for weeks in a plot to extort his family for millions in ransom, prosecutors said.     […]
    • Photos: This Week In Pictures: Top Photos from Around the Globe May 23, 2013
      Find this week's top photos from around the globe in ABC News' This Week in Pictures slideshow     […]