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Navy's first black pilot not forgotten as vet returns to North Korea

Navy's first black pilot: A retired Navy captain, heads to Pyongyang on Saturday with hopes of traveling in the coming week to the region known in North Korea as the Jangjin Reservoir, accompanied by soldiers from the Korean People's Army, to the spot where his wingman died in December 1950.
Laurel plane crash leaves pilot injured, mobile homes destroyed in Md.

Laurel plane crash: State police say 70-year-old Ronald Dixon crashed his single-engine Beechcraft Musketeer plane shortly after taking off from Suburban Airport in Laurel on Thursday morning.
Jimmy Carter: Unchecked campaign contributions are 'legal bribery'

'It's accepted fact,' Carter said during a speech in Atlanta. 'It's legal bribery of candidates. And that repayment may be in the form of an ambassadorship...'
Stand Your Ground protesters meet with Florida governor

Stand Your Ground protest: Gov. Scott met with seven protesters, part of a group into its third day of a sit-in at Scott's office. They discussed racial profiling, stand your ground legislation, and more.
Wrong house demolished: Homeowners billed, condemned house still there (+video)

Wrong house demolished: A Texas contractor skipped past a condemned house to demolish the three-bedroom home next door – and then billed for the demolition.
World Trade Center: 9/11 lawsuit can't continue, says judge

World Trade Center owners can't sue the airlines for the events of 9/11, a judge ruled Thursday. The World Trade Center owners have already received $5 billion in insurance payments, but sought $3.5 billion more from the airlines' insurers.
Obamacare rebates? 8.5 million get health care rebates, says Obama (+video)

Obamacare rebates: A provision of Obamacare requires insurers to spend at least 80 cents of every premium dollar on medical care or reimburse the difference. Standing in front of rebate recipients, Obama said rebates are being sent for 8.5 million Americans this summer, averaging $100 each.
License plate scanners have allowed police to log location and movement of millions

License plate scanners: A rapidly growing network of police cameras is capturing, storing and sharing data on license plates, making it possible to stitch together people's movements whether they are stuck in a commute, making tracks to the beach or up to no good.
Drone crashes in Fla., highway closed

Drone crashes: The Air Force closed Highway 98 west of Panama City and east of Mexico Beach because of possible fires from the crash.
Cleveland kidnapping case: Castro attorneys seek plea bargain

Ariel Castro pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges that he kidnapped three women and raped them for more than a decade before they escaped earlier this year. His attorneys hope to settle the case with a plea agreement, but if not the case will go to trial beginning in early August.
House votes to delay two health care mandates: Will it matter?

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to delay two provisions of the 2010 health care reforms on Wednesday. Though the bills are unlikely to pass in the Democratic-run Senate, the votes gave Obamacare opponents a chance to express frustrations with the reforms.
Olympics boycott? Speaker Boehner rejects Sen. Graham's Sochi-for-Snowden proposal

Olympics boycott: Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is reacting to the possibility that Russia gives temporary asylum to Edward Snowden. Speaker of the House John Boehner rejects the Olympics boycott idea.
Chauncey Billups back to Pistons: 'I'm coming to play'

Chauncey Billups helped Detroit win the 2004 NBA title. Now, Chauncey Billups is returning to the Motor City, trying to help the Pistons build a championship contender.
All-Star game: Rivera pitches a perfect inning, 3-0 final score

All-Star Game: Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect eighth inning in his final All-Star appearance, and the American League beat the National League 3-0.
Home Run Derby: Why winner won't compete in All-Stars

Home Run Derby: Yoenis Cespedes outslugged Bryce Harper to win the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday, becoming the first player left out of the annual All-Star game to take home the crown.
Liz Cheney, daughter of ex-VP Dick Cheney, will run for Senate (+video)

Liz Cheney announced Tuesday that she will run for the US Senate seat currently held by a three-term Republican senator. She kicked off her campaign with a six-minute YouTube video.
World Trade Center owners want $8.5 billion: Can they get it?

World Trade Center lawsuit: The owners of the World Trade Center are squaring off in court against the airlines whose planes were hijacked in the 9/11 attacks.
Filibuster fight: Senators still wrestling over nominees (+video)

A series of roll call votes are planned for Tuesday morning to confirm seven presidential appointees whom Republicans have so far blocked from receiving yes-or-no votes.
Motorcycle crashes at 285 mph? Final speed remains unknown. (+video)

Motorcycle crashes at 285 mph? A motorcycle racer trying to top 300 mph died Sunday after losing control of his motorcyle at the long-closed Loring Air Force Base in Maine.
Wilt Chamberlain's record blown by Washington Kastles

Wilt Chamberlain's Lakers won 33 games straight, a record now surpassed by the Washington Kastles. But surely Wilt Chamberlain would join the current Lakers in praising the new record-holders.