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New-York-Etan-Patz-Investigation (Will update)
More than three decades after a 6-year-old boy disappeared on his way to a bus stop in New York City, police and federal investigators relaunched their search for him Thursday, scouring the basement of a commercial building in Lower Manhattan. It is a largely unexplained development in a milestone case that helped draw the plight of missing children into the national consciousness.
Florida-Teen-Shooting (Will update) George Zimmerman will be in a central Florida courtroom Friday morning for a bond hearing in the Trayvon Martin shooting case. The attorney for Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder, has previously indicated concerns for his client's safety.
Florida-Stand-Your-Ground
Florida authorities have picked 17 people to tackle a heated question brought on by the killing of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin: whether the state's "stand your ground law" should be changed.
Gulf-Aircraft-Search (Will update)
A small plane with an unresponsive pilot sank in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday after circling above the ocean for more than two hours, then crashing, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
US-Afghanistan-Helicopter-Crash (Will update)
A Black Hawk helicopter crashed Thursday in southern Afghanistan, likely killing all four of its crew members -- all of them Americans -- a U.S. military official said.
US-Secret-Service (Will update)
More Secret Service resignations are expected soon in the wake of an alleged prostitution scandal in Colombia, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee told CNN.
POL-Nugent-Secret-Service (Will update)
Ted Nugent, the rocker whose comments about President Barack Obama have come under scrutiny, was interviewed by agents with the Secret Service Thursday, according to a statement from the entertainer.
Venezuela-Ex-Judge
Venezuela's judges make decisions based on instructions from President Hugo Chavez's government rather than the rule of law, a former top justice who fled the country said. Eladio Aponte Aponte, who was a Supreme Court justice until the Venezuelan government accused him of connections with an alleged drug trafficker last month, described what he said is a corrupt justice system in which Chavez and other top officials influence rulings, pushing judges to convict political prisoners or overlook certain allegations.
Syria-Unrest (Will update)
The international sense of urgency over the Syrian crisis grew on Thursday, with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling for an arms embargo and other tough U.N. Security Council steps against the Bashar al-Assad regime.
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Syria-Unrest
The international sense of urgency over the Syrian crisis grew on Thursday, with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calling for an arms embargo and other tough U.N. Security Council steps against the Bashar al-Assad regime.
POL-US-Syria-Diplomacy
The United States military is continuing to plan for various military options for Syria, but U.S. and international diplomatic efforts will remain the primary effort to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government to step aside, the top Pentagon leadership told a congressional panel on Thursday.
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