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Pakistan Airways Plane Intercepted in U.K., 2 Arrested

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WATCH: Obama Speaks at Naval Academy

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Dramatic Rescue Saves Drivers After Wash. Bridge Collapse


Three people were rescued from a rushing river after a bridge collapsed along Interstate-5 in Washington State on Thursday evening, plunging two cars into the water below, according to Washington State Patrol. Dan Sligh, one of the three people rescued, told NBC affiliate KING 5 News that he thought his life was over when he felt the water rushing into his car. "When you looked at all the carnage of the metal and stuff around you, I assumed that was it at that point." His wife and another rescued man were hospitalized with hypothermia. Authorities say they have no reason to believe any others are still in the river, NBC News reported. The 57-year-old bridge fell into the Skagit River around 7 p.m. local time after a truck slammed into part of it, disconnecting traffic along the state's major freeway into Canada. Officials are investigating the incident and say it could be months before the bridge is repaired. Get More at NBC News

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Christie Co-Hosts "Today" to Promote Post-Sandy NJ Shore

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Principal of Tornado-Ravaged School Recalls Moment of Horror


The principal of Moore, Okla.'s Plaza Tower Elementary School, which ripped apart in Monday's twister, recalled hearing the monster storm approach in an exclusive interview with NBC's Rock Center. "I started to yell ... in God's name, go away, go away—and I yelled it four or five times," said Amy Simpson. "And then it was gone." On Thursday students and teachers reunited for the first time since the storm before the start of summer vacation. Seven students died when the storm flattened the school. The first funerals began Thursday. Get More at NBC News

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Anthony Weiner on Campaign Trail: "I'm Sorry"

Friday, May 24, 2013 at 1:38 AM

5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Northern California

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Scouts Vote to Accept Openly Gay Boys

Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 2:35 PM
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Widow of U.K. Soldier: "We'll Miss Him Terribly"


Rebecca Rigby, the widow of the British soldier hacked to death on a London street, fought back tears to talk about the "devoted father" of two she never expected to die while on U.K. soil. Lee Rigby, 25, known as “Riggers” to his friends, was killed in broad daylight on Wednesday as he walked in the southeast London neighborhood of Woolwich, near an army barracks. Two alleged attackers were later shot by officers and taken to a hospital where they were arrested. Get More at NBC News

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Passenger Jet Lands at Heathrow After Engine Fire

Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10:14 PM

Jurors Fail to Reach Verdict in Jodi Arias Trial

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 5:18 PM

Jersey Shore Towns to Vacationers: We’re Still Here

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Obama Defends Drones, Lays Out Plan for Closing Gitmo


In a speech outlining the future of his counter-terrorism policy, President Obama laid out new rules Thursday for drone strikes and offered steps to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp. Obama said drone attacks will be restricted to known terrorists under new rules he signed this week. "Before any strike is taken, there must be near-certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured – the highest standard we can set,” he said. He defended the use of drones saying that “the terrorists we are after target civilians, and the death toll from their acts of terrorism against Muslims dwarfs any estimate of civilian casualties from drone strikes.” The president said he has tried to close Guantanamo and announced that he's lifting the 2009 ban on transfers of detainees to Yemen and appointing a new envoy at the State Department and Defense Department whose role will be to transfer detainees from the prison to third countries. The speech came a day after the administration publicly acknowledged for the first time that drone strikes have killed four Americans overseas since 2009, NBC News reported. Get More at NBC News

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N.J. Shore Town Destroyed by Sandy Confronts an Uncertain Future

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