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China arrests more suspects after Xinjiang clash

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 11:31
Police have arrested all 19 suspects in connection with a deadly clash that began after authorities saw terrorists making explosives in China's western region of Xinjiang, propaganda officials and state media reported.

Army amputee completes air assault school

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 11:31
Sgt. 1st Class Greg Robinson has become the first amputee to complete Army air assault school, a course so grueling his prosthetic leg broke twice over the 10 days spent rappelling down ropes, navigating obstacle courses and completing strenuous road marches.

Gay athletes have come out while active or retired

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 11:31
Even before Jason Collins, plenty of other athletes around the world have come out as gay, either while still active or in retirement.

'Unabomber' lawyer chosen to defend Boston bombing suspect

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 10:40
The defense team representing the Boston Marathon bombing suspect got a major boost Monday with the addition of Judy Clarke, a San Diego lawyer who has managed to get life sentences instead of the death penalty for several high-profile clients, including the Unabomber and the gunman in the rampage that injured former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Signatures filed for recall of Pacific mayor

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 10:40
A committee seeking to remove the mayor of Pacific has submitted signatures to King County Elections in its effort to subject him to a recall election.

Small plane crashes after midair collision near LA

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 10:37
Two small airplanes apparently collided in midair over the Southern California mountains Monday, sending one crashing into a rocky ridge while the second was able to maneuver a belly-flop landing on a nearby golf course, officials said.

Nets win 110-91, cut Bulls' lead to 3-2

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 10:35
The Nets' first season in Brooklyn goes on, with another victory needed to set up the biggest game here yet.

Braves end 4-game skid, beat Nationals 3-2

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 10:33
Andrelton Simmons hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, then made an eye-popping play to start the ninth as the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Monday night and ended their four-game losing streak.

FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 10:31
Trail mix. Potato chips. And now gum.

Petro makes it back to Atlanta in time for Game 4

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 10:31
Center Johan Petro rushed back to Atlanta to start for the Hawks in Game 4 of the playoffs against the Indiana Pacers after witnessing the birth of his first child.

Some losing jobs amid alleged Nev. patient dumping

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 10:31
Two staff members who violated discharge policies at a Las Vegas psychiatric hospital were fired Monday and three others are being disciplined following an investigation into busing patients to other states, the governor's office and agency officials said Monday.

Obama meets with Latino groups before Mexico trip

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 10:31
President Barack Obama has met with Latino leaders ahead of an upcoming trip to Mexico and Costa Rica.

Lawyers hint at insanity plea without Holmes' OK

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 10:31
Attorneys for the Colorado theater shooting suspect suggested in a court filing Monday that they might be considering entering a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity over their client's objections.

Arabs soften stance on Israel's final borders

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 10:31
Arab countries endorsed a Mideast peace plan Monday that would allow for small shifts in Israel's 1967 border, moving them closer to President Barack Obama's two-state vision.

Second batch of 520 pontoons floats out

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 10:31
Six Highway 520 bridge pontoons floated out of their casting basin and into Grays Harbor early Monday, taking advantage of high tide to lift the concrete structures off the basin floor. This group consists of three lengthwise pontoons, each 360 feet long; one pontoon that will be the west endpi

Female US soldier pleads guilty to

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 09:37
Female US soldier pleads guilty to desertion after fleeing to Canada to avoid Iraq deployment .

Nokia hopes for a revival with low-end $20 phone

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 09:34
A failure to revive the low-end business would leave Nokia without an important source of cash as it seeks to develop devices to challenge the iPhone and Samsung handsets running Google’s Android.

Virgin Galactic spaceship makes first powered flight

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 09:33
No date has been set for the first commercial flight from a custom-designed spaceport in New Mexico, but the success of SpaceShipTwo’s 10-minute, supersonic test Monday was seen as an important step forward.

Windows Azure now one of Microsoft's billion-dollar businesses

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 09:31
It’s a big deal at Microsoft when one of its products or services joins its billion-dollar club,  the ones that bring in a billion dollars or more of revenue a year. The latest to join that club: the Windows Azure cloud platform, which launched in 2010. Curt Anderson, chief financial offi

Which Seahawks' draft pick might make the biggest contribution?

Seattle Times Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2013 - 09:31
I have to be honest: I really hate doing these kinds of things. More often than not, you end up looking foolish. Mel Kiper, you may remember, was critical of the last two Seattle draft classes shortly after the draft. He has since retroactively given those classes positive reviews. But, hey, ’