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Wal-Mart to expand online savings tool nationwide

The world’s largest retailer said Wednesday that it’s expanding its online tool that compares prices on thousands of products with those of some of its competitors to cities nationwide in the next few months.

 
Pilot on tape talks of teen stowaway

About an hour after a California teen was discovered on a Hawaii runway in April, a nonplussed pilot preparing to depart tells air traffic controllers he will be a bit delayed because “a guy is seeming to have stowed away in the landing gear from San Jose to Maui.”

Murder ink? Tattoos can be tricky as evidence

Criminals have long used tattoos as indelible ink on their own bodily rap sheet. And for just as long, police have used them as a way to identify suspects, a distinguishing characteristic to jog a memory or catch the public’s eye.

 
Fight breaks out at Ohio kindergarten graduation

A Cincinnati kindergarten graduation ceremony turned sour after one man hit another while 5-year-old students were celebrating with punch and cookies, triggering a melee that involved up to 20 people and resulted in the lockdown of the elementary school.

Naked photos, lewd practices cited in case against Blue Angels’ leader

A former Blue Angels commander tolerated inappropriate sexual comments and pornographic images in the workplace — including photos of naked women in the cockpits of the precision flying team’s planes, the Navy said Tuesday.

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Genetically grown Van Gogh ear on display in Germany

A German museum has put on display a copy of Vincent van Gogh’s ear that was grown using genetic material provided by one of the 19th-century Dutch artist’s living relatives.

 
Taliban release video showing handover of U.S. soldier

The Taliban on Wednesday released a video showing the handover of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to U.S. forces in eastern Afghanistan, touting the swap of the American soldier for five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo.

 
The Horrible Waste of War

NORMANDY BEACHHEAD, June 16, 1944 — I took a walk along the historic coast of Normandy in the country of France.

13,000 diapers stolen from NC non-profit

Authorities in North Carolina are searching for whoever made a massive, unauthorized withdrawal from the Diaper Bank of North Carolina, a non-profit company that provides for struggling families.

US military support boosted in wake of Ukraine turmoil

In an effort to bolster American solidarity with a continent rattled by Russia’s tension with Ukraine, President Barack Obama pledged Tuesday to boost U.S. military deployments and exercises throughout Europe, an effort costing as much as $1 billion.

Jonah Hill apologizes for anti-gay slur

Actor Jonah Hill has publicly apologized for uttering a homophobic expression after he said he was being harassed by a paparazzo, in a video caught by TMZ.

‘Jeopardy’ champ’s winning streak ends

Julia Collins’ winning streak on the quiz game show ‘Jeopardy’ ended after she lost during her 21st appearance on the show. The Chicago-area resident accumulated a total of $428,100 during her 20 victories on the syndicated series.

Jolie, Pitt won’t tighten event security after LA accosting

Despite being accosted on the red carpet in Los Angeles, Angelina Jolie says she and Brad Pitt won’t tighten their security policies during publicity events on the red carpet because “most fans are wonderful.”

 
Hometown friends say freed U.S. soldier had many interests

As Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl recovers from five years as a Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan and amid questions about whether he was a deserter, some who know him say his personality is too multi-faceted to be summed up so neatly in black and white.

 
FBI: Wanted Calif. man had bomb components in apartment

A search of the San Francisco apartment of a social media expert turned up ball bearings, screws and components needed to make a homemade bomb, the FBI said in an affidavit unsealed Tuesday.