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Three people pulled from Skagit River after bridge collapses north of Seattle

SEATTLE-A chunk of Interstate 5 collapsed into the Skagit River on Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water near Mount Vernon and severing Washington state's major north-south artery in both directions. | 05/24/13 04:00:00 By -

I-15 bridge found to be fracture critical

SEATTLE-The Skagit River Bridge wasn't particularly worrisome to Washington state engineers. Structural inspections showed its condition to be rather average. | 05/24/13 04:00:00 By - By MIKE LINDBLOM AND CHERYL PHILLIPS

I-5 bridge collapses north of Seattle

SEATTLE-A large section of a bridge on Interstate 5 north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, sending vehicles and people plunging into the swirling, frigid waters of the Skagit River. | 05/24/13 04:00:00 By - By KIM MURPHY AND RICK ROJAS

Pritzker answers questions in controversy-free hearings for Commerce confirmation

WASHINGTON-There are many reasons why Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker seems bound for the top job at the Commerce Department, after dodging potential conflict during a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. | 05/24/13 03:11:22 By - By KATHERINE SKIBA

Bridge section collapses on I-5 north of Seattle

SEATTLE-A large section of a bridge on Interstate 5 north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, sending vehicles and people plunging into the swirling, icy waters of the Skagit River. | 05/24/13 04:00:00 By - By KIM MURPHY AND RICK ROJAS

Highway bridge collapses in Washington state

SEATT;E- A bridge on one of the busiest interstate highways of Washington state collapsed Thursday, tossing cars and passengers into a river, news reports said. | 05/23/13 23:46:19 By -

California's new health marketplace picks plans to offer coverage in 2014

WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-In another major step toward national health reform, California on Thursday unveiled a list of insurers who will offer coverage through the state's new health exchange marketplace, providing the first glimpse into plans and prices for up to 5.3 million people not covered by employers. | 05/23/13 21:31:19 By - By SANDY KLEFFMAN

Obama's speech lays bare his conflict over drone strikes

WASHINGTON - At times defensive, solemn, lawyerly and personal, President Barack Obama on Thursday offered a rare glimpse of the burden that the nation's fight against terrorism has placed on the man who leads it. | 05/23/13 21:26:19 By - By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY AND CHRISTI PARSONS

IRS suspends head of unit caught up in targeting controversy

WASHINGTON-The IRS has replaced the head of the office now under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, a day after she invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee. | 05/23/13 21:16:19 By - By JOSEPH TANFANI

Drug cartel boss pleads guilty to murder in U.S. agent's death

A Mexican drug cartel commander pleaded guilty Thursday to murder and attempted murder in a 2011 ambush south of the border that left one American agent dead and a second injured, and which sharply strained U.S.-Mexico relations. | 05/23/13 20:56:19 By - By RICHARD A. SERRANO

Obama orders review of guidelines on investigating reporters

President Barack Obama said Thursday he was troubled by the possibility that leak investigations may "chill" investigative journalism and said he had asked Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to review Justice Department guidelines for going after reporters or their records. | 05/23/13 20:56:19 By - By DAVID G. SAVAGE

Trayvon Martin text messages reveal a troubling side

MIAMI-In the months and days before his shooting death, Trayvon Martin was getting in fights, getting high on marijuana, getting suspended from school and talking with friends about getting a gun, according to cell-phone text messages defense lawyers for shooter George Zimmerman released Thursday. | 05/23/13 20:51:19 By - By MARC CAPUTO

Mike Burke, founder of Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, dies at 89

Capt. Michael Burke sailed through life with his unending spirit and romantic outlook, touching the lives of many with his cruise empire, Windjammer Barefoot Cruises. | 05/23/13 20:26:19 By - By CHABELI HERRERA

Florist countersues in same-sex wedding case

A tempest in a flowerpot over whether a Washington state florist should have to provide bouquets to a same-sex wedding has taken a new turn with a countersuit filed by the shop owner claiming her religious freedoms gave her the right to refuse. | 05/23/13 19:51:19 By - By KIM MURPHY

Fourth US drone victim influenced by Sept. 11, war

In his early teens, Jude Kenan Mohammad was a familiar sight in his middle-class section of Raleigh, N.C., riding around on his bike to deliver groceries to elderly Muslim neighbors. | 05/23/13 19:16:19 By - By SHASHANK BENGALI

Drowning most common fatality during Superstorm Sandy, report finds

LOS ANGELES-The leading cause of death during Superstorm Sandy last fall was drowning, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. | 05/23/13 19:16:19 By - By MONTE MORIN

IRS replaces head of division that targeted conservative groups

Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, was replaced by the agency's acting commissioner on Thursday, a day after she insisted she had done nothing wrong and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee. | 05/23/13 19:06:18 By - By JOSEPH TANFANI

Father of Boston bombing suspect's slain friend blames FBI

Abdulbaki Todashev speaks quietly but confidently, without a tremor in his voice, without a shadow of emotion. The father of 12 - six boys and six girls - is preparing to bury his eldest son, Ibragim Todashev, shot to death by an FBI agent during questioning about his ties to purported Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev. | 05/23/13 18:31:19 By - By SERGEI L. LOIKO

Senate confirms Obama's first D.C. Circuit Court nominee

Deputy Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan, a rising star in legal circles, won an easy and unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, giving President Barack Obama his first appointee to a conservative-leaning court that decides major regulatory disputes. | 05/23/13 17:11:19 By - By DAVID G. SAVAGE

Mexican drug cartel commander pleads guilty in 2011 ambush

A top Mexican drug cartel commander pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in the 2011 ambush attack south of the border that left one American agent dead and a second injured, and three other defendants also admitted their roles in the shootings that sharply strained U.S.-Mexico relations and has prosecutors still hunting for more suspects. | 05/23/13 16:26:19 By - By RICHARD A. SERRANO

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