QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A large bomb hidden by the Taliban in a rickshaw exploded as a police vehicle passed in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 11 policemen and two civilians, police said.

By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER (Reuters) - World number two Rory McIlroy suffered a late first-round meltdown in almost wintry conditions at Wentworth as he ballooned to a two-over-par 74 in the PGA Championship on Thursday. With some players wearing beanies and thick mittens for protection against chilly eight degree temperatures and winds gusting up to 20mph, it was Finn Mikko Ilonen who looked most at home as he grabbed the early clubhouse lead on five-under 67. ...

LONDON (AP) — UEFA says its executive committee has agreed to introduce a 10-match minimum ban for racist abuse by players or officials.

LONDON (AP) — UEFA says its executive committee has agreed to introduce a 10-match minimum ban for racist abuse by players or officials.

Officials have closed the intersection of Unser and Northern Boulevards in Rio Rancho is due to repairs of a water main break.

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The former Bernalillo County assessor cheated taxpayers out of tens of thousands of dollars in December when she made a secret, back-room deal before resigning to join the Public Regulation Commission. "Everybody that pays their taxes, works hard, pays them in full, is getting cheated," said Bernalillo County Commissioner Wayne Johnson. "Either through ...

steal millions from taxpayers and is serving time in a federal prison says he may be getting cheated. In 2009, Manny Aragon was sentenced to five years seven months in prison for helping inflate invoices for the construction of Albuquerque's Metropolitan Courthouse. Investigators believe Aragon personally pocketed $650,000 from a scheme which cost state taxpayers around $4.3 million. As part ...

was killed by a cop who a ran red light is speaking out. "It would have been her 22nd birthday yesterday," said Vicki Serfoss. Birthday balloons fly at the memorial site for Ashley Browder, killed at this intersection of Paseo and Eagle Ranch in a brutal crash February 10. The crash left her sister in a wheelchair. While the Browder family mourns their loss, her grandmother wants to ...

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - An 84-year-old Albuquerque woman is facing drug trafficking and other charges. Lillie Smith was indicted by a grand jury for trafficking, conspiracy to commit trafficking, tampering with evidence and possession. "It's definitely not something you see everyday," said BCSO Sergeant Aaron Williamson. Court documents show the charges stem from a warrant served at ...

BGR exclusively reported last week that HTC’s First, also known as the “Facebook phone,” will soon be discontinued at AT&T. Sales during the phone’s first month of availability totaled less than 15,000 units according to our source, and AT&T has given up hope that things might turn around. According to a new report, AT&T isn’t alone. Mobile News on Thursday reported that the HTC First’s launch has been canceled in the United Kingdom. Facebook, which is footing the bill for HTC’s new handset, reportedly made the decision and all preorders will be canceled. “The HTC First has been pulled and will never go on sale in the UK,” the blog’s unnamed source said. “Sales in the US were poor and Facebook

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Boy Scouts set to vote on lifting gay youth ban
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GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Thursday's vote on whether to lift the ban on gay youths in the Boy Scouts of America could symbolize a cultural shift. Texas businessman Barry Price was so disturbed by the prospect that he joined a protest Wednesday, picking up a ...
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When researchers challenged people with heart disease to perform some stressful tasks, those who took a popular antidepressant had fewer symptoms related to reduced blood flow to the heart. The findings, though preliminary, suggest another avenue for treatment.

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Obama's day: A counter-terrorism speech
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President Obama focuses on counter-terrorism and national security on Thursday with a major speech that touches on drones and the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In remarks at National Defense University, Obama is expected to announce new limits on ...
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After taking a little break from the classic Mac-vs- PC wars to punch a little lower (at Samsung), Microsoft has decided to return to its old rivalry, hoping to revive slow Surface tablet sales with a little anti-Apple advertising. This latest spot is a robot-future version of the cool Mac-guy-and-dorky-PC-guy campaigns that Apple used to build up its hip-cred in the aughts. But instead of getting actors to do its bidding, Microsoft used dueling tablets, creating a Siri-vs. ...

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Wall St. to drop at open on stimulus plan worry, China data
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By Chuck Mikolajczak. NEW YORK | Thu May 23, 2013 9:14am EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were set for a lower open on Thursday, with the S&P 500 on track for its first back-to-back daily drop in a month, amid investor concerns the Federal Reserve's ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manufacturing slowed for a second straight month in May as weak overseas demand and government belt-tightening at home led to the sector's most sluggish rate of growth since October, a survey showed on Thursday. Financial data firm Markit said its "flash," or preliminary, U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index fell to a seven-month low of 51.9 in May from 52.1 the previous month. A reading above 50 indicates expansion. The output subindex slipped to 52.8 from 53.7. The pace of hiring slipped to 52.2 from 53.2, the slowest since October. ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City "ghetto" has stopped the bus rides under protest from an outraged neighborhood.

PARIS (Reuters) - A uranium mine in northern Niger run by French nuclear reactor maker Areva is "badly damaged" and has stopped production for the moment after it was attacked earlier in the day, Niger government spokesman Marou Amadou said on Thursday. Speaking on France Inter radio, Amadou said the crushing and grinding units at the Somair mine near Arlit had been particularly hit. "It's enough to stop the mine for now," he said. ...