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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikesMay 22, 20135:17 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major national security speech by President Barack Obama.   London terror attack leaves 1 dead near barracksMay 22, 20135:23 PM ET LONDON (AP) — In a brutal daylight attack which raised fears that terrorism had returned to London, two men with butcher knives hacked another man to death near a military barracks Wednesday before police wounded them in a shootout.   Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probeMay 22, 20135:52 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities early Wednesday after he turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, officials said.   School storm protection is spotty in tornado zonesMay 22, 20135:29 PM ET MOORE, Okla. (AP) — With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ago. But a powerful tornado revealed the building's lack of modern safety standards, destroying the school and killing seven students.   IAEA report: Iran expands nuclear technologyMay 22, 20135:22 PM ET VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, saying Tehran has upgraded its uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in building a plutonium-producing reactor. 
Latest Headlines  Bears LB Urlacher announces his retirementMay 22, 20136:05 PM ET CHICAGO (AP) — Brian Urlacher wasn't sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he's calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.   Woods: Garcia comment hurtful, time to move onMay 22, 20135:31 PM ET Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring.   WR Crabtree tears right Achilles tendonMay 22, 20135:52 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers leading wide receiver Michael Crabtree has had surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon.    NBA draft order set, so who goes No. 1?May 22, 20135:13 PM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers are on top of the NBA draft yet again, only this time there is no LeBron James waiting to save them. There may not even be a Kyrie Irving. 
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