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Here's the latest news for Friday, May 17th: Powerball jackpot tops $500m; Terror suspect busted in Idaho; Obama highlights job growth; New rules for legalized marijuana.
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
An Uzbekistan national is due in court in Boise, Idaho Friday, one day after his arrest on terror-related charges. Fazliddin Kurbanov is accused of supporting a foreign terrorist organization. (May 17)
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
An Uzbekistan national is due in court in Boise, Idaho Friday, one day after his arrest on terror-related charges. Fazliddin Kurbanov is accused of supporting a foreign terrorist organization. (May 17)
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
A truck was left dangling over the side of a motorway bridge in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday after it flipped over and threw the driver 65 feet onto another road below. (May 17)
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Biofuel researchers at UC Berkeley may keep the tobacco industry from going up in smoke. Scientists are engineering tobacco plants to produce oils that can serve as biofuels to power airplanes, cars, trucks and other machines. (May 17)
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults. (May 17)
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
A Cincinnati court convicted a man of murder after seeing video of the victim, two weeks before his death, blinking to identify the assailant. (May 17)
Today in History, May 17
Highlights of Today in History: Brown vs. Board of Education ends separate but equal; Watergate hearings begin; NYSE is born; First Kentucky Derby. (May 17)
IRS shakeup continues as questions grow
As President Obama chose a new acting director of the Internal Revenue Service, a top agency official with links to IRS targeting of more conservative political groups suddenly decided to retire, as Republicans in Congress accused the IRS of carrying out a political vendetta against Tea Party groups. "Somebody made ...
Officials Arrest Man in Idaho in Terrorism Case
Federal authorities in Idaho said Thursday they have arrested an Uzbekistan national accused of conspiring with a designated terrorist organization in his home country and helping scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction. (May 16)
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