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Apple executives defend tax practices

By CNN
Apple executives are set to defend its tax practices on Capitol Hill today (Tuesday) amid harsh criticism following a senate investigation.

Bill introduced to allow legal status for immigrant foster care children

By Adrienne Alvarez
Foster care children won't have to fear deportation if legislation introduced by Congressman Beto O'Rourke gets support.

Personalized license plates pump millions into Texas budget

By CBS
Personalized license plates pump millions of dollars into the state of Texas, but not every plate gets the green light for very specific reasons.

Survey shows little improvement in religious freedom

By Amber Downing
There has been little improvement in religious freedom worldwide but some positive changes were seen in Turkey and Vietnam, according to an annual State Department survey of nearly 200 countries.

Death cross brewing in bond market

By Ben Rooney
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Investors have been dumping bonds lately, but a little-known technical indicator suggests that may not last for long.

Tornado levels homes, a school, in Oklahoma City suburb

By CNN
[Breaking news update at 4:58 p.m. Monday]

Court abruptly called off in Jodi Arias trial

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By CNN
Court was abruptly canceled in the Jodi Arias trial Monday. Judge Sherry Stephens adjourned Monday's proceedings without giving a reason and simply told the jurors court was unable to proceed.

AEG execs face questions about Michael Jackson's death

By CNN
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- AEG Live filed an insurance claim to recover losses from Michael Jackson's death the same day he died, according to a lawyer for Jackson's family.

Happy Birthday, blue jeans!

By CNN
(CNN) -- Jim Heston, an American guesthouse operator in Cambodia, has lived a life in denim and has the photos to prove it. There were the dungarees he wore as a little boy, the dark bell-bottoms he had on for a hike up Japan's Mount Fuji, and the Levis straight-leg 501 jeans he's stayed with for the past 36 years.

12 dead in blast at explosives plant in east China

By CNN
Twelve people have been confirmed dead in a blast that ripped through an explosives manufacturing plant in east China's Shandong Province Monday morning.

Boeing Dreamliner returns to U.S. skies Monday

By CNN
Boeing's Dreamliner 787 will return to the skies in the United States this week. Battery problems resulted in its grounding earlier this year.

State of Emergency declared in Oklahoma counties

By (CNN)
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin declared a state of emergency Sunday for 16 counties after severe weather, including tornadoes, swept through the region.

Tornadoes touch down in Kansas, Oklahoma

By CNN
At least two tornadoes touched down in two states on Sunday as severe weather swept the region.

9 still hospitalized after Connecticut train collision

By CNN
Nine people remained in the hospital -- one in critical condition -- two days after a commuter train derailed and struck another train on one of the busiest tracks in the country, officials said Sunday.

Home invader slain in New York shootout that also killed student, ID'd by Police

By CNN
A 30-year-old man wanted for jumping parole was the alleged home invader killed in a New York shootout with police that also left a college student dead, police said Saturday.