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Windows 8.1? Microsoft 'Blue' to address user gripes about Windows 8

Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. 2013-05-07T11:58:19Z http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/05/07/windows-81-microsoft-blue-to-address-user-gripes/

Limo driver, survivor views differ on fire that killed bride, 4 friends

Limo passenger said in an interview Monday with KGO-TV that she believes the driver, Oliver Brown, could have done more to help during the fire.  2013-05-07T08:11:48Z http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/07/limo-driver-survivor-views-differ-on-fire-that-killed-bride-4-friends/

Offers pour in to bury Boston bombing suspect, as mom seeks to return body to Russia

Despite more than 100 offers, a Massachusetts funeral director is striking out in his search for a burial location for the body of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect who was killed in a gun battle with police. 2013-05-07T06:57:29Z http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/07/search-drags-on-for-burial-spot-for-bomb-suspect-as-mom-says-wants-body/

Boston probe sheds light on 'astonishing' problems in student visa system

Confirmation that the students from Kazakhstan linked to the Boston bombers and arrested last week are living in the U.S. on expired or invalid student visas has exposed an immigration problem that's festered for years.  2013-05-07T06:30:35Z http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/07/boston-probe-problems-student-visa-overstays/

North Korea moves missiles from launch site, senior US official says

Pentagon officials say the two Musudan missiles have been taken from the launch site and are being returned to garrison. 2013-05-07T05:27:09Z http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/07/north-korea-moves-missiles-from-launch-site-senior-us-official-says/

5 climbers killed after volcano spews rock and ash in the Philippines

The climbers who died were struck by huge rocks, guide Kenneth Jesalva told ABS-CBN TV network by cellphone from a camp near the crater. 2013-05-07T04:00:54Z http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05/07/5-climbers-killed-after-volcano-spews-rock-and-ash-in-philippines/

Feds go digital in hunt for fugitive 'Ship of Gold' treasure hunter

The U.S. Marshals Service began using alerts on digital billboards in Ohio and Florida late last month to locate fugitive treasure hunter Tommy Thompson, who remains wanted after failing to appear in an Ohio court last year following his 1987 discovery of millions of dollars in gold bars and coins from the SS Central America, a 280-foot ship that sank during a hurricane off the North Carolina coast in 1857. 2013-05-07T04:00:13Z http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/07/feds-use-digital-billboards-in-hunt-for-fugitive-treasure-hunter-who-found-ship/

Cops arrest 3 brothers after 3 Ohio women missing for a decade found alive

Cheering crowds gathered Monday night on the street near the home where police said Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were found earlier in the day.  2013-05-07T04:00:09Z http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/07/2-ohio-teen-girls-missing-for-decade-found-alive-as-cops-offer-few-details/

3 Ohio women missing for decade found alive, as cops arrest 52-year-old man

Cheering crowds gathered Monday night on the street near the home where police said Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were found earlier in the day.  2013-05-07T02:00:09Z http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/06/2-ohio-teen-girls-missing-for-decade-found-alive-as-cops-offer-few-details/

Senate passes bill paving way for states to collect tax on online sales

The Senate voted 69 to 27 Monday to pass the bill, sending it to the House where it faces opposition from some lawmakers who regard it as a tax increase. 2013-05-06T23:02:18Z http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/06/senate-passes-bill-paving-way-for-states-to-collect-tax-on-online-sales/

Air Force staffer who led sexual assault prevention unit charged with groping

A top-level staffer for the Air Force's Sexual Assault Prevention team was charged early Sunday morning with misdemeanor sexual battery, police in northern Virginia say. 2013-05-06T22:15:23Z http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/06/air-force-staffer-who-led-sexual-assault-prevention-unit-charged-with-groping/

Florida tries to speed up executions as Maryland, other states repeal death penalty

While other states move to abolish capital punishment, Florida lawmakers are taking an entirely different approach -- trying to speed up executions for death row inmates.  2013-05-06T20:33:43Z http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/06/florida-tries-to-speed-up-executions-as-maryland-other-states-repeal-death/

Critics say background check provision protects illegal immigrants with rap sheet

With more than 11 million illegal immigrants living in the so-called "shadows," immigration reform supporters say legalizing the group will make America safer. But opponents of the current Senate bill claim a provision requiring background checks for those illegal immigrants is so weak that it would actually protect criminals and gang members. 2013-05-06T19:10:50Z http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/06/critics-say-background-check-provision-protects-illegal-immigrants-with-rap/

Boston bombing suspect's mother looking to send body back to Russia

An employee at the funeral home trying to find a burial site for the body of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev tells Fox News that his mother has expressed interest in sending it back to Russia, as cemeteries are refusing to accept the remains. 2013-05-06T18:53:07Z http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/06/boston-bombing-suspect-mother-looking-to-send-body-back-to-russia-funeral-home/

Alleged Auschwitz death camp guard, 93, arrested in Germany

A 93-year-old man who was deported from the U.S. for lying about his Nazi past was arrested by German authorities Monday on allegations he served as an Auschwitz death camp guard, Stuttgart prosecutors said. 2013-05-06T18:29:11Z http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05/06/german-authorities-arrest-man-who-worked-at-auschwitz-on-suspicion-accessory-to/

Obama plays Truth or Dare with your health care

More and more Americans are beginning to understand that ObamaCare will have grave implications for their families and their health coverage. 2013-05-06T18:14:04Z http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/05/06/obama-plays-truth-or-dare-with-your-health-care/

No one shut off Geraldo's mic

The claim in a new book alleging that Fox News CEO Roger Ailes ordered producers to shut off the microphone of host Geraldo Rivera when he defended the Obama administration in a morning show appearance is false, according to a report in Mediaite.com. 2013-05-06T17:44:53Z http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/05/06/no-one-shut-off-geraldos-mic/

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