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A team of climbers led by 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura stand on the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Miura on Thursday became the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest, a Nepali official and Miura's Tokyo-based support team said. The photo was taken with a telephoto lens from an altitude of 5,550 meters (18,208 feet). It is not clear which of the climbers in the photo is Miura. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

Japanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest _ for now

An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, a feat he called "the world's best feeling" even with an 81-year-old Nepalese climber not far behind him. Yuichiro Miura, a former extreme skier who also climbed the ...

  • Updated: 6:14 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague prior to a meeting on Syria by the London 11 in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)

5 dead in Lebanon clash of Assad foes, backers

Opponents and supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad traded heavy machine gun fire and mortar shells in the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, leaving five people dead in what was described as some of the heaviest fighting there in years, officials said Thursday. Tripoli has been a frequent flashpoint of ...

  • Updated: 6:07 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013
Police officers lay down floral tributes handed to them by members of the public at the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The British government’s emergency committee met Thursday after two attackers killed a man in a daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the capital. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Britain: Soldier slaying suspects had been probed

Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had featured in previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and tried to determine whether the men were part of a wider plot to instill terror on the streets of London. The men, suspected ...

  • Updated: 5:48 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013

Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speech

President Barack Obama is set to at least partially lift the veil of secrecy surrounding U.S.-directed drone strikes around the world, a key component of counterterrorism strategy, as he outlines the contours of the continuing threat to American security. On the eve of the president's speech at the National Defense ...

  • Updated: 5:35 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013
Former scout maser Mark Noel, of Hanover, NH, holds up a new merit badge of inclusion during a press conference at the Equal Scouting Summit being held near where the Boy Scouts of America are holding their annual meeting Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. Delegates to the Boys Scouts of America meeting are expected to address a proposal to allow gay scouts into the organization. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment

The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members. About 1,400 voting members of BSA's national council are to cast ...

  • Updated: 5:35 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013
An unidentified man tosses a board as residents sort through their tornado-ravaged homes Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Cleanup continues two days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

$2B in Okla. tornado damage means hard recovery

All that is left of Shayne Patteson's three-bedroom home is the tiny area where his wife hunkered down under a mattress to protect their three children when a tornado packing winds of at least 200 mph slammed through his neighborhood. Patteson vowed to rebuild, likely in the same place, but ...

  • Updated: 5:00 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013
In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo, bicyclist Rudi Saldia and his cat Mary Jane pose for a portrait during an interview with the Associated Press in Philadelphia. Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on his shoulder. Their urban adventures have turned heads on the street and garnered big hits on YouTube. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot

For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot. Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on his shoulder. Their urban adventures have turned heads on the street and garnered big hits on YouTube. The 26-year-old bike courier didn't intend to become ...

  • Updated: 4:59 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013
A police officer holds a floral tribute handed to him by a member of the public to be placed at the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The British government’s emergency committee met Thursday after two attackers killed a man in a daylight attack in London that raised fears terrorism had returned to the capital. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers

A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London. Ingrid Loyau-Kennett got off a bus and tried to reason with the two attackers after she tried to help ...

  • Updated: 6:22 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013
Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) scored in the last seconds of overtime to defeat the Indiana Pacers in Miami on Tuesday May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/The Palm Beach Post, Allen Eyestone)

LeBron, Heat dig deep to top Pacers in Game 1

It could have been the perfect matchup to cap an unforgettable game. LeBron James driving to the rim to face Roy Hibbert, one play to decide Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Alas, Hibbert was on the bench for the deciding moment. And James made Miami's game-winner seem way ...

  • Updated: 4:40 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013
Police and forensic officers near the scene of an apparent attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people injured near Woolwich barracks in London Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. British officials said one person has died and at least two people have been wounded in an attack in southeast London. Scotland Yard said officers responded to reports of an assault Wednesday afternoon in the London neighbourhood of Woolwich. London Ambulance service said one man was found dead at the scene and two other men were taken to the hospital, with one in serious condition.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Q&A: What is known about London attack

A look at the key known facts about the Wednesday attack in south London, when two men hacked another to death near military barracks. Q: What happened? A: Two men with butcher knives, a machete and a meat cleaver hacked another to death near military barracks in south London's neighborhood ...

  • Updated: 5:46 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013
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