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  • Army private sent to Virginia amid leak investigation - An Army private suspected of leaking classified material, including videos, has been transferred from Kuwait to a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Virginia.
  • New BP boss to discuss Gulf recovery - Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley is expected to discuss the oil giant's long-term recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico during a news conference in Mississippi on Friday.
  • May take 10 days to cap abandoned well - An abandoned well struck by a barge in southeastern Louisiana early Tuesday is still spewing a mixture of oil, gas and water, and it could take 10 days before it is capped.
  • Protests mark 1 year of hikers in Iran - A protest Friday afternoon outside Iran's U.N. mission in New York kicks off a weekend of events demanding the country release three American hikers it has held for one year.
  • Governor appeals immigration law - The legal battle over Arizona's new immigration law entered its next stage when Gov. Jan Brewer filed an expedited appeal.
  • Ethics panel charges Democrat Rangel - The House ethics panel accused veteran Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of House rules involving alleged financial wrongdoing and harming Congress' credibility.
  • Police: Ex-NBA player shot in homicide - A body found in Memphis this week was identified as former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, police said. The death was ruled a "homicide by gunshot wound."
  • Life insurance target of fraud inquiry - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is launching a fraud investigation into the life insurance industry for "practices that appear to have denied grieving military families and others of millions in life-insurance cash," Cuomo's office announced Thursday.
  • While crews battle 2 fires, third ignites - Hundreds of firefighters battled a third wildfire in the Los Angeles area early Friday as two more raged within 60 miles of one another.
  • Ellen DeGeneres to leave 'Idol' - Ellen DeGeneres is calling it quits after spending one season with the Fox hit "American Idol," according to a statement from the star and the network.