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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he "will not stand for" any misconduct at VA hospitals. His administration is under pressure from Congress to address allegations of treatment delays and preventable deaths at those hospitals. Obama spoke after an Oval Office meeting with embattled VA Secretary Eric Shinseki. Obama said Shinseki has put his "heart and soul" into caring for America's veterans -- but at the same time, he says there will be accountability for any problems that are found.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are leaning toward participating in a special select committee investigating the deadly 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya. According to a senior Democratic aide, no final decision has been made -- but Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is considering filling the five Democratic spots on the committee. Pelosi's staff and aides to House Speaker John Boehner are continuing to meet to discuss the parameters of the investigation.
OAK CREEK CANYON, Ariz. (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters are pouring into northern Arizona to battle a wind-whipped wildfire burning in scenic Oak Creek Canyon. Two hundred firefighters are already assigned to the fire, including five Hotshot crews. An additional 15 of those crews are on order, as well as 10 additional firefighting crews plus dozens of fire engines. The fire has forced the evacuations of 100 threatened businesses and homes in a 2-mile stretch north of a state park.
DETROIT (AP) — The latest GM recall involves 218,000 Cheverolet Aveo subcompact cars. The cars are being recalled because the daytime running light module in the dashboard can overhead, melt and catch fire. GM has recalled nearly 14 million vehicles in the United States this year. Its previous high was 10.75 million.
NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Delaware transportation officials are warning motorists to keep windows closed and avoid unnecessary stops because of honeybee swarms near a highway ramp where a tractor trailer carrying hives overturned. The ramp to Interstate 95 reopened today, more than 12 hours after the rig carrying an estimated 16 million to 20 million bees from Florida to Maine crashed. Police cited the driver for unsafe shifting of cargo. He and two passengers were taken to a hospital with minor injuries, and dozens of stings.
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