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KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president says he may terminate a weeklong cease-fire ahead of time because of continuing rebel attacks. President Petro Poroshenko's statement came hours after pro-Russian insurgents downed a Ukrainian military helicopter, killing nine servicemen. Yesterday, a rebel leader promised to respect the cease-fire. Poroshenko declared the cease-fire on Friday as part of a peace plan to end two-month fighting between the government troops and the rebels in eastern Ukraine.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There's been some violent weather today near Indianapolis. The National Weather Service says a tornado struck just southwest of the city, and that authorities report at least three homes with significant damage. The storm that produced the tornado then headed toward the town of Speedway, west of downtown Indianapolis.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon has ruled that the U.S. government violated the rights of 13 people on its no-fly list by depriving them of their constitutional right to travel, and gave them no adequate way to challenge their placement on the list. It's the first court ruling to label the no-fly-list procedures as unconstitutional. Thirteen people challenged their placement on the list in 2010, including four military veterans.
BOSTON (AP) — A judge has tentatively scheduled former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez to stand trial next year in May on murder charges in the 2012 drive-by slayings of two men. He's also facing trial in another murder case, in the death of semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd last year. Defense lawyers are asking for a gag order covering anyone involved in the case. They say they're afraid Hernandez won't get a fair trial. The judge hasn't yet decided on that request.
NEW YORK (AP) — Two years ago, he won a primary by fewer than 1,100 votes. And 22-term Congressman Charles Rangel of New York is again facing a tough primary challenge today -- against the same man he narrowly beat in 2012 -- in a district representing Harlem and upper Manhattan. Rangel, the third-most-senior member of the House, is in a rematch against Adriano Espaillat (ay-dree-AH'-noh es-pil-AHT'), who's trying to become the first Dominican-American member of Congress.
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