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Hagel: U.S. To Beef Up Missile Defense (VIDEO)

The U.S. will add 14 interceptors to a West Coast-based missile defense system, reflecting concern about North Korea’s focus on developing nuclear weapons and its advances in long-range missile technology. (March 15)

Teen Testifies He Witnessed Sex Assault Of Ohio Girl

Source: Michael Pearson / CNN A teenager testified Friday that he saw one of the two Steubenville, Ohio, boys accused of raping a 16-year-old girl engage in sexual conduct with the girl during a car ride. The 17-year-old also told Judge Thomas Lipps that he used his cellphone to record Trent Mays putting his fingers inside [...]

New Samsung Galaxy Makes Big Smartphone Splash (VIDEO)

Samsung introduced its new smartphone, the Galaxy S-4 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Thursday. The phone is seen as a contender to potentially become the top-selling smartphone. (March 15)

LISTEN: April Ryan Talks With Dr. Jeff Gardere About When Is Is The Right Time To Talk To Children About SEX?

Special correspondent April Ryan talks with Dr. Jeff Gardere about having the sex talk with children, when it’s the right time and what you need to discuss.

Mother Of Kimani Gray, Brooklyn Teen Shot By Police, Speaks Out

Source: CBS New York NEW YORK — There were renewed calls for justice Thursday in the death of a Brooklyn teenager, shot and killed by NYPD officer after they said he flashed a gun. The incident has sparked protests in the borough and subsequently dozens of arrests late Wednesday night.  Speaking from the office of City [...]

Two Teens Shot Dead In California Park; Two Others Wounded

Source: Sarah Grieco / NBC News Four teenagers were involved in a shooting at an Oceanside, Calif., park Wednesday, according to police. Two of the teenagers were found with gunshot wounds and two were dead, investigators said. The incident happened around 9 p.m. at Libby Lake Park in the city near the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps [...]

Ted Cruz And Dianne Feinstein Battle In Explosive Debate Over Gun Control In Senate: ‘I Am Not A 6th Grader’ (VIDEO)

Source: Noah Rothman / Mediaite “It seems to me that all of us should begin, as our foundational document, with the Constitution” Cruz began. “And the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights provides that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Cruz went on to expound on the phrase [...]

President Obama: Iran Over A Year Away From Nuclear Bomb

Source: Aron Heller / AP / The Huffington Post JERUSALEM — Iran is about a year away from developing a nuclear weapon and the United States remains committed to doing everything in its power to prevent that from happening, President Barack Obama said in an exclusive interview aired Thursday on Israeli TV. Just days before he [...]

THE ED SHOW: The Man Behind The Romney 47 Percent Video Goes Public (VIDEO)

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: Ned Resnikoff / The Ed Show During his exclusive interview with The Ed Show’s Ed Schultz, the man behind the game-changing “47% tape” paused to acknowledge someone who he said has been standing up for workers across the world for the past [...]

Steubenville High School Rape Trial Zeroes in On Texts, Photos, Video

Source: Erin McClam / NBC News Testimony in the rape trial that has shaken an Ohio steel town focused Thursday on text messages, pictures and cellphone video from the night that a 16-year-old girl claims she was assaulted by two star high school football players. Investigators from the state crime lab and the local sheriff’s department [...]