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The star witness at a hearing investigating the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups invoked her constitutional right to not answer questions. (May 22)

Former House Member Anthony Weiner announced his bid for Mayor of New York, in a video released on You Tube Tuesday night. Weiner is trying to make a political comeback, two years after he resigned after posting raunchy pictures on Twitter. (May 22)

BREAKING UPDATE: Active Soldier Hacked to Death with Machete

Microsoft's new Xbox One entertainment console seeks to deliver the Holy Grail of home entertainment. It lets you watch television, play movies, listen to music and browse the Internet as well as play video games. (May 22)

Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks Wednesday, in what British authorities were investigating as a possible terror act. One man is dead and two others were wounded. (May 22)

Los Angeles has elected its next mayor: City Councilman Eric Garcetti, a Latino who will also become the city's first Jewish leader when he takes office. (May 22)

Law enforcement officials say a man was fatally shot while he was being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife. (May 22)

The now convicted murderer had some pretty interesting ways of asking the jury to spare her life. She spoke today during the punishment phase of her trial. Not only did she give her last artist showcase, she also told the jury she'd start a recycling program at the jail, teach spanish, english, and even sign language AND grow her hair to donate to locks of love.