International
Gnomes Crash Distinguished Garden Show In England
by Dana Farrington
The contentious little creatures were allowed in the Chelsea Flower Show for the first time in its 100-year history. Their presence has been hotly debated, but celebrity-decorated gnomes will be sold for a cause.
America
Court Rules That Arizona Sheriff Engages In Racial Profiling
by Scott Neuman
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's department violated the rights of Latinos in its crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge says, issuing an injunction against the practice.
America
Toronto Mayor: 'I Do Not Use Crack Cocaine'
by Scott Neuman
Rob Ford responded to a video that surfaced last week that The Toronto Star says appears to show him smoking the drug.
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America
Hedge Fund Manager Apologizes For Comments On Female Traders
by Scott Neuman
Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones says he's sorry for his comments at a university symposium that motherhood causes women to lose the focus needed to be good traders.
America
'Four Little Girls' Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
They were just little girls when they were killed in what came to be known as the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing. And now Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley have been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, nearly 50 years after the attack in Birmingham, Ala.
America
Ring Nebula Is More Like A Jelly Doughnut, NASA Says
The Ring Nebula, whose iconic shape and large size make it a favorite of amateur astronomers, can now be seen in new detail, after NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a sharp image of the nebula. Researchers say the new clarity reveals details that were previously unseen, and a structure that's more complex than scientists believed.
America
Ex-Guatemalan President Extradited To U.S.
by Scott Neuman
Alfonso Portillo was taken from a hospital bed in Guatemala City and flown to New York to face charges of laundering $70 million through U.S. banks.
America
Google Reportedly Faces FTC Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads
The Federal Trade Commission is in the early stages of opening an antitrust probe into how Google runs its online display advertising business, according to a report by Bloomberg News, citing sources who want to remain anonymous because the FTC has not announced the probe.
America
News Corp. Board Approves Company Split
by Scott Neuman
The plan, first announced last year, would break up the company's publishing and entertainment arms, and satisfy investors who are put off by the slow growth of its newspapers.
America
New Jersey Shore Is Ready For Visitors, Gov. Christie Says
by Mark Memmott
Hurricane Sandy devastated the state's coast last fall. But along 80 percent of New Jersey's shore this summer, "you won't notice any difference," says Gov. Chris Christie. He wants tourists to know that.
America
Study Is First To Chart Amphibian Populations' Decline In U.S.
Populations of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians are declining at an average rate of 3.7 percent each year, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released this week.
America
There's No Place For Sex Assaults In Military, Obama Says
by Mark Memmott
"Those who commit sexual assaults are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust and discipline that make our military strong," he said in his Naval Academy commencement address. Obama challenged graduates to follow "that inner compass that guides you not when the path is easy and obvious, but when it's hard and uncertain."
Books
James Joyce Coin-troversy Reportedly Could Have Been Averted
Irish banking officials should have known there were problems with the controversial 10-euro coin commemorating James Joyce, according to Ireland's RTE News. The coin misquotes the author's Ulysses, and bears an image of Joyce that his estate did not approve.
International
2 Men Arrested After Pakistani Jet Is Diverted Over U.K.
by Mark Memmott
Something happened aboard the flight from Lahore, Pakistan, to Manchester, England. Royal Air Force fighters were scrambled and the plane was ordered to land at an airport in Essex.
International
British Soldier Hacked To Death Was 'Our Hero,' Family Says
by Mark Memmott
As Lee Rigby's family struggles with grief, they're speaking about the young man's love of life. He was killed Wednesday. Witnesses heard — and recorded — the attackers saying that they were angry about the deaths of Muslims during the wars in Iran and Afghanistan.
International
Explosion, Gunfire Reverberate In Kabul
by Mark Memmott
Witnesses say the blast happened in the late afternoon. The sound of shots followed. As night fell, at least two attackers were dead. A small number of civilians had been wounded. Offices of the International Organization for Migration appear to have been targeted.
International
Assad Regime Agrees To Attend Peace Conference, Russia Says
by Mark Memmott
Russia and the U.S. have been trying to set up talks aimed at ending more than two years of brutal fighting in Syria. What's still unclear, however, is who would speak for the opponents of President Bashar Assad's regime.
America
Tornado In Moore, Okla.: Friday's Developments
by Mark Memmott
Residents can now get into their devastated neighborhoods without passing through police checkpoints. Meanwhile, there's word that insurance policies may cover less of the cost of damages than in past disasters.
Books
Book News: Judge's Comments Bruising To Apple's Price-Fixing Case
by Annalisa Quinn
Also: Mary Karr on addiction and David Foster Wallace; Maria Semple calls Jonathan Franzen her "big daddy."
America
'White Flash And Cold Water' After Bridge Collapse In Wash.
by Mark Memmott
After a truck carrying a heavy load struck the side of a bridge that carries Interstate 5 over the Skagit River north of Seattle, the roadway collapsed. No one was killed. Dan Sligh and his wife were in a pickup. "You just hold on as tight as you can," he says of the fall they took.
