America
Flooding Brings San Antonio To Standstill, Kills One
by Eyder Peralta
In one neighborhood, 54 were people rescued. They described a water level that "swallowed up trucks and was chin-high."
America
'We'll Keep Running': Thousands Complete Final Mile Of Boston Marathon
by Eyder Peralta
On a cold and rainy day in Boston thousands gathered to finish what two bombs stole from them. A one-mile run traced the home-stretch of the Boston Marathon, giving spectators, runners and victims a chance at closure.
America
Obama Forgets To Salute; Sparks Debate On Presidential Tradition
by Eyder Peralta
The presidential salute actually breaks with military decorum and was started by Ronald Reagan in 1981.
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America
Missouri Train Collision Injures 7, Collapses Overpass
by Eyder Peralta
Authorities said a Union Pacific train t-boned a Burlington Northern train. After a diesel fuel leak, one of the engines caught fire but firefighters were able to extinguish it.
America
One Hit Wonder? Another Anibal Sanchez No-Hit Bid Spoiled
by Eyder Peralta
The Tigers' Sanchez has been here before. This is the fourth one-hitter of his career. It was also the third time the Twins' Joe Mauer broke a no-hitter in the 9th inning.
America
'We Need Help Bad': 911 Calls Reveal Chaos In Tornado's Wake
by Eyder Peralta
The calls are harrowing and they offer a glimmer of the chaos and emotion that followed the storm.
International
School Bus Fire Kills 15 Children In Pakistan
by Eyder Peralta
The bus caught fire when the driver tried to switch from using gasoline to natural gas. The driver fled the scene.
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.
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.
