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Also: A hitchiker who became famous online for stopping an assault is now accused of murder; The National Weather Service now says 16 tornadoes struck Texas this week; Venezuela is forced to import toilet paper; and Candice Glover wins American Idol, she's the first woman to do so in six years.
Also: Turkey's prime minister will discuss Syria with President Obama at the White House; congressional panels OK cuts to the federal food stamp program; the formerly obscure Arctic Circle gains new member countries; and nobody has yet won the Powerball jackpot.
Also: Nigeria declares a state of emergency in states where Islamists often attack; a House panel will review potential cuts to the federal food stamp program; the sun ejects at least four massive solar flares, with more on the way; and the third largest Powerball jackpot is up for grabs tonight.
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by Mark Memmott
Also: Russian security service says it uncovered a CIA agent; the AP blasts Justice Department's search of reporters' phone records; New Orleans police identify a suspect in the city's Mother's Day shooting.
by Mark Memmott
Also: IRS's actions add to conservatives' case against Obama; Pakistanis go to polls after campaign marred by violence; astronauts prepared for spacewalk to station's leaks; survivor of Bangladesh building collapse said to be "doing great."
Also: The International Space Station has a minor leak; Pope Francis meets Coptic Pope Tawadros II; GOP senators deluge EPA nominee Gina McCarthy with questions; and American Idol judge Randy Jackson is leaving the show.
Also: The death toll from the Bangladesh building collapse rises while a new factory fire kills more people; fewer U.S. homes enter the foreclosure process; Wrigley stops selling caffeinated gum; and a Young and the Restless soap star dies.
Also: The Justice Department's chief environmental crimes officer is stepping down; a House panel holds a hearing on Benghazi; a ship hits a tower in a deadly Italian port collision; and a Grammy-winning rocker is arrested in an alleged plot to kill his estranged wife.
Also; Defense Secretary Hagel furious over officer's sexual assault charge; a volcano erupts in the Philippines, killing at least five; N.J. Gov. Chris Christie has weight loss surgery and drops pounds; and there's a report that Steve Carell may make a cameo on the final episode of "The Office".
by Mark Memmott
Also: New bride, four other women die in California limo fire; jury resumes deliberations in murder trial of Philadelphia abortion doctor; cooler weather helps in fight against California wildfires; and the Senate is expected to OK internet sales tax legislation.
Also: A May snow storm that's dumped well over a foot of snow on western states aims for Minnesota and Wisconsin; a wildfire scorches 3,000 acres in California; and NASA wants your haikus.
Also: The FDA changes the age restrictions on buying the Plan B emergency contraceptive; Venezuelan lawmakers brawl over election results; Colorado starts civil unions for same-sex couples; historic Wounded Knee site faces a sale deadline.
Also: Former S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford debates rival Elizabeth Colbert Busch; armed men surround two Libyan ministries; the FDA will investigate caffeinated foods; and a Scottish cruise line takes out insurance against the Loch Ness monster.
by Mark Memmott
Also: The CIA continues to send bags full of cash to the Afghan leader, The New York Times reports; an explosion, possibly due to a gas leak, injures dozens in Prague; Syria's prime minister survives a bombing; and the last spire is to be placed above new World Trade Center tower.
Also: The body of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev lies unclaimed; eight people are arrested in connection with the collapse of the Bangladesh factory building; Obama calls on Congress to replace the sequester; and a rare blue diamond sells for more than $9 million at auction.
Also: The Senate votes to end air furloughs of air traffic controllers; building permits are questioned in the Bangladesh factory collapse; a software glitch delayed Thursday's opening of the Chicago Board of Trade; and nobody picked linebacker Manti Te'o in the first round of the NFL draft.
Also: Fuel barges in Alabama explode, injuring three; the death toll in the Bangladesh factory explosion rises; Congress is looking at ways to ease flight delays due to federal spending cuts; and a Chinese chef wreaks havoc by mistakenly adding pesticide to a sauce.
Also: A garment factory in Bangladesh collapses, killing dozens; rivers continue to flood in the Midwest; former CIA Director David Petraeus will become a college professor; and poet Maya Angelou is recovering at home after a hospitalization.
Also: There's a report that Syria used chemical weapons in the civil war; France's embassy in Libya is bombed; a hearing continues today for the suspect in the ricin letters case; and the beloved oaks at Auburn University can't be saved from poisoning and must be cut down.
by Mark Memmott
Also: Five people killed in shooting south of Seattle; Taliban take hostages after helicopter crashes; rescue teams work to reach earthquake victims in China; fliers brace for flight delays due to FAA furloughs.
