http://www.wsmv.com/category/162901/ap-news-center All the news from the Associated Press: National, International, Entertainment, Business, Health, Strange News and more! en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WSMV News - AP-National 15 ap-news-center http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413638/ugandan-president-removes-army-chief-amid-dispute http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413638/ugandan-president-removes-army-chief-amid-dispute?t=2013-05-24T09:28:22Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 09:28:00 EDT Uganda's president fired his top military commander Friday, the ouster apparently linked to turmoil over President Yoweri Museveni's alleged plan to have his son succeed him as head of state. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413931/attack-casts-spotlight-on-radical-preachers http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413931/attack-casts-spotlight-on-radical-preachers?t=2013-05-24T09:08:27Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 09:08:00 EDT The slaying of a British soldier in southeast London cast a spotlight on radical preachers that influenced Michael Adebolajo, the attacker seen in videos with bloody hands holding a butcher knife. It also raised questions... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413461/i-5-bridge-collapse-survivor-you-hold-on http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413461/i-5-bridge-collapse-survivor-you-hold-on?t=2013-05-24T09:08:19Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 09:08:00 EDT A truck carrying an oversize load struck a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though all three occupants suffered only... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413098/hurricane-center-beware-of-the-storm-surge http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413098/hurricane-center-beware-of-the-storm-surge?t=2013-05-24T08:58:15Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 08:58:00 EDT During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22382011/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival http://www.wsmv.com/story/22382011/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival?t=2013-05-24T08:28:19Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 08:28:00 EDT Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414086/kerrys-focus-on-peace-talks-not-settlements http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414086/kerrys-focus-on-peace-talks-not-settlements?t=2013-05-24T08:08:25Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:00 EDT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel's government on Friday to prevent further settlement construction where possible to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes, but stressed that the Jewish state and... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413100/boy-scouts-approve-plan-to-accept-openly-gay-boys http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413100/boy-scouts-approve-plan-to-accept-openly-gay-boys?t=2013-05-24T08:08:15Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:00 EDT After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413893/10-things-to-know-for-today http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413893/10-things-to-know-for-today?t=2013-05-24T07:38:49Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 07:38:00 EDT By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414224/takei-says-cho-good-choice-for-latest-star-trek http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414224/takei-says-cho-good-choice-for-latest-star-trek?t=2013-05-24T07:38:35Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 07:38:00 EDT Portraying USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu in the latest "Star Trek" movie comes with big shoes to fill, but the man who played the part in the TV series and six films has given his blessing to the actor currently... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413458/syrian-state-media-rebels-attack-prison-in-north http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413458/syrian-state-media-rebels-attack-prison-in-north?t=2013-05-24T06:58:12Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 06:58:00 EDT The Syrian government has agreed "in principle" to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the Arab country's conflict, Russia's foreign ministry said Friday. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413546/britain-braces-for-possible-copycat-attacks http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413546/britain-braces-for-possible-copycat-attacks?t=2013-05-24T05:58:35Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 05:58:00 EDT Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the brutal slaying of a young soldier. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413595/foreign-preacher-takes-rare-turn-on-vietnam-stage http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413595/foreign-preacher-takes-rare-turn-on-vietnam-stage?t=2013-05-24T05:18:28Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 05:18:00 EDT The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to deliver. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413265/plastic-ocean-debris-the-target-of-new-calif-bill http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413265/plastic-ocean-debris-the-target-of-new-calif-bill?t=2013-05-24T04:18:37Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 04:18:00 EDT It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413185/irs-replaces-official-who-revealed-targeting http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413185/irs-replaces-official-who-revealed-targeting?t=2013-05-24T03:48:31Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 03:48:00 EDT The Internal Revenue Service official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity has been replaced, making her the third top IRS official moved aside since the episode was revealed... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413181/obama-balances-threats-against-americans-rights http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413181/obama-balances-threats-against-americans-rights?t=2013-05-24T03:48:18Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 03:48:00 EDT Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22412446/i-5-bridge-collapses-in-nw-wash-people-in-water http://www.wsmv.com/story/22412446/i-5-bridge-collapses-in-nw-wash-people-in-water?t=2013-05-24T03:38:06Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 03:38:00 EDT An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers as three injured people were pulled from the chilly... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22412832/actress-bynes-arrested-in-nyc-on-marijuana-charge http://www.wsmv.com/story/22412832/actress-bynes-arrested-in-nyc-on-marijuana-charge?t=2013-05-24T00:47:56Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 00:47:00 EDT Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402791/jury-in-jodi-arias-trial-resumes-deliberations http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402791/jury-in-jodi-arias-trial-resumes-deliberations?t=2013-05-23T23:17:56Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 23:17:00 EDT Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die for murdering her boyfriend, sending prosecutors back to the drawing board to rehash the shocking... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402272/asia-stocks-slide-as-china-factory-output-slips http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402272/asia-stocks-slide-as-china-factory-output-slips?t=2013-05-23T22:58:20Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 22:58:00 EDT Asian stock markets staged a mild recovery Friday, a day after being routed by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary stimulus. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402946/simultaneous-car-bomb-attacks-in-niger http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402946/simultaneous-car-bomb-attacks-in-niger?t=2013-05-23T22:28:00Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 22:28:00 EDT Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing 26 people and injuring 30,... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22406947/with-weiner-nyc-mayor-race-takes-on-new-dynamic http://www.wsmv.com/story/22406947/with-weiner-nyc-mayor-race-takes-on-new-dynamic?t=2013-05-23T22:08:15Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 22:08:00 EDT Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal. He found a much more supportive reception in his first day of campaigning than he... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22411915/10-things-to-know-for-friday http://www.wsmv.com/story/22411915/10-things-to-know-for-friday?t=2013-05-23T21:08:26Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 21:08:00 EDT By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday: News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402537/vote-on-gay-scouts-comes-at-emotional-moment http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402537/vote-on-gay-scouts-comes-at-emotional-moment?t=2013-05-23T21:00:51Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:00 EDT The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22406471/storm-took-towns-youngest-as-it-swept-through http://www.wsmv.com/story/22406471/storm-took-towns-youngest-as-it-swept-through?t=2013-05-23T20:17:56Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 20:17:00 EDT One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22408986/distraught-mom-becomes-face-of-oklahoma-storm http://www.wsmv.com/story/22408986/distraught-mom-becomes-face-of-oklahoma-storm?t=2013-05-23T20:07:50Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 20:07:00 EDT A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402669/nixon-library-hosts-40th-reunion-for-vietnam-pows http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402669/nixon-library-hosts-40th-reunion-for-vietnam-pows?t=2013-05-23T19:58:04Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 19:58:00 EDT U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Doug Burns was on a night reconnaissance mission searching for enemy trucks when he was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and taken prisoner during the Vietnam War. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22406954/euro-tour-ceo-apologizes-for-inappropriate-word http://www.wsmv.com/story/22406954/euro-tour-ceo-apologizes-for-inappropriate-word?t=2013-05-23T19:57:56Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 19:57:00 EDT The head of the European golf tour apologized for using the term "colored" during a live television interview Thursday in which he was reacting to the spat between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381360/okla-residents-come-home-to-pick-up-the-pieces http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381360/okla-residents-come-home-to-pick-up-the-pieces?t=2013-05-23T19:28:51Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 19:28:00 EDT In some early versions of a story May 22 about damage estimates from the tornado in Moore, Okla., The Associated Press misspelled the name of the city's mayor. He is Glenn Lewis, not Glen. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402543/obama-to-push-for-transparency-in-face-of-threats http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402543/obama-to-push-for-transparency-in-face-of-threats?t=2013-05-23T19:27:55Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 19:27:00 EDT President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402642/tea-party-storm-largely-inside-irs-so-far http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402642/tea-party-storm-largely-inside-irs-so-far?t=2013-05-23T19:27:50Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 19:27:00 EDT Moving quickly to stem a raging controversy, the new acting head of the Internal Revenue Service started cleaning house Thursday by replacing the supervisor who oversaw agents involved in targeting tea party groups. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22405734/writer-chinua-achebe-honored-in-nigeria-funeral http://www.wsmv.com/story/22405734/writer-chinua-achebe-honored-in-nigeria-funeral?t=2013-05-23T18:58:06Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 18:58:00 EDT Writer Chinua Achebe shunned Nigeria's corrupt politicians and twice turned down national honors, never fearing to criticize those he felt ruined his country. On Thursday, however, the lawmakers and the country's... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402539/2b-in-okla-tornado-damage-means-hard-recovery http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402539/2b-in-okla-tornado-damage-means-hard-recovery?t=2013-05-23T18:50:47Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 18:50:00 EDT Students from a suburban Oklahoma City elementary school destroyed by this week's tornado reunited with their teachers Thursday and collected whatever could be salvaged from the ruins. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22407029/teen-brother-questioned-in-death-of-2-utah-boys http://www.wsmv.com/story/22407029/teen-brother-questioned-in-death-of-2-utah-boys?t=2013-05-23T18:47:51Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 18:47:00 EDT A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new houses and tidy lawns, police said. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402705/uk-emergency-committee-meets-after-attack http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402705/uk-emergency-committee-meets-after-attack?t=2013-05-23T17:58:31Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 17:58:00 EDT A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402647/house-to-vote-on-variable-rate-student-loans http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402647/house-to-vote-on-variable-rate-student-loans?t=2013-05-23T17:58:16Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 17:58:00 EDT Dismissing a veto threat from President Barack Obama, lawmakers in the House passed legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in a vote largely along party lines. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22407940/ohio-kidnap-case-hero-gets-burgers-for-life http://www.wsmv.com/story/22407940/ohio-kidnap-case-hero-gets-burgers-for-life?t=2013-05-23T17:48:09Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 17:48:00 EDT The man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for years in a Cleveland house will get free McDonald's for the next year, a company spokeswoman confirmed Thursday. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22408363/obama-policy-in-leaks-investigations-under-review http://www.wsmv.com/story/22408363/obama-policy-in-leaks-investigations-under-review?t=2013-05-23T17:08:10Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 17:08:00 EDT President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will review the policy under which it obtains journalists' records in investigations of the leak of government secrets. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22406034/jerry-lewis-repeats-his-distaste-for-female-comics http://www.wsmv.com/story/22406034/jerry-lewis-repeats-his-distaste-for-female-comics?t=2013-05-23T16:08:18Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 16:08:00 EDT Ladies? Don't make him laugh. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22404305/west-bank-and-romance-prominent-in-omar http://www.wsmv.com/story/22404305/west-bank-and-romance-prominent-in-omar?t=2013-05-23T15:37:53Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 15:37:00 EDT One of the more buzzed-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, "Omar," is set in the West Bank, and the Palestinian conflict is a key part of the plot. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402491/qa-what-is-known-about-london-attack http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402491/qa-what-is-known-about-london-attack?t=2013-05-23T15:27:47Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:00 EDT By The Associated Press A look at the key known facts about attack in south London in which two men killed a British soldier near military barracks Wednesday. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402649/syria-opposition-welcomes-support-for-assad-ouster http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402649/syria-opposition-welcomes-support-for-assad-ouster?t=2013-05-23T15:27:45Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:00 EDT Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some of the worst fighting in the port city of Tripoli in years. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22408533/latest-deadly-tornado-tests-oklahoma-towns-mettle http://www.wsmv.com/story/22408533/latest-deadly-tornado-tests-oklahoma-towns-mettle?t=2013-05-23T15:17:54Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 15:17:00 EDT Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters. They were just part of life in a particularly deadly stretch of Tornado Alley. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402197/nearly-all-us-states-see-hefty-drop-in-teen-births http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402197/nearly-all-us-states-see-hefty-drop-in-teen-births?t=2013-05-23T15:17:46Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 15:17:00 EDT The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22408124/obama-congress-briefed-on-every-drone-strike http://www.wsmv.com/story/22408124/obama-congress-briefed-on-every-drone-strike?t=2013-05-23T14:37:47Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 14:37:00 EDT President Barack Obama says his administration informs Congress about every drone strike America orders. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22407853/cockroaches-quickly-lose-sweet-tooth-to-survive http://www.wsmv.com/story/22407853/cockroaches-quickly-lose-sweet-tooth-to-survive?t=2013-05-23T14:07:59Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 14:07:00 EDT For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very wrong. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402814/us-israel-raise-hopes-for-mideast-peace-restart http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402814/us-israel-raise-hopes-for-mideast-peace-restart?t=2013-05-23T13:17:33Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 13:17:00 EDT The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's two-month-old effort to get Israelis... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22403196/pakistan-arrested-american-who-was-killed-by-drone http://www.wsmv.com/story/22403196/pakistan-arrested-american-who-was-killed-by-drone?t=2013-05-23T12:47:44Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 12:47:00 EDT An American citizen killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier but escaped after being released on bail, officials said Thursday. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22406747/10-things-to-see-a-week-of-top-ap-photos http://www.wsmv.com/story/22406747/10-things-to-see-a-week-of-top-ap-photos?t=2013-05-23T12:27:38Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 12:27:00 EDT By The Associated Press Associated Press Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402327/japanese-climber-80-becomes-oldest-atop-everest http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402327/japanese-climber-80-becomes-oldest-atop-everest?t=2013-05-23T12:35:25Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 09:17:00 EDT An 80-year-old Japanese man who began the year with his fourth heart operation became the oldest conqueror of Mount Everest on Thursday, a feat he called "the world's best feeling" even with an 81-year-old Nepalese... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402478/for-philadelphia-bicyclist-a-cat-is-his-co-pilot http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402478/for-philadelphia-bicyclist-a-cat-is-his-co-pilot?t=2013-05-23T08:07:28Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 08:07:00 EDT For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22403319/brave-woman-tried-to-reason-with-london-attackers http://www.wsmv.com/story/22403319/brave-woman-tried-to-reason-with-london-attackers?t=2013-05-23T11:18:50Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 07:27:00 EDT A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22403276/10-things-to-know-for-today http://www.wsmv.com/story/22403276/10-things-to-know-for-today?t=2013-05-23T06:37:34Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 06:37:00 EDT By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402908/stricken-japan-nuke-plant-struggles-to-keep-staff http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402908/stricken-japan-nuke-plant-struggles-to-keep-staff?t=2013-05-23T05:57:20Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 05:57:00 EDT Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402541/youngest-okla-tornado-victims-remembered-by-kin http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402541/youngest-okla-tornado-victims-remembered-by-kin?t=2013-05-23T12:33:13Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 03:38:00 EDT Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was "everywhere at once" when she was out on the softball field. Kyle Davis, 8, was nicknamed "The Wall" because of his size and presence on the soccer field. JaNae Hornsby, also 9, was the life of... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402596/lebron-heat-dig-deep-to-top-pacers-in-game-1 http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402596/lebron-heat-dig-deep-to-top-pacers-in-game-1?t=2013-05-23T03:28:14Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 03:28:00 EDT It could have been the perfect matchup to cap an unforgettable game. LeBron James driving to the rim to face Roy Hibbert, one play to decide Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402480/ocean-not-all-that-separates-us-european-fans http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402480/ocean-not-all-that-separates-us-european-fans?t=2013-05-23T03:19:08Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 03:19:00 EDT By NANCY ARMOUR AP National Writer Imagine Derek Jeter leading the New York Yankees off the field because opposing fans were yelling racial slurs and throwing bananas at his team. Or a game between the... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402080/lebron-saves-heat-at-buzzer-of-game-1 http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402080/lebron-saves-heat-at-buzzer-of-game-1?t=2013-05-23T02:57:13Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 02:57:00 EDT LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402430/2011-jail-breaks-become-political-issue-in-egypt http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402430/2011-jail-breaks-become-political-issue-in-egypt?t=2013-05-23T02:48:49Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 02:48:00 EDT It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's revolution: orchestrated attacks on prisons around the country that broke out more than 20,000 inmates while police were tied down with the massive popular protests... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402414/submerged-structure-stumps-israeli-archaeologists http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402414/submerged-structure-stumps-israeli-archaeologists?t=2013-05-23T02:37:30Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:00 EDT The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologists dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is just waiting to be excavated. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402085/building-materials-blamed-in-bangladesh-disaster http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402085/building-materials-blamed-in-bangladesh-disaster?t=2013-05-23T01:27:08Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 01:27:00 EDT A government investigation found that "extremely" poor quality construction materials and a series of violations caused the collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh that has been called the worst garment-industry... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381450/octogenarians-race-to-be-oldest-everest-climber http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381450/octogenarians-race-to-be-oldest-everest-climber?t=2013-05-23T12:35:25Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 00:57:00 EDT An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer on Thursday became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest - although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22401678/penguins-rout-senators-7-3-take-3-1-series-lead http://www.wsmv.com/story/22401678/penguins-rout-senators-7-3-take-3-1-series-lead?t=2013-05-23T00:27:22Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 00:27:00 EDT Sidney Crosby was careful not to get too far ahead of himself after helping the Pittsburgh Penguins rout the Ottawa Senators for a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402199/teen-birth-rates-decline-in-most-us-states http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402199/teen-birth-rates-decline-in-most-us-states?t=2013-05-23T00:27:15Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 00:27:00 EDT By The Associated Press The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 percent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402130/urban-renewal-big-us-cities-showing-strong-growth http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402130/urban-renewal-big-us-cities-showing-strong-growth?t=2013-05-23T00:07:17Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 00:07:00 EDT Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22400844/fbi-arrest-made-in-wash-ricin-scare-last-week http://www.wsmv.com/story/22400844/fbi-arrest-made-in-wash-ricin-scare-last-week?t=2013-05-22T23:17:03Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 23:17:00 EDT A man was arrested Wednesday in a case involving last week's discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22400586/4-americans-killed-since-2009-in-us-drone-strikes http://www.wsmv.com/story/22400586/4-americans-killed-since-2009-in-us-drone-strikes?t=2013-05-22T22:47:13Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 22:47:00 EDT The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22398141/obama-to-honor-carole-king-at-white-house-concert http://www.wsmv.com/story/22398141/obama-to-honor-carole-king-at-white-house-concert?t=2013-05-22T21:57:02Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 21:57:00 EDT President Barack Obama, saluting Carole King's five decades as an award-winning singer-songwriter, said Wednesday that music often is a place where people seek comfort and inspiration during trying times. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22393152/others-who-took-the-5th-mcgwire-abramoff-north http://www.wsmv.com/story/22393152/others-who-took-the-5th-mcgwire-abramoff-north?t=2013-05-22T21:17:04Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 21:17:00 EDT The baseball star, the Hollywood 10, Oliver North. And Lois Lerner of the IRS. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22401287/10-things-to-know-for-thursday http://www.wsmv.com/story/22401287/10-things-to-know-for-thursday?t=2013-05-22T21:07:11Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 21:07:00 EDT By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22400340/3rd-grader-who-loved-to-sing-among-tornado-victims http://www.wsmv.com/story/22400340/3rd-grader-who-loved-to-sing-among-tornado-victims?t=2013-05-23T12:33:14Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:00 EDT Nicknamed "The Wall," 8-year-old Kyle Davis loved soccer and going to Monster Truck exhibitions at the fairgrounds with his grandfather. JaNae Hornsby, 9, loved to draw, sing, and be a big sister and cousin to her younger... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22387484/fbi-man-fatally-shot-in-boston-bombing-probe http://www.wsmv.com/story/22387484/fbi-man-fatally-shot-in-boston-bombing-probe?t=2013-05-23T10:51:02Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 20:57:00 EDT A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities in central Florida early Wednesday after he turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, officials said. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381179/anthony-weiner-launches-bid-to-become-nyc-mayor http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381179/anthony-weiner-launches-bid-to-become-nyc-mayor?t=2013-05-22T20:37:43Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 20:37:00 EDT Anthony Weiner knows there may be a lot of New Yorkers who would never consider voting for him again, but he says he's running for mayor because he wants to bring his ideas to the fore - and win. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22396524/police-1-dead-2-injured-in-attack-in-london http://www.wsmv.com/story/22396524/police-1-dead-2-injured-in-attack-in-london?t=2013-05-23T11:18:51Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 20:37:00 EDT Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381127/arias-speaks-out-about-case-in-jailhouse-interview http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381127/arias-speaks-out-about-case-in-jailhouse-interview?t=2013-05-22T20:17:02Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 20:17:00 EDT Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial said Wednesday they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22392330/2-infants-among-10-kids-killed-in-oklahoma-tornado http://www.wsmv.com/story/22392330/2-infants-among-10-kids-killed-in-oklahoma-tornado?t=2013-05-23T12:33:14Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 19:36:00 EDT The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 victims of Monday's tornado that ripped across the Oklahoma City area. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381508/star-witness-to-stay-mum-for-house-hearing-on-irs http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381508/star-witness-to-stay-mum-for-house-hearing-on-irs?t=2013-05-23T11:01:21Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 19:29:00 EDT At the center of a political storm, an Internal Revenue Service supervisor whose agents targeted conservative groups swore Wednesday she did nothing wrong, broke no laws and never lied to Congress. Then she refused to answer... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381695/garcetti-builds-growing-lead-as-la-picks-new-mayor http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381695/garcetti-builds-growing-lead-as-la-picks-new-mayor?t=2013-05-22T19:06:42Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 19:06:00 EDT The incoming mayor of Los Angeles was able to defeat a fellow Democrat by depicting her as a pawn of utility union bosses in a city long friendly to labor, an outcome expected to echo beyond California as unions nationwide... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22400429/minn-teen-whose-farewell-song-became-web-hit-dies http://www.wsmv.com/story/22400429/minn-teen-whose-farewell-song-became-web-hit-dies?t=2013-05-22T18:56:59Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:00 EDT When high school student Zach Sobiech learned he didn't have much longer to live, his mother suggested he write letters to tell his loved ones goodbye. Instead, the Minnesota teenager turned to writing music - and his... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22392346/bears-lb-urlacher-announces-retirement http://www.wsmv.com/story/22392346/bears-lb-urlacher-announces-retirement?t=2013-05-22T18:16:43Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 18:16:00 EDT Brian Urlacher wasn't sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he's calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22399336/doctors-save-ohio-boy-by-printing-an-airway-tube http://www.wsmv.com/story/22399336/doctors-save-ohio-boy-by-printing-an-airway-tube?t=2013-05-22T18:16:36Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 18:16:00 EDT By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22392773/douglas-damon-dramatize-a-steamy-show-biz-affair http://www.wsmv.com/story/22392773/douglas-damon-dramatize-a-steamy-show-biz-affair?t=2013-05-22T18:07:05Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 18:07:00 EDT The idea of Michael Douglas playing Liberace might seem nearly as outrageous as Liberace himself. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22390876/kerry-us-allies-ready-to-step-up-aid-rebels http://www.wsmv.com/story/22390876/kerry-us-allies-ready-to-step-up-aid-rebels?t=2013-05-22T18:07:03Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 18:07:00 EDT The U.S. and several key allies looked again Wednesday for a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime's military gains and Washington still unwilling to... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381365/immigration-bill-heads-to-full-senate http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381365/immigration-bill-heads-to-full-senate?t=2013-05-22T17:46:38Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:00 EDT A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22386064/woods-garcia-comment-hurtful-time-to-move-on http://www.wsmv.com/story/22386064/woods-garcia-comment-hurtful-time-to-move-on?t=2013-05-22T17:36:55Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 17:36:00 EDT By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22399587/school-storm-protection-is-spotty-in-tornado-zones http://www.wsmv.com/story/22399587/school-storm-protection-is-spotty-in-tornado-zones?t=2013-05-23T12:33:14Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 17:36:00 EDT With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ago. But a powerful tornado revealed the building's lack of modern... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381972/diplomats-iran-expands-nuke-technology http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381972/diplomats-iran-expands-nuke-technology?t=2013-05-22T17:26:59Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:00 EDT The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, saying Tehran has upgraded its uranium enrichment facilities and advanced in... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22398875/ag-4-americans-killed-since-2009-in-drone-strikes http://www.wsmv.com/story/22398875/ag-4-americans-killed-since-2009-in-drone-strikes?t=2013-05-22T17:26:43Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 17:26:00 EDT The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22399004/a-divided-fed-wrestles-with-when-to-slow-bond-buys http://www.wsmv.com/story/22399004/a-divided-fed-wrestles-with-when-to-slow-bond-buys?t=2013-05-22T16:57:02Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 16:57:00 EDT The Federal Reserve is torn over when to slow its aggressive efforts to stimulate the economy. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381078/egypt-tv-7-security-men-kidnapped-in-sinai-freed http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381078/egypt-tv-7-security-men-kidnapped-in-sinai-freed?t=2013-05-22T16:46:50Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 16:46:00 EDT The safe release Wednesday of seven conscripts kidnapped by suspected militants in Sinai brought a victory for Egypt's Islamist president after months of criticism that his government is mismanaging the country. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22382661/life-saving-face-transplant-performed-in-poland http://www.wsmv.com/story/22382661/life-saving-face-transplant-performed-in-poland?t=2013-05-22T16:27:03Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 16:27:00 EDT A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22382813/trial-for-captain-in-deadly-shipwreck-in-italy http://www.wsmv.com/story/22382813/trial-for-captain-in-deadly-shipwreck-in-italy?t=2013-05-22T15:07:36Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:00 EDT An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast of Tuscany, which killed 32 people. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22382363/irishman-charged-with-1982-ira-hyde-park-bombing http://www.wsmv.com/story/22382363/irishman-charged-with-1982-ira-hyde-park-bombing?t=2013-05-22T15:07:01Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 15:07:00 EDT British prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old Irishman with the 1982 IRA attack on the queen's cavalry in Hyde Park, a nail-bombing at a top London tourist attraction that left four soldiers and seven horses dead. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381643/amid-immigration-reform-calls-to-change-asylums http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381643/amid-immigration-reform-calls-to-change-asylums?t=2013-05-22T14:36:54Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 14:36:00 EDT As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open the asylum process for thousands of more people who flee persecution in... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22387920/bernanke-signals-fed-to-maintain-stimulus-efforts http://www.wsmv.com/story/22387920/bernanke-signals-fed-to-maintain-stimulus-efforts?t=2013-05-22T14:36:50Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 14:36:00 EDT Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to slow its extraordinary stimulus programs. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22397450/global-local-issues-for-iran-in-upcoming-election http://www.wsmv.com/story/22397450/global-local-issues-for-iran-in-upcoming-election?t=2013-05-22T14:36:39Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 14:36:00 EDT By The Associated Press Main domestic and international issues facing Iran ahead of its June 14 presidential election: News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381702/irans-ahmadinejad-denounces-election-decision http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381702/irans-ahmadinejad-denounces-election-decision?t=2013-05-22T14:26:45Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 14:26:00 EDT By now, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is well-accustomed to enduring blows from Iran's ruling clerics as his reputation fell from favored son to political outcast. But their intended parting shot - barring his chief aid... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381898/syrian-opposition-urges-rebels-to-join-key-battle http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381898/syrian-opposition-urges-rebels-to-join-key-battle?t=2013-05-22T13:46:36Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:00 EDT Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22396939/fox-show-brings-messy-workplaces-to-television http://www.wsmv.com/story/22396939/fox-show-brings-messy-workplaces-to-television?t=2013-05-22T13:36:28Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 13:36:00 EDT This time "you're fired" is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people from real jobs into prime-time entertainment starting this week. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22396846/fox-show-brings-messy-workplaces-to-television http://www.wsmv.com/story/22396846/fox-show-brings-messy-workplaces-to-television?t=2013-05-22T13:26:26Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:00 EDT This time "you're fired" is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people from real jobs into prime-time entertainment starting this week. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22392757/complaint-accuses-exxon-mobil-of-anti-gay-bias http://www.wsmv.com/story/22392757/complaint-accuses-exxon-mobil-of-anti-gay-bias?t=2013-05-22T13:16:24Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 13:16:00 EDT One after another, major U.S. corporations have updated anti-discrimination policies to protect gay, lesbian and transgender workers, drawing plaudits from gay-rights groups. There's one prominent exception: Exxon Mobil... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22396618/one-block-how-neighbors-saw-twisters-deadly-path http://www.wsmv.com/story/22396618/one-block-how-neighbors-saw-twisters-deadly-path?t=2013-05-22T13:06:49Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 13:06:00 EDT Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing - and it was trying desperately to get in. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22395495/fox-show-brings-messy-workplaces-to-television http://www.wsmv.com/story/22395495/fox-show-brings-messy-workplaces-to-television?t=2013-05-22T12:46:21Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 12:46:00 EDT This time "you're fired" is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people from real jobs into prime-time entertainment starting this week. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381125/north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381125/north-korea-sends-leaders-special-envoy-to-china?t=2013-05-22T12:26:33Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:00 EDT After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22393761/cannes-james-franco-builds-a-bookish-filmography http://www.wsmv.com/story/22393761/cannes-james-franco-builds-a-bookish-filmography?t=2013-05-22T12:17:41Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 12:17:00 EDT James Franco's filmography is starting to look like a book shelf - and a very respectable one, at that. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381363/gop-questions-irs-scrutiny-of-anti-abortion-groups http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381363/gop-questions-irs-scrutiny-of-anti-abortion-groups?t=2013-05-23T11:01:21Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 12:17:00 EDT When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the Internal Revenue Service asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22387922/us-home-sales-tick-up-to-highest-in-3-years http://www.wsmv.com/story/22387922/us-home-sales-tick-up-to-highest-in-3-years?t=2013-05-22T11:07:20Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 11:07:00 EDT Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22383782/ap-interview-rogge-cites-need-for-targeted-tests http://www.wsmv.com/story/22383782/ap-interview-rogge-cites-need-for-targeted-tests?t=2013-05-22T08:26:33Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 08:26:00 EDT Olympic officials agree that more targeted, out-of-competition testing in high-profile sports is needed to catch the drug cheats who are escaping the net, IOC President Jacques Rogge said Wednesday. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22383509/canet-seeks-gritty-new-york-in-blood-ties http://www.wsmv.com/story/22383509/canet-seeks-gritty-new-york-in-blood-ties?t=2013-05-22T08:16:24Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 08:16:00 EDT The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381357/parents-face-tough-choice-when-tornadoes-bear-down http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381357/parents-face-tough-choice-when-tornadoes-bear-down?t=2013-05-23T12:33:15Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 07:46:00 EDT With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381452/germany-celebrates-composer-wagners-200th http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381452/germany-celebrates-composer-wagners-200th?t=2013-05-22T06:46:12Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 06:46:00 EDT Germany on Wednesday celebrated the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner, the 19th-century composer whose music has been hailed as sublime art at the height of Western culture even as he remains tainted by his visceral... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22382143/10-things-to-know-for-today http://www.wsmv.com/story/22382143/10-things-to-know-for-today?t=2013-05-22T06:16:29Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 06:16:00 EDT By The Associated press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381372/fishermen-pay-price-in-asias-volatile-sea-rifts http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381372/fishermen-pay-price-in-asias-volatile-sea-rifts?t=2013-05-22T05:36:08Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 05:36:00 EDT Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It's become a familiar sight in villages where some... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381378/restaurant-learns-online-reviews-can-make-or-break http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381378/restaurant-learns-online-reviews-can-make-or-break?t=2013-05-22T05:16:04Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:00 EDT It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381458/spurs-cant-ease-up-despite-2-0-lead-on-grizzlies http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381458/spurs-cant-ease-up-despite-2-0-lead-on-grizzlies?t=2013-05-22T03:46:51Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 03:46:00 EDT If the Western Conference finals seem the slightest bit over after two San Antonio wins, hold that thought for a minute. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381413/govt-dysfunction-may-be-baked-into-the-system http://www.wsmv.com/story/22381413/govt-dysfunction-may-be-baked-into-the-system?t=2013-05-22T03:36:07Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 03:36:00 EDT The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22380906/spurs-blow-late-lead-beat-grizzlies-93-89-in-ot http://www.wsmv.com/story/22380906/spurs-blow-late-lead-beat-grizzlies-93-89-in-ot?t=2013-05-22T01:15:57Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 01:15:00 EDT When Tony Parker started running low on masterful plays, Tim Duncan was there to take over and lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22380222/north-korean-leader-sends-special-envoy-to-china http://www.wsmv.com/story/22380222/north-korean-leader-sends-special-envoy-to-china?t=2013-05-22T00:17:09Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 00:17:00 EDT North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306497/apples-cook-to-face-senate-questions-on-taxes http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306497/apples-cook-to-face-senate-questions-on-taxes?t=2013-05-22T00:15:55Z WSMV Wed, 22 May 2013 00:15:00 EDT Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22308142/teen-star-zendaya-finishes-1st-on-dancing-finals http://www.wsmv.com/story/22308142/teen-star-zendaya-finishes-1st-on-dancing-finals?t=2013-05-21T23:56:16Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 23:56:00 EDT Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22379919/10-things-to-know-for-wednesday http://www.wsmv.com/story/22379919/10-things-to-know-for-wednesday?t=2013-05-21T23:46:09Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 23:46:00 EDT By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305003/committee-nears-final-big-immigration-decisions http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305003/committee-nears-final-big-immigration-decisions?t=2013-05-21T23:06:04Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 23:06:00 EDT Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22295418/china-asks-nkorea-to-release-fishing-boat-crew http://www.wsmv.com/story/22295418/china-asks-nkorea-to-release-fishing-boat-crew?t=2013-05-21T22:56:01Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 22:56:00 EDT Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22379908/cavaliers-win-nba-draft-lottery-again http://www.wsmv.com/story/22379908/cavaliers-win-nba-draft-lottery-again?t=2013-05-21T22:36:02Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 22:36:00 EDT What's not to like? Being in the lottery every year. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22317292/fbi-ids-benghazi-suspects-but-no-arrests-yet http://www.wsmv.com/story/22317292/fbi-ids-benghazi-suspects-but-no-arrests-yet?t=2013-05-21T21:06:09Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 21:06:00 EDT The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists,... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305438/crews-dig-through-night-after-deadly-okla-twister http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305438/crews-dig-through-night-after-deadly-okla-twister?t=2013-05-23T12:33:15Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 20:55:00 EDT Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives,... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305019/arias-speaks-on-own-behalf-as-jury-considers-death http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305019/arias-speaks-on-own-behalf-as-jury-considers-death?t=2013-05-21T20:26:26Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 20:26:00 EDT Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22302148/police-give-details-in-powell-disappearance-case http://www.wsmv.com/story/22302148/police-give-details-in-powell-disappearance-case?t=2013-05-22T11:02:13Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 20:16:00 EDT The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that even as local police close the active part of their investigation into her disappearance, federal authorities continue to review the case - a... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22318182/ap-photos-images-of-devastating-oklahoma-tornado http://www.wsmv.com/story/22318182/ap-photos-images-of-devastating-oklahoma-tornado?t=2013-05-23T12:33:15Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 19:35:00 EDT By The Associated Press Residents sift through the remnants of their homes and parents hug children outside a demolished elementary school. Emergency workers tend to the wounded. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22307773/microsoft-expected-to-reveal-next-generation-xbox http://www.wsmv.com/story/22307773/microsoft-expected-to-reveal-next-generation-xbox?t=2013-05-21T19:25:51Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 19:25:00 EDT Microsoft thinks it has the one. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22318850/power-of-moore-tornado-dwarfs-hiroshima-bomb http://www.wsmv.com/story/22318850/power-of-moore-tornado-dwarfs-hiroshima-bomb?t=2013-05-23T12:33:15Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 19:25:00 EDT Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22378841/pentagon-wants-450m-for-guantanamo-prison http://www.wsmv.com/story/22378841/pentagon-wants-450m-for-guantanamo-prison?t=2013-05-21T19:25:45Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 19:25:00 EDT The Pentagon is asking Congress for more than $450 million for maintaining and upgrading the Guantanamo Bay prison that President Barack Obama wants to close. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22311388/face-chewing-victim-continues-recovery-in-miami http://www.wsmv.com/story/22311388/face-chewing-victim-continues-recovery-in-miami?t=2013-05-21T19:05:46Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 19:05:00 EDT A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305151/former-irs-commissioner-heads-to-hill-amid-scandal http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305151/former-irs-commissioner-heads-to-hill-amid-scandal?t=2013-05-23T11:01:19Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 18:45:00 EDT Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-incrimination and decline to testify at a congressional hearing... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306177/the-pope-and-the-devil-is-francis-an-exorcist http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306177/the-pope-and-the-devil-is-francis-an-exorcist?t=2013-05-21T18:39:07Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 18:39:00 EDT Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican's... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22378151/teachers-credited-with-saving-students-in-okla http://www.wsmv.com/story/22378151/teachers-credited-with-saving-students-in-okla?t=2013-05-23T11:00:00Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 18:36:00 EDT The principal's voice came on over the intercom at Plaza Towers Elementary School: A severe storm was approaching and students were to go to the cafeteria and wait for their parents to pick them up. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22309493/falcons-get-200-million-nfl-loan-for-stadium http://www.wsmv.com/story/22309493/falcons-get-200-million-nfl-loan-for-stadium?t=2013-05-21T18:16:00Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 18:16:00 EDT The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being built. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22319508/police-release-photos-from-tucson-shooting-rampage http://www.wsmv.com/story/22319508/police-release-photos-from-tucson-shooting-rampage?t=2013-05-21T18:15:50Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 18:15:00 EDT Photos taken in the aftermath of the attack that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords show the handgun, high-capacity pistol magazines and knife that Jared Lee Loughner carried with him as he... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22309660/suicide-at-notre-dame-cathedral-in-paris http://www.wsmv.com/story/22309660/suicide-at-notre-dame-cathedral-in-paris?t=2013-05-21T17:56:10Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 17:56:00 EDT Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument Tuesday, pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22308619/wikileaks-hearing-focuses-on-classified-evidence http://www.wsmv.com/story/22308619/wikileaks-hearing-focuses-on-classified-evidence?t=2013-05-21T17:55:42Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 17:55:00 EDT Lawyers in the court-martial of an Army private who sent more than 700,000 classified U.S. documents to WikiLeaks said Tuesday they have reached a deal that may eliminate the need for testimony from a member of the military... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22308621/more-tornadoes-from-global-warming-nobody-knows http://www.wsmv.com/story/22308621/more-tornadoes-from-global-warming-nobody-knows?t=2013-05-23T12:33:15Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 17:25:00 EDT By The Associated Press A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts: News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22366225/gay-fla-teen-charged-for-underage-girlfriend http://www.wsmv.com/story/22366225/gay-fla-teen-charged-for-underage-girlfriend?t=2013-05-21T16:25:45Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:00 EDT An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader is facing felony charges that she had sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend, leading gay rights advocates to say the teen is being unfairly targeted for a common high... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305420/officials-more-attacks-in-iraq-7-killed http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305420/officials-more-attacks-in-iraq-7-killed?t=2013-05-21T16:15:55Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 16:15:00 EDT A car bomb exploded as Sunni worshippers were leaving a mosque after evening prayers Tuesday in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks that killed at least 20 people nationwide in a week of the most sustained... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306707/reports-iran-bars-2-top-figures-from-june-ballot http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306707/reports-iran-bars-2-top-figures-from-june-ballot?t=2013-05-21T16:15:51Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 16:15:00 EDT Iran's election overseers removed potential wild-card candidates from the presidential race Tuesday, blocking a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305170/ap-photographer-describes-destroyed-okla-school http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305170/ap-photographer-describes-destroyed-okla-school?t=2013-05-23T11:00:00Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 16:06:00 EDT I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22336838/iran-candidate-list-for-presidential-race http://www.wsmv.com/story/22336838/iran-candidate-list-for-presidential-race?t=2013-05-21T15:16:14Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 15:16:00 EDT By The Associated Press The eight candidates approved Tuesday for Iran's June 14 presidential election to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who cannot run again because of term limits. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305370/in-tornados-wake-worried-parents-seek-out-kids http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305370/in-tornados-wake-worried-parents-seek-out-kids?t=2013-05-23T12:33:15Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:00 EDT The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside an Oklahoma City area church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off - survivors of a deadly tornado that... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306006/3-hezbollah-fighters-die-of-wounds-from-syria http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306006/3-hezbollah-fighters-die-of-wounds-from-syria?t=2013-05-21T14:27:27Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 14:27:00 EDT Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad's regime. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306380/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306380/seen-and-heard-at-the-cannes-film-festival?t=2013-05-21T13:56:14Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 13:56:00 EDT Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305067/israel-returns-fire-following-shooting-from-syria http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305067/israel-returns-fire-following-shooting-from-syria?t=2013-05-21T13:36:03Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 13:36:00 EDT Israeli and Syrian troops exchanged fire across their tense cease-fire line in the Golan Heights on Tuesday, prompting an Israeli threat that Syria's leader will "bear the consequences" of further escalation and raising... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22314996/toback-baldwin-eye-cannes-movie-making-underbelly http://www.wsmv.com/story/22314996/toback-baldwin-eye-cannes-movie-making-underbelly?t=2013-05-21T13:36:01Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 13:36:00 EDT A phrase you will hear often at Cannes is: "Let me run the numbers." News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306042/president-obama-to-speak-on-oklahoma-disaster http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306042/president-obama-to-speak-on-oklahoma-disaster?t=2013-05-23T11:00:00Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 13:35:00 EDT President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306980/safrican-court-frees-brother-of-oscar-pistorius http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306980/safrican-court-frees-brother-of-oscar-pistorius?t=2013-05-21T13:05:50Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 13:05:00 EDT One Pistorius brother is free of charges - acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22307728/medical-examiner-24-dead-in-oklahoma-twister http://www.wsmv.com/story/22307728/medical-examiner-24-dead-in-oklahoma-twister?t=2013-05-23T11:00:00Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 11:25:00 EDT The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including nine children. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22301958/publicist-founding-member-of-the-doors-dies-at-74 http://www.wsmv.com/story/22301958/publicist-founding-member-of-the-doors-dies-at-74?t=2013-05-21T10:25:27Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 10:25:00 EDT By CHRIS TALBOTT and HILLEL ITALIE AP Entertainment Writers Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22304923/myanmar-muslims-jailed-for-killing-buddhist-monk http://www.wsmv.com/story/22304923/myanmar-muslims-jailed-for-killing-buddhist-monk?t=2013-05-21T08:45:33Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 08:45:00 EDT A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday - one of them to a life term - in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has not... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305787/10-things-to-know-for-today http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305787/10-things-to-know-for-today?t=2013-05-21T06:15:27Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 06:15:00 EDT By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294585/chinese-premier-peace-requires-india-china-trust http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294585/chinese-premier-peace-requires-india-china-trust?t=2013-05-21T04:45:46Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 04:45:00 EDT Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Indian business leaders Tuesday that developing stronger economic ties between their two nations would have huge benefits for both sides. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305131/policy-discretion-guide-media-sources-probes http://www.wsmv.com/story/22305131/policy-discretion-guide-media-sources-probes?t=2013-05-21T03:35:13Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 03:35:00 EDT It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22304981/should-we-let-wunderkinds-drop-out-of-high-school http://www.wsmv.com/story/22304981/should-we-let-wunderkinds-drop-out-of-high-school?t=2013-05-21T03:05:20Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 03:05:00 EDT Thomas Sohmers, 17, of Hudson, Mass., has been working at a research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since he was 13, developing projects ranging from augmented reality eyewear to laser communications... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22304918/slow-pokes-acupuncture-helps-hypothermic-turtles http://www.wsmv.com/story/22304918/slow-pokes-acupuncture-helps-hypothermic-turtles?t=2013-05-23T10:47:19Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 02:45:00 EDT Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild - from an acupuncturist. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294771/tornadoes-slam-plains-midwest-1-dead-in-okla http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294771/tornadoes-slam-plains-midwest-1-dead-in-okla?t=2013-05-23T12:33:15Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 02:15:00 EDT A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22304119/red-wings-top-blackhawks-3-1-take-2-1-series-lead http://www.wsmv.com/story/22304119/red-wings-top-blackhawks-3-1-take-2-1-series-lead?t=2013-05-20T23:35:26Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 23:35:00 EDT The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22301728/more-obama-aides-knew-of-irs-audit-obama-not-told http://www.wsmv.com/story/22301728/more-obama-aides-knew-of-irs-audit-obama-not-told?t=2013-05-23T11:01:17Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 23:05:00 EDT White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22303674/10-things-to-know-for-tuesday http://www.wsmv.com/story/22303674/10-things-to-know-for-tuesday?t=2013-05-20T21:15:07Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 21:15:00 EDT By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294576/conn-derailment-to-cause-greatly-slowed-commute http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294576/conn-derailment-to-cause-greatly-slowed-commute?t=2013-05-20T20:35:03Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 20:35:00 EDT Commuters navigated a patchwork of cars, trains and buses along Connecticut's shoreline Monday, encountering lengthy delays as authorities probed the cause of a train collision that disrupted one of the nation's... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22296290/yahoo-takes-big-leap-with-11b-deal-for-tumblr http://www.wsmv.com/story/22296290/yahoo-takes-big-leap-with-11b-deal-for-tumblr?t=2013-05-20T20:15:17Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 20:15:00 EDT After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22303215/oklahoma-twister-tracked-path-of-1999-tornado http://www.wsmv.com/story/22303215/oklahoma-twister-tracked-path-of-1999-tornado?t=2013-05-23T12:33:16Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 20:04:00 EDT Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294845/myanmar-leader-making-landmark-white-house-visit http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294845/myanmar-leader-making-landmark-white-house-visit?t=2013-05-20T19:55:04Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 19:55:00 EDT President Barack Obama on Monday told Myanmar's president during a long-awaited White House meeting that he appreciates the Asian leader's efforts to lead the country on its sometimes difficult path to democracy and... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22302156/panel-apple-uses-firms-outside-us-to-avoid-taxes http://www.wsmv.com/story/22302156/panel-apple-uses-firms-outside-us-to-avoid-taxes?t=2013-05-20T19:55:00Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 19:54:00 EDT Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes, a Senate investigation has found. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22303037/twister-season-starts-late-but-starts-nonetheless http://www.wsmv.com/story/22303037/twister-season-starts-late-but-starts-nonetheless?t=2013-05-21T09:22:32Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 19:24:00 EDT Deadly tornadoes that have raked communities in Middle America over the past week, including Monday's massive twister that carved a path of destruction through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, belie what had been a... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294581/split-second-choice-ended-with-ny-student-dead http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294581/split-second-choice-ended-with-ny-student-dead?t=2013-05-20T18:25:03Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:00 EDT As a grieving family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether police should have waited for... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294705/arias-returns-to-court-for-penalty-phase-of-trial http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294705/arias-returns-to-court-for-penalty-phase-of-trial?t=2013-05-21T16:44:57Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 17:44:00 EDT Complaining that Jodi Arias' sensational murder case has become a modern-day "witch trial," her lawyers tried to quit in the middle of the death-penalty phase Monday, then said they will call only one witness: Arias. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294680/iraq-car-bombs-in-basra-kill-at-least-10-people http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294680/iraq-car-bombs-in-basra-kill-at-least-10-people?t=2013-05-21T09:04:21Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 17:34:00 EDT Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past sectarian carnage and fears of a... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22299923/deadliest-attacks-in-iraq-since-us-troop-pullout http://www.wsmv.com/story/22299923/deadliest-attacks-in-iraq-since-us-troop-pullout?t=2013-05-21T09:04:22Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 16:25:00 EDT Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294584/aid-group-syrian-refugees-face-dire-health-risks http://www.wsmv.com/story/22294584/aid-group-syrian-refugees-face-dire-health-risks?t=2013-05-20T15:55:03Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 15:55:00 EDT Hezbollah was pulled more deeply into Syria's civil war as 28 guerrillas from the Lebanese Shiite militant group were killed and dozens more wounded while fighting rebels, Syria activists said Monday. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414775/cyclist-tests-positive-for-epo-risks-life-ban http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414775/cyclist-tests-positive-for-epo-risks-life-ban?t=2013-05-24T08:58:26Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 08:58:00 EDT Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca tested positive for EPO in a surprise test at his home before this year's race, organizers announced Friday. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413750/williams-to-face-tatishvili-in-1st-round-of-french http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413750/williams-to-face-tatishvili-in-1st-round-of-french?t=2013-05-24T07:08:18Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 07:08:00 EDT Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413201/quicks-la-kings-put-sharks-on-brink-with-3-0-win http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413201/quicks-la-kings-put-sharks-on-brink-with-3-0-win?t=2013-05-24T03:58:15Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 03:58:00 EDT The Los Angeles Kings haven't lost a home game in two months, and the San Jose Sharks gave nothing close to the effort necessary to snap the champions' streak in Game 5. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413168/colonial-member-palmer-has-1st-round-lead-with-62 http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413168/colonial-member-palmer-has-1st-round-lead-with-62?t=2013-05-24T03:38:59Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 03:38:00 EDT Ryan Palmer has a definite home-course advantage at the Colonial. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413165/rangers-top-bruins-in-ot-force-game-5-in-boston http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413165/rangers-top-bruins-in-ot-force-game-5-in-boston?t=2013-05-24T03:38:14Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 03:38:00 EDT During a sluggish first period, a difficult second period, and a tense third period, there were few signs the New York Rangers would be able to hold off the Boston Bruins and extend their season for at least one more game. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413118/blackhawks-hope-to-rally-from-3-1-series-deficit http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413118/blackhawks-hope-to-rally-from-3-1-series-deficit?t=2013-05-24T03:28:26Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 03:28:00 EDT The Chicago Blackhawks began the year with a record-breaking start. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22412927/quicks-la-kings-put-sharks-on-brink-with-3-0-win http://www.wsmv.com/story/22412927/quicks-la-kings-put-sharks-on-brink-with-3-0-win?t=2013-05-24T02:18:03Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 02:18:00 EDT Jonathan Quick saved his best save for the final minute, sliding deftly across his crease and snagging Joe Pavelski's shot from point-blank range to the grateful gasps of the Los Angeles Kings' sellout crowd. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22412451/red-wings-top-blackhawks-2-0-take-3-1-series-lead http://www.wsmv.com/story/22412451/red-wings-top-blackhawks-2-0-take-3-1-series-lead?t=2013-05-24T02:18:00Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 02:17:00 EDT Jimmy Howard kept Jonathan Toews in his misery, making three saves against the struggling star to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Thursday night in Game 4 of the second round series to put the... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22411002/francona-manages-at-fenway-for-1st-time-since-2011 http://www.wsmv.com/story/22411002/francona-manages-at-fenway-for-1st-time-since-2011?t=2013-05-24T00:27:56Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 00:27:00 EDT Terry Francona felt right at home in the visiting dugout. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22409929/avalanche-hire-patrick-roy-as-coach http://www.wsmv.com/story/22409929/avalanche-hire-patrick-roy-as-coach?t=2013-05-24T00:17:58Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 00:17:00 EDT The Colorado Avalanche are rounding up the old crew to restore the downtrodden franchise. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414988/slovenia-adopts-debt-cap-to-stave-off-crisis http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414988/slovenia-adopts-debt-cap-to-stave-off-crisis?t=2013-05-24T09:28:31Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 09:28:00 EDT Slovenia's parliament has adopted a cap on public spending to try to convince investors that it will be able to avoid needing an international bailout. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414643/us-durable-goods-orders-rise-33-percent-in-april http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414643/us-durable-goods-orders-rise-33-percent-in-april?t=2013-05-24T09:28:30Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 09:28:00 EDT U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in April, buoyed by more demand for aircraft and stronger business investment. The gains suggest economic growth may be holding steady this spring. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414916/some-unions-now-angry-about-health-care-overhaul http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414916/some-unions-now-angry-about-health-care-overhaul?t=2013-05-24T09:18:29Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 09:18:00 EDT When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413673/report-france-backs-off-caps-on-ceo-pay http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413673/report-france-backs-off-caps-on-ceo-pay?t=2013-05-24T08:58:44Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 08:58:00 EDT The French government is trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs, amid concerns that it has antagonized the businesses needed to reinvigorate the economy. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414640/qa-on-turkeys-proposed-alcohol-restrictions http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414640/qa-on-turkeys-proposed-alcohol-restrictions?t=2013-05-24T08:48:15Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:00 EDT A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414460/futures-slide-markets-appear-headed-for-down-week http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414460/futures-slide-markets-appear-headed-for-down-week?t=2013-05-24T08:18:34Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 08:18:00 EDT Stock futures are sinking and it appears major U.S. indexes are heading for a down week roiled by corporate earnings, good and bad, and confusion about what the Fed will do next. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22412948/oil-falls-below-94-on-weak-outlook-for-demand http://www.wsmv.com/story/22412948/oil-falls-below-94-on-weak-outlook-for-demand?t=2013-05-24T08:18:28Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 08:18:00 EDT By PABLO GORONDI Associated Press The price of oil was knocked below $94 a barrel Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414026/procter-gamble-brings-back-ag-lafley-as-ceo http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414026/procter-gamble-brings-back-ag-lafley-as-ceo?t=2013-05-24T08:08:40Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 08:08:00 EDT Household products giant Procter & Gamble Co. is hoping its former CEO can work his magic once again. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414257/top-swiss-negotiator-in-tax-disputes-steps-down http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414257/top-swiss-negotiator-in-tax-disputes-steps-down?t=2013-05-24T07:48:22Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 07:48:00 EDT Switzerland's top negotiator in talks to resolve disputes over tax evasion with Europe and the U.S. is stepping down. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22412936/asia-stocks-extend-losses-after-big-sell-off http://www.wsmv.com/story/22412936/asia-stocks-extend-losses-after-big-sell-off?t=2013-05-24T07:08:24Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 07:08:00 EDT World stocks stabilized on Friday, a day after global markets dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could start scaling back its monetary stimulus. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22410647/senate-votes-to-cut-crop-insurance-aid-for-wealthy http://www.wsmv.com/story/22410647/senate-votes-to-cut-crop-insurance-aid-for-wealthy?t=2013-05-23T18:08:04Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 18:08:00 EDT The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop insurance. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22409425/pandora-posts-in-line-1q-loss-upbeat-sales http://www.wsmv.com/story/22409425/pandora-posts-in-line-1q-loss-upbeat-sales?t=2013-05-23T17:47:46Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 17:47:00 EDT Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. reported higher-than-expected revenue in the latest quarter, with losses in line with analysts' forecasts, as the number of subscribers who pay for ad-free listening more than... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22407446/noaa-predicts-another-busy-hurricane-season http://www.wsmv.com/story/22407446/noaa-predicts-another-busy-hurricane-season?t=2013-05-23T17:37:47Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 17:37:00 EDT Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe an unusually wild one, federal forecasters say. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22410052/prosecutor-ipad-theft-defendants-ambushed-victim http://www.wsmv.com/story/22410052/prosecutor-ipad-theft-defendants-ambushed-victim?t=2013-05-23T17:17:53Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 17:17:00 EDT Two men accused of killing a high school freshman who refused to let go of his iPad were like wild animals ambushing a weak victim, a prosecutor said Thursday. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22409533/2013-hurricane-names-from-andrea-to-wendy http://www.wsmv.com/story/22409533/2013-hurricane-names-from-andrea-to-wendy?t=2013-05-23T16:37:45Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 16:37:00 EDT By The Associated Press Weather forecasters are predicting another busy Atlantic hurricane season. The storms will get their names from an alphabetical list of 21 names: News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22408204/nasa-head-views-progress-on-asteroid-lasso-mission http://www.wsmv.com/story/22408204/nasa-head-views-progress-on-asteroid-lasso-mission?t=2013-05-23T16:27:45Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 16:27:00 EDT Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22407532/study-amphibians-disappearing-at-alarming-rate http://www.wsmv.com/story/22407532/study-amphibians-disappearing-at-alarming-rate?t=2013-05-23T15:47:50Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 15:47:00 EDT A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United States, and the news is not good. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22406553/google-to-add-galapagos-islands-to-street-view http://www.wsmv.com/story/22406553/google-to-add-galapagos-islands-to-street-view?t=2013-05-23T13:28:07Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 13:28:00 EDT Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413023/christie-co-hosting-today-to-promote-nj-shore http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413023/christie-co-hosting-today-to-promote-nj-shore?t=2013-05-24T09:08:37Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 09:08:00 EDT New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Superstorm Sandy, using Gov. Chris Christie and the cast of MTV's "Jersey Shore" to tell a national audience the state is... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414593/at-cannes-movie-palace-talk-of-tvs-rise http://www.wsmv.com/story/22414593/at-cannes-movie-palace-talk-of-tvs-rise?t=2013-05-24T08:38:45Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 08:38:00 EDT The annual Cannes festival on the French Riviera is the grandest platform in the world for the highest ambitions of film, a place where the art form is worshipped with wild passion and adoring reverence. Movies are projected... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413743/kid-rock-rolling-stones-on-scalping-summer-tours http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413743/kid-rock-rolling-stones-on-scalping-summer-tours?t=2013-05-24T06:08:17Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 06:08:00 EDT Kid Rock is a scalper. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413614/glitzy-amfar-raises-25-million-goes-to-space http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413614/glitzy-amfar-raises-25-million-goes-to-space?t=2013-05-24T05:28:14Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 05:28:00 EDT With an apt rendition of "Gold-finger," singing legend Shirley Bassey roused celebrity-revelers to dig deep into their pockets at the 20th amfAR gala in the Cap D'Antibes Thursday, helping to raise an estimated $25... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413550/jc-chandor-gains-a-cannes-hit-with-all-is-lost http://www.wsmv.com/story/22413550/jc-chandor-gains-a-cannes-hit-with-all-is-lost?t=2013-05-24T05:08:31Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 05:08:00 EDT J.C. Chandor may just have saved someone's life during an interview in Cannes. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22412888/6-wyeth-paintings-fetch-2m-at-nyc-auction http://www.wsmv.com/story/22412888/6-wyeth-paintings-fetch-2m-at-nyc-auction?t=2013-05-24T01:08:06Z WSMV Fri, 24 May 2013 01:08:00 EDT Six paintings by the famous Wyeth family of artists have sold for just over $2 million at a New York City auction. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402808/brown-hounded-for-calling-manila-gates-of-hell http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402808/brown-hounded-for-calling-manila-gates-of-hell?t=2013-05-23T23:18:03Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 23:17:00 EDT Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22411713/fugitive-in-la-attempted-murder-case-held-in-colo http://www.wsmv.com/story/22411713/fugitive-in-la-attempted-murder-case-held-in-colo?t=2013-05-23T20:27:55Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 20:27:00 EDT A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22406019/council-members-abstain-from-vote-on-abstaining http://www.wsmv.com/story/22406019/council-members-abstain-from-vote-on-abstaining?t=2013-05-23T11:17:34Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 11:17:00 EDT Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402943/crane-accident-cuts-power-to-one-third-of-vietnam http://www.wsmv.com/story/22402943/crane-accident-cuts-power-to-one-third-of-vietnam?t=2013-05-23T04:47:42Z WSMV Thu, 23 May 2013 04:47:00 EDT One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22378157/goat-on-the-lam-snarls-njs-pulaski-skyway-traffic http://www.wsmv.com/story/22378157/goat-on-the-lam-snarls-njs-pulaski-skyway-traffic?t=2013-05-21T17:16:41Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 17:16:00 EDT A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306918/thailand-urged-to-explore-edible-insect-market http://www.wsmv.com/story/22306918/thailand-urged-to-explore-edible-insect-market?t=2013-05-21T08:25:27Z WSMV Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:00 EDT Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating. News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22296011/ferris-wheel-ride-world-record-broken-in-chicago http://www.wsmv.com/story/22296011/ferris-wheel-ride-world-record-broken-in-chicago?t=2013-05-20T15:25:02Z WSMV Mon, 20 May 2013 15:25:00 EDT A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22287441/denmark-favorite-to-win-eurovision-song-contest http://www.wsmv.com/story/22287441/denmark-favorite-to-win-eurovision-song-contest?t=2013-05-18T20:33:13Z WSMV Sat, 18 May 2013 20:33:00 EDT Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from... News - AP-National http://www.wsmv.com/story/22281881/funeral-home-has-bicycle-hearse-for-1-last-ride http://www.wsmv.com/story/22281881/funeral-home-has-bicycle-hearse-for-1-last-ride?t=2013-05-17T12:04:48Z WSMV Fri, 17 May 2013 12:04:00 EDT An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle. News - AP-National