Texas governor declares states of emergency, more severe weather expected

Texas governor declares states of emergency, more severe weather expected
Obama pays tribute to fallen service members at Arlington
Tens of thousands turn up for funeral of Saudi suicide attack victims
At least three dead, 12 missing in US flooding
Fighter Jets Scramble Following Reports of Multiple Threats to Passenger Planes, Officials Say
Conservative challenger Duda wins Polish presidential vote
Twister kills 10 in Mexico border city; 12 missing in Texas
America celebrates Memorial Day weekend
3 killed, homes washed away in Texas, Okla. floods
Candlelight vigil marks 1 month since deadly Nepal quake
Police: Pressure cooker from suspicious DC vehicle destroyed
Thousands of bikers gather in Washington to honor vets
Authorities detonate suspicious device near U.S. Capitol
Juan's World! Montoya beats Power for second Indy 500 win
John Nash, wife, 'A Beautiful Mind' inspiration, die in NJ
Greece 'has no money' to meet IMF debt repayment
Woman uses obituary to say Brady innocent in 'Deflategate'

Posted: 25 May 2015 11:19 AM PDT

The governor of Texas on Monday declared states of disaster in 24 counties, citing the severe weather and flash flooding that have killed at least two people.

Obama pays tribute to fallen service members at Arlington

Posted: 25 May 2015 11:11 AM PDT

President Barack Obama is paying tribute to the nation's fallen service members at Arlington National Cemetery, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and saying Americans "can never fully repay the debt" to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Tens of thousands turn up for funeral of Saudi suicide attack victims

Posted: 25 May 2015 11:21 AM PDT

Tens of thousands of people turned out at a mass funeral in eastern Saudi Arabia for 21 Shi'ite Muslims killed last week in a suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State, a Reuters witness said. Saudi security forces stayed away from the funeral in Qatif, as delegates converged on the city from various regions in the eastern province, where most of the country's Shi'ite Muslim minority live, to attend the burial. "Here I am, O Hussein," the crowd chanted, invoking the name of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein, one of the most revered figures in Shi'ite Islam, as they marched toward the cemetery behind the flower-covered coffins, held shoulder-high by local men.

At least three dead, 12 missing in US flooding

Posted: 25 May 2015 09:17 AM PDT

Rescuers searched Monday for at least 12 people missing in spectacular flash flooding in Texas and Oklahoma that also left at least three dead. The raging waters destroyed hundreds of homes and sent cars floating down streets, rolling and bobbing like giant toys. In the Texas city of San Marcos, residents were ordered to evacuate their homes as flood waters rose menacingly around them, following torrential rain that turned streets into meandering rivers.

Fighter Jets Scramble Following Reports of Multiple Threats to Passenger Planes, Officials Say

Posted: 25 May 2015 11:33 AM PDT

An Air France plane was escorted to JFK Airport in New York City this morning after an anonymous threat was made against the flight -- one of several threats made to multiple airplanes bound for different U.S. airports, law enforcement officials told ABC News. Authorities said that the decision to have the plane escorted by two fighter jets was done "out of an abundance of caution" after the Maryland State Police McHenry Barrack, in Garrett County received an anonymous call of a "chemical weapons threat" aboard Air France Flight 22, which was en route from Paris to New York City airport.

Conservative challenger Duda wins Polish presidential vote

Posted: 25 May 2015 10:29 AM PDT

Conservative challenger Andrzej Duda has won Poland's presidential election and ousted the incumbent in a runoff vote, according to official results Monday.

Twister kills 10 in Mexico border city; 12 missing in Texas

Posted: 25 May 2015 09:53 AM PDT

A tornado raged through a Mexico border city shortly after daybreak Monday, destroying homes, upending cars and killing at least 10 people.

America celebrates Memorial Day weekend

Posted: 25 May 2015 06:00 AM PDT

Navy Vietnam War veteran Dennis McClelland of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, holds a U.S. flag during a Veterans March on Ocean Boulevard in honor of Memorial Day in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, May 25, 2015. REUTERS/Randall Hill

3 killed, homes washed away in Texas, Okla. floods

Posted: 24 May 2015 09:28 PM PDT

Record rainfall wreaked havoc across a swath of the Plains and Midwest on Sunday.

Candlelight vigil marks 1 month since deadly Nepal quake

Posted: 25 May 2015 07:12 AM PDT

Hundreds of people held a candlelight vigil in Nepal's capital Monday evening to mark one month since the earthquake that killed thousands of people and affected millions.

Police: Pressure cooker from suspicious DC vehicle destroyed

Posted: 24 May 2015 09:49 PM PDT

A bomb squad safely destroyed a pressure cooker found in a "suspicious" vehicle left unattended Sunday afternoon on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol building and the vehicle's owner was located and arrested, a U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman said.

Thousands of bikers gather in Washington to honor vets

Posted: 24 May 2015 07:34 PM PDT

One week after a gathering of biker gangs in Texas that resulted in nine deaths and 170 arrests, thousands of motorcycle riders roared into the nation's capital Sunday to honor military veterans, prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action.

Authorities detonate suspicious device near U.S. Capitol

Posted: 24 May 2015 10:04 PM PDT

(Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Sunday blew up a pressure cooker found in a vehicle parked near the U.S. Capitol and later arrested the vehicle's owner. Pressure cooker bombs were used to kill three people and injured more than 250 others at the Boston Marathon in April 2013. U.S. Capitol Police officers‎ on routine patrol found the suspicious vehicle on 3rd Street across from the Capitol's west lawn, spokeswoman Lt. Kimberly Schneider said.

Juan's World! Montoya beats Power for second Indy 500 win

Posted: 24 May 2015 03:42 PM PDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — His career at a crossroads, his confidence shot, Juan Pablo Montoya received a lifeline from The Captain.

John Nash, wife, 'A Beautiful Mind' inspiration, die in NJ

Posted: 24 May 2015 10:30 AM PDT

John Forbes Nash Jr., a mathematical genius whose struggle with schizophrenia was chronicled in the 2001 movie "A Beautiful Mind," has died along with his wife in a car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike. He was 86.

Greece 'has no money' to meet IMF debt repayment

Posted: 24 May 2015 09:58 AM PDT

Greece warned Sunday it has no money to repay the International Monetary Fund on time in June unless a deal is reached with its creditors, in a stark warning that the country could be just days away from defaulting. Athens already had a close shave in May, when it was only able to scrape together the 750 million euros ($845 million) due to the IMF then by raiding its emergency reserves. With the clock ticking down to four more debt instalments from June 5, Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis told Mega TV that the country has nothing left for the IMF in its coffers.