White House calls story about Osama bin Laden raid ‘baseless’

White House calls story about Osama bin Laden raid ‘baseless’
Tornadoes kill at least 5 in Texas and Arkansas
Mother says son accused in officer killings was drug addict
Nun says Boston Marathon bomber feels sorry for the victims
Obama: Warren ‘absolutely wrong’ on trade deal
Chief: Memo wouldn't have changed cartoon contest response
Oil leak cleanup after nuclear plant transformer fire
Boston bomber told nun 'no one' should suffer as his victims did
At least four dead, 50 injured after Arkansas, Texas tornadoes
George Zimmerman involved in Florida shooting incident: reports

Posted: 11 May 2015 11:54 AM PDT

Famed investigative journalist Seymour Hersh is standing by his controversial account of the 2011 killing of Osama bin Laden despite a growing chorus of critics.

Tornadoes kill at least 5 in Texas and Arkansas

Posted: 11 May 2015 10:29 AM PDT

A young couple died trying to shield their daughter from the storm.

Mother says son accused in officer killings was drug addict

Posted: 11 May 2015 11:52 AM PDT

With lowered flags and prayers, a southern Mississippi city is mourning two police officers, while the four people arrested after their shooting deaths await an initial court appearance Monday.

Nun says Boston Marathon bomber feels sorry for the victims

Posted: 11 May 2015 11:45 AM PDT

Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev rested their case Monday to save him from the death penalty, portraying him as an impressionable teenager from a troubled family who was lured into the deadly plot by his radicalized older brother.

Obama: Warren ‘absolutely wrong’ on trade deal

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In an interview with Yahoo, President Obama defended what would be a historic trade pact with 11 Asian countries against criticism from Senator Warren and other members of his own party, who say the deal could hurt labor and environmental interests.

Chief: Memo wouldn't have changed cartoon contest response

Posted: 11 May 2015 11:49 AM PDT

The Texas police department protecting a controversial Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest wouldn't have changed their response even if they had known about an FBI memo sent to local authorities about one of the gunmen beforehand, the department's chief said Monday.

Oil leak cleanup after nuclear plant transformer fire

Posted: 11 May 2015 03:24 AM PDT

Part of a New York nuclear power plant remains offline as cleanup continues of transformer fluid that leaked into the Hudson River. The plant owner says it could be weeks before Indian Point 3 is reopened. ...

Boston bomber told nun 'no one' should suffer as his victims did

Posted: 11 May 2015 11:52 AM PDT

By Scott Malone and Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for the Boston Marathon bomber on Monday wrapped up the case to spare Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's life with testimony from a Roman Catholic nun and death-penalty opponent who said Tsarnaev told her "no one deserves to suffer" as his victims had. Since testimony began in Boston federal court in early March, the jury has heard from about 150 witness, including parents who lost children in the attack, first responders who attended to victims who had lost limbs, and Tsarnaev's Russian relatives who remembered him as a loving young boy.

At least four dead, 50 injured after Arkansas, Texas tornadoes

Posted: 11 May 2015 11:46 AM PDT

By Lisa Maria Garza and Steve Barnes DALLAS/LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) - Emergency crews were cleaning up on Monday from tornadoes that killed at least four people and injured 50 others in Texas and Arkansas that were part of a twister series hit central states overnight, flattening buildings and snapping power lines. A husband and wife in a mobile home were killed in Van, Texas, about 70 miles southeast of Dallas, by a tornado that damaged 50 to 100 homes. Eight adults were still unaccounted for on Monday, Van Zandt County Fire Marshal Chuck Allen said. Authorities said 43 people in Texas were taken by ambulances to hospitals with injuries and several more arrived on their own.

George Zimmerman involved in Florida shooting incident: reports

Posted: 11 May 2015 11:53 AM PDT

By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of murder charges in the 2012 shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Florida, suffered a minor wound in a road-rage shooting incident on Monday, media reports said. Police in Lake Mary, Florida, a suburb of Orlando, said they were investigating the shooting, according to police spokeswoman Bianca Gillett. WFTV said Zimmerman was shot in the face and WESH-TV in Orlando said the wound was minor. Police said it appeared to be a "road-rage incident," according to the FOX 35 television station in Orlando.