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• Boy suspended for gun-shaped pastry gets NRA membership
• Connecticut to allow illegal immigrants to get driving license
• Eleven youths vanish from Mexico City bar, kidnapping suspected
• Chicago newspaper lays off its photography staff
• 20004 Olympian finally gets his gold medal
• Letter, possibly tainted with ricin, sent to Obama
• Two ex-Serbian security officers acquitted of war crimes
• Sonar image may show Amelia Earhart’s plane
• N.Y. mayor threats postmarked Shreveport, La.
• Huge asteroid 2 miles wide to sails by Earth on Friday
• Budget cuts eat into U.S. economic growth
• Special prosecutor for I.R.S. flap? 3 of 4 Americans say yes
• HBO's VICE crew surprised by North Korean leader
• 'French kiss' finally enters French dictionary
• Sources: Obama to name ex-Bush aide to head FBI
• Iraqi officials say 13 dead in wave of bomb blasts
• No charge against Chinese mother of baby in sewer
• Winfrey to speak at Harvard commencement exercises
• Disneyland worker arrested in park's dry-ice blast
• Police: 7 dead in upstate N.Y. crash
• Judge rejects legal challenges by accused Colo. theater gunman
• 12-year-old accused of killing sister denies charge in court
• Ted Cruz avoids controversy in NYC speech
• Obama expected to pick James Comey as next FBI chief-source
• Congressmen on bombing fact-finding mission

Boy suspended for gun-shaped pastry gets NRA membership Posted: 30 May 2013 01:06 PM PDT By James Lunt (Reuters) - An 8-year-old Maryland boy who was suspended from school for nibbling a pastry snack into the shape of a gun has been given a junior membership in the National Rifle Association. After hearing about Josh Welch's suspension from Park Elementary School in Anne Arundel County, a state legislator paid $550 to buy him a Junior Life Membership in the NRA, Welch's lawyer said on Thursday. "I was embarrassed that my county would do that to him," said Nicholaus Kipke, leader of the Republican minority in the lower house of the Maryland legislature. ...

Connecticut to allow illegal immigrants to get driving license Posted: 30 May 2013 12:05 PM PDT By Richard Weizel MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - Connecticut joined other U.S. states that allow illegal immigrants to get a driver's license, with the state Senate narrowly approving the measure on Thursday without a single Republican vote. Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy said he would sign the bill, which passed the Senate by a 19-16 vote, after a highly divisive debate that lasted overnight. "This bill is first and foremost about public safety. ...

Eleven youths vanish from Mexico City bar, kidnapping suspected Posted: 30 May 2013 11:50 AM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eleven young people were kidnapped in broad daylight from a Mexico City bar, just 20 days after the grandson of civil rights leader Malcolm X was beaten to death at a nightclub in the capital, anguished relatives said Thursday.

Chicago newspaper lays off its photography staff Posted: 30 May 2013 11:19 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Sun-Times has laid off its entire full-time photography staff.

20004 Olympian finally gets his gold medal Posted: 30 May 2013 10:50 AM PDT ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Nine years later, Adam Nelson can finally call himself an Olympic gold medalist.

Letter, possibly tainted with ricin, sent to Obama Posted: 30 May 2013 10:05 AM PDT The mail is similar to those sent to NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Two ex-Serbian security officers acquitted of war crimes Posted: 30 May 2013 09:35 AM PDT There was not proof that the men committed crimes against humanity, judges say.

Sonar image may show Amelia Earhart’s plane Posted: 30 May 2013 09:03 AM PDT A sonar image may point to the wreckage site of Amelia Earhart's plane, the Electra, The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery announced. The nonprofit organization has been on the hunt for the Earhart plane for the last 25 years. "What we have is something that looks like what we think the expected wreckage should [...]

N.Y. mayor threats postmarked Shreveport, La. Posted: 30 May 2013 08:03 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Two threatening letters containing traces of the deadly poison ricin were sent from Louisiana to Mayor Michael Bloomberg in New York and his gun-control group in Washington, officials said.

Huge asteroid 2 miles wide to sails by Earth on Friday Posted: 30 May 2013 07:33 AM PDT A massive asteroid nearly 2 miles wide will zip by Earth on Friday (May 31), in a cosmic event that has grabbed the attention of stargazers, scientists and even White House officials. The asteroid poses no threat of hitting Earth during the flyby, NASA officials assure.

Budget cuts eat into U.S. economic growth Posted: 30 May 2013 06:31 AM PDT By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drop in government spending dragged more on the U.S. economy than initially thought in the first three months of the year, a sign of increasing pain from Washington's austerity drive. Another report on Thursday showed the number of new jobless claims rose last week, and together the data reinforced the view that the U.S. economy may be entering yet another soft patch. Gross domestic product, a measure of the country's total economic output, expanded at a 2. ...

Special prosecutor for I.R.S. flap? 3 of 4 Americans say yes Posted: 30 May 2013 06:01 AM PDT The figure drops slightly among Democrats, to 63-30 percent.

HBO's VICE crew surprised by North Korean leader Posted: 30 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The documentary crew that accompanied Dennis Rodman to North Korea over the winter says it had no idea it would meet the reclusive country's young leader, Kim Jong Un, until he showed up at a basketball game it was filming.

'French kiss' finally enters French dictionary Posted: 30 May 2013 04:44 AM PDT "Galocher" — to kiss with tongues — is among new entries added to the "Petit Robert" 2014 edition.

Sources: Obama to name ex-Bush aide to head FBI Posted: 30 May 2013 02:28 AM PDT President Obama is prepared to nominate James Comey as the next FBI director.

Iraqi officials say 13 dead in wave of bomb blasts Posted: 30 May 2013 02:12 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of morning bomb explosions in Baghdad and the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday killed at least 13 people and wounded dozens in the latest eruption of violence rattling the country, officials said.

No charge against Chinese mother of baby in sewer Posted: 30 May 2013 01:27 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — A newborn whose rescue from a sewer pipe in China captivated the world has been returned to his mother after authorities decided he became trapped because of an accident, a local official said Thursday.

Winfrey to speak at Harvard commencement exercises Posted: 30 May 2013 01:12 AM PDT The media mogul is the featured speaker at the Ivy League school's commencement.

Disneyland worker arrested in park's dry-ice blast Posted: 30 May 2013 12:26 AM PDT An employee was arrested on suspicion of putting a so-called dry ice bomb in a trash can.

Police: 7 dead in upstate N.Y. crash Posted: 29 May 2013 09:23 PM PDT Officials say seven people have been killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a minivan.

Judge rejects legal challenges by accused Colo. theater gunman Posted: 29 May 2013 08:38 PM PDT Lawyers for James Holmes had argued that the state's insanity law was unconstitutional.

12-year-old accused of killing sister denies charge in court Posted: 29 May 2013 08:24 PM PDT The boy's lawyer said he planned a vigorous defense.

Ted Cruz avoids controversy in NYC speech Posted: 29 May 2013 07:22 PM PDT Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is a rising star Republican who has irked even members of his own party with his conservative views on immigration reform and gun control. But Cruz made no mention of those hot-button topics in his official debut on the New York political stage Wednesday, using a speech before the [...]

Obama expected to pick James Comey as next FBI chief-source Posted: 29 May 2013 06:34 PM PDT By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is expected to nominate former Justice Department official James Comey as his next head of the FBI, a source said on Wednesday. If confirmed by the Senate, Comey, a Republican, would replace FBI Director Robert Mueller, who has led the agency since just before the September 11, 2001, attacks. Mueller is expected to step down this fall. The White House would not comment on Obama's decision but the source said Obama had been leaning toward Comey in recent days. It was unclear when an announcement would be made. ...

Congressmen on bombing fact-finding mission Posted: 29 May 2013 06:20 PM PDT They'll meet with officials in Moscow about the Boston attack.

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