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• Fiorina: 'I'm not a neophyte'
• Mother Nature wreaks havoc on Mother's Day
• Exclusive: Why a company chairman supported a Prophet Mohammad cartoon event
• 2 Mississippi Officers Shot, Killed; Suspects Arrested
• 2 Mississippi officers fatally shot; 2 suspects sought
• Castro at Vatican to thank pope for U.S. mediation role
• In South Carolina, a Republican scramble to stand out
• Two police officers shot and killed in Mississippi: local media
• Tornado kills one in north Texas, several twisters touch down in Colorado
• Nuclear plant unit north of New York City shuts down after transformer fire
• Loud noise, smoke reported at New York's Indian Point nuclear plant

Fiorina: 'I'm not a neophyte' Posted: 10 May 2015 10:49 AM PDT

Mother Nature wreaks havoc on Mother's Day Posted: 10 May 2015 09:28 AM PDT Late-season snow blankets Rockies and high plains; Tropical Storm Ana makes landfall in S.C.

Exclusive: Why a company chairman supported a Prophet Mohammad cartoon event Posted: 10 May 2015 05:22 AM PDT (Please note some readers may be offended by the language in paragraph 10) By Tim McLaughlin and Mark Hosenball BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Robert Shillman heads a publicly traded American technology company called Cognex Corp with a market value of $4 billion. He also says he is a big supporter of last Sunday's Prophet Mohammad cartoon contest in Texas that was attacked by two gunmen who opened fire before being shot dead by police.     In a telephone interview with Reuters from his home near San Diego, California, Shillman said America's free speech is under threat.

2 Mississippi Officers Shot, Killed; Suspects Arrested Posted: 10 May 2015 05:05 AM PDT Police charge three people in the shooting.

2 Mississippi officers fatally shot; 2 suspects sought Posted: 10 May 2015 02:55 AM PDT HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Two police officers were fatally shot during a traffic stop in the southern Mississippi city of Hattiesburg, prompting a statewide manhunt early Sunday for two suspects, authorities said.

Castro at Vatican to thank pope for U.S. mediation role Posted: 10 May 2015 02:22 AM PDT Cuban President Raul Castro arrived at the Vatican on Sunday to thank Pope Francis for his role in brokering the rapprochement between Havana and Washington. The first South American pope played a key role in secret negotiations between the United States and Cuba that led to the surprise announcement in December that they would seek to restore diplomatic ties after more than 50 years of tensions. Castro, who was accompanied by his Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, was due to hold a "strictly private" meeting with the pontiff in a small room adjoining the Paul VI Audience Hall, where large gatherings are held in the Vatican. Pope Francis arrived ten minutes ahead of Castro, while a dozen unformed Swiss Guards stood to attention in front of the building when the limousine bearing the Cuban flag arrived.

In South Carolina, a Republican scramble to stand out Posted: 09 May 2015 09:10 PM PDT GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Republicans making their pitch to be the party's 2016 presidential nominee aimed to out-do each other Saturday in arguing that President Barack Obama is a failed leader.

Two police officers shot and killed in Mississippi: local media Posted: 09 May 2015 08:53 PM PDT (Reuters) - Two police officers were shot and killed on Saturday in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and the shooter fled the area in a police vehicle, local television station WDAM reported. The police vehicle was abandoned near a local train depot, it said. The station, citing local officials, said law enforcement agencies were conducting a manhunt for the suspect in the area, which is about 80 miles (129 km) southeast of Jackson. A police dispatcher declined to comment and a spokesperson for the Hattiesburg Police Department could not immediately be reached for confirmation or detail on the report.

Tornado kills one in north Texas, several twisters touch down in Colorado Posted: 09 May 2015 07:35 PM PDT A tornado killed one person in a rural part of north Texas on Saturday and destroyed at least two houses, a local emergency official said, just days after a series of twisters tore through several Great Plains states. The twister touched down about 5 miles (8 km) south of the town of Cisco, an area of farms and small ranches, where it traveled in a straight line and tore through several houses in its path, said Eastland County Judge Rex Fields, the local emergency management coordinator. "We don't even have everybody accounted for." In eastern Colorado, three tornadoes touched down in rural areas on Saturday, said National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Kalina. There were no reports of injuries or property damage from the weak twisters, he said.

Nuclear plant unit north of New York City shuts down after transformer fire Posted: 09 May 2015 05:29 PM PDT (Reuters) - A transformer failure and fire caused a unit at Indian Point nuclear plant north of New York City to be shut down on Saturday, and people nearby reported seeing an explosion and smoke at the plant. The plant at Buchanan in New York state was stable and there was no danger to the public or employees, said Entergy Corp, the company that operates the facility. Several emergency calls reported a loud noise at the plant, which is located about 40 miles (65 km) north of New York City on the east bank of the Hudson River, a New York State police spokesman said. The transformer fire was extinguished with no damage to the reactor, a spokesman for Entergy said.

Loud noise, smoke reported at New York's Indian Point nuclear plant Posted: 09 May 2015 04:07 PM PDT (Reuters) - A loud noise was reported at the Indian Point nuclear plant in the area of Buchanan, New York state, but reports of a transformer fire and explosion have not immediately been confirmed, a New York State police spokesman said. Local television station WABC reported smoke could be seen rising from the plant.

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