IRS official at center of scandal
takes administrative leave

Parents sue Pittsburgh Zoo
over toddler's mauling death

Analysis: Markets face rough
summer ride as Fed pullback feared

Maine Medicaid expansion
passes but governor sets veto

Local lawyer named to corruption
fighting Chicago prosecutor job

Google faces new federal
antitrust probe: source

Former Goldman banker settles
SEC 'pay-to-play' charges

Proxy advisory firm settles
SEC charges over data breach

Pittsburgh on the Hudson? Wrong
city in NY City campaign logo

NASA puts shuttle launch
pad in Florida up for lease

Father of Chechen shot by FBI
says he thinks son was tortured

Catholic order to pay $16.5 million
to more than 400 claiming sex abuse

Syrian opposition scrambles to save
credibility ahead of peace talks

Stores shut, schools close amid
curfew by Rio drug dealers

Obama limits U.S. drone strikes in
shift from constant war footing

New York man held captive
for month rescued by police

Gun groups sue to block
new Connecticut gun law

IMF's Lagarde questioned
over French arbitration case

Islamists kill 21 in
suicide attacks in Niger

Mexico drug cartel commander pleads
guilty in murder of U.S. official

Utah boy, 15, arrested on suspicion
of killing younger brothers

Violence in Russia's
North Caucasus kills four

One dead, around 10 injured
in Guinea opposition protest

U.N. aid chief says Sudanese
rebels obstructing aid deal

Searchers find body of second
child killed in Minnesota mudslide

Kenya seeks African help to drop
Hague charges against Kenyatta

Congo has chance for peace,
U.N. ready to enforce: Ban

Senate approves Obama
nominee to key appeals court

Police rescue New York man, held
captive for a month in warehouse

British police arrest two
more over London attack

Commerce nominee fields questions
on failed bank, tax havens

Maine lawmakers, governor in
stand-off on Medicaid expansion

Obama limits use of U.S. drone strikes,
offers steps to close Guantanamo

South Sudan says war crimes
court persecutes Africans

Arizona jury resumes weighing
death penalty in Arias murder case

Lawmakers intensify push on
military sexual assault problem

Solar plane completes second leg
of cross-country flight in Texas

EU probes ally of Kosovo PM,
ambassador for war crimes

Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes
in sea off Tonga: USGS

Insight: In attacker's argot, Londoners
shocked to hear one of their own

Italy's Berlusconi in tax
fraud scheme as PM, judges say

Kenyan police clear truckers blocking
east Africa's main trade route

Hundreds mourn Oklahoma tornado
victim, schoolgirl who liked to sing

Sudan, South Sudan vow to keep oil
flowing, differ on pumping problem

Jobs, housing data show
economy has some muscle

Berlin hopes efforts on youth jobs
will help its image in Europe

Boy Scouts of America set
to vote on gay youth ban

Iran denies its drone
violated Bahrain's airspace

Obama may limit drone use, discuss
Guantanamo in major speech

Prominent Chechen advocate
shot dead in Turkish capital

Republican Issa to call IRS's
Lerner back in Tea Party probe

London attackers known to
British security services

Sweden riots expose ugly
side of 'Nordic model'

U.N. investigator seeks world
moratorium on 'killer robots'

Ally of Kosovo PM among five
arrested for war crimes

Gunmen kill seven Iraqi
soldiers in worsening conflict

Exclusive: China urbanization plan hits
roadblock over spending fears - sources

Prosecutor in Berlusconi sex
trial receives mail with bullets

Factory activity slips to
seven-month low in May: Markit

Malaysian police arrest
opposition figures in crackdown

France wants Hezbollah armed wing
on EU terror list by end-June

Jobless claims data suggests
labor market strength

London attackers British,
of Nigerian origin: source

Pussy Riot member refused
parole by Russian court

North Korea says willing to take
China's advice to start talks

Assad foe tells Syrian leader
to cede power to officials

ECB seeks new tools
while Fed toys with exit

Largest Bulgarian party
clears way for new government

Kerry meets Israelis, Palestinians
in bid to revive talks

Top Chinese leader urges North Korea
envoy to work toward denuclearization

At least 18 soldiers, four
Islamists killed in Niger: sources

Industry is best bet for peace,
Israeli billionaire says

Taliban claim bomb in southwest
Pakistan that kills 13

Iran seeks to speed up
nuclear activity: IAEA

Lawyers in Colorado shooting case
to challenge insanity defense law

British Prime Minister seeks answers
after soldier hacked to death

Czech police search for American
suspected of killing family

Suicide bombers strike mine,
military barracks in Niger

Kerry begins round of talks
with Israel, Palestinians

Barred from poll, Rafsanjani
calls Iranian leaders ignorant

Two suicide bombers strike
in northern Niger towns

Portuguese leaders build
faith in bailout exit

M23 rebels announce ceasefire
for UN chief's Congo visit

Barred from election, Rafsanjani
lambasts Iranian authorities - report

Five killed, 50 wounded
in Lebanon's Tripoli

Miners Vale, Rio Tinto accused of
neglecting displaced Mozambicans

Roadside bomb kills 13
in southwest Pakistan

Man charged with mailing ricin
letter to judge in Washington state

Analysis: Crackdown on radical
Islamists tests Tunisia's stability

Canadian businessman goes on trial
in Cuban corruption crackdown

Analysis: In any scandal, lying
to Congress is tough to prove

Switching from scandals, Obama
to address drones and Guantanamo

GM Chevy Spark electric car's price 38
percent less than sibling hybrid Volt's

Japan's wartime brothels were
wrong, says 91-year-old veteran

Nebraska attorney general wants
abortion clinic nurse's license revoked

Activists rally ahead of Boy
Scouts vote on gay youth ban

CORRECTED-Colorado governor grants
reprieve to quadruple killer on death row

U.S. military lawyers put
more pressure on Guantanamo

U.S. industry touts 'drone'
promise as public debate flares

New Hampshire lawmakers reject
casino bill backed by governor

Jodi Arias jury remains
deadlocked over death sentence

Merkel protege struggles with
Germany's green revolution

Military lawyers urge Hagel to
improve Guantanamo conditions

Texas lawmakers OK drug tests
for some unemployment applicants

Man linked to Boston bombing
suspect killed by FBI in Florida

Obama to lay out rationale
for drone strikes in speech

West may boost Syria rebels
if Assad won't talk peace

U.S. acknowledges killing four
Americans in drone strikes

Los Angeles mayor-elect vows to
put recession in rear-view mirror

Chicago board approves
largest school closing

European banks stop sending
money to North Korea: aid groups

Obama threatens to veto
Republican student loan plan

British soldier hacked to death
in suspected Islamist attack

NASA investing in 3-D food
printer for astronauts

Exclusive: Glencore, Trafigura deals with
Iran may have skirted sanctions - U.N

Philadelphia faith-healing
parents charged in death of baby

Obama nominee vows to work with
Congress to fund transportation

Justice Department tells lawmakers
no bank is too big to jail

Army sergeant accused of
videotaping female cadets

HP raises 2013 outlook as
Whitman's plan takes hold

Accused Fort Hood shooter asks
to fire lawyers, represent self

IRS officials thwart lawmakers'
quest for answers on IRS scandal

U.S. probe of Benghazi attack
focused on more than five suspects

Immigration bill gets Senate
boost; House effort teetering

Chemical that sparked deadly
Texas explosion found across U.S

China milk powder firms court
foreign cachet for domestic gains

Los Angeles voters approve
limiting medical marijuana shops

Chicago board votes
to close 50 schools

EU approves sending border
security advisers to Libya

U.S. says four Americans have been
killed in counterterrorism operations

HP profit down 32 percent, shares
up as results beat estimates

Liberal Democrat wins
Los Angeles mayor's race

Jury says cannot decide if Arias should
get death; judge says keep deliberating

Caesars plans to launch online
poker this summer in Nevada

Bernanke says more progress
needed before stimulus pullback

Jodi Arias says feels betrayed;
jury weighs death penalty

Oklahoma tornado victims
astounded at how they survived

Serbia, Kosovo agree way forward
on plan to normalize ties

At tornado-hit school, colored
stickers and pencils litter ruins

Iran pushes ahead with nuclear
plant that worries West

Illinois pays down bills but
backlog could rise again in August

Russian punk band member starts
hunger strike to protest court ruling

Fighting in Sudan's Darfur region
displaces 300,000: U.N. aid chief

Colombian rebels deny
kidnapping two Spaniards

Home sales close in on
three-and-a-half year high

Main Bahrain opposition group
temporarily boycotts talks

North Korea sanctions threaten
humanitarian aid: group

Britain offers visas to
its Afghan interpreters

Analysis: From opera to exercises,
U.S. and China deepen military ties

Britain calls emergency meeting
after man killed in London

Bernanke suggests Fed not
ready to pull back on stimulus

Zuma implicated in South
Africa wedding plane scandal

Amid rancor, a chance for
U.S. action on trade bill

Iran expands sensitive
nuclear capacity: U.N. report

Sudan dreams of becoming
global sugar player

Egypt court sentences four men
to hang for killing priest

Young faces enliven
Kuwait's faded art scene

IRS official refuses to answer
questions at scandal hearing

Mugabe signs Zimbabwe
constitution, paving way for vote

Rescuers search Oklahoma tornado
town ruins as recovery starts

Eric Garcetti wins election to
become mayor of Los Angeles

Stockholm riots challenge
image of happy, generous state

New Iceland government freezes
EU talks till referendum

IRS' Lerner says did nothing
wrong, refuses to answer questions

Bernanke offers no hint of
pullback in Fed stimulus

Man charged over 1982 IRA
parade bombing in London park

Turkey prosecutor seeks life
sentences for generals over coup: TV

FBI says man shot dead while being
questioned about Boston bombings

Bernanke touts benefits of Fed
easing, no hint of pullback

U.S. vacationers to hit road,
grounded by high fares: AAA

Costa Concordia shipwreck captain
to face manslaughter trial

Existing home sales highest in
almost three-and-a-half years

Witness undermines case
against Russian protest leader

Syria rebels call for reinforcements
as war spreads abroad

Somali lawmakers withdraw
confidence vote against PM

Bernanke expected to stay
the course on Fed policy

France beefs up Africa,
Middle East embassy security

Iran's rulers risk alienating
voters by candidate bans

FBI kills Florida man with suspected
ties to Boston bomb suspect: NBC

Council of Europe head says
Russia must protect LGBT rights

Iran denies link to group arrested
for spying in Saudi Arabia

Ukraine PM bars reporters from
government meetings after protest

Rescuers comb Oklahoma tornado
rubble for buried survivors

Syria opposition calls for
reinforcements in embattled Qusair

Iran, Hezbollah increasing
support for Assad: Britain

Chicago school board to
vote on mass school closing

Artillery lands in east Congo
city, humanitarian camp

Afghanistan's Karzai gives India
military equipment 'wish list'

Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner
announces candidacy for NYC mayor

Sweden's capital hit by
worst riots in years

Impoverished Malawi sells
presidential jet for $15 million

Iran's Ahmadinejad to challenge
ally's ban from election

Italy to outline youth jobs
plan as government struggles

Millions falling into poverty in
recession-racked Italy: report

China's Li offers to help
end Pakistan energy crisis

Freeport can't say when Indonesia
mine to reopen, confirms 28 dead

Kerry hails tentative
Raytheon arms sale to Oman

World Bank pledges $1 billion to
aid peace in Africa's Great Lakes

Los Angeles city councilman
opens lead in race for mayor

Insight: No more easy pickings
in Russia's banking market

Death toll rises to 28 in
Indonesia mine accident

Militants release seven
Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai

Parents withdraw from inquiry into
death of U.S. engineer Shane Todd

China charges six in sex
video "extortion" case

Turkey passes "wealth amnesty" law
to lure back funds from abroad

Seven kidnapped Egyptian security
officers released: army spokesman

Voters oust mayor of Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania in primary

Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves
hospital after campaign fall

Judge rejects plea from men who
sought to join al Qaeda affiliate

North Korea sends top Kim
Jong-un aide to Beijing

Freeport Indonesia says death toll
rises to 28 after tunnel accident

Japan considers resuming
talks with North Korea: media

Senate panel backs
arming Syria rebels

Senate panel passes immigration
bill; Obama praises move

Family of California woman killed
by U.S. Border Patrol files suit

Guatemala trial of Rios Montt
has likely collapsed: lawyers

Senate panel approves
major immigration bill

Jodi Arias asks Arizona jury
to spare her death penalty

Sri Lanka opposition says government
threatened to sack strikers

House panel approves spending
cuts, assumes more to come

Anarchist jailed for not testifying
over 2008 New York blast

Dimon clings to JPMorgan
chairman title, after fight

Arkansas state treasurer resigns
in face of federal charges

Exclusive: Bob Lutz, Chinese in bid
to buy Fisker Automotive - sources

Prosecutors consider using
racketeering law against SAC: source

UK coalition to last despite
rifts, infighting: Deputy PM

Chemical-safety watchdog
criticizes probe of Texas blast

Iran bars candidates for
presidential election

New York City seeing spike in
anti-gay crime, officials say

Tax official at center of
scandal won't testify: lawyer

As U.S. struggles with Syria policy,
Senate panel backs arming rebels

Oklahoma tornado brings back fear
in recovering Joplin, Missouri

Spain's former PM Aznar
suggests may challenge Rajoy

Discovery of alleged Russian
plot points to growing jitters

General suspended amid
misconduct investigation

Democrats call for controls on
tax-exempt groups at IRS hearing

Texas House passes measure to
prevent Medicaid expansion

Oklahoma senators embrace disaster
aid after opposing Sandy relief bill

Senate panel OKs changes sought
by tech firms in immigration bill

Peace Corps says same-sex couples
can apply to serve together

With wary eye on the
U.S., China courts India

Prosecutors' subpoena of SAC's
Cohen puzzles defense lawyers

Russia moves closer to jail
terms for offending religion

China's bird flu outbreak
cost $6.5 billion

Miami-Dade lawmakers approve
$1.6 billion sewer-lawsuit deal

Fed officials dampen talk of
imminent bond buying cutback

Attacks in Iraq kill over
40, sectarian tensions high

Moore shows that as cities grow,
tornado damage grows with them

Appeals court strikes down Arizona
ban on abortions at 20 weeks

Apple CEO makes no apology
for company's tax strategy

IRS official to assert Fifth
Amendment right at House hearing

Whole neighborhoods razed by
Oklahoma tornado that killed 24

Russia's Putin out to silence
independent voices: pollster

Obama against prosecuting reporters
for doing their jobs: White House

Rafsanjani, Ahmadinejad ally
barred from Iran election

Algeria's Bouteflika
convalescing in France

Healthcare workers strike at
five California public hospitals

Gay marriage opponent kills
himself in Paris' Notre Dame

Car bomb near Sunni mosque in
west of Baghdad kills 11: police

Pope criticizes 'savage capitalism'
on visit to food kitchen

Group wants atheist books placed
with Bibles in Georgia state parks

World Bank boosts funds
for Syria refugees, Africa

Intel CEO shakes up units,
creates 'new devices' group

NY art dealer tied to forgeries
charged with tax fraud

Family of man shot 16 times by
police in Miami files lawsuit

IRS officials deny misleading
Congress on targeting

Nigeria says to free all
female Boko Haram suspects

Jodi Arias tells Arizona jury she can
be productive in prison if spared death

Egyptian army blocks Sinai
roads in hunt for kidnappers

Syrian foes move towards
talks but fighting rages

Judge warns bin Laden's
son-in-law on lawyer choices

Boston bomb brothers more
American than Chechen: Depardieu

Boy Scouts to vote this week
on lifting ban on gay youth

Senators reach deal to ease
high-tech rules in immigration bill

Congolese army, rebels clash
for a second day, 19 dead

Senate panel peels back
Apple's offshore taxes

Scotland says better off without
Britain, but with the pound

Libyan interior minister submits
resignation: official sources

Claim Saudi princes laundered
Hezbollah money "fanciful": lawyer

Chinese escape Karachi bomb ahead
of Premier Li's arrival in Pakistan

Survivors pulled from Oklahoma
tornado debris as toll falls

Petrol bombs thrown in
central Milan watch robbery

JPMorgan shareholders support
Dimon's dual roles in vote

Syria, Israel exchange
fire on Golan Heights

Russia angry over
"stolen" Eurovision votes

Leaked recording stirs
political furor in Venezuela

Jodi Arias expected to address
jury as it considers death penalty

IRS officials tell Congress
they were unaware of targeting

Court rules bin Laden death
photos can stay secret

Iran agency says it heard Rafsanjani
and Mashaie barred from vote

Far-right activist commits suicide
in Paris Notre Dame cathedral

Former Georgian prime minister
arrested on corruption charges

Peace debate exposes deep
rifts in Israeli government

South Sudan cuts oil output citing
problem with exports to Sudan

Former IRS chief tells lawmakers
"dismayed" by targeting

Saudi Arabia executes five
Yemenis and displays corpses

Ireland rejects blame
for Apple's low tax rate

Kerry visits Oman for arms
deal, talks on Syria, Mideast

Oklahoma lowers tornado death
toll amid frantic search

Nigeria seeks Niger's military
support against Boko Haram

Coordinated Taliban attacks in
Afghan south kill six policemen

Bulgaria's ex-PM Borisov says he is
convinced rivals can form government

Saudi Arabia detains 10
more in Iran spying case

Best Buy sees investments
squeezing near-term profits

UK's Cameron committed to ruling
in coalition until 2015: spokesman

Russia says kills senior
Islamist insurgent

Bangladesh panel to recommend life
in prison over building collapse

Rubber bullets fired at South
African mine strikers, several hurt

Best Buy profit tops
estimates, sales miss

EU mission seeks to rebuild
Mali army after U.S. faltered

Frenetic search for survivors as 91
feared dead in tornado-hit Oklahoma

Algerian prime minister says
President Bouteflika convalescing

Los Angeles mayoral race between
two former allies nears climax

Convicted U.S. killer Arias
would join tiny death row group

Mercedes South Africa strike ends,
union demands sector pay hike

Bombings in Iraq
kill at least 12

Democrats make last push in primary to
be mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Security guards fire rubber
bullets at South Africa strikers

Israel extends Palestinians'
Gaza fishing zone

North Korea releases detained
Chinese fishing boat

Russia says two rebels
killed in North Caucasus

In Ukraine, no way to
avoid a bumpy ride

Israel fires back at Syria
after gunshots at its troops

Analysis: Some Republicans see new
scandal in Sebelius fundraising

IRS officials back on Capitol
Hill hot seat over targeting

JPMorgan investors on edge over
vote on Dimon; what if they win?

Monster tornado kills at
least 51 in Oklahoma town

Erupting Alaska volcano spews
ash, disrupts air travel

Guatemala's top court annuls
Rios Montt genocide conviction

Japan April exports seen up
but trade deficit to persist

Pentagon to take over some CIA
drone operations : sources

White House counsel kept IRS
probe results from Obama

Monster tornado devastates
Oklahoma town; at least 51 dead

U.S. panel votes to speed up airport
fingerprinting of immigrants

Court orders prison to hand
over files in Boston bomb case

Monster tornado flattens
suburb of Oklahoma City

Judge in NY 'stop and frisk'
trial mulls cameras for police

Parents turn to Internet to help daughter
charged with sex with girl minor

White House urges Senate to cut
crop insurance in farm bill

Obama to meet with China's
Xi in California June 7-8

U.S. charges 3 NYU researchers
in Chinese bribery case

US names envoy to combat anti-Semitism,
warns of rising incidents

Connecticut rail delays continue,
seen repaired by Wednesday