Firefighters unprepared for Texas blast
Wed, 22 May 2013 21:41:10 -0400
A report shows responders didn't adequately train for the situation.

Heffernan: Latest tax dodge dulls Apple's luster
Wed, 22 May 2013 17:16:59 -0400
Even teens who once craved iPhones are turning on the company.

What's next for the immigration bill?
Wed, 22 May 2013 16:49:58 -0400
It seeks to legalize most of the country's 11 million unauthorized residents.

Cruise industry adopts passenger bill of rights
Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:53 -0400
It promises full refunds for trips that are canceled due to mechanical failure.

Teen who penned web-hit farewell song dies
Wed, 22 May 2013 22:50:14 -0400
Zach Sobiech's "Clouds" became a YouTube sensation with more than 4 million views.

Woman praised for distracting attack suspects in London
Wed, 22 May 2013 19:53:08 -0400
The horrific attack that left a U.K. soldier dead on the streets of London could have been worse.

Youth violence in Stockholm shock Sweden
Wed, 22 May 2013 19:48:11 -0400
Hundreds of youth have torched cars and attacked police in four nights of riots in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to solve youth unemployment and resentment among asylum seekers.

Holder: U.S. killed four Americans overseas in drone strikes
Wed, 22 May 2013 16:42:00 -0400
Attorney General Eric Holder informed Congress on Wednesday that the U.S. had killed four Americans in drone strikes since 2009 – radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and three others who were “not specifically targeted.”

Officials: Man shot by FBI was about to sign murder confession
Wed, 22 May 2013 15:04:32 -0400
Ibragim Todashev was linked to Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and an unsolved triple murder in 2011.

1 child dead, 1 missing in park landslide
Wed, 22 May 2013 22:25:15 -0400
A fourth-grade field trip to a Mississippi River park popular with fossil hunters turned deadly Wednesday when gravel saturated by persistent rain gave way, killing one child and injuring two others.