Man shot by FBI had spoken with bombing suspect

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several ties to that of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who authorities were questioning him about at the time. (   05/23/2013 5:02 AM )

• Mass. Senate bill would protect first responders

• Mass. lawmaker: Recoup benefits from terrorists

• Boston Common observance honors state's war dead

• Buchholz goes to 7-0, Red Sox beat White Sox 6-2

Obama to push for transparency in face of threats

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects, make good on a pledge to close the controversial prison at Guantanamo Bay and warn Americans about dire threats they continue to face -- even from fellow citizens. (   05/23/2013 3:19 AM )

• Between economy and trouble, Obama approval steady

• Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment

• $2B in Okla. tornado damage means hard recovery

• Fox Point Senior Center volunteer honored

Restaurant torched in 4th night of Sweden riots

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Groups of youth have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting. (   05/23/2013 3:09 AM )

• Malaysian charged with sedition, 3 more arrested

• 2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt

• Asia shares slide, Nikkei down 7.3 percent, as Japan bond yields rise, China factories weaken

• Japan bond yields jump following Fed comments

More than 50 hurt when Indiana school buses crash

NORTH WEBSTER, Ind. (AP) -- A school bus slammed into the back of another one, setting off a chain-reaction crash involving four buses in northern Indiana, leaving about 50 middle and high students with non-serious injuries and one driver seriously injured. (   05/23/2013 4:26 AM )

• RI education board to mull arming university cops

• Maine education commissioner visits Belfast school

• House to vote on variable rate student loans

• Conn. bill gives families say over Newtown records

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima. (   05/21/2013 8:58 PM )

• Most shipwrecks called a minor US pollution threat

• Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

• Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat

• Curiosity rover drills into second Martian rock