Springfield police probe 2 homicides in 2 nights

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Springfield police are investigating the city's second homicide in two nights. (   05/23/2013 7:10 PM )

• Boston suspect under scrutiny in unsolved killings

• Mass. Senate candidate Markey to release returns

• Markey, Gomez agree to 2nd Mass. US Senate debate

• Girl injured in Marathon bombing leaves hospital

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) -- The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders -- a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors. (   05/23/2013 7:11 PM )

• Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen

• Defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin

• Christian Brothers reach deal in US abuse claims

• 2 charged in slayings of 6 on Tenn.-Ala. border

Brazil police arrest 9 for abusing Indian girls

SAO PAULO (AP) -- Brazil's Federal Police say nine people have been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing Indians girls in the northern state of Amazonas. (   05/23/2013 4:59 PM )

• Military calls UK attack victim a model soldier

• Embattled Toronto mayor fires chief of staff

• Jerry Lewis repeats his distaste for female comics

• IMF chief Lagarde in court in fraud probe

RI education board approves arming university cops

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island education officials have approved allowing the University of Rhode Island to arm its campus police officers. (   05/23/2013 7:42 PM )

• Senate passes additional Newtown-related bills

• Kids, teachers from devastated school reunite

• Rep. Jo Bonner resigning to take Ala. college post

• NJ students to help Michelle Obama harvest garden

NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. (   05/23/2013 5:40 PM )

• Hurricane outlook: Another busy Atlantic season

• 2013 hurricane names: From Andrea to Wendy

• Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

• Most shipwrecks called a minor US pollution threat