Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
GRAPEVINE, Texas — 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.
Kingston leads BMW PGA Championship
|Thursday, May. 23, 2013
VIRGINIA WATER, England — South Africa's James Kingston shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday at Wentworth to take the lead during the suspended first round of the BMW PGA Championship.
IRS replaces official who oversaw targeting
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
WASHINGTON — A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lois Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups.
Investigator: Missing Iowa girl's blood found
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Investigators have discovered the blood of a missing 15-year-old Iowa girl on the truck of a registered sex offender suspected of kidnapping her Monday, diminishing the chances of finding her alive, a lead investigator said Thursday.
ECB's Draghi: 'Imperative' to set up new bank body
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
FRANKFURT, Germany — European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said it was "imperative" that Europe's leaders create a new agency with powers to restructure busted banks in order to help the region leave its economic and financial crisis behind it once and for all.
NHRA's Brown testing in NASCAR
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
CONCORD, N.C. — Drag racing champ Antron Brown will get a chance in NASCAR
Stocks edge lower as investors reassess Fed fears
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
NEW YORK — Investors recovered their poise after a shaky start to trading on Wall Street that sent stocks sharply lower.
Dallas man gets death for drowning 2 sons in creek
|Thursday, May. 23, 2013
DALLAS — A father who told two of his sons to pretend they were swimming as he drowned them in a Dallas-area creek was sentenced to death on Thursday.
Dallas man gets death for drowning 2 sons in creek
|Thursday, May. 23, 2013
DALLAS — A Dallas man who drowned two of his sons in a creek has been sentenced to death.
Sears reports bigger-than-expected 1Q loss
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
NEW YORK — It was another ugly quarter for Sears Holdings Corp.
