Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.
Ex-teacher due in federal court in child porn case
|Thursday, May. 23, 2013
WASHINGTON — A former elementary school teacher who was on the FBI's list of most wanted fugitives is due in federal court on a child pornography charge.
Debunking the myth of King Arthur
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
The myth of King Arthur, his queen, Guinevere, and the knights of the Round Table is too ingrained in our collective psyche to be overthrown by mere facts questioning his very existence. But British academic Professor Guy Halsall tries anyway
At D.C. gallery: Japanese illustrated books a precursor to manga
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
WASHINGTON — The Japanese comics known as manga have a long history, with roots dating back to books produced in the 17th century. Those roots are on display in a new exhibit, “Hand-Held: Gerhard Pulverer’s Japanese Illustrated Books” at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C., through Aug. 11.
At last, we get Tolkien’s take on King Arthur
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
Unpublished until now, the poem “The Fall of Arthur” was Tolkien’s take on the legendary leader and aftermath of the fall of Camelot.
Missing Utah mom's father-in-law not getting out
|Thursday, May. 23, 2013
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The father-in-law of missing Utah mother Susan Powell won't be released from prison Thursday, the Washington state Corrections Department said.
Thunderstorms, hail slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
|Thursday, May. 23, 2013
OKLAHOMA CITY — A band of thunderstorms is battering the Oklahoma City area and slowing cleanup operations in the southern suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes earlier this week.
Va. landmark Natural Bridge up for sale
|Thursday, May. 23, 2013
ROANOKE, Va. — A Virginia landmark and tourism attraction once owned by Thomas Jefferson is up for sale.
Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
GRAPEVINE, Texas — The Boy Scouts of America's national leadership will vote Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members.
Feds investigate after plane parts hit Ga. home
|Thursday, May. 23, 2013
ELLENWOOD, Ga. — Federal authorities are investigating after a Boeing 747 on approach to Atlanta's airport lost parts from its right wing that landed on a woman's house.
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