'Horrified' trucker watches I-5 bridge collapse
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- A truck hauling an oversized load of drilling equipment hit an overhead bridge girder on the major route between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the interstate into the river below as the driver watched the structure collapse in his rearview mirror.... 5/24/2013 3:01 PM

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth."... 5/24/2013 2:16 PM

US: Czech slaying suspect killed relatives
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- An American man killed his uncle, aunt and cousins in the Czech Republic and then flew to the United States, where he was arrested at an airport, authorities said Friday.... 5/24/2013 12:16 PM

Suspect in killing of officer found dead in cell
OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- A Utah Army veteran charged with killing a police officer and wounding five others in a shootout during a marijuana raid was found hanging dead in his cell early Friday.... 5/24/2013 2:55 PM

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) -- After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's controversies are far from over.... 5/24/2013 12:31 PM

Swim coach sentenced to 7 years for sex abuse
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed.... 5/23/2013 10:31 PM

Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central.... 5/24/2013 1:49 PM

Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement are receiving the highest honor Congress gives to civilians.... 5/24/2013 2:59 PM

Jersey shore eyes record-setting summer post Sandy
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey used a record-breaking gesture Friday to celebrate its recovery from a record-setting storm, proclaiming to the nation that the Jersey shore is back in business following Superstorm Sandy.... 5/24/2013 1:20 PM

Arellano Felix drug cartel figure pleads guilty
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The last of the Arellano Felix brothers who founded an infamous Mexican drug cartel has pleaded guilty in San Diego to helping ship hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States.... 5/24/2013 2:16 PM