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.... 5/23/2013 8:55 PM

Distraught mom becomes face of Oklahoma storm
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children.... 5/23/2013 8:03 PM

Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty; retrial set
PHOENIX (AP) -- Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die for murdering her boyfriend, sending prosecutors back to the drawing board to rehash the shocking case of sex, lies and violence to another 12 people.... 5/23/2013 9:51 PM

The next steps in Jodi Arias case
PHOENIX (AP) -- The jury in Jodi Arias' murder trial has failed to reach a verdict against the woman they convicted of murdering Travis Alexander. The next steps:... 5/23/2013 8:24 PM

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner (WEE'-nur) was greeted with applause and intense media attention as he faced some of his opponents at a Democratic candidate forum.... 5/23/2013 9:19 PM

Latest deadly tornado tests Oklahoma town's mettle
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters. They were just part of life in a particularly deadly stretch of Tornado Alley.... 5/23/2013 3:12 PM

Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, where a leadership upheaval has improved the country's security but not eliminated a terrorist organization trying to recruit jihadists.... 5/23/2013 7:05 PM

Defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Data released Thursday by the defense from slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's cellphone includes texts with a friend about fighting, smoking pot and being forced to move out of his mother's house because of trouble at school, as well as photos of a gun and what looks to be a potted marijuana plant.... 5/23/2013 7:48 PM

Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO
NEW YORK (AP) -- Procter & Gamble Co. is bringing back its former CEO, as the world's largest consumer-products maker tries to spur global growth.... 5/23/2013 9:55 PM

Nixon library hosts reunion for Vietnam POWs
YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) -- U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Doug Burns was on a night reconnaissance mission searching for enemy trucks when he was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and taken prisoner during the Vietnam War.... 5/23/2013 7:55 PM