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Graduates in tornado-raked Oklahoma town vow to stay
OKLAHOMA CITY - Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn’t say goodbye to Moore.
timesfreepress.com (27 minutes ago)
Hezbollah, Syrian government forces advance in border town
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah launched a fierce campaign to seize more rebel territory in the border town of Qusair on Saturday, sources on both sides of the conflict said.
reuters.com (29 minutes ago)

6 busted in Utah movie theater sex-show raid
SYRACUSE, Utah - A police raid of a live sex show at a movie theater has led to six arrests and stunned residents of a family-oriented Utah town.
azstarnet.com (32 minutes ago)

Photos: Revolutionary War reenactors at Princeton Battlefield
Revolutionary War reenactors took to the Princeton Battlefield Saturday as part of the town's Memorial Day celebrations.
nj.com (33 minutes ago)
S Florida town puts unwanted bridge up for sale
For sale in South Florida: A brand-new but unwanted bridge that has never been crossed.
ocala.com (55 minutes ago)
Video: Tornado victims question whether to stay and rebuild or leave
Many of the Moore, Okla. Tornado victims lost their homes for a second time after a tornado hit the town just 14 years ago. Many of those people now question whether they should stay and rebuild or move on to another place. Vanita Nair reports.
cbsnews.com (58 minutes ago)

After Oklahoma tornado, new graduates vow to stay
By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS OKLAHOMA CITY - Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn’t say goodbye...
nj.com (58 minutes ago)
Cheektowaga lieutenant, known for community involvement, hangs up his badge
Lt. Mark J. Petruniak, who assisted scores of Cheektowaga residents and neighborhood groups in preventing crime, retired last week.Thursday marked the end of a 29-year police career for Petruniak, who had headed the town’s Crime Resistance Unit since 2005, when he attained the rank of lieutenant.That unit, founded...
buffalonews.com (58 minutes ago)
Celebrate Avalon's birthday in style
Catalina Island's intimate town of Avalon turns 100 this year and is celebrating with some special savings and events.
mydesert.com (58 minutes ago)
Realities rally fills Old Town Square
coloradoan.com (1 hour ago)

How Uganda's female writers found their voice
Beatrice Lamwaka was not yet a teenager when her 13-year-old brother, Richard, was abducted as a child soldier. The family lived in Alokolum, a town in northern Uganda, an area riven by civil war and brutal uprisings since the late 1980s, and Richard was snatched by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a militia group...
guardian.co.uk (1 hour ago)

Damien Echols: how I survived death row
In 1993, three eight-year-old boys – Steve Branch, Michael Moore and Christopher Byers – were murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas. "It was the subject of every newscast, on the front page of every newspaper, it was all they were talking about on the radio," Damien Echols says. "If you went to the grocery store,...
guardian.co.uk (1 hour ago)
Greece plans to develop bicycle, pedestrian plan
The town of Greece is seeking public input on an upcoming townwide bicycle and pedestrian master plan.
democratandchronicle.com (1 hour ago)
30,000 youths in Uttarakhand joined my movement: Anna
Gandhian and Social Activist Anna Hazare said on Saturday that 30,000 youths from Uttarakhand have volunteered to help spearhead their country-wide campaign against corruption during third phase of his Jantantra Yatra that concluded on May 24 at Udham Singh Nagar town.
indiatimes.com (1 hour ago)
Niger president says attackers came from Libya
Niger's president says suicide bombers who carried out simultaneous attacks on a military installation and a French-run uranium mine came from southern Libya. President Mahamadou Issoufou told reporters Saturday the death toll now stands at 35, including 24 soldiers, one employee of French nuclear giant Areva, and...
foxnews.com (1 hour ago)
Missouri highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a cargo train collision in southeast Missouri. Authorities say a highway overpass collapsed early today when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after the collision. Seven people were injured, though none seriously. The bridge collapsed after a...
foxnews.com (1 hour ago)
Video: Train collision brings down highway overpass
Two freight trains collided under a highway overpass near the town of Rockview, Missouri, causing it to come crashing down. Two cars were driving over it at the time causing minor injuries. Chip Reid reports.
cbsnews.com (1 hour ago)

Grand Jury next for Scotland Neck commissioner
The criminal case against a Scotland Neck town commissioner is heading to a Halifax County grand jury for possible indictment.
rrdailyherald.com (1 hour ago)
Plymouth residents ordered to boil water after E. coli discovered in town's water supply
Residents of Plymouth have been ordered to boil all water after the discovery of E. coli in the town's water supply. The...
deseretnews.com (2 hours ago)
Potterville to dedicate new memorial in honor of Ed Jamros May 27
The military howitzer sitting in the downtown Potterville Veteran's Park arrived in town less than two weeks ago, a memorial to the city's fallen soldiers.
lansingstatejournal.com (2 hours ago)
Graduates in tornado-raked Okla. town vow to stay
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore.
poconorecord.com (2 hours ago)

Trains collide in Missouri, causing overpass to partially collapse; 7 hurt
The collision occurred about 2:30 a.m. when a Union Pacific train hit a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train at a rail intersection under a highway near Chaffee, a town of about 3,000 southwest of Cape Girardeau.
oregonlive.com (2 hours ago)

Is your town posh enough for a Champagne Sainsbury's? Supermarket giant chooses just 53 of 1,000...
Affluent neighbourhoods will now be getting deluxe Sainsbury's stores that sell champagne and luxurious spirits such as £120 bottles of Glenmorangie.
dailymail.co.uk (2 hours ago)

Star Student: Hudson swimmer Connie Gan rises to the test
HUDSON: If being a doctor is hereditary, then the profession skipped a generation in Connie Gan’s family. Her parents emigrated from China in the 1990s amid an Internet boom. They found fitting careers in finance and technology. But Connie’s career plans have deeper family ties. “All four of my grandparents are in...
ohio.com (2 hours ago)

As border tightens, some U.S.-Mexico neighbors reach across the fence
NACO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican activist Maria Elena Borquez takes up a paintbrush and daubs a bright splotch of color on the rusted steel fence separating the small Mexican town of Naco from a neighboring town in the United States.
chicagotribune.com (2 hours ago)
Graduates in tornado-raked Okla. town vow to stay
OKLAHOMA CITY - Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore.
inforum.com (3 hours ago)

Israel Reportedly Foils Syrian Cyber Attack On Town's Water Supply
JERUSALEM -- An Israeli security expert says Syrian hackers tried to break into the computers of the water system of the city of Haifa. Speaking at a lecture on Saturday in the southern city of Beersheba, Yitzhak Ben Yisrael, Israel's former cyber security adviser, said that a group calling itself "The Syrian...
huffingtonpost.com (3 hours ago)
Graduates in tornado-raked Oklahoma town vow to stay
OKLAHOMA CITY - Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn’t say goodbye to Moore.
lvrj.com (3 hours ago)
Authorities search for Iowa teen amid rain, wind
Authorities on Saturday searched amid rainy and windy conditions for an Iowa teenager who was abducted Monday. It was the sixth day searchers scoured various areas in central Iowa for 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard, who was kidnapped along with a 12-year-old friend from a school bus stop. Police have said Michael...
foxnews.com (3 hours ago)