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Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:58pm

(AP) — The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on openly gay boys in the scouting movement.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:57pm

(AP) — The Phoenix jury deciding whether Jodi Arias should be sentenced to life in prison or death has resumed deliberations.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:42pm

(AP) — Gaining confidence as he nailed questions about obscure island chains, bodies of water, global trade and culture, 12-year-old Sathwik Karnik cruised to victory Wednesday in the 2013 National Geographic Bee.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:41pm

(AP) — The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:41pm

(AP) — Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:37pm

(AP) — Brian Urlacher wasn't sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he's calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:37pm

(AP) — Israel's air force chief warned Wednesday that tensions with Syria could escalate into a "surprise war" and that Israel need to be ready.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:32pm

(AP) — Oklahoma City mayor says 12,000 to 13,000 homes damaged or destroyed by tornado.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:32pm

(AP) — Two men attacked another man near a London military barracks Wednesday, in what British authorities were investigating as a possible terror act. One man is dead and two others were injured.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:31pm

(AP) — Candice Glover spent more time on season 12 of "American Idol" than she will on creating her debut album.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:31pm

(AP) — A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to date for such an operation. It was Poland's first face transplant.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:30pm

(AP) — Members of a House panel angry over sexual abuse problems in the military are set to vote on a bill that would strip commanding officers of their authority to unilaterally change or dismiss court-martial convictions — a change that lawmakers believe will lead to a cultural shift that encourages more victims to step forward.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:25pm

(AP) — AP source: Obama on Sunday to visit Oklahoma town devastated by monstrous tornado.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:22pm

(AP) — The barrage of hourly tweets sent out by Aly-Khan Satchu — East Africa's version of CNBC's Mad Money host Jim Cramer — cheers on what Satchu says is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in Africa, you should be. Or as Satchu loudly proclaims on his Twitter feed or newspaper column: "ITS BOOM TOWN BABY."

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:22pm

(AP) — Michelle Obama says stories of toil and sweat by slaves once housed at a historic home within sight of the White House are an important part of U.S. history that must be preserved for future generations.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:20pm

(AP) — The attorney for an 87-year-old woman who accuses Donald Trump of cheating her in a skyscraper condo deal told Chicago jurors on Wednesday that the "Apprentice" star lied on the witness stand — then added he was personal repulsed by him.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:20pm

(AP) — The House has taken up a Republican-sponsored bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:19pm

(AP) — A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:17pm

(AP) — M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma, killing one person and wounding four, officials said, in an apparent spillover from three days of fighting raging north of the city.

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 1:17pm

(AP) — The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican bid to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states.