National

Tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Okla.

Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left of the community she called home. Full Story

• Gunmen shoot into Calif. home, 10-year-old killed
• Arias returns to court for penalty phase of trial
• Quotations of the day

Entertainment

• 'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes
• Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards
• Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Health

What do we eat? New food map will tell us

Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Full Story

• Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen
• Fate of LA pot shops left to voters
• Portland revisits issue of public fluoridation

World

Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

A Syrian group that tracks the country's civil war says 23 fighters from the militant group Hezbollah have been killed in fierce clashes in a strategic town near the Lebanese border. Full Story

• Car bombs in Baghdad, south Iraq kill at least 34
• Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council
• China sentences underground bank operator to death

Local

Sports

Greening's goal in 2nd OT lifts Sens over Pens

Colin Greening wore six stitches on his left cheek, and a wide smile, after Ottawa's double overtime playoff victory against Pittsburgh. Full Story

• Rangers beat Tigers 11-8 despite 3 HRs for Cabrera
• Cabrera has 3-homer game in Texas, 2nd of career
• Twins drop fifth straight, 5-1 to Red Sox

Politics

A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back

The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. Full Story

• Money tangle: The IRS and its tea party tempest
• Kerry to Mideast to advance struggling Syria plan
• Senate committee moves toward vote on immigration

Finance

• Economists predict increase in consumer spending
• Buybacks are a big factor behind stock market boom
• Hits and misses in Facebook's history

Science & Tech

• Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines
• Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island
• Agency to consider listing for Alaska lake seals

Strange

• Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled
• Alaska man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail
• Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed teen pic