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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrestedMay 24, 201311:03 AM ET LONDON (AP) — Two men were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft Friday after a U.K. fighter jet was scrambled to divert their plane as it traveled from Pakistan to Britain, officials said. The incident further rattled the U.K. just days after a British soldier was brutally killed on a London street in a suspected terror attack.   Britain braces for possible copycat attacksMay 24, 201312:00 PM ET LONDON (AP) — Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing activists and possible copycat terror attacks by Islamic extremists after the savage slaying of a young soldier, whose grieving family spoke Friday of their loss.   Canadian trucking company says it had permitsMay 24, 201312:18 PM ET MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The trucking company involved in a Washington state bridge collapse says it received a state-issued permit to carry its oversized load across the bridge.   Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boysMay 24, 20137:56 AM ET 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.   IRS replaces official who revealed targetingMay 24, 201310:36 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity has been replaced, making her the third top IRS official moved aside since the episode was revealed two weeks ago. 
Latest Headlines    AP source: FIFA task force seeks 5-game racism banMay 24, 201312:16 PM ET LONDON (AP) — FIFA's new anti-racism task force will ask soccer's governing body next week to approve a mandatory five-match minimum ban for any player found guilty of racist abuse, a person with knowledge of the situation said Friday.    Rangers top Bruins in OT, force Game 5 in BostonMay 24, 20133:28 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) — During a sluggish first period, a difficult second period, and a tense third period, there were few signs the New York Rangers would be able to hold off the Boston Bruins and extend their season for at least one more game. 
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