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Essential News from The Associated Press
Latest Headlines  Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boysMay 24, 20133:13 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.   I-5 bridge collapse survivor: 'You hold on'May 24, 20135:44 AM ET MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."   Obama balances threats against Americans' rightsMay 24, 20133:39 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says "America is at a crossroads." And so, too, is his presidency's counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance protecting the nation from terror attacks while upholding Americans' rights.  Britain braces for possible copycat attacksMay 24, 20134:57 AM ET LONDON (AP) — Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the slaying of a young soldier, adding some 1,200 police to potential trouble spots.   Extremists claim responsibility for Niger attacksMay 23, 201310:16 PM ET NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing 26 people and injuring 30, according to officials in Niger and France. A surviving attacker took a group of soldiers hostage, and authorities were attempting to negotiate their release. 
Latest Headlines   Quick's LA Kings put Sharks on brink with 3-0 winMay 24, 20133:49 AM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Kings haven't lost a home game in two months, and the San Jose Sharks gave nothing close to the effort necessary to snap the champions' streak in Game 5.   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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