AP PHOTOS: Bayern beats Dortmund 2-1 in final
Bayern Munich defeated German rival Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Champions League final Saturday night, ending four years of frustration for Bayern in Europe's biggest soccer tournament. Arjen Robben ran onto Franck Ribery's backheeled flick in the penalty area and put the ball past goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller in the 89th minute to send Bayern to its first Champions League victory since 2001. Bayern had lost two of the last three finals, including a penalty-kicks defeat to Chelsea last ye...
Mo. highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass
CHAFFEE, Mo. (AP) -- A highway overpass in southeast Missouri collapsed early Saturday when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said. Seven people were injured, though none seriously....
Tornado victims include animal lover, man in truck
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- One was an animal lover. Another loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field....
San Antonio flooding kills 1; 200-plus rescued
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Torrential rains swamped San Antonio with flash floods on Saturday, leaving at least one person dead as emergency workers in boats rushed to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes....
NTSB: Bridge collapse in Wash. is wake-up call
SEATTLE (AP) -- The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wake-up call for the nation....
Rebuilding rules as rain soaks Jersey shore
MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) -- Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues - under covered porches - as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey shore since Superstorm Sandy roared through....
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....
Giffords, husband address graduates at Bard
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) -- Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged a group of newly minted college graduates on Saturday to change the world - starting tomorrow....
Ohio doctor charged in pregnant woman's death
NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) -- The personal ads that Dr. Ali Salim placed on Craigslist - and police say he posted hundreds of them - made one thing clear: He wanted "no drama."...
Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse
SEATTLE (AP) -- Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound....
Survivor, rescuer reunite at Maine B-52 crash site
ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN, Maine (AP) -- After surviving a deadly B-52 bomber crash and a night on a frozen mountainside, Gerald Adler, injured and frostbitten, could recall only the red handlebar mustache of his rescuer....
AP Exclusive: New cause for ex-radical Olson
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Sara Jane Olson, the Minnesota woman who served seven years in prison for her involvement in high-profile 1970s radicalism, is edging back into public life - this time voluntarily - as she and a friend petition the Obama administration to reduce disparities in prison sentences for crack and powder cocaine....
