China Starts Formal Criminal Probe Into Bo Xilai

A black bear was euthanized after it injured someone who was walking in Steamboat Springs, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers. The bear swiped at someone taking their morning walk on the path connecting Walton Creek Road and Mount Werner Circle and knocked them to the ground on Tuesday, according to a press release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Northbound Interstate 25 has reopened after closing because of a crash in Colorado Springs, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The interstate closed between exit 139, Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass, and U. S. 24 at mile point 139 around 5 a.m. and reopened around 9:45 a.m., according to CDOT. The Colorado Springs Fire Department was on scene at the crash around 5:20 a.m.

By SEAN MURPHY and JULIO CORTEZ (Associated Press) VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — Powerful storms killed at least 14 people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.

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When they first crawled out from under their rocks, Moms for Liberty pretended to be just a grassroots group of moms with everyday concerns such as having threesomes, underage drinking parties, shoplifting, book burning, fascism and quoting Hitler. But now they are dropping their facade and have announced an initial drop of $3 million on four swing states, including Wisconsin: The coordinated push in presidential swing states also raises questions about the group’s intentions and funding.

I hope you are all having a peaceful Memorial Day weekend! Here is your Sunday cartoon and open thread. Pull up a chair and tell us what you're doing this lovely weekend. - Karoli read more