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• Four climbers die on Everest
  

  Four climbers from Germany, South Korea, China and Canada have died returning from the summit of Mount Everest, tour agents and officials said Monday, with one other mountaineer also missing.

  
  
  
  
• Obama video hits Romney role in Ampad bankruptcy
  

  The story of Ampad, a company acquired by Bain Capital in 1992 that later went bankrupt, was used successfully by Democrats 18 years ago to help derail Mitt Romney’s run for a U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts.

  
  
  
  
• Suicide bomber kills at least 96 in Yemen; al-Qaida claims responsibility
  On Monday, a suicide bomber posing as a member of the Yemen military killed at least 96 people and wounded hundreds more--most if not all soldiers--in a blast in Sanaa, Yemen's capital. The soldiers were rehearsing for a military parade in Sabeen Square near the presidential palace, Yemeni officials said. According to Agence France-Press, the [...]
  
  
• Dominican election in dispute after apparent win
  

  A governing party official appeared to have scored a first-round win in the Dominican Republic's presidential election but supporters of his main opponent said they would challenge the results.

  
  
  
  
• John Edwards jury looking at 'bunny' money
  

  Edwards' trial for misusing campaign money enters its second full day of jury deliberations.

  
  
  
  
• Aftershocks rattle Italy, residents sleep outdoors
  

  Thousands of people in northern Italy slept in tents and cars overnight as more than 100 aftershocks rocked the area hit by a magnitude 6.0 quake that killed seven and inflicted heavy damage to centuries-old sites.

  
  
  
  
• Alibaba buys back stake held by Yahoo for $7.1 billion
  

  Chinese Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma is buying back up to half of a 40 percent stake in his Alibaba Group from Yahoo Inc for $7.1 billion, in a deal that moves the Chinese e-commerce leader closer to a public listing.

  
  
  
  
• Gay advocates urge no prison time for Rutgers student
  

  NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student faces up to 10 years in prison at his sentencing on Monday for hate crimes after spying on his roommate's gay tryst, but many gay advocates are calling for no time behind bars. Tyler Clementi, 18, committed suicide in 2010 after learning that Dharun Ravi used a computer-mounted camera to see him kissing an older man in their dorm room and used social media to encourage others to watch. ...

  
  
  
  
• Miss. prison riot leaves guard dead, 8 hurt
  A guard was killed and, at one point, hostages were taken during a riot at a Mississippi prison that holds illegal immigrants, authorities said.
  
  
• Cory Booker walks back criticism of Obama campaign attacks
  

  President Obama’s re-election campaign is doing some damage control after a top surrogate Sunday sharply criticized a major Democratic assault on Mitt Romney’s record at Bain Capital.

  
  
  
  
• The highest honor – given decades late
  

  President Obama recognized Specialist Leslie Sabo Jr. for extraordinary valor from the Vietnam war.

  
  
  
  
• Families of Lockerbie victims still seek answers
  

  The death of the only man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has left some victims' relatives relieved and others raising questions about his guilt and whether others went unpunished.

  
  
  
  
• Facebook faces crucial week after modest debut
  

  Newly issued Facebook shares may have a hard time in the coming week if lead underwriter Morgan Stanley stops supporting the stock and managers lower down in the IPO book get out before going underwater.

  
  
  
  
• Metro bus driver fatally shot by passenger in LA
  A bus driver was shot to death in West Hollywood Sunday, allegedly by a passenger who jumped out a vehicle window and fled down a street before being captured, authorities said.
  
  
• Ultra-Orthodox hold large NYC meeting on Net risks
  

  Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attended a rally Sunday at the New York Mets' stadium on the dangers of the Internet and how to use modern technology in a religiously responsible way.

  
  
  
  
• Millions gaze skyward for rare solar eclipse
  The moon passes between the sun and the earth behind a windmill near Albuquerque, New Mexico May 20, 2012. The sun and moon aligned over the earth in a rare astronomical event - an annular eclipse that dimmed the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into a blazing ring of fire. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
  
  
  
• Zuckerberg's post-IPO wedding is smart legal move
  

  Getting married was a smart business move as well as a personal milestone for Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, with the timing of the wedding potentially proving particularly advantageous, California divorce lawyers said.

  
  
  
  
• Strauss-Kahn faces gang rape accusation
  

  Disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's legal woes deepened Monday as French prosecutors opened a preliminary probe into accusations he took part in a gang rape in the US.

  
  
  
  
• Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb dead at 62
  

  Bee Gee Robin Gibb succumbed to a longtime struggle with liver cancer Sunday, a spokesperson confirmed. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was 62.

  
  
  
  
• Hackers target police, City of Chicago websites at NATO Summit
  

  Cyberwarfare is used as another form of protest.