Tuesday, May 21, 2013

2013/05/21 Headlines: Dozens Dead in Oklahoma Tornado; Guatemalan Court Overturns Genocide Verdict for Ex-Dictator Ríos Montt; Foreclosed Homeowners Arrested at Justice Department Protest for Bank Prosecutions; Report: Banks Lagging on Settlement Payments for Mortgage Wrongdoing; Report: CIA to Transfer Drone Program to Pentagon; White House Defends Tracking of Fox News Reporter; Obama Hosts Burmese Leader at White House; Survey: Scientists Have 97% Consensus Human Activity Causes Climate Change; Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Begins at U.N.; Poverty in U.S. Suburbs Exceeds Urban Areas; Senate Report Says Apple Avoids Billions in Taxes; Protest Against School Closings Leads to Arrests at Chicago City Hall; Landmark "Stop and Frisk" Trial Concludes in NYC; Hundreds Honor Gay New Yorker Shot Dead in Apparent Hate Crime