The I-5 bridge that got clipped by a truck and fell into the Skagit River in Washington State may have been old, its design officially “functionally obsolete.” But the temporary fix to get traffic moving again along this busy highway corridor linking Seattle north to Canada may be of a type that’s even older.
Read more here: Skagit River bridge collapse: Looking for a temporary fix to get traffic moving
MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh stood up in a relatively quiet Miami Heat locker room and offered a concise, blunt and accurate assessment of where things stand so far in the Eastern Conference finals.
Read more here: East title series shifts to Indy, knotted at 1-1
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli security expert says Syrian hackers tried to break into the computers of the water system of the city of Haifa.
Read more here: Israeli expert says Syria cyberattack foiled
By Jason Bush MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police detained around 30 pro- and anti-gay activists in central Moscow on Saturday, imposing the city's ban on gay rights demonstrations. The arrests, underlining Russia's tough response to public demonstrations by gay groups, coincided with the first ever gay rally in neighboring Ukraine, which was allowed by the authorities and protected by the police. Russia's parliament has given preliminary approval to a ban on “homosexual propaganda” targeting minors, which critics say would effectively ban gay rights demonstrations. …
Read more here: Russian pro-, anti-gay activists arrested after defying ban
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli security expert says Syrian hackers tried to break into the computers of the water system of the city of Haifa.
Read more here: Israeli official says Syria cyberattack foiled
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, police said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of two Islamic radicals killed by security forces.
Read more here: Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Mindy Kim birdied her last hole Saturday morning to join the leaders after one strange round of the Bahamas LPGA Classic.
Read more here: Kim joins 2 for LPGA lead in rainy Bahamas
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Sixteen schoolchildren and a teacher burned to death in eastern Pakistan early Saturday when a short-circuit near a leaking gas tank caused their minibus to burst into flames, police said.
Read more here: 16 children, 1 teacher die in Pakistan bus fire
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — They raced 1-2-3 in line, trading the lead a whopping 15 times over the final, frantic 75 laps. All three drivers had a last-lap plan in mind when they zipped past the white flag, and it was Takuma Sato who acted first with a bold move for the win.
Read more here: Indy 500 could be better than 2012's epic race
PARIS (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams are teaming up at the French Open for the first time in three years.
Read more here: Williams sisters entered in doubles at French Open
