National News

• Protesters prepare for larger NATO demonstration
  Thousands are expected to march from a downtown park to the lakeside convention center where President Barack Obama and dozens of other world leaders will meet.
  
  
• Chen Guangcheng lands in U.S.
  The blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country is now in the United States, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.
  
  
• Charges filed in Chicago terror case
  Three men accused of planning attacks to coincide with the NATO summit are being held on $1.5 million bond.
  
  
• I'll Have Another wins Preakness
  The Kentucky Derby winner overtook Bodemeister down the stretch to win and keep alive his hopes of winning the Triple Crown. 
  
  
• Tropical storm forms off SC
  The first storm of the hurricane season has formed off the coast of South Carolina with top winds of 45 mph. 
  
  
• Eclipse set for this weekend
  The western United States and eastern Asia will be treated this weekend to a rare solar spectacle when the moon slides across the sun.
  
  
• Records: Joplin twister was costliest since 1950
  Insurance policies are expected to cover most of the $2.8 billion in damage, but taxpayers could supply about $500 million in the form of federal and state disaster aid, low-interest...
  
  
• Children hurt in bus crash in Georgia
  A chain collision involving seven school buses east of Atlanta left one driver trapped in the wreckage and forced medical officials to examine more than 30 children for injuries.
  
  
• Fire crews battle wildfires in two states
  About 1,100 firefighters are battling a pair of wildfires, one in Northern Colorado and another north of Phoenix, Ariz.  
  
  
• NORAD intercepts two aircraft near Camp David
  Military aircraft have intercepted two small planes in restricted airspace around the presidential retreat, where world leaders are gathering for an economic summit.