New Orleans mayor: 2nd suspect arrested in parade shooting

The Times-Picayune: New Orleans  Mayor Mitch Landrieu confirmed that a second suspect had been arrested in the Mother’s Day second line shooting that injured 20 people.

New Orleans police said that four others were arrested for harboring suspects. 

The second suspect arrested Thursday was identified as Shawn Scott, 24, brother of Akein Scott, 19, who was arrested Wednesday night and charged with 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder.

Authorities said Shawn Scott also will face 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder, as well as heroin and other drug charges.

Follow updates on this story at Breaking News. 

David Beckham retires from professional soccer Daily Mail: David Beckham has announced his retirement from professional soccer. The 38-year-old former LA Galaxy, Real Madrid and Manchester United midfielder turned down a one-year contract extension at current club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). He will retire at the end of the season. “I’m thankful to PSG for giving me the opportunity to continue but I feel now is the right time to finish my career, playing at the highest level,” Beckham said in a statement. Photo: David Beckham waves to fans as he walks off the pitch for the final time with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2012. (Robyn Beck / AFP - Getty Images)

David Beckham retires from professional soccer

Daily Mail: David Beckham has announced his retirement from professional soccer.

The 38-year-old former LA Galaxy, Real Madrid and Manchester United midfielder turned down a one-year contract extension at current club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). He will retire at the end of the season.

“I’m thankful to PSG for giving me the opportunity to continue but I feel now is the right time to finish my career, playing at the highest level,” Beckham said in a statement.

Photo: David Beckham waves to fans as he walks off the pitch for the final time with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2012. (Robyn Beck / AFP - Getty Images)

Scientists share images of lost city in Honduras NBC News: A high-tech team of scientists and filmmakers shared pictures of what appears to have been a centuries-old civilization in Honduras, one year after they used laser-mapping technology to identify traces of structures in the thick jungle. The square-shaped and rounded structures, seen in computerized elevation maps of a rugged rain forest, may have been the last vestiges of pyramids, palaces and houses in a fabled settlement known as “la Ciudad Blanca,” or the White City. Photo: Readings from a laser-mapping system were combined to produce a 3-D map of the Honduran rain forest, and then the vegetation was virtually lifted up from the scene to reveal the ruins of a circular structure. (UTL Scientific) View high resolution

Scientists share images of lost city in Honduras

NBC News: A high-tech team of scientists and filmmakers shared pictures of what appears to have been a centuries-old civilization in Honduras, one year after they used laser-mapping technology to identify traces of structures in the thick jungle.

The square-shaped and rounded structures, seen in computerized elevation maps of a rugged rain forest, may have been the last vestiges of pyramids, palaces and houses in a fabled settlement known as “la Ciudad Blanca,” or the White City.

Photo: Readings from a laser-mapping system were combined to produce a 3-D map of the Honduran rain forest, and then the vegetation was virtually lifted up from the scene to reveal the ruins of a circular structure. (UTL Scientific)

Storms ravage through North Texas, kill 2

NBC DFW: At least two people are dead after reported tornadoes slammed into Hood County, Texas. The Hood County sheriff reported at least 100 people are injured. 

Several homes were completely destroyed in the storm and a triage center has been set up. Emergency responders are preparing for possible mass causalities in the area. 

Separate tornadoes reportedly damaged the towns of Cleburne and Millsap, Texas. 

Large, “grapefruit-size” hail also pelted a nearby Texas town. 

Acting commissioner of IRS resigns

CNN Political Ticker: US President Barack Obama has announced that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has requested and accepted the resignation of the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in the wake of its handling of requests by conservative groups for tax-exempt status.
Obama called the “misconduct” detailed in a report about the IRS response to those requests “inexcusable.”

Google launches new music streaming service  CNET: Google announced it has launched a new music streaming service, Google Play Music All Access. At Google’s I/O conference, engineering director Chris Yerga said All Access will cost $9.99 a month, and users get a 30-day free trial. It launches today in the U.S., with additional countries coming soon. The move puts Google in direct competition with music streaming companies like Pandora and Spotify, and also potentially with Apple, which has been inching in that direction. … Previously, Google Play users could stream music they bought from the app, but the new service would let people stream songs they haven’t purchased as well. Users can now blend their songs with a catalog with thousands of other tracks available in All Access. Watch live video and follow updates from Google’s I/O conference at Breaking News. Photo credit: James Martin / CNET View high resolution

Google launches new music streaming service 

CNET: Google announced it has launched a new music streaming service, Google Play Music All Access.

At Google’s I/O conference, engineering director Chris Yerga said All Access will cost $9.99 a month, and users get a 30-day free trial. It launches today in the U.S., with additional countries coming soon.

The move puts Google in direct competition with music streaming companies like Pandora and Spotify, and also potentially with Apple, which has been inching in that direction. …

Previously, Google Play users could stream music they bought from the app, but the new service would let people stream songs they haven’t purchased as well. Users can now blend their songs with a catalog with thousands of other tracks available in All Access.

Watch live video and follow updates from Google’s I/O conference at Breaking News.

Photo credit: James Martin / CNET

Doctor Who and Star Wars fans clash at sci-fi convention Norwich Evening News: Police were called to a British sci-fi convention following reports that rival fan-clubs had  become involved in a violent dispute. A group of visiting Doctor Who fans were reportedly arguing with a local Star Wars enthusiasts’ club at the Norwich Star Wars Club event, held in the University of East Anglia, police said. But after talking to witnesses and reviewing CCTV police officers said no actual assault took place. More than a dozen sci-fi fans from both groups – including several in fancy dress – were involved in a bitter exchange outside the venue. It was allegedly sparked over a disagreement involving someone asking Doctor Who actor Graham Cole for an autograph. Photo: Darth Vader and a squadron of stormtroopers. (Joel Ryan/PA)

Doctor Who and Star Wars fans clash at sci-fi convention

Norwich Evening News: Police were called to a British sci-fi convention following reports that rival fan-clubs had  become involved in a violent dispute.

A group of visiting Doctor Who fans were reportedly arguing with a local Star Wars enthusiasts’ club at the Norwich Star Wars Club event, held in the University of East Anglia, police said. But after talking to witnesses and reviewing CCTV police officers said no actual assault took place.

More than a dozen sci-fi fans from both groups – including several in fancy dress – were involved in a bitter exchange outside the venue. It was allegedly sparked over a disagreement involving someone asking Doctor Who actor Graham Cole for an autograph.

Photo: Darth Vader and a squadron of stormtroopers. (Joel Ryan/PA)

Floyd Mayweather Jr. ‘highest paid US sports star’ Sports Illustrated: Floyd Mayweather Jr. - the undefeated boxer - has topped a list of the highest-paid US athletes. According to an annual list by Sports Illustrated he is projected to make $90 million in 2013. Miami Heat basketball player LeBron James is a distant second at $56.5 million. Read the full list here. Photo: Floyd Mayweather Jr. fights Miguel Cotto (Robert Beck/SI) View high resolution

Floyd Mayweather Jr. ‘highest paid US sports star’

Sports Illustrated: Floyd Mayweather Jr. - the undefeated boxer - has topped a list of the highest-paid US athletes.

According to an annual list by Sports Illustrated he is projected to make $90 million in 2013. Miami Heat basketball player LeBron James is a distant second at $56.5 million.

Read the full list here.

Photo: Floyd Mayweather Jr. fights Miguel Cotto (Robert Beck/SI)

Soldier in sexual assault office accused of abuse

AP:

The Army says the coordinator of a sexual assault prevention program at Fort Hood, Texas, is under investigation for “abusive sexual contact” and other alleged misconduct. He has been suspended from all duties.

The Army said a sergeant first class, whose name was not released, is accused of pandering, abusive sexual contact, assault and maltreatment of subordinates.

Inspector general says management allowed tea party targeting The Associated Press: The Treasury inspector general blames ineffective management at the Internal Revenue Service for allowing agents to improperly target tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status. In an upcoming report, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration says lax management allowed the practice to go on for 18 months. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the report ahead of its release. The IRS on Friday apologized for targeting tea party as well as other conservative groups. The report said that when asked by investigators, IRS supervisors said the criteria they used to decide which groups they examined were not influenced by people or organizations outside the IRS. Earlier today, Attorney General Eric Holder said the Justice Department is investigating the IRS for targeting tea party groups. He also said the FBI will investigate to see if any laws were broken. Photo: Attorney General Eric Holder pauses during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

Inspector general says management allowed tea party targeting

The Associated Press: The Treasury inspector general blames ineffective management at the Internal Revenue Service for allowing agents to improperly target tea party groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax exempt status.

In an upcoming report, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration says lax management allowed the practice to go on for 18 months. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the report ahead of its release.

The IRS on Friday apologized for targeting tea party as well as other conservative groups.

The report said that when asked by investigators, IRS supervisors said the criteria they used to decide which groups they examined were not influenced by people or organizations outside the IRS.

Earlier today, Attorney General Eric Holder said the Justice Department is investigating the IRS for targeting tea party groups. He also said the FBI will investigate to see if any laws were broken.

Photo: Attorney General Eric Holder pauses during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

Brazilian judicial panel OKs same-sex marriage

AFP: A top judicial panel cleared the way for same-sex marriage in Brazil Tuesday, ruling that gay couples could not be denied marriage licenses.

The National Council of Justice, which oversees the Brazilian judicial system and is headed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court, said government offices that issue marriage licenses had no standing to reject gay couples.

“This is the equivalent of authorizing homosexual marriage in Brazil,” said Raquel Pereira de Castro Araujo, head of the human rights committee of the Brazilian bar association.

More from the AFP here.

NTSB: Drunken driving threshold should be .05

CBS News: The National Transportation Safety Board voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend to states that they lower the blood alcohol level threshold that indicates drunken driving from .08 to .05. 

Drunk driving causes a third of all deaths on US highways each year. 

“Our goal is to get to zero deaths because each alcohol-impaired death is preventable,” NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman said.

Israel’s Negev Desert is alive – with locusts. NBC News: Huge swarms of the newly hatched critters have begun marching across the sand, devouring everything in their path. With the help of high-tech irrigation methods, much of Israel’s desert has been transformed into lush farmland that supplies supermarkets across the country with fresh produce. But the swarm of locusts, which locals say is the worst infestation in decades, is threatening crops and farms. Photo: Dead locusts lie under a bush after being sprayed with pesticide. (Dave Copeland / NBC News) View high resolution

Israel’s Negev Desert is alive – with locusts.

NBC News: Huge swarms of the newly hatched critters have begun marching across the sand, devouring everything in their path.

With the help of high-tech irrigation methods, much of Israel’s desert has been transformed into lush farmland that supplies supermarkets across the country with fresh produce. But the swarm of locusts, which locals say is the worst infestation in decades, is threatening crops and farms.

Photo: Dead locusts lie under a bush after being sprayed with pesticide. (Dave Copeland / NBC News)

Angelina Jolie reveals double mastectomy in op-ed

Actress Angelina Jolie has written about her decision to have a preventative double mastectomy in a New York Times piece.

In the piece, Jolie writes:

My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was.

We often speak of “Mommy’s mommy,” and I find myself trying to explain the illness that took her away from us. They have asked if the same could happen to me. I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a “faulty” gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

Read more here.

Russian capsule touches down with space station trio Space.com: A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a crew of three space travelers successfully touched down in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, wrapping up a five-month mission to the International Space Station. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko landed at about 8:31 a.m. Kazakh time (10:31 p.m. ET Monday). Their return marks the end of the station’s Expedition 35, which Hadfield commanded. Photo: Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield sent this final picture from the International Space Station: “To some this may look like a sunset. But it’s a new dawn,” he wrote. (Chris Hadfield via Twitter) View high resolution

Russian capsule touches down with space station trio

Space.com: A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying a crew of three space travelers successfully touched down in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, wrapping up a five-month mission to the International Space Station.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko landed at about 8:31 a.m. Kazakh time (10:31 p.m. ET Monday). Their return marks the end of the station’s Expedition 35, which Hadfield commanded.

Photo: Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield sent this final picture from the International Space Station: “To some this may look like a sunset. But it’s a new dawn,” he wrote. (Chris Hadfield via Twitter)