Pope Benedict XVI bids farewell

BOSTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a man was shot while he was being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife.

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma City mayor says 12,000 to 13,000 homes damaged or destroyed by tornado.

By Alasdair Fotheringham VICENEZA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian Giovanni Visconti recorded his second stage win of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday to give his Movistar team their third straight victory and their fourth overall in the 2013 race. His compatriot Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead as the race reached its crucial final three mountain stages. Visconti, who won the Galibier climb on Sunday, broke away on a minor climb on Wednesday's 17th stage, the Cote de Crosara, with 17 kms to go. ...

“I will not answer any questions or testify about the subject matter of this committee's meeting.”

Nearly four months ago, Oklahoma Senators Tom Coburn and James Inhofe both voted against H.R.152, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act that eventually sent $50.5 billion in relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy. And in the flurry of last night's devastation in Moore, Oklahoma. it was impossible not to forget that fact, knowing the federal government would soon rally to the cause.