TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Obama: ‘The world is safer . . . because of the death’
Administration presented new details about Osama bin Laden, portraying him as a reclusive figure whose final moments had finally exposed his cowardice.
(By Scott Wilson and Anne E. Kornblut)
New York’s mix of emotions
New Yorkers have lived complicated lives since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The death of Osama bin Laden brings out a flood of emotions.
(By Sally Jenkins)
Bin Laden was ‘hiding in plain sight’
U.S. officials began Monday to provide some details on the chronology of events leading up to Osama bin Laden’s death.
(By Greg Miller and and Joby Warrick)
Arab response to bin Laden’s death muted
A decade ago, the Middle East might have reacted with fury to bin Laden’s assassination.
(By Liz Sly)
Pakistan’s role in fighting terror questioned
Osama bin Laden was killed in a Pakistani city known for its military bases.
(By Karin Brulliard and Karen DeYoung)
POLITICS
Navy SEALs end hunt for bin Laden in darkness and gunfire, now told to keep quiet
WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden’s death in a ripped-from-a-spy-thriller helicopter raid and firefight gives a storied unit of U.S. special operations forces bragging rights for what has become the most famous covert operation since the Sept. 11 attacks launched on bin Laden’s orders.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Osama bin Laden killed in CIA operation
Osama bin Laden has been killed in a U.S. operation in Pakistan, President Obama announced, ending a years-long manhunt for the leader of al-Qaeda and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Phone call by Kuwaiti courier led US to bin Laden's doorstep, capping a decade-long hunt
WASHINGTON — When one of Osama bin Laden’s most trusted aides picked up the phone last year, he unknowingly led U.S. pursuers to the doorstep of his boss, the world’s most wanted terrorist.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
US Army Corps breaks southeast Mo. levee in bid to protect Ill. town from rising floodwaters
WYATT, Mo. — US Army Corps breaks southeast Mo. levee in bid to protect Ill. town from rising floodwaters
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Phone call by Kuwaiti courier led US to bin Laden's doorstep, capping a decade-long hunt
WASHINGTON — When one of Osama bin Laden’s most trusted aides picked up the phone last year, he unknowingly led U.S. pursuers to the doorstep of his boss, the world’s most wanted terrorist.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
STYLE
Frank Stewart’s Bridge: Detective work
(, Tribune Media Service)
Miss Manners: A game of chair chicken
A reader was sitting pretty in a coffee shop “comfy” chair until a fellow patron asked for the seat, as she needed to use her laptop and the chair was the only one close to an open electrical outlet.
(, United Media)
Hints From Heloise: Don’t stop meds without asking
Dear Heloise: As a nurse, I have become very concerned about lawyers advertising lawsuits against drug manufacturers. I just ignored them, until I had a person tell me she was considering not taking a medicine because of the claims of one of these advertisements.
(, King)
Ask Amy: Player gets played in game of love
He’s still wild about his ex, whom he treated badly. She’s recently moved back into town and, he says, tries to make him jealous. Should he play along?
(, Tribune Media Service)
Can they justify cohabitation?
Dear Carolyn: My boyfriend and I, both 26, are planning on moving in together in a few months when our leases are up. I can’t figure out how to tell my parents!
(, The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Nowitzki's free throws, Gasol's turnover allow Mavericks to stun Lakers 96-94 in opener
LOS ANGELES — Even after the Los Angeles Lakers blew a 16-point lead in the second half, Kobe Bryant had two chances in the final seconds to erase the Dallas Mavericks’ big comeback with yet another game-winning shot.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Ethier is halfway to DiMaggio
Andre Ethier extends his hitting streak to 28 games as Los Angeles turns back Chicago.
( Associated Press , AP)
Harang gives up 2-run homers to Jones, Snyder as Padres lose 4-3 to Pirates
SAN DIEGO — Once again, the San Diego Padres couldn’t come up with timely hits.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Jones, Snyder hit 2-run homers in 1st inning to back McDonald in Pirates' 4-3 win over Padres
SAN DIEGO — Manager Clint Hurdle had simple instructions for his Pittsburgh Pirates heading into the opener of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres at spacious Petco Park.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
James Russell unable to plug hole in rotation, Cubs lose 5-2 to Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — With their fourth and fifth starters sidelined by injuries, the Chicago Cubs are searching for answers.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Bahrain authorities arrest 2 former Shiite lawmakers as part of crackdown on opposition
MANAMA, Bahrain — A senior leader in Bahrain’s main Shiite opposition party says two of its former parliament members have been arrested as part of a wide crackdown on dissent in the Gulf kingdom.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Report: 7-story building collapses in southern Turkey; casualties unclear
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish media say a 7-story building has collapsed in the south of the country.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Symbol sought for human rights: Germany launches quest for a logo
BERLIN — Think “peace”, and what springs to mind is a white dove, or the peace sign. But what do you see when you think “human rights”?
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Afghan police say NATO troops clash with convoy security, call air strike that kills 5 guards
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan police say NATO troops have clashed with private security guards who were apparently escorting a supply convoy for international troops. The police say that during the firefight, NATO called an air strike that killed at least five of the guards.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Turkish media say a 7-story building has collapsed in the south of the country
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish media say a 7-story building has collapsed in the south of the country.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
How flip-flops and other footwear affect your feet
Dr. Howard Osterman, president of the District of Columbia Podiatric Medical Association, will answer questions on what problems various types of footwear can have on your feet.
(, vForum)
Election 2012 - The Fix Faceoff
Political blogger Chris Cillizza's fast-paced video Q&A about the 2012 presidential election
(, vForum)
Eugene Robinson: The Meaning of Bin Laden's Death
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson discusses the death of Osama Bin Laden, his recent columns and the latest news in a live Q&A.
(, vForum)
Advice from Slate's 'Dear Prudence'
Live discussion with Slate advice columnist Dear Prudence, a.k.a. Emily Yoffe.
(, vForum)
D.C. Mayor's Office Live with Gray & Lanier
D.C. Mayor Vicnent C. Gray and Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier answer questions on security in the District in the wake of Osama Bin Laden's killing in a live Q&A.
(, vForum)
BUSINESS
Saab signs $223 million partnership deal with China's Hawtai Motor Group
STOCKHOLM — Spyker Cars has secured $223 million (€150 million) in funds for its troubled Saab Automobile division after securing an agreement with China’s Hawtai Motor Group.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
India hikes key interest rate by half point to fight inflation, warns growth will slow
MUMBAI, India — India’s central bank raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point Tuesday, its ninth hike in just over a year, warning that persistent inflation has become a threat to growth in Asia’s third-largest economy.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Korean Air 1st-quarter net profit rises 49 percent, sales gain
SEOUL, South Korea — Korean Air’s net profit in the first quarter jumped 49 percent on investment and foreign currency gains.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
German reinsurer Hannover Re says Japan disaster cost it $344 million
BERLIN — German-based reinsurer Hannover Re AG says Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami cost it €232 million ($344 million) — part of a heavy burden of losses from natural disasters that weighed down its earnings.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
World Bank Agrees Loans to Guinea-Bissau for Fishing, Tourism
The World Bank said it will grant Guinea-Bissau two loans to increase the protection of fishing waters and nature reserves in the West African state.
( by Drew Hinshaw Bloomberg News , Bloomberg)
Obama: ‘The world is safer . . . because of the death’
Administration presented new details about Osama bin Laden, portraying him as a reclusive figure whose final moments had finally exposed his cowardice.
(By Scott Wilson and Anne E. Kornblut)
New York’s mix of emotions
New Yorkers have lived complicated lives since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The death of Osama bin Laden brings out a flood of emotions.
(By Sally Jenkins)
Bin Laden was ‘hiding in plain sight’
U.S. officials began Monday to provide some details on the chronology of events leading up to Osama bin Laden’s death.
(By Greg Miller and and Joby Warrick)
Arab response to bin Laden’s death muted
A decade ago, the Middle East might have reacted with fury to bin Laden’s assassination.
(By Liz Sly)
Pakistan’s role in fighting terror questioned
Osama bin Laden was killed in a Pakistani city known for its military bases.
(By Karin Brulliard and Karen DeYoung)
POLITICS
Navy SEALs end hunt for bin Laden in darkness and gunfire, now told to keep quiet
WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden’s death in a ripped-from-a-spy-thriller helicopter raid and firefight gives a storied unit of U.S. special operations forces bragging rights for what has become the most famous covert operation since the Sept. 11 attacks launched on bin Laden’s orders.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Osama bin Laden killed in CIA operation
Osama bin Laden has been killed in a U.S. operation in Pakistan, President Obama announced, ending a years-long manhunt for the leader of al-Qaeda and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Phone call by Kuwaiti courier led US to bin Laden's doorstep, capping a decade-long hunt
WASHINGTON — When one of Osama bin Laden’s most trusted aides picked up the phone last year, he unknowingly led U.S. pursuers to the doorstep of his boss, the world’s most wanted terrorist.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
US Army Corps breaks southeast Mo. levee in bid to protect Ill. town from rising floodwaters
WYATT, Mo. — US Army Corps breaks southeast Mo. levee in bid to protect Ill. town from rising floodwaters
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Phone call by Kuwaiti courier led US to bin Laden's doorstep, capping a decade-long hunt
WASHINGTON — When one of Osama bin Laden’s most trusted aides picked up the phone last year, he unknowingly led U.S. pursuers to the doorstep of his boss, the world’s most wanted terrorist.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
STYLE
Frank Stewart’s Bridge: Detective work
(, Tribune Media Service)
Miss Manners: A game of chair chicken
A reader was sitting pretty in a coffee shop “comfy” chair until a fellow patron asked for the seat, as she needed to use her laptop and the chair was the only one close to an open electrical outlet.
(, United Media)
Hints From Heloise: Don’t stop meds without asking
Dear Heloise: As a nurse, I have become very concerned about lawyers advertising lawsuits against drug manufacturers. I just ignored them, until I had a person tell me she was considering not taking a medicine because of the claims of one of these advertisements.
(, King)
Ask Amy: Player gets played in game of love
He’s still wild about his ex, whom he treated badly. She’s recently moved back into town and, he says, tries to make him jealous. Should he play along?
(, Tribune Media Service)
Can they justify cohabitation?
Dear Carolyn: My boyfriend and I, both 26, are planning on moving in together in a few months when our leases are up. I can’t figure out how to tell my parents!
(, The Washington Post)
SPORTS
Nowitzki's free throws, Gasol's turnover allow Mavericks to stun Lakers 96-94 in opener
LOS ANGELES — Even after the Los Angeles Lakers blew a 16-point lead in the second half, Kobe Bryant had two chances in the final seconds to erase the Dallas Mavericks’ big comeback with yet another game-winning shot.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Ethier is halfway to DiMaggio
Andre Ethier extends his hitting streak to 28 games as Los Angeles turns back Chicago.
( Associated Press , AP)
Harang gives up 2-run homers to Jones, Snyder as Padres lose 4-3 to Pirates
SAN DIEGO — Once again, the San Diego Padres couldn’t come up with timely hits.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Jones, Snyder hit 2-run homers in 1st inning to back McDonald in Pirates' 4-3 win over Padres
SAN DIEGO — Manager Clint Hurdle had simple instructions for his Pittsburgh Pirates heading into the opener of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres at spacious Petco Park.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
James Russell unable to plug hole in rotation, Cubs lose 5-2 to Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — With their fourth and fifth starters sidelined by injuries, the Chicago Cubs are searching for answers.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Bahrain authorities arrest 2 former Shiite lawmakers as part of crackdown on opposition
MANAMA, Bahrain — A senior leader in Bahrain’s main Shiite opposition party says two of its former parliament members have been arrested as part of a wide crackdown on dissent in the Gulf kingdom.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Report: 7-story building collapses in southern Turkey; casualties unclear
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish media say a 7-story building has collapsed in the south of the country.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Symbol sought for human rights: Germany launches quest for a logo
BERLIN — Think “peace”, and what springs to mind is a white dove, or the peace sign. But what do you see when you think “human rights”?
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Afghan police say NATO troops clash with convoy security, call air strike that kills 5 guards
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan police say NATO troops have clashed with private security guards who were apparently escorting a supply convoy for international troops. The police say that during the firefight, NATO called an air strike that killed at least five of the guards.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Turkish media say a 7-story building has collapsed in the south of the country
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish media say a 7-story building has collapsed in the south of the country.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
How flip-flops and other footwear affect your feet
Dr. Howard Osterman, president of the District of Columbia Podiatric Medical Association, will answer questions on what problems various types of footwear can have on your feet.
(, vForum)
Election 2012 - The Fix Faceoff
Political blogger Chris Cillizza's fast-paced video Q&A about the 2012 presidential election
(, vForum)
Eugene Robinson: The Meaning of Bin Laden's Death
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson discusses the death of Osama Bin Laden, his recent columns and the latest news in a live Q&A.
(, vForum)
Advice from Slate's 'Dear Prudence'
Live discussion with Slate advice columnist Dear Prudence, a.k.a. Emily Yoffe.
(, vForum)
D.C. Mayor's Office Live with Gray & Lanier
D.C. Mayor Vicnent C. Gray and Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier answer questions on security in the District in the wake of Osama Bin Laden's killing in a live Q&A.
(, vForum)
BUSINESS
Saab signs $223 million partnership deal with China's Hawtai Motor Group
STOCKHOLM — Spyker Cars has secured $223 million (€150 million) in funds for its troubled Saab Automobile division after securing an agreement with China’s Hawtai Motor Group.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
India hikes key interest rate by half point to fight inflation, warns growth will slow
MUMBAI, India — India’s central bank raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point Tuesday, its ninth hike in just over a year, warning that persistent inflation has become a threat to growth in Asia’s third-largest economy.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Korean Air 1st-quarter net profit rises 49 percent, sales gain
SEOUL, South Korea — Korean Air’s net profit in the first quarter jumped 49 percent on investment and foreign currency gains.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
German reinsurer Hannover Re says Japan disaster cost it $344 million
BERLIN — German-based reinsurer Hannover Re AG says Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami cost it €232 million ($344 million) — part of a heavy burden of losses from natural disasters that weighed down its earnings.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
World Bank Agrees Loans to Guinea-Bissau for Fishing, Tourism
The World Bank said it will grant Guinea-Bissau two loans to increase the protection of fishing waters and nature reserves in the West African state.
( by Drew Hinshaw Bloomberg News , Bloomberg)
