TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS
Osama bin Laden killed by U.S. forces
Acting on an intelligence lead that surfaced last August, Obama said he authorized an operation to kill bin Laden, who was hiding in a compound deep inside Pakistan.
(By Philip Rucker, Scott Wilson and Anne E. Kornblut)
Al-Qaeda still a threat
Al-Qaeda has metastasized in the decade since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, adapting its tactics in ways that make the organization likely to remain the most significant U.S. security threat.
(By Greg Miller and Joby Warrick)
From Saudi riches to a wanted man
OBITUARY | The head of one of the most ruthless, far-flung terrorist networks in history died Sunday in the manner he had often predicted.
(By Bradley Graham)
Analysis: Moment of unity in a divided nation
President Obama’s announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden represents a huge victory for U.S. military and intelligence forces.
(By Dan Balz)
Afghanistan reacts to death of Osama bin Laden
Afghan officials who have lived most intimately with the fight against terrorism expressed relief that the long wait for Osama bin Laden’s killing was over at last.
(By Joshua Partlow)
POLITICS
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)
Killing bin Laden unlikely to kill the worldwide terrorist movement he inspired
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials believe al-Qaida will have a hard time recovering from the death of its murderous leader, Osama bin Laden.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Analysis: Bin Laden's death lifts America from gloom over gas prices, high unemployment rate
WASHINGTON — At last, something big to celebrate and lift America’s mood.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Inside the most important counterterrorism mission in US history: the raid on Osama bin Laden
WASHINGTON — Helicopters descended out of darkness on the most important counterterrorism mission in U.S. history. It was an operation so secret, only a select few U.S. officials knew what was about to happen.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Supreme Court asked: Can American born in Jerusalem list Israel as birthplace on passport?
WASHINGTON — Menachem Zivotofsky was born in a Jerusalem hospital in 2002. Two months later, his mother showed up at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, to get him a passport.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
STYLE
Talking legacy, Obama says he wants to be the president who restores belief in American dream
CHICAGO — Barack Obama says he wants to be the president who restores people’s belief in the American dream.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Bin Laden death: TV rose to occasion
Hank Stuever on the president’s late-night announcement, which led to the kind of anticipation that, these days, only the networks can satisfy.
( by Hank Stuever , The Washington Post)
His girlfriend constantly corrects him
Dear Carolyn:My girlfriend is always correcting me when we’re out with friends or family. It is EXTREMELY annoying.
(, The Washington Post)
Frank Stewart’s Bridge: In the hole
(, Tribune Media Service)
Hints From Heloise: Library list
Avid librarygoer keeps a list of checked-out books on the computer, and tapes a paper on the front of them to remind her when they’re due.
(, King)
SPORTS
Weekend Sports In Brief
NEW YORK — The NFL lockout is back in force after a short hiatus last week. A St. Louis appeals court could determine as early as Monday whether the league deserves a permanent stay of an injunction granted to the players in Minnesota to block the lockout.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Teen star Alexis Thompson doesn't get grand finale; Hjorth wins Avnet LPGA Classic
MOBILE, Ala. — Fans greeted Alexis Thompson with hearty applause as she walked to the final green, though it was hardly the ending the teenager coveted.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Watson wins Zurich Classic in a playoff
Bubba Watson wins the Zurich Classic for his second PGA Tour victory of the year and third overall, holing a three-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with Webb Simpson.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Capitals' Ovechkin says 'series is not over,' but Lightning head home up 2-0 after OT victory
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the top-seeded Washington Capitals kept repeating the thought, almost as if trying to convince themselves.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
White, Wallin score as Sharks beat Red Wings 2-1 to take 2-0 lead in 2nd-round series
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Antti Niemi delivered the kind of performance in goal that haunted the Sharks all last summer — only this time he did it in a San Jose sweater.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Afghan president says bin Laden's death shows terror fight should focus on Pakistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s president lauded Osama bin Laden’s death as a serious blow to terrorism on Monday and argued that the strike in Pakistan proves the real fight against terrorists is outside his country’s borders.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Foreign leaders welcome bin Laden’s death
LONDON - World leaders from Britain to Japan on Monday hailed the death of Osama bin Laden and urged heightened security precautions in its aftermath. News of the terror ring leader’s killing by U.S. forces in Pakistan boosted the dollar, sending stock markets higher in Asia and driving down the price of oil.
( by Anthony Faiola , The Washington Post)
Greece vows tougher tax policy, aimed at raising €11.8 billion through 2013
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s cash-strapped government promised Monday to raise an additional €11.8 billion through 2013, with a crackdown on tax evasion.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Pakistani computer programmer unknowingly liveblogs operation against Bin Laden
CAIRO — A computer programmer, startled by a helicopter clattering above his quiet Pakistani town in the early hours of the morning Monday, did what any social-media addict would do: he began sending messages to the social networking site Twitter.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Faithful gather at Vatican to give thanks for John Paul's beatification
VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II’s longtime secretary thanked Benedict XVI on Monday for responding to the call of the faithful for the speedy beatification of the much-loved late pontiff.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Sports talk with Tracee Hamilton
Tracee Hamilton goes weekly with her chat about sports, life and everything else.
(, vForum)
Eric Schlosser: Why being a foodie isn't 'elitist'
Join Eric Schlosser for a discussion with Washington Post readers about his Outlook piece on "Why being a foodie isn't 'elitist'".
(, vForum)
Carolyn Hax Live: Godless addiction help, courtesy flush, bored at work, MomZilla, too much of a good nanny and more
Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax takes your questions and comments about the strange train we call life.
(, vForum)
Royal wedding after-party
Post photographer Linda Davidson will chat about the royal wedding through the eyes of a photographer.
(, vForum)
Lisa de Moraes on the Royal Wedding, The Voice debut, and all things TV
Post TV columnist Lisa de Moraes will talk about the Royal Wedding, The Voice, Couric leaving 'CBS Evening News,' Jericho out on 'Dancing,' and who got the Idol boot this week. Plus: other drama, comedy and heartbreak of the world of television -- both onscreen and behind-the-scenes!
(, vForum)
EDITORIAL
Loudoun recruits teachers early
An experimental Loudoun County program recruits and trains the next generation of local teachers before they graduate from high school.
( by Kevin Sieff , The Washington Post)
Best school, best choice?
I don’t think going to America’s most selective high school, Thomas Jefferson in Fairfax County, is necessarily a guarantee of success in life. What do you think?
(, The Washington Post)
BUSINESS
EU Commissioner says debt restructuring 'not part of our strategy and will not be'
BRUSSELS — The EU’s top economic affairs official says a restructuring of Greece’s massive debt is not on the table.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Markets get boost from news of bin Laden death at the start of busy economic news week
LONDON — The death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has helped lift the mood in the markets all around the world Monday at the start of an extremely busy week of economic news.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Germany's Commerzbank says 1st-quarter earnings improve, bad loans decline
BERLIN — German bank Commerzbank AG says its first-quarter profits improved to about €1 billion ($1.48 billion) while provisions for bad loans declined.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Qatar Airways CEO seeks share of freight carrier Cargolux
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The CEO of Qatar Airways says the Gulf carrier is in talks to buy a third of the freight airline Cargolux.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Poll shows Atlantic City is third choice nationally for casino visitors
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City is the nation’s second-largest gambling market, but it’s America’s third choice among all casino destinations, according to a new poll.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Osama bin Laden killed by U.S. forces
Acting on an intelligence lead that surfaced last August, Obama said he authorized an operation to kill bin Laden, who was hiding in a compound deep inside Pakistan.
(By Philip Rucker, Scott Wilson and Anne E. Kornblut)
Al-Qaeda still a threat
Al-Qaeda has metastasized in the decade since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, adapting its tactics in ways that make the organization likely to remain the most significant U.S. security threat.
(By Greg Miller and Joby Warrick)
From Saudi riches to a wanted man
OBITUARY | The head of one of the most ruthless, far-flung terrorist networks in history died Sunday in the manner he had often predicted.
(By Bradley Graham)
Analysis: Moment of unity in a divided nation
President Obama’s announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden represents a huge victory for U.S. military and intelligence forces.
(By Dan Balz)
Afghanistan reacts to death of Osama bin Laden
Afghan officials who have lived most intimately with the fight against terrorism expressed relief that the long wait for Osama bin Laden’s killing was over at last.
(By Joshua Partlow)
POLITICS
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)
Killing bin Laden unlikely to kill the worldwide terrorist movement he inspired
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials believe al-Qaida will have a hard time recovering from the death of its murderous leader, Osama bin Laden.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Analysis: Bin Laden's death lifts America from gloom over gas prices, high unemployment rate
WASHINGTON — At last, something big to celebrate and lift America’s mood.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Inside the most important counterterrorism mission in US history: the raid on Osama bin Laden
WASHINGTON — Helicopters descended out of darkness on the most important counterterrorism mission in U.S. history. It was an operation so secret, only a select few U.S. officials knew what was about to happen.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Supreme Court asked: Can American born in Jerusalem list Israel as birthplace on passport?
WASHINGTON — Menachem Zivotofsky was born in a Jerusalem hospital in 2002. Two months later, his mother showed up at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, to get him a passport.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
STYLE
Talking legacy, Obama says he wants to be the president who restores belief in American dream
CHICAGO — Barack Obama says he wants to be the president who restores people’s belief in the American dream.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Bin Laden death: TV rose to occasion
Hank Stuever on the president’s late-night announcement, which led to the kind of anticipation that, these days, only the networks can satisfy.
( by Hank Stuever , The Washington Post)
His girlfriend constantly corrects him
Dear Carolyn:My girlfriend is always correcting me when we’re out with friends or family. It is EXTREMELY annoying.
(, The Washington Post)
Frank Stewart’s Bridge: In the hole
(, Tribune Media Service)
Hints From Heloise: Library list
Avid librarygoer keeps a list of checked-out books on the computer, and tapes a paper on the front of them to remind her when they’re due.
(, King)
SPORTS
Weekend Sports In Brief
NEW YORK — The NFL lockout is back in force after a short hiatus last week. A St. Louis appeals court could determine as early as Monday whether the league deserves a permanent stay of an injunction granted to the players in Minnesota to block the lockout.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Teen star Alexis Thompson doesn't get grand finale; Hjorth wins Avnet LPGA Classic
MOBILE, Ala. — Fans greeted Alexis Thompson with hearty applause as she walked to the final green, though it was hardly the ending the teenager coveted.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Watson wins Zurich Classic in a playoff
Bubba Watson wins the Zurich Classic for his second PGA Tour victory of the year and third overall, holing a three-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with Webb Simpson.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Capitals' Ovechkin says 'series is not over,' but Lightning head home up 2-0 after OT victory
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the top-seeded Washington Capitals kept repeating the thought, almost as if trying to convince themselves.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
White, Wallin score as Sharks beat Red Wings 2-1 to take 2-0 lead in 2nd-round series
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Antti Niemi delivered the kind of performance in goal that haunted the Sharks all last summer — only this time he did it in a San Jose sweater.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
WORLD
Afghan president says bin Laden's death shows terror fight should focus on Pakistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s president lauded Osama bin Laden’s death as a serious blow to terrorism on Monday and argued that the strike in Pakistan proves the real fight against terrorists is outside his country’s borders.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Foreign leaders welcome bin Laden’s death
LONDON - World leaders from Britain to Japan on Monday hailed the death of Osama bin Laden and urged heightened security precautions in its aftermath. News of the terror ring leader’s killing by U.S. forces in Pakistan boosted the dollar, sending stock markets higher in Asia and driving down the price of oil.
( by Anthony Faiola , The Washington Post)
Greece vows tougher tax policy, aimed at raising €11.8 billion through 2013
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s cash-strapped government promised Monday to raise an additional €11.8 billion through 2013, with a crackdown on tax evasion.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Pakistani computer programmer unknowingly liveblogs operation against Bin Laden
CAIRO — A computer programmer, startled by a helicopter clattering above his quiet Pakistani town in the early hours of the morning Monday, did what any social-media addict would do: he began sending messages to the social networking site Twitter.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Faithful gather at Vatican to give thanks for John Paul's beatification
VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II’s longtime secretary thanked Benedict XVI on Monday for responding to the call of the faithful for the speedy beatification of the much-loved late pontiff.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
LIVE DISCUSSIONS
Sports talk with Tracee Hamilton
Tracee Hamilton goes weekly with her chat about sports, life and everything else.
(, vForum)
Eric Schlosser: Why being a foodie isn't 'elitist'
Join Eric Schlosser for a discussion with Washington Post readers about his Outlook piece on "Why being a foodie isn't 'elitist'".
(, vForum)
Carolyn Hax Live: Godless addiction help, courtesy flush, bored at work, MomZilla, too much of a good nanny and more
Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax takes your questions and comments about the strange train we call life.
(, vForum)
Royal wedding after-party
Post photographer Linda Davidson will chat about the royal wedding through the eyes of a photographer.
(, vForum)
Lisa de Moraes on the Royal Wedding, The Voice debut, and all things TV
Post TV columnist Lisa de Moraes will talk about the Royal Wedding, The Voice, Couric leaving 'CBS Evening News,' Jericho out on 'Dancing,' and who got the Idol boot this week. Plus: other drama, comedy and heartbreak of the world of television -- both onscreen and behind-the-scenes!
(, vForum)
EDITORIAL
Loudoun recruits teachers early
An experimental Loudoun County program recruits and trains the next generation of local teachers before they graduate from high school.
( by Kevin Sieff , The Washington Post)
Best school, best choice?
I don’t think going to America’s most selective high school, Thomas Jefferson in Fairfax County, is necessarily a guarantee of success in life. What do you think?
(, The Washington Post)
BUSINESS
EU Commissioner says debt restructuring 'not part of our strategy and will not be'
BRUSSELS — The EU’s top economic affairs official says a restructuring of Greece’s massive debt is not on the table.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Markets get boost from news of bin Laden death at the start of busy economic news week
LONDON — The death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has helped lift the mood in the markets all around the world Monday at the start of an extremely busy week of economic news.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Germany's Commerzbank says 1st-quarter earnings improve, bad loans decline
BERLIN — German bank Commerzbank AG says its first-quarter profits improved to about €1 billion ($1.48 billion) while provisions for bad loans declined.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Qatar Airways CEO seeks share of freight carrier Cargolux
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The CEO of Qatar Airways says the Gulf carrier is in talks to buy a third of the freight airline Cargolux.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Poll shows Atlantic City is third choice nationally for casino visitors
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City is the nation’s second-largest gambling market, but it’s America’s third choice among all casino destinations, according to a new poll.
( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
