http://www.centralkynews.com/amnews/news/world/?track=rss Headlines from centralkynews.com en ©2013, centralkynews.com Fri, 24 May 2013 14:48:00 -0400 By Henry Chu http://sns.tribune.com/news/nationworld/la-fg-wn-sweden-riots-20130524,0,610643.story?track=rss LONDON -- Residents of Stockholm braced for more violence Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that have rocked the Swedish capital and shaken the Scandinavian country’s self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Fri, 24 May 2013 14:48:00 EDT By Joseph Tanfani http://sns.tribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-irs-replaces-head-of-division-that-targeted-conservative-groups-20130523,0,378728.story?track=rss WASHINGTON -- Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS office under fire for improperly targeting conservative groups, was replaced by the agency's acting commissioner on Thursday, a day after she insisted she had done nothing wrong and refused to answer questions before a congressional committee. Thu, 23 May 2013 18:20:00 EDT By Amy Pavuk and Jerriann Sullivan, Orlando Sentinel http://sns.tribune.com/news/nationworld/os-fbi-shooting-orlando-update-20130523,0,677245.story?track=rss An FBI review team from Washington was in Orlando on Thursday investigating the death of Ibragim Todashev, the Central Florida man shot by an agent while being questioned about a triple murder in Massachusetts and his connection to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Thu, 23 May 2013 17:43:00 EDT By Rene Stutzman and Jeff Weiner , Orlando Sentinel http://sns.tribune.com/news/nationworld/os-george-zimmerman-trial-trayvon-20130523,0,430049.story?track=rss The evidence that George Zimmerman's attorneys have uncovered on Trayvon Martin's cellphone paints a troubling picture of the Miami Gardens teenager: He sent text messages about being a fighter, smoking marijuana and being ordered to move out of his home by his mother. Thu, 23 May 2013 19:28:27 EDT By Richard Simon and Melanie Mason http://sns.tribune.com/news/nationworld/la-pn-top-irs-official-pleads-5th-amendment-20130522,0,6153089.story?track=rss WASHINGTON — A top Internal Revenue Service official invoked the 5th Amendment and declined to testify Wednesday before a House committee investigating the agency’s mishandling of applications by some conservative groups for tax-exempt status. Wed, 22 May 2013 11:47:00 EDT By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, John Chase and Bob Secter http://sns.tribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-chicago-school-closings-20130522,0,5447603.story?track=rss Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings. Thu, 23 May 2013 10:06:00 EDT By Catherine Saillant http://sns.tribune.com/news/nationworld/la-me-ln-eric-garcetti-los-angeles-mayor-wide-margin-20130522,0,505088.story?track=rss This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. Wed, 22 May 2013 09:22:00 EDT By Rene Stutzman , Orlando Sentinel http://sns.tribune.com/news/nationworld/os-george-zimmerman-trial-photos-20130522,0,1164742.story?track=rss Defense attorneys have released scores of new photos in the George Zimmerman second-degree murder case, including those of clothes he and Trayvon Martin wore the night they got into a fight and Zimmerman killed the teenager. Wed, 22 May 2013 15:40:00 EDT By Laura J. Nelson http://sns.tribune.com/news/nationworld/la-me-ln-in-first-mayoral-election-greuel-garcetti-5149-20130521,0,5806228.story?track=rss In the first ballots counted in the race for the next mayor of Los Angeles, City Controller Wendy Greuel held a slight lead over City Councilman Eric Garcetti. With 7.5% reporting, Greuel led Garcetti 51% to 49%. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:20:00 EDT By Christi Parsons and Lisa Mascaro http://sns.tribune.com/news/nationworld/la-pn-obama-officials-advance-irs-audit-20130520,0,398693.story?track=rss WASHINGTON — Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS would probably end up showing that the agency targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny, the White House spokesman conceded Monday, contrary to earlier Obama administration statements. Mon, 20 May 2013 18:37:00 EDT