National News

GOP governors call for special prosecutor in IRS case

By CNN Political Unit

The two leaders of the Republican Governors Association called for the appointment of a special prosecutor Tuesday to investigate any legal wrongdoing within the Internal Revenue Service.

There are calls for independent prosecutor to investigate whether IRS targeted conservative groups

By Tracie Potts-NBC

There are calls this morning for an independent prosecutor to look into whether the IRS singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny.

Vermont moves to pass end-of-life choice law

By Kevin Liptak CNN

Vermont moved Monday to become the fourth state in the nation with a law permitting doctors to prescribe deadly doses of medication to patients facing terminal illness, and the first to pass such a measure through the state legislature.

Saudi man arrested at Detroit Airport with altered passport & pressure cooker

By Steve Garagiola -NBC

A man travelling from Saudi Arabia was arrested after a pressure cooker was found in his luggage at Detroit Metro Airport. The man, Hussain Al Kwawhir, is also accused of using an altered passport and lying to Customs and Border Protection Agents.

Retail sales rise unexpectedly

By CNN

Retail sales rose slightly in April, as strong car sales and spending on building supplies helped make up for weakness in other sectors.

It's a Mason Jar. It's a cocktail shaker. It's a hit!

By Parija Kavilanz - CNN

When college buddies Eric Prum and Joshua Williams tinkered with an empty Mason Jar early last year, and transformed it into a hip-looking cocktail shaker, they had no inkling they'd created a potentially million-dollar idea.

Funny-looking plane designed to make history

By Thom Patterson - CNN

Call it a historic technological achievement. Call it a victory lap across America. Call it a shameless promotion for a controversial energy agenda. Its owners simply call it Solar Impulse.

Astronaut sings Bowie's 'Space Oddity' in zero gravity

By Brandon Griggs - CNN

Chris Hadfield has conquered space. Now he's conquering the Internet, too.

Justice subpoenaed AP phone records, news service says

By Matt Smith and Joe Johns - CNN

The Justice Department secretly collected two months of telephone records for reporters and editors at The Associated Press, the news service disclosed Monday in an outraged letter to Attorney General Eric Holder.

Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dies

By Steve Almasy - CNN

Popular American psychologist Joyce Brothers has died, her daughter said Monday. She was 85. "She passed away peacefully and in her home ... with her family all around her," Lisa Brothers said.

O.J. Simpson begins bid for new trial

By Ted Rowlands and Matt Smith - CNN

Disgraced football legend O.J. Simpson was in a Las Vegas courtroom Monday in a bid to get his robbery, assault and kidnapping convictions thrown out.