Top News http://enews.earthlink.net/channel/news/top Top News Supplied by AP en-us (c) 2013 EarthLink Networks Inc. Sun, 19 May 2013 20:44:33 EDT Sun, 19 May 2013 20:50:35 EDT 5 Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice http://enews.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20130519/8d07a387-695e-48d7-973b-5bf8f3ef537a NEW YORK (AP) — The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced perhaps the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must pull the trigger. Sun, 19 May 2013 20:44:33 EDT 20130519/8d07a387-695e-48d7-973b-5bf8f3ef537a By VERENA DOBNIK Associated Press Minaj wins, Mars performs at Billboard Awards http://enews.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20130519/53ec597e-7818-47bd-856a-07a57ba8d168 Bruno Mars — and his band — kicked off the Billboard Music Awards in silky red suits that matched their silky dance moves, with bright gold disco balls hanging above them. Sun, 19 May 2013 20:24:42 EDT 20130519/53ec597e-7818-47bd-856a-07a57ba8d168 By MESFIN FEKADU Associated Press Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported http://enews.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20130519/fa988584-d5ca-4305-a302-6a7d3bea5d53 EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged homes and buildings near Oklahoma City and put the Tulsa area on high-alert. Sun, 19 May 2013 19:50:55 EDT 20130519/fa988584-d5ca-4305-a302-6a7d3bea5d53 By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Weeklong traffic mess possible after CT derailment http://enews.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20130519/fde20748-eaf3-4d95-87be-090b3661944d HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Sun, 19 May 2013 19:32:17 EDT 20130519/fde20748-eaf3-4d95-87be-090b3661944d By STEPHEN SINGER Associated Press AP PHOTOS: College commencements across nation http://enews.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20130519/0c523600-3145-4221-8f12-ebc8a339421d In a commencement address at Atlanta's historically black Morehouse College, President Obama said graduates should "find time to defend the powerless." Sun, 19 May 2013 19:25:44 EDT 20130519/0c523600-3145-4221-8f12-ebc8a339421d By The Associated Press Associated Press