President Barack Obama makes a statement on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday May 15, 2013. The president spoke after discussing the IRS matter with Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and his top deputy, Neil Wolin.

AP source: Acting IRS head to be named this week

An administration official says President Barack Obama will name a new acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service this week to replace ousted commissioner Steven Miller. Poll Available

Pope Francis, middle, kisses the altar as he arrives to celebrate his first canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 12, 2013. The pontiff will canonize Antonio Primaldo and his companions, also known as the Martyrs of Otranto, Laura di Santa Caterina da Siena Montoya of Colombia, and Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala of Mexico in a ceremony at the Vatican on Sunday.

Pope Francis gives church hundreds of new saints

Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization ceremony Sunday in a packed St. Peter's Square. Photo Gallery Available

2 killed while crossing State Road 7 in Margate

Two pedestrians died when a minivan hit them as the crossed State Road 7 in Margate.

Tropical Storm Alvin strengthening in the Pacific

Tropical Storm Alvin, the first named storm of the east Pacific hurricane season is gradually strengthening off the coast of Mexico.

FILE - In this May 8, 2013 file photo, Jodi Arias reacts at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix after she was found of guilty of first-degree murder in the gruesome killing of her one-time boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in their suburban Phoenix home. Arias returns to an Arizona courtroom Wednesday, May 15, 2013 for the "aggravation" phase of her trial, during which jurors will determine whether the death penalty should be an option for sentencing her.

Jurors find Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty

The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of first-degree murder last week took less than three hours Wednesday to determine that the former waitress is eligible for the death penalty in the killing of her one-time lover. Photo Gallery Available

Florida tourism sets new record in first quarter

The year is off to a record start for Florida’s tourism industry.

Colombian government, rebels resume peace talks

Representatives of Colombia's government and largest rebel army have resumed peace talks in the Cuban capital.

A monument to Russian revolutionary workers with the U.S. flag and the U.S. Embassy in the background seen in downtown Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Russia’s security services said Tuesday that they detained a U.S. diplomat they claim is a CIA agent after they caught him red-handed trying to recruit a Russian agent.

US ambassador summoned by Russian Foreign Ministry

The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador to Russia on Wednesday to submit a formal protest over Moscow's claim that it caught a U.S. diplomat disguised in a blond wig trying to recruit a counterintelligence officer for the CIA. Photo Gallery Available

Fla. boy, 11, dies after being shot by 4-year-old

Authorities say an 11-year-old boy has died after a 4-year-old accidentally shot him in a Lake City apartment.

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NTSB urges stricter curbs on drunken driving

Noting that impaired driving remains one of the biggest killers in the United States, the heads of the National Transportation Safety Board voted to urge states to change the minimum blood-alcohol concentration from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent or less.

This image provided by Lyon County Sheriff’s Office shows Jeremiah Bean, a A 25-year-old person of interest who has been arrested after five people were found dead in one morning in northern Nevada. Bean was arrested Monday, April 13, 2013, on suspicion of burglary after he was found with items from one of the crime scenes.

Sheriff urges caution after 5 slain in northern NV

A quiet northern Nevada community is on edge after a spate of killings left five people dead in a single day, including a married couple in their 80s, a 67-year-old woman, and a man found dead not far from the Mustang Ranch brothel.

Israel: Mortar shells from Syria hit Mt. Hermon

Israel's military says stray mortar shells from the fighting in Syria have struck a popular tourist site, Mt. Hermon in the Golan Heights.

FILE - Prince Harry of Britain attends the 2013 Warrior Games, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado, in this May 12, 2013 file photo. Britain's Prince Harry is headed to the New Jersey shore to visit two communities hard hit by Superstorm Sandy. With New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as his guide, Prince Harry is scheduled to stop Tuesday morning May 14, 2013 in the towns of Mantoloking and Seaside Heights on the Atlantic Ocean.

Prince Harry closes US visit with Conn. polo match

Britain's Prince Harry is wrapping up a weeklong visit to the United States in the affluent New York City suburb of Greenwich, Conn., where he is playing in a polo match at a club with a history of hosting royal visitors. Photo Gallery Available

Obama: IRS actions 'intolerable,' 'inexcusable'

President Barack Obama says a government watchdog's report shows intolerable and inexcusable behavior by the Internal Revenue Service in targeting tea party groups.

Fla. launches sale of Mega Millions tickets

No one is quite sure if the numbers will add up, but the Florida Lottery on Wednesday will start selling tickets to the popular Mega Millions lottery game.

Beach litter mars U.S. – and world's – coastlines

It’s a beach bummer. Shorelines worldwide are clogged with trash, so much so that during their annual cleanup last year, volunteers with the Ocean Conservancy picked up refuse that weighed as much as 10 Boeing 747 jumbo jets.

Experts debate whether shouts are Trayvon Martin's

Audio experts differ on whether screams for help captured on 911 calls are those of defendant George Zimmerman or of shooting victim 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, according to reports released Tuesday.

FILE - This Dec. 26, 2009, file photo shows jets outside Detroit Metropolitan airport in Romulus, Mich. Hussain Al Kwawahir, arrested Saturday at the airport after lying about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker, is set to be arraigned Monday, May 13, 2013, in federal court in Detroit. The Saudi man is accused of using a passport with missing pages and lying to Customs and Border Protection agents.

Saudi man with pressure cooker due in Mich. court

A Saudi man arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after federal agents said he lied about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker is due in court.

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 1987 file photo, Dr. Joyce Brothers takes a break from a busy schedule in Los Angeles to talk about her upcoming television series, "The Psychology Behind the News." Brothers died Monday, May 13, 2013, in New York City, according to publicist Sanford Brokaw. She was 85.

Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85

Before Dr. Phil and Dr. Drew and Dr. Oz, there was Joyce Brothers. Photo Gallery Available

Gitmo prisoner: Obama has 'abandoned' detainees

A Guantánamo Bay detainee says he feels abandoned by President Barack Obama and the world after more than 10 years at the U.S. prison.

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