Strong quake kills 4 in Italy cheese region

Debris of collapsed buildings block a road in Finale Emilia northern Italy, Sunday, May 20. 2012. A magnitude 6 earthquake shook northern Italy early Sunday at 4:04 a.m. Sunday between Modena and Mantova, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of Bologna at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles). (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy Sunday, killing four people, knocking down a clock tower and other centuries-old buildings and causing millions in losses to the region known for making Parmesan cheese.



Chelsea plans for future as European champion

Chelsea's Didier Drogba, center, and Ashley Cole, left, celebrate during an open top bus victory parade to celebrate Chelsea winning the Champions League soccer tournament, London, Sunday May 20, 2012. Chelsea beat Bayern Munich to win the Champions League final in Munich on Saturday night. Chelsea team member Didier Drogba scored the decisive penalty in a shootout following a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)Chelsea can plot its future from an unexpected position of strength as champion of Europe following its dramatic upset of Bayern Munich.



Parents make appeals before webcam case sentencing

One couple lost their teenage son to suicide in the days after his college roommate used a webcam to see him kiss another man in September 2010; the other fears their son will be sent to prison this week for doing the spying.
I'll Have Another set to go for another at Belmont

I'll Have Another, third from right, ridden by Mario Gutierrez, races past Creative Cause, second from right, ridden by Joel Rosario, to challenge Bodemeister, right, ridden by Mike Smith, during the 137th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Baltimore. I'll Have Another closed the distance on Bodemeister to win the race. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)I'll Have Another poked his head out of his stall, started nibbling on his nameplate tacked to a wall and looked up at all the people watching his every move.



Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokers

FILE - In this June 3, 2010 file photo, Dr. Steven Birnbaum works with a patient in a CT scanner at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, N.H. New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers. The advice applies only to those aged 55 to 74. The risks of screening younger or older smokers or nonsmokers outweigh any benefits, according to the guidelines published online Sunday, May 20, 2012, in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers.





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