Newser Story Index from May, 2013

Welcome to the Newser Story Index. Here you find stories written by Newser writers and editors, assembled with supporting photos and videos from the files of the news story.

Transportation's Next Big Leap: Hyperloop?
Fallout Over Rutgers Hire Prompts 'Catfight'
Longest Hotel Strike in History Finally Over
We're Not Taking Kids' Sports Seriously Enough
Coming Soon: First-Ever US-Made Smartphone
Windows Brings Back 'Start' Button, Sort of
Chinese Firm Gobbles Up Top US Pork Company
Sisters' Unsolved Murders Get a New Look, 57 Years Later
Another Ricin Letter Sent to Obama
NJ Sent $24M in Benefits— to Prisoners
Wealthiest 20% Get Lion's Share of Tax Breaks
Galifianakis Too Scared to Attend Press Conference
Alaska Town Submerged by 30-Mile 'Ice Jam'
Here's the Oldest Bird Ever Found —Maybe
2nd Bieber Fan Claims He's Her Babydaddy
El Salvador Denies Woman a Life-Saving Abortion
Spelling Fanatic Brings 'Bomb' to Teachers' Office
Nate Silver: Bachmann's Exit Great for GOP
Zimmerman Lawyers Want More of Your Cash
Soda as Bad for Your Teeth as Meth
Assad: The Russian Missiles Are Here
NYT, AP Boycott Holder's Off-Record Media Powwow
Sonar Image May Show Earhart's Plane
Maine Man's Plan to Be Hero Ends With Dead Teen
Sorry, Foxconn: Apple's Dating Other Manufacturers
Teen Driver in 5-Death Crash Had No License
12-Year-Old Pleads Not Guilty in Sister's Death
Jordan, Not Rodman, Was First Pick for N. Korea
Tsarnaev Friend Unarmed When FBI Shot Him: Officials
Afghan Massacre Suspect to Plead Guilty, Avoid Death
Month Gets Deadlier in Iraq With New Wave of Bombings
7 Killed as Truck, Minivan Collide in Upstate NY
Obama's Pick for FBI Defied Bush Over Wiretaps
Wrestling Back at Olympics? It's a Big Step Closer
Missing Man Walks Into News Report About Himself
Ricin Letter Sent to Mayor Bloomberg
5 Things That Make This DWI Crazier Than Most
Oldest Torah Scroll Found
Hello, Franken-Wheat: Farmer Finds Engineered Crop
New Cologne Lets You Smell Like a Boston Firefighter
Disneyland Vendor Arrested in Dry-Ice Blast at Park
Possible TB Fix: Orange Juice and Advil?
Informant: I Bribed FBI Agent With Cash, Cars, Shoes
Icky Hospital Problem: Getting Staff to Wash Hands
Eric Holder Must Go
Congress to Redskins: Change Your Name
Larry King Returning— On Russian TV Channel
No One Cares About Your College Degree Anymore
Rhode Island Gov. Chafee Switching to Democrats
Democrats, You're Going to Miss Bachmann