Updated: 7:23 AM A loud implosion could be heard in northern Colorado.

Updated: 7:23 AM A new study shows bicycle helmets saves more lives in states that legally require them.

Updated: 7:23 AM Bronies, the passionate teenage and adult fans of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, raised tens of thousands of dollars for a pair of online fundraisers.

Updated: 7:41 AM A Philadelphia jury is scheduled to start a fourth full day of deliberations in the case of a Philadelphia abortion provider facing multiple counts of murder.

Updated: 7:24 AM Congress will begin a hearing this week looking into the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.

Updated: 7:27 AM A solar-powered airplane landed in Phoenix, Arizona early Saturday morning (5-4) on the first leg of a cross-country trip.

Posted: 1:17 AM Cooler weather aids fight against Calif. wildfire... Ore. wildfire threat eases, evacuees return home... Readying new Syria push, US feels out Russia again... Obama back in US after trip to Mexico, Costa Rica... New efforts to curb cellphone theft are nationwide... Atty: Texas plant that blew up only carried $1M liability policy... NRA, gun control advocates say fight far from over... E! Online's Twitter, texting accounts hacked... Low-level eruption at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano...

Posted: 1:09 AM Syria says Israel strikes military research center... 8 (7 Americans) coalition service members killed in attacks in Afghanistan... Egypt's Christians celebrate Coptic Easter... Iraq PM's group wins largest bloc in several areas...

Posted: 12:37 AM ...considered the world's most-advanced sun-powered plane... powered by about 12,000 photovoltaic cells that cover massive wings and charge its batteries....flies around 40 mph and can't go through clouds... weighs about as much as a car, making it vulnerable to bad weather....goal is to showcase the potential of solar power...

Updated: 12:37 AM Today in History Today is Sunday, May 5, the 125th day of 2013. There are 240 days left in the year. In 1862, Mexican troops defeated French occupying forces in the Battle of Puebla. (The Cinco de Mayo holiday commemorates Mexico's victory.) In 1925, schoolteacher John T. Scopes was charged in Tennessee with violating a state law that prohibited teaching the theory of evolution. (Scopes was found guilty, but his conviction was later set aside.) In 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America's first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight aboard Freedom 7, a Mercury capsule launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla. In 1973, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby, the first of its Triple Crown victories.

Updated: 12:34 PM The latest jobs numbers are in, and they're looking good.

Updated: 12:35 PM When you have a sick pet or it's just time for their check-up, going to the vet isn't your only option.

Posted: 10:58 AM Alan B. Krueger, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, issued the following statement today on the employment situation in April.

Updated: 7:31 AM Transportation officials are warning drivers about slick roads across parts of Iowa that were hit by an unusual spring snowstorm.

Updated: 7:31 AM It was quite a surprise for some Mason City folks, when they showed up to work and discovered a mother goose up to her neck in snow.

Updated: 7:30 AM President Barack Obama says he's OK with his administration's decision to allow 15 year-olds buy the morning-after pill over-the-counter.

Updated: 7:30 AM PepsiCo is pulling an online ad for Mountain Dew that was criticized for portraying racial stereotypes and making light of violence toward women.

Updated: 1:56 PM Pet owners spend more than $18 billion on pet food every year. With so many pet food products on the market, many owners aren't sure which is best for their animals. Here are some do's and don'ts for feeding your pets.

Updated: 7:22 AM Not to be confused with National Siblings Day, another unofficial holiday celebrates brothers and sisters.

Updated: 7:23 AM IBM says it has made the world's tiniest stop-motion movie.

Updated: 7:27 AM It's May, but people in parts of Colorado, Wyoming and the Midwest had to dress for winter Wednesday.

Updated: 7:20 AM Video games may help seniors keep their mind sharp.

Posted: 2:32 PM More pet owners are turning to alternative medicines to meet the health needs of their furry friends. One dog owner says the difference after one treatment was like night and day.

Updated: 1:54 PM Three men who attended college with the Boston Marathon suspect have been charged in connection with the case.

Posted: 7:27 AM Attorney Ben Irwin joined Demetria McClenton for Legal Matters to discuss legal matters involving oil spills.