Newser Story Index from May, 2010

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.

BP Looks for Help, Turns to ... Kevin Costner?
6 Most Infamous Harvard Swindlers
AZ Commish to LA Mayor: Put Up or Shut Up
Smallpox Vaccine Slows HIV
Oil Spill Brings US, Cuba Together
State AG Orders Twitter to Rat Out His Critics
Why Does Death Always Go Viral?
Let's Rethink How We Teach English
McDonald's: Soon-to-Be Chi-Chi Destination
How You Can Lose Your Paid-Off Home
Calderon Bashes Arizona Law at White House
Condo With Poop Problem Wants to DNA-Test Dogs
Bret Michaels to Oprah: 'It Just Exploded'
14 Scandalous Celeb Memoir Revelations
Fla. Tar Balls Not From Spill, but Oil Heading That Way
Pig Cook-Off Ends in Brawl, Head-Butting by Chef
'Nasty' Custody Fight Brews for Halle
Grisly Don't-Text-and-Drive Ad Comes to US
10 Bizarre Celeb Pet Deaths
Axl Sues Manager —for Trying to Reunite GNR
Pakistan Blocks Facebook Over Mohammed Page
Canned Food Dangerously High in BPAs
How Kobe Killed Hightops
J.Lo's Latest Diva Demands
Ga. County Ask Employees to Return Bonus —From 1994
Berkeley to Freshmen: Want a DNA Test?
Conan's 5 Fave YouTube Videos
Mark Souder: Class of '94's Latest Hypocrite
GOP Blocks 3 Anti-Wall Street Moves
'Savagely Beaten' Ponzi Schemer Wants Out of Prison
Nic Cage: I Eat Animals That Have 'Dignified' Sex
Voters to Specter & Co.: We Want New Blood
Clients Lose Big on Goldman's 2010 Advice
RFK Jr's Wife Charged With DWI
Bangkok Burns After Protest Leaders Surrender
Swingers Trial Tests Sex Mores, Limits in China
Daily Beast Scribe Plagiarized 35 Other Times
Taliban Attack NATO's Bagram Base
Campbell Brown Out at CNN; Spitzer as Replacement?
John Travolta, Kelly Preston Expecting
Oprah Hires Star Money Manager
Obama 'Interrogation Teams' Grilled Shahzad
Newborns Learn in Their Sleep
Toking Chefs Cook Up 'Haute Stoner Cuisine'
Amazon Hiring Binge Signals 'iPad Killer' Coming
Toddler Hostages Rescued After 11 Months
Facebook Accused of Censoring Criticism
Veil Ripped off in French 'Burka Rage'
Public Anger Boosted Rand Paul to Victory
Calif. Candidate Floats 'Pedophile Island' Plan