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Manicured homes line a street in the Longwood Historic District, in The Bronx borough of New York,  Wednesday, May 22, 2013.  A company that offered tourist treks to the Bronx "ghetto" has shut down under scathing criticism from neighborhood leaders offended by the tours that took mostly European and Australian tourists past food-pantry lines and "pickpocket" park. But other New York companies continue to show visitors,  many of them foreigners who know of the Bronx only from movies, the grittiest part of the city's poorest borough. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid residents' outrageBronx 'ghetto' tours stopped; angry residents say gritty community has survived its past
The Associated Press24 minutes ago
An FBI investigator enters the apartment  where a man was shot by an FBI agent, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspectMan killed in Fla. by FBI shares similar background to deceased Boston bombing suspect
The Associated Press43 minutes ago
FILE - In this May 21, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. The U.S. will refocus its attention on  homegrown terror threats against Americans, President Barack Obama will say in a Thursday speech that is forecast as skimpy on any new sweeping policies. The move reflects the global fragmentation of al-Qaida’s top leaders as the U.S. tries to safeguard against attacks like last month’s deadly Boston Marathon bombings. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Obama to address drones, Gitmo in security speechObama expected to address drones, Guantanamo, continued threats in major security speech
The Associated Press8 minutes ago
Boy Scouts from right, Joey Kalich, 10, Steven Grime, 7, and Jonathon Grime, 9, raise their hands at the close of a news conference held by people against the change in the Boy Scouts of America gay policy Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. Delegates to the Boys Scouts of America meeting nearby are expected to address a proposal to allow gay scouts into the organization. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional momentAs Scouting's leaders vote on allowing gay youth, group faces fraught moment, uncertainty
The Associated Press1 hour ago

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Today in History

On May 23, 1934,

bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, La.

In 1430,

Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English.

In 1533,

the marriage of England's King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void.