A cameraman shoots a monitor showing the Constitution Court judge reading a verdict on Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her cabinet members over their abuse of power in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Yingluck and part of her Cabinet have been forced out of office by the Court ruling finding her guilty in an abuse of power case, pushing the country deeper into political turmoil.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
- SYRIAN REBELS BEGIN EVACUATION OF HOMS
Buses are transporting opposition fighters out of their last bastions in Syria’s strategic central city which they are handing over to Assad’s forces.
- WHO THE GOP’S NEW POINT PERSON ON BENGHAZI IS
Rep. Trey Gowdy, who is tapped to head a special select committee investigating the attack, is a seasoned prosecutor with dogs called Judge, Jury and Bailiff.
- THAILAND’S PRIME MINISTER, MOST OF CABINET OUSTED
Yingluck Shinawatra, who has resisted opponents’ calls for her resignation, is convicted of abusing her authority by transferring a senior civil servant in 2011 to another position.
- US PLEDGES TO HELP FREE KIDNAPPED SCHOOLGIRLS
Finding the Nigerian teens is the immediate priority, Obama says — and dealing with the Boko Haram extremists is a close second.