AP: Obama administration acknowledges Americans killed in Mideast drone strikes on eve of counterror speech: (link) - VW

AP: BREAKING: Gov't probe faults poor quality construction materials for deadly Bangladesh building collapse. (link)

AP: MORE: 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier becomes oldest climber to reach summit of Mount Everest. (link) - VW

AP: BREAKING: 80-year-old Japanese climber becomes oldest man to summit Everest, Nepalese official says.

mikemoranDHG: RT @AmherstLax: #seniors #AmherstLax (link)

AP: AP VIDEO: Oklahoma teens used cellphones to record deadly tornado as it passed overhead: (link) -SS

mikemoranDHG: Western/central division 2 boys track seeds (link)

mikemoranDHG: Western/central division 2 girls track seeds (link)

mikemoranDHG: Vanderbilt (48-8) vs. South Carolina/MSU loser Thursday. Kevin Ziomek (10-2) projected starter for Vanderbilt, which needs to win.

mikemoranDHG: RT @jefflockridge: FINAL: #TAMU 5, #VANDY 0. Dores suffer 1st shutout of season as Parker Ray limits them to 3 hits. Loser's bracket game a…

AP: Officials say man shot during questioning about Boston bombings implicated himself in 2011 slaying: (link) -SS

AP: Unclear if man killed in knife attack near London military barracks was a soldier: (link) -SS

mjwilk1237: South Hadley baseball a 7-5 9-inning win at Palmer to stay alive for D2 berth. Defending state champs must win at Belchertown Friday at 4

GazetteHS: RT @FrontierVB: Catching up on some videos! Here is last fall's State Final vs Lynnfield. More to come.... (link)

mjwilk1237: Northampton baseball keeps playoff hopes alive with 9-3 win at Belchertown. Needs win at Ludlow Friday afternoon to qualify for WM D1

AP: Among those killed in Okla. tornadoes: a 3rd grader who loved to sing, an 8-year-old who loved soccer: (link) -SS

GazetteHS: Coming off a 23-strikeout performance against Taconic, Frontier senior Krystel Enko tosses a six-inning no-hitter against Mahar.

AP: Okla. medical examiner's office says it has identified all 24 people killed in Moore tornado: (link) -SS

AP: Okla. emergency official says Moore tornado was "the anomaly that flattens everything to the ground": (link) -SS

AP: Victim in London attack was hacked to death, witnesses say: (link) -SS

AP: Authorities say it is no longer clear if man shot during questioning about Boston bombings had knife: (link) -SS

GazetteHS: Wednesday’s Live Local Scoreboard | GazetteNe(link)L2

GazetteUMass: UMass' Becky Stoyle (triple jump) & Rachelle Bourque (javelin) qualified for NCAA East Region. Sat. in N.C. Top 12 advance to the NCAAs.