Newser Story Index from May, 2012

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.

Depp Channeled 'Incredibly Stoned' George W. for Wonka
Exxon Valdez's Final Journey Hits Speed Bump
Obama Friendship Sunk Lugar
School Expels Bullied Kid Who Brought Stun Gun
In Bizarre Session, Colo. House Kills Civil Unions Bill
Russian Jet Vanishes Mid-Flight
By Doing Squat, Obama Helped NC Gay-Marriage Ban
W.Va. Dem Primary: Obama 60%, Felon 40%
Protesters to Swarm BofA Annual Meeting
Mike McQueary Suing Penn State as Whistleblower
Plastic in Pacific Has Grown 100-Fold Since 1970s
Michele Bachmann Now a Swiss Citizen
Soldier's 2 Wives Meet at Funeral
Punk Rock Frontman Switching Sexes
Santorum: Romney Endorsement Wasn't Wimpy
Airport Scanner Breaks Teen's Insulin Pump
Google Gets First Self-Driving Car License
Last 12-Month Stretch Warmest on Record
Twitter Fights to Protect Tweets at Protester Trial
California Moves to Ban 'Gay Cure' for Teens
Milwaukee Mayor to Run Against Scott Walker
$45K Offered for Killer of Sacred White Buffalo
Cher Rips Romney's 'Racist Tea Bagger Masters'
Second Masseur Suing Travolta
Longtime Senator Dick Lugar Loses in Indiana
North Carolina Approves Ban on Gay Marriage
Obama Camp, 'Julia' Is Insulting to Women
Double-Agent Infiltrated al-Qaeda to Foil Bomb Plot
Sexting Solution? App Kills Image After 10 Seconds
For Drinkable Water, Add ... Dirt?
Why We Love to Boast
RIP Maurice Sendak
Cops Arrest Wife, Mother of Kidnapping Suspect
Florida County's Libraries Ban 50 Shades of Grey
PG-13 Rating: Ticket to Box-Office Magic?
Vladimir Putin: Hockey Star
Baron Cohen's Latest Target: Washington
Facebook's Organ Donor Push Should Go Further
Prom Dress Made From ... Starburst Wrappers
Bill to Lower Student Loan Rates Fails in Senate
Edwards Donor: I Warned Obama Camp About Affair
India Could Foster Drug-Resistant Bubonic Plague
Thieves Swipe Truckload of Corona
Romney's Secret Meetings With Voters: What Gives?
1.5M Syrians Need Food, Shelter: Red Cross
Peru: Steer Clear of Beach Til We Solve Animal Mystery
Man Changes Name to Tyrannosaurus Rex
Man Straps 4 Kids to Hood of Car, Takes Off
UN Nuke Inspector Dies in Iran Crash
Weirdest Part of Met Gala: Tom Brady's Hair