North Korea test-fires two intermediate-range missiles, both fail: South Korea

SEOUL | By Ju-min Park

North Korea test-fired what appeared to be two intermediate range ballistic missiles on Thursday but both failed, a South Korean official said, in a setback for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the run-up to next week's ruling party congress.Isolated North Korea has conducted a series of missile launches, in violation of U.N. resolutions, and tests of military technology ahead of the Workers' Party congress that begins on May 6.
Thursday's tests looked to have been hurried, according to a defense expert in Seoul, and follow a failed launch of a similar missile earlier this month.
The first launch, at about 6:40 a.m. local time (2140 GMT Wednesday) from near the east coast city of Wonsan, appeared to have been of a Musudan missile with a range of more than 3,000 km (1,800 miles) which crashed within seconds, the South Korean defense ministry official said.
Later, at around 7:26 p.m., the North shot a similar intermediate range missile from the same area, but the launch was also understood to have failed, the official added.
The U.S. Strategic Command said it tracked two attempted North Korean missile launches, neither of which posed a threat to North America.
"They are in a rush to show anything that is successful, to meet the schedule of a political event, the party congress," said Yang Uk, a senior research fellow at the Korea Defence and Security Forum and a policy adviser to the South Korean navy, speaking after the first launch.
"They need to succeed but they keep failing. They didn't have enough time to fix or technically modify the system, but just shot them because they were in a hurry."

Cardell Hayes indicted on murder charge, attempted murder charge

A grand jury has indicted Cardell Hayes, who allegedly shot and killed former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith on the charge of second-degree murder.

Cardell Hayes has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of former Saints player Will Smith following a car crash. New Orleans Police Department

Hayes has also been indicted on the charge of attempted murder against Smith's wife, Racquel.
The indictments interrupted the preliminary hearing that is ongoing in a separate courtroom. The state and Hayes' attorneys are arguing over whether testimony will continue in the preliminary hearing.
Hayes, who owns a tow truck company and last year played in a semiprofessional league, has been held in jail since the shooting.
Police said Hayes's Hummer hit Smith's Mercedes SUV from behind on April 9 and they got into an argument in which Smith was shot and killed. The Orleans Parish coroner said Smith was shot eight times with seven of those bullet wounds in his back. Racquel Smith was shot twice in her legs.
A lawyer for Hayes has said repeatedly that his client was not the aggressor and that the truth will come out during the investigation.
A lawyer for Smith's family has described Hayes as "enraged" during the shooting and portrayed his clients as the victims.
Smith was a leader on the Saints team that won the Super Bowl after the 2009 season. The New York native and Ohio State star stayed in the New Orleans area after his 2012 retirement.

Suspect Shot After Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuation of Baltimore TV News Station

Evacuation of Baltimore TV News Station

By Pierre Thomas AUDREY TAYLOR

 Police in Baltimore evacuated a local TV news station today after it received a bomb threat, according to authorities.

A law enforcement source said the suspect exited the building and did not obey commands as he made an exit, and the suspect was then shot by law enforcement.

The initial emergency call came in at 1:20 p.m. from a Fox affiliate and authorities responded to the threat made by an unidentified suspect who claimed to have a bomb, authorities said.

The station, WBFF, is located on W. 41st Street and its building was evacuated soon after the bomb threat was received.

The suspect's condition is unknown at this time. Fire crews and an arson team appeared on the scene.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has also been called to the scene. According to law enforcement sources, a man dressed in a costume with an unknown device on him made the original threat.

A car was also set on fire in front of the news station at the time the man entered the station.

ABC News' Jack Date and Margaret Chadbourn contributed to this report.