Credit Suisse settlement ... Martial law in Thailand ... Egyptian Islamic cleric convicted in NY

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WASHINGTON (AP) — European bank Credit Suisse AG will have to pay the U.S. government roughly $2.6 billion in fines after it pleaded guilty to helping wealthy Americans avoid paying taxes with secret offshore accounts. The Justice Department says the penalty announced today was the largest ever imposed in a criminal tax case. Credit Suisse is the largest bank to plead guilty in more than 20 years.

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Months of civil unrest in Thailand have led the government to declare martial law. The surprise announcement by Army came before dawn Tuesday. Authorities said the move was aimed at keeping the country stable. And the military denied that a coup d'etat was underway

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury in New York has convicted an Egyptian Islamic cleric of providing material support to terrorist organizations. The defendant was 56-year-old Mustafa Kamel Mustafa (muh-STAH'-fuh kah-MEHL' muh-STAH'-fuh), whose fiery sermons before and after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack attracted extremists to his London mosque. Jurors heard a trail of evidence linking him to a kidnapping in Yemen that killed four hostages and efforts to create an al-Qaida training camp in America.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has initiated a charge against Donald Sterling, setting up a June 3 hearing after which owners could vote to terminate his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers. The charge asserts that Sterling has damaged the NBA and its teams, disparaged African-Americans and that his actions "significantly undermine the NBA's efforts to promote diversity and inclusion." Sterling has until May 27 to respond to the charge, and he has the right to appear at the hearing in front of the board of governors.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama recently has been awarding America's highest honor to military heroes. Another such ceremony is set for the White House next month. Retired Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter, an Afghanistan war veteran who absorbed the blast of a grenade to protect a fellow Marine, will get the medal of honor at that time. He becomes the eighth living recipient for actions in Afghanistan or Iraq.