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Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Corey Patterson reaches for a bouncing ball hit for a double by Detroit Tigers' Brandon Inge during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Friday, May 6, 2011. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette) ORG XMIT: NSD113

I looked through Merlin this morning for pictures from around the United States and the world. There’s been plenty happening since May 1, including Osama Bin Laden’s death, tornadoes and storms in the South and fighting continues in Libya.

A little bit closer to home, The Thunder won in Memphis on Monday night. Check Alternate Crop late tomorrow night for pictures from game 5 in their NBA playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies. You can also see galleries by Staff Photographers at The Oklahoman by clicking here.

Iness Martez, left, of Newark, N.J., sells American flags at ground zero following the announcement of the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, Monday, May 2, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ORG XMIT: NYR103

Rebel fighters celebrate after coming back from the front line against Moammar Gadhafi's forces, in Ajdabiya, Libya, Monday, May 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) ORG XMIT: ABD107

Canadian popstar Justin Bieber takes his glasses off during his "My World Tour" concert in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday May 10, 2011. Bieber is in the country for a one-night concert. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ORG XMIT: XAF106

Jimmy Talley looks over the destroyed home of his brother, David, and sister-in-law, Katherine, on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, in Vilonia, Ark. Both David and Katherine Talley were killed when a tornado hit Vilonia. The couple had taken shelter in a metal utility building, but they died when the building was blown across a pond. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) ORG XMIT: ARMH106

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Thabo Sefolosha, of Switzerland, left, guard Russell Westbrook (0) and James Harden, right, celebrate after beating the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 4 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, in Memphis, Tenn. Oklahoma City won 133-123 in triple overtime. (AP Photo/Lance Murphey) ORG XMIT: TNMH151

-John Clanton