Plane crashes in India, 159 feared dead, 7 alive

NEW DELHI (AP) -- An Air India Express plane trying to land in the rain at a tricky hilltop airport in southern India overshot the runway, crashed and burst into flames at dawn Saturday, killing 159 people, officials said. There were seven survivors....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:19 a... | 22 May 2010 | 4:19 am

David Beckham visiting troops in Afghanistan

Soccer star David Beckham arrived in Afghanistan Saturday, along with ministers from Britain's new coalition government, to speak to troops there.

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Eight survive plane crash in south India, 158 dead (Reuters)

A surviving child is taken to a hospital after the plane crash in Mangalore, May 22, 2010. REUTERS/DaijiworldReuters - An Air India Express passenger plane from Dubai crashed outside an airport in southern India on Saturday, killing 158 people when it burst into flames after overshooting a table-top runway and plunging into forest below.



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Eight survive plane crash in south India, 158 dead

MANGALORE, India (Reuters) - An Air India Express passenger plane from Dubai crashed outside an airport in southern India on Saturday, killing 158 people when it burst into flames after overshooting a table-top runway and plunging into forest below.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2010 | 4:10 am

LEAD: Golf: Fudo moves into lead at Chukyo Ladies+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING QUOTES, DETAILS) Yuri Fudo put herself on track for a long-awaited 47th career title on Saturday, shooting a 5-under 67 for a three-shot lead at the Chukyo TV ...
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Val Kilmer's Ten Best Movies (Videos)

MacGruber star Val Kilmer has had a long career in Hollywood. Here's a look at his ten best films to date.



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Pakistan detainee was happy in US, father says

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A catering company executive who was among six men apparently detained by Pakistan for allegedly helping the Times Square bombing suspect had differences with American policy in the region but no hatred toward the country, his father said Saturday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:19 a... | 22 May 2010 | 4:09 am

Pakistan detainee was happy in US, father says (AP)

This image taken Friday, May 21, 2010 shows the home page of the website for Hanif Rajput Catering Service. In an unusual e-mail message Friday,  the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan has instructed U.S. government personnel to avoid using the Hanif Rajput Catering Service, a well-known firm that has catered events at the American embassy and other foreign missions in the capital. The email said that terrorist groups may have 'established links' to the catering company. (AP Photo/rajputcatering.com)AP - A catering company executive who was among six men apparently detained by Pakistan for allegedly helping the Times Square bombing suspect had differences with American policy in the region but no hatred toward the country, his father said Saturday.



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LEAD: Rugby: Japan wins Asian 5 Nations, earns 2011 World Cup berth+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) Japan completed an unbeaten run to the Asian Five Nations title with a 94-5 demolition of Hong Kong on Saturday. Japan qualified for its seventh...
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Obama: More Gulf drilling only if assurances

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday that offshore oil drilling could only go forward if there were assurances that a disaster like the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill would not happen again.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2010 | 4:03 am

Obama: More Gulf drilling only if assurances (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Saturday that offshore oil drilling could only go forward if there were assurances that a disaster like the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill would not happen again.
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Obama names chairmen of Gulf oil spill commission

President Barack Obama announced Saturday that former Florida Sen. Bob Graham and former EPA Administrator William K. Reilly will lead a presidential commission investigating the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Soccer: Otake late show sees holders Tokyo past Niigata+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: WILL UPDATE AFTER LATE GAME) A late strike from substitute Yohei Otake kept holders FC Tokyo on course for a place in the Nabisco Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over...
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Dilbert's iPhone Confession (comic)

It entertains me, It knows where I'm, it responds to my touch, it never judges me.



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Plane crashes in south India, 159 dead (AFP)

Rescue personnel are seen among the smouldering wreckage of an Air India Boeing 737-800 aircraft which crashed upon landing in Mangalore. The Air India Express plane overshot a runway and crashed in flames, killing 159 people as a handful of survivors scrambled from the burning wreckage.(AFP/Str)AFP - An Air India Express plane overshot a runway and crashed in flames Saturday in southern India, killing 159 people as a handful of survivors scrambled from the burning wreckage.



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Pakistani caterer may have met failed NYC bomber

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani who was detained in connection with the failed bombing in New York's Times Square had no ties with the main suspect but may have met him, the arrested man's father said on Saturday.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2010 | 3:44 am

Pakistani caterer may have met failed NYC bomber (Reuters)

Suspected Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad makes his first court appearance since his arrest two weeks ago, as seen in this courtroom sketch in New York, May 18, 2010.   REUTERS/Christine CornellReuters - A Pakistani who was detained in connection with the failed bombing in New York's Times Square had no ties with the main suspect but may have met him, the arrested man's father said on Saturday.



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US 13-year-old 'in Everest record'

A 13-year-old American, Jordan Romero, becomes the youngest person to scale Mount Everest, his family says.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 May 2010 | 3:43 am

LEAD: Baseball: Hoashi handcuffs Dragons in romp at Saitama+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING 2 GAMES) Kazuyuki Hoashi carried a shutout into the eighth inning and Dee Brown homered twice to drive in four runs as the Seibu Lions routed the Chunichi...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 May 2010 | 3:42 am

Senior opposition figure says Iran judiciary, lawmakers are instruments of intimidation

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior opposition figure accused Iran's hardline judiciary and conservative lawmakers of being instruments in the intimidation of pro-reform activists and the trampli...



Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2010 | 3:41 am

Sumo: Hakuho manhandles Kotooshu to stay perfect at summer sumo+

(Kyodo) _ Donning a spanking new gold mawashi, there was no mistaking who was king of the raised-ring. With his 14th Emperor's Cup already in the bag, yokozuna Hakuho overpowered ozeki
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Indian plane crash kills scores

A plane crashes on landing near India's southern city of Mangalore with 166 people on board, with reports of seven survivors.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 May 2010 | 3:38 am

Clinton avoids China disputes, hands out teddy bears

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton passed out teddy bears to Chinese children as she toured the Shanghai World Expo on Saturday and carefully skirted the United States' many policy disputes with China.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2010 | 3:37 am

13-year-old Californian youngest to top Everest

Jordan Romero, 13, shown in an April 10 interview, has become the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest. A spokesman for Romero says the boy's team called by satellite phone from the summit of the world's highest peak Saturday.A 13-year-old American became the youngest to reach the top of Mount Everest on Saturday, breaking the record as part of his quest to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents.




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Disney Princesses Like You've Never Seen Them Before [PICS]

Who wants to have some childhood memories tainted and coated in a lacquer of confused sexuality?



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10 Ways To Impress A One Night Stand

The one-night stand. It’s a staple on college campuses all around the world and can easily be an ambitious student’s single greatest accomplishment — or the epitome of embarrassment. Here are ten foolproof ways to impress your one-night stand so much that she’ll never look at you and be overcome with a sense of nausea, regret, and embarrassment.



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White House sees a rat, but scientists say visitor is a vole - San Diego Union Tribune


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White House sees a rat, but scientists say visitor is a vole
San Diego Union Tribune
By AP AP A vole, a small rodent, runs in front of President Barack Obama as he delivers remarks on Wall Street and Financial reform, Thursday, May 20, 2010, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ...
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Geithner says sovereign debt crisis not biggest threat

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he did not agree with current opinion that the sovereign debt crisis had become the biggest threat to the world economy, China's Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2010 | 3:27 am

Indian plane crashes, killing 158; 8 survive - Washington Post


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Indian plane crashes, killing 158; 8 survive
Washington Post
NEW DELHI -- An Air India Express plane overshot a table-top runway in southern India and tumbled off a cliff into a heavily wooded hilly area, killing 158 people, officials said. The Boeing 727 from Dubai was carrying 160 passengers ...
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 May 2010 | 3:26 am

Kyodo news summary -2-+

(Kyodo) _ ---------- Toyota pres. touts tie-up with Tesla over electric cars NAGOYA - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said Saturday the top Japanese automaker's partnership...
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Clinton avoids China disputes, hands out teddy bears (Reuters)

A Chinese web surfer checks stories and photos about the Dalai Lama on the Google Chinese search page at an office in Beijing in January 2010. The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, held his first Internet chat with Chinese web users Friday, in a wide-ranging dialogue touching on politics and his eventual successor.(AFP/File)Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton passed out teddy bears to Chinese children as she toured the Shanghai World Expo on Saturday and carefully skirted the United States' many policy disputes with China.



Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 May 2010 | 3:25 am

13-year-old becomes youngest to top Mount Everest

BEIJING (AP) -- A 13-year-old American boy became the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest on Saturday, surpassing the previous record set by a 16-year-old Nepalese....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:19 a... | 22 May 2010 | 3:16 am

13-year-old becomes youngest to top Mount Everest (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo provided by the Romero family, Jordan Romero, 13, Jordan Romero poses at the Carstensz Pyramid summit, Oceania's highest peak at 16,024 feet, making Jordan the youngest person to summit. Romero, a 13-year-old American boy has become the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest. A spokesman for Romero says the boy's team called by satellite phone from the summit of the world's highest peak on Saturday, May 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Romero family, File)  ** NO SALES **AP - A 13-year-old American boy became the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest on Saturday, surpassing the previous record set by a 16-year-old Nepalese.



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Clinton tours Shanghai Expo ahead of Beijing talks (AFP)

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves after touring the US Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Clinton toured the World Expo Saturday ahead of talks likely to focus on the sinking of a South Korean warship, blamed on North Korea.(AFP/Pool/Saul Loeb)AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton toured the World Expo in Shanghai on Saturday ahead of talks likely to focus on the sinking of a South Korean warship, blamed on North Korea.



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Two-Year-Old Boy Hooked on Cigarettes, Father Claims

An Indonesian father claims his two-year-old son is addicted to cigarettes.



Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2010 | 3:11 am

2 injured in separate bear attacks in Iwate Pref.+

(Kyodo) _ A 62-year-old woman was attacked and seriously injured by two bears Saturday on a mountain in Ninohe, Iwate Prefecture, police said. Kyoko Kudo from a neighboring area went...
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Paul Remarks Have Deep Roots - Wall Street Journal


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Paul Remarks Have Deep Roots
Wall Street Journal
Republican candidate Rand Paul's controversial remarks on the 1964 Civil Rights Act unsettled GOP leaders this week, but they reflect deeply held iconoclastic beliefs held by some in his party, and many in the tea-party movement, ...
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Sumo: Results of main bouts for 14th day of summer sumo+

(Kyodo) _ Results of makuuchi division bouts for Saturday, the 14th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan: Won Technique Lost Shimotori 9-5 ...
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Cardinals' Ryan hoping 'stache can help snap slump

Long after the rest of the St. Louis Cardinals shaved off their good-luck mustaches last year, Brendan Ryan kept the look going. Just like his breakout year.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 May 2010 | 3:06 am

India plane crash kills scores; 8 survive

Indian firefighters carry a child, later treated for severe burns, out of the debris of an Air India Express plane that crashed near Mangalore.A plane trying to land in the rain at a hilltop airport in India overshot the runway and crashed Saturday, killing nearly 160 people, officials said. At least eight survived.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 May 2010 | 3:05 am

Weather forecast for Sunday+

(Kyodo) _ Weather forecast for Sunday, May 23: Tokyorain 19/18 Osakarain 20/18 Nagoyarain 19/17 Sapporofair/cloudy 21/12 Sendaicloudy>rain 17/11 Niigatacloudy>rain 27/19...
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Wearing bikinis when stealing so nobody would notice? (vid)

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Outrageously Mind-Boggling Mouse Designs

Why have a boring mouse when there are so many better functioning, better looking options? Inspired by women's body parts, cars or cyborgs, these are the hottest mouse designs around.



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Brazil and Turkey rush to the middle

Their Tehran diplomacy may redraw the thick lines that divide the nations of the world



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Conflicted Quebeckers in the arenas of politics and hockey

It was a day when the province took pride in itself



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The worth of words

What sort of royalties do authors get paid?



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 May 2010 | 3:00 am

Weather forecast for 7 days+

(Kyodo) _ Weather forecast for 7 days: Temperature HIGH/LOW MAY 23 (SUN) Tokyorain 19/18 Osakarain 20/18 Nagoyarain 19/17 Sapporofair/cloudy 21/12 Sendaicloudy>rain ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 22 May 2010 | 2:59 am

Plane crashes in India, 158 feared dead, 8 alive (AP)

Indian firefighters carry a child, reportedly a survivor, out of the debris of an Air India plane that crashed in Mangalore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, Saturday, May 22, 2010. The plane arriving from Dubai crashed Saturday morning after it overshot a runway while trying to land in southern India, and officials feared as many as 160 people on board were killed. (AP Photo) ** INDIA OUT **AP - An Air India Express plane trying to land in the rain at a tricky hilltop airport in southern India overshot the runway, crashed and burst into flames at dawn Saturday, killing nearly 160 people, officials said. At least eight survived.



Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 May 2010 | 2:59 am

Geithner says sovereign debt crisis not biggest threat (Reuters)

Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he did not agree with current opinion that the sovereign debt crisis had become the biggest threat to the world economy, China's Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 22 May 2010 | 2:56 am

California boy, 13, becomes youngest person to climb Everest

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A 13-year-old American boy on Saturday became the youngest ever climber to conquer Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, a climbing website said.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2010 | 2:55 am

Clinton tours Expo ahead of tough Beijing talks

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton points out that she is wearing the same color as the mascot of the Shanghai World Expo 2010, named Haibao, while touring China's Pavilion in Shanghai, China Saturday, May 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)Facing an uphill diplomatic struggle to win China's support for penalizing its ally North Korea over the sinking of a South Korean warship, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday visited the World Expo in Shanghai to highlight U.S.-Chinese ties.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 May 2010 | 2:53 am

UN body probes possible Koreas truce violation - Washington Post


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UN body probes possible Koreas truce violation
Washington Post
AP SEOUL, South Korea -- The United Nations Command launched a probe Saturday into whether the deadly sinking of a South Korean navy ship blamed on North Korea violated the Korean War truce agreement. ...
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Accessorize Pacman Style!

In case you haven't heard, Pacman's 30th Anniversary is today. In celebrating the nostalgic '80s video game, we've put together this list with the greatest Pacman accessories ever, check them out.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 May 2010 | 2:50 am

25 Spectacular Examples of Grunge Photography

Grunge photography effect can be described as dirty, dark, gloomy, old and definitely has a peculiar atmosphere to it. Here are 25 spectacular examples of grunge photography.



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 May 2010 | 2:50 am

Man Kills Guinea Pig; Calls Cops On Himself

An Arizona man was arrested on Monday after stabbing a guinea pig to death following a fight with his girlfriend. He probably would have gotten away with it, too, had he not called the police on himself to report that he'd stabbed "someone."



Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 22 May 2010 | 2:50 am

UN body probes possible Koreas truce violation

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The United Nations Command launched a probe Saturday into whether the deadly sinking of a South Korean navy ship blamed on North Korea violated the Korean War truce agreement....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:19 a... | 22 May 2010 | 2:42 am

UN Command launches special probe to determine whether NKorea violated Korean War truce

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United Nations Command launched a probe Saturday into whether the deadly sinking of a South Korean navy ship blamed on North Korea violated the Korean War tru...



Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2010 | 2:42 am

Yeasayer - O.N.E. (Live)

Hold me like before. Hold me like you used to. Control me like you used to. No, you don't move me anymore. And I'm glad that you don't, 'cause I can't have you anymore. But I thought you should know, you don't move me anymore. And I'm glad that you don't, 'cause I can't take it anymore.



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Thai government talks reconciliation

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government stressed national reconciliation on Saturday after the worst riots in the country's modern history but it would not commit itself to the early election demanded by "red shirt" protesters.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2010 | 2:39 am

Police: Ohio man, son killed Ark. officers

An Ohio man's resentment of authority and run-ins with the law was enough for a local sheriff to warn that he may be dangerous if confronted by law enforcement. Years later, it appears the sheriff was right: The man and his teenage son fatally shot two Arkansas police officers during a traffic stop and were later killed in a shootout, police said.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 May 2010 | 2:33 am

Astronomer Copernicus to be reburied as hero

Nicolaus Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose work was condemned by the Catholic Church as heretical, will be reburied by Polish priests as a hero on Saturday, nearly 500 years after he was laid to rest in an unmarked grave.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 May 2010 | 2:21 am

Polish priests to rebury Copernicus as hero after astronomer's remains found in unmarked grave

FROMBORK, Poland (AP) — Nicolaus Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose work was condemned by the Catholic Church as heretical, will be reburied by Polish priests as a hero on Saturday, n...



Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2010 | 2:21 am

Plane crashes in India, 158 feared dead, 8 alive

An Air India Express plane trying to land in the rain at a tricky hilltop airport in southern India overshot the runway, crashed and burst into flames at dawn Saturday, killing nearly 160 people, officials said. At least eight survived.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 May 2010 | 2:14 am

Obama to address graduating cadets at West Point

President Barack Obama will talk about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan when he speaks to graduates at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 May 2010 | 2:01 am

A month after Gulf oil spill, why is BP still in charge?

Days after the Gulf Coast oil spill, the Obama administration pledged to keep its "boot on the throat" of BP to make sure the company did all ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 22 May 2010 | 1:56 am

Somalia-Ethiopia clash 'kills 13'

Thirteen people are killed in a border clash between Ethiopian security forces and residents in Somaliland, locals say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 May 2010 | 1:52 am

Thailand tightens detention of protest leaders after outcry over seaside detention

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police, criticized for lenient treatment of leaders of protests that paralyzed Bangkok for weeks and resulted in street battles and riots that killed at least 84, said ...



Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2010 | 1:39 am

More conservative textbook curriculum OK'd - Dallas Morning News


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More conservative textbook curriculum OK'd
Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN – In a landmark move that will shape the future education of millions of Texas schoolchildren, the State Board of Education on Friday approved new curriculum standards for US history and other social ...
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Ethiopia's ghosts

Can Meles, darling of the West, see off an election rival?
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 May 2010 | 1:34 am

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will visit South Korea, Japan, Mongolia and Myanmar on a four-nation Asian trip

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will visit South Korea, Japan, Mongolia and Myanmar on a four-nation Asian trip starting later this month, the foreign ministry has confirmed.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 May 2010 | 1:09 am

A graphic showing the site where a Pamir Airways plane crashed on May 17

A graphic showing the site where a Pamir Airways plane crashed on May 17. Snow, fog and high winds forced Afghan rescuers Friday to call off their search for the day for survivors at the site of a plane...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 May 2010 | 1:04 am

Boxer still quick to take the gloves off

The California Democrat is working to soften her image. Yet she remains known less for her forays across the aisle than for her partisan leanings and fists-up attitude.

Barbara Boxer came to the U.S. Senate almost 18 years ago, a scrappy and unabashed liberal. Since then, the California Democrat has worked to shed her image as an ideologue.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Canada’s reputation for low infant mortality takes stunning decline

Once at No. 6 in world ranking, ‘shockingly high’ death rate now puts Canada at No. 24



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Toronto’s Gay Pride parade will exclude contentious group

Members of Queers Against Israeli Apartheid say they will challenge the decision



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 22 May 2010 | 1:00 am

California employers keep adding jobs

Employers added 14,200 jobs in April, the fourth straight month of growth. But with more people looking for work, the state unemployment rate remained steady at 12.6%.

California employers added jobs for the fourth straight month in April as the state's sluggish labor market continued to show signs of life.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 May 2010 | 1:00 am

Bangladesh, Russia sign nuclear power deal

Bangladesh and Russia are finalizing a deal on the first nuclear power plants in the energy-starved South Asian nation, an official said.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 22 May 2010 | 12:34 am

Bangladesh signs deal with Russia for nuclear plants in energy-starved South Asian nation

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh and Russia are finalizing a deal on the first nuclear power plants in the energy-starved South Asian nation, an official said.



Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2010 | 12:34 am

Criticism mounts as BP struggles to curb oil spill

VENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - Energy giant BP Plc scrambled to contain a month-old seabed well leak billowing crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday as anger mounted among affected residents and political leaders in Washington.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 May 2010 | 12:30 am

Plane crashes in India, 160 people feared dead

As many as 160 people were feared dead after an Air India plane arriving from Dubai crashed Saturday as it overshot a runway while trying to ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 22 May 2010 | 12:29 am

Gov't urged to avoid talks for missing Mexico pol

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The son of a former presidential candidate missing for a week asked authorities Friday to stay out of what he called the "negotiation" for his father....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:19 a... | 22 May 2010 | 12:23 am

The World's Deadliest Air Disasters

A look at some of the world's deadliest air disasters.



Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2010 | 12:20 am

Obama demands stricter fuel standards - Boston Globe


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Obama demands stricter fuel standards
Boston Globe
WASHINGTON — President Obama directed the government yesterday to set the first-ever mileage and pollution limits for big trucks and to tighten rules for future cars and sport utility vehicles, setting the nation's sights on vehicles that run on half ...
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American teenager Jordan Romero sets his sights on the highest peak in the world

A 13-year-old boy Jordan Romero has become the youngest person ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 May 2010 | 12:12 am

Tony Allen roles with punches

WALTHAM - Tony Allen says he wants strictly to look ahead - a healthy perspective if ever there was one. When...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 May 2010 | 12:06 am

Inconsistent pols just blowing smoke

If our commonwealth at least exhibited consistency, it would be easier to believe it really cares about what's...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 May 2010 | 12:05 am

Chicago in command

CHICAGO - Dustin Byfuglien skated hard into the high slot and Dave Bolland delivered the puck to him just at the...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 May 2010 | 12:05 am

Clinton touts U.S.-Chinese ties at Shanghai Expo before tough diplomacy over North Korea

SHANGHAI (AP) — Facing an uphill diplomatic struggle to win China's support for penalizing its ally North Korea over the sinking of a South Korean warship, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham...



Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2010 | 12:05 am

Madagascar's police say they have arrested leader of failed mutiny

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar's national police say they have arrested the leader of a failed mutiny.



Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2010 | 12:04 am

Rep. Stephen Lynch calls for Islamic finance probe

U.S. Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, (D-South Boston) wants a congressional probe of informal Islamic banking networks as...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 May 2010 | 12:01 am

158 feared dead, 8 survivors, in crash of Air India plane in southern India

NEW DELHI (AP) — An Air India Express plane trying to land in the rain at a tricky hilltop airport in southern India overshot the runway, crashed and burst into flames at dawn Saturday, killing ...



Source: FOXNews.com | 22 May 2010 | 12:00 am

Young guns

Just a few years ago, Crooked Still were the young pups on the progressive string-band scene. Now most of the band...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 May 2010 | 11:55 pm

Yankees get past Mets

Javier Vazquez pitched one-hit ball for six innings before becoming the latest pinstriped player to leave with...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 May 2010 | 11:55 pm

Red Sox Lack right stuff


Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 May 2010 | 11:48 pm

Mike Lowell had chance to be a Phillie

PHILADELPHIA - Given his displeasure with his diminished role with the Red Sox, it would've been easy for...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 May 2010 | 11:47 pm

David Ortiz first, foremost tonight

PHILADELPHIA - The door of Red Sox manager Terry Francona's office was closed for more than 30 minutes yesterday,...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 May 2010 | 11:45 pm

Lack of K's for John Lackey

PHILADELPHIA - John Lackey is pretty wild. But not too wild, he's quick to point out. The Red Sox starter...

Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 21 May 2010 | 11:44 pm

Sweeney's 2 homers lead Seattle's 15-8 rout

Mike Sweeney homered twice and drove in six runs in the second-most productive game of his career, and the offensively challenged Seattle Mariners busted out Friday night for a 15-8 rout of the San Diego Padres.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 May 2010 | 11:28 pm

13-year-old becomes youngest to top Mount Everest

A 13-year-old American boy became the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest on Saturday, surpassing the previous record set by a 16-year-old Nepalese.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 May 2010 | 11:16 pm

Copernicus to be reburied as hero

Nicolaus Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose work was condemned by the Catholic Church as heretical, will be reburied by Polish priests as a hero nearly 500 years after he was laid to rest in an unmarked grave.His burial...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 May 2010 | 11:05 pm

Air India Crash Might Leave 160 Dead

Plane Arriving from Dubai Overshot Runway While Trying to Land in Southern India; Officials Estimate 6 or 7 Survivors

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 May 2010 | 11:05 pm

Immigration Law in Arizona Reveals GOP Divisions - New York Times


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Immigration Law in Arizona Reveals GOP Divisions
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LOS ANGELES — Republican lawmakers and candidates are increasingly divided over illegal immigration — torn between the need to attract Latino support, especially at the ballot box, and rallying party members who support tougher ...
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Kyle Busch overcomes delay to win Trucks race

Kyle Busch earned his second win of the season in the NASCAR Truck Series, holding off charging Todd Bodine to win a race that didn't end until early Saturday morning because of a lengthy rain delay.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 May 2010 | 10:59 pm

Byfuglien's OT goal puts Blackhawks up 3-0

Chicago's Dustin Byfuglien salutes the fans after his overtime goal lifted the Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over San Jose on Friday. Chicago leads the Western Conference finals 3-0 and can reach the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1992 with a win in Game 4 at home on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, NBC).Chicago is one win away from reaching the Stanley Cup finals for the first time since 1992 after Dustin Byfuglien scored in overtime Friday and the Blackhawks beat San Jose 3-2 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 May 2010 | 10:59 pm

Oakland beats its former ace Zito, Giants 6-1

Coco Crisp drove in two runs in his Oakland debut and the Athletics beat their former ace, Barry Zito, and the San Francisco Giants 6-1 on Friday night in the first of the Bay Bridge Series of the season.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 21 May 2010 | 10:57 pm

Student makes Nationwide cut

High School sophomore through to final two rounds of Rex Hospital Open



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 May 2010 | 10:53 pm

Diamondbacks bite Blue Jays

Dan Haren drives in three runs for Arizona in 8-6 win over Toronto



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 May 2010 | 10:46 pm

Plane crashes in south India, 160 feared killed

The Air India jet overshot the runway, hit a fence and went beyond the boundary wall of the Mangalore airport. The crash could be the deadliest in India since 1996.

As many as 160 people were feared dead after an Air India plane arriving from Dubai crashed Saturday as it overshot a runway while trying to land in southern India.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 May 2010 | 10:28 pm

Yankees shut down sloppy Mets

Pinstripes starter Vasquez gets by with a little help from his bullpen in 2-1 wi



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 May 2010 | 10:20 pm

Phillies come together against BoSox

Philadelphia ace back in the groove while Werth, Howard add power in 5-1 win over Boston



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 May 2010 | 10:19 pm

Deadliest air disasters

A look at some of the world's deadliest air disasters



Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 21 May 2010 | 10:12 pm

AP Sources: Clapper Leading Choice for Intel Job - ABC News


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AP Sources: Clapper Leading Choice for Intel Job
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AP By KIMBERLY DOZIER and JULIE PACE AP Writers The White House's leading candidate to replace Dennis Blair as national intelligence director is James R. Clapper, the Pentagon's top intelligence official, current and former US officials said Friday. ...
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 May 2010 | 10:07 pm

India Plane

In a photo made from television, an identified man uses a mobile phone near the wreckage of a plane in Mangalore, India Saturday, May 22, 2010. As many as 160 people were feared dead after an Air India...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 May 2010 | 10:04 pm

Cannes protest over Algeria film

Hundreds of people protest in Cannes over a film about Algeria's struggle for independence against France.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 10:03 pm

Pitching leads Yankees over sloppy Mets

Mets fan Joseph Gittens, right, of Newark, N.J., and Yankees fan Chase Gagliardi, of Staten Island, N.Y., left, acknowledge the photographer as Gagliardi waves his team's flag during a play at the Subway Series on Friday.Javier Vazquez pitched one-hit ball for six innings before becoming the latest pinstriped player to leave with an injury and the Yankees took advantage of more inept Mets’ play to win the opener of the Subway Series 2-1 on Friday night.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 May 2010 | 10:03 pm

Texas approves disputed syllabus

Texas adopts a school curriculum which critics say will politicise teaching by demonising the UN and celebrating the free market.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 10:01 pm

Kagan Would Likely Sit Out Some Of First Year

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan will have to disqualify herself from ruling on a significant number of cases if she's confirmed. That's because her current job as solicitor general presents a conflict of interest in several upcoming cases.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 May 2010 | 10:00 pm

Teen Becomes Youngest To Climb Mount Everest

Jordan Romero, 13, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa when he was 10 years old. His goal is to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 May 2010 | 9:49 pm

Report: Mexican capo's ex-wife files complaint

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A woman identified as the ex-wife of fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has reportedly filed a human rights complaint over police and military raids last week on properties believed linked to Guzman....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:19 a... | 21 May 2010 | 9:45 pm

As financial overhaul takes shape, it's crunch time for lobbyists

Few differences exist between the Senate and House bills, leaving little time to push for changes. Obama says his administration will keep the rules tough.

Banking and business lobbyists prepared a last-ditch effort Friday to scale back ambitious new regulations governing the financial industry, hoping to sway congressional leaders who are putting the finishing touches on the legislation.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 May 2010 | 9:35 pm

Oil spill commission takes shape

Two political veterans will head a US commission investigating a huge oil spill, reports say, amid criticism of the response.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 9:32 pm

Kagan's Writings Back Wider Executive Powers - New York Times


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Kagan's Writings Back Wider Executive Powers
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WASHINGTON — For decades, presidents of both parties have sought to impose greater White House control over the federal agencies that regulate matters like workplace rules, food and drug safety, and protections for natural resources. ...
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 May 2010 | 9:26 pm

China Everest Boy

FILE - In this April 10, 2010 file photo, Jordan Romero, 13, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Katmandu, Nepal, Romero, a 13-year-old American boy has become the youngest climber...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 May 2010 | 9:25 pm

Big Bear teen becomes youngest to summit Everest

A 13-year-old American boy has become the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 May 2010 | 9:23 pm

Connecticut Republicans Back McMahon

Connecticut Republicans have endorsed former World Wrestling Entertainment executive Linda McMahon for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Chris Dodd. She beat out former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons and Fairfield County money manager Peter Schiff for the nomination.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 May 2010 | 9:23 pm

China US Clinton Asia

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, 3rd right, watches a video as she tours the USA Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010, in Shanghai, China Saturday, May 22, 2010. Clinton is on a three-nation...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 May 2010 | 9:06 pm

Coke is the reputed leader of the Shower Posse with branches all over the US

File picture shows an armed Jamaican policeman. Gangs have amassed weapons and erected street barricades in the Jamaican capital to protest the extradition of a reputed gang leader, police said, as the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 May 2010 | 9:06 pm

160 Feared Dead In Indian Plane Crash

An Air India plane arriving from Dubai crashed Saturday after it overshot a runway while trying to land in southern India, and officials feared as many as 160 people on board were killed.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 May 2010 | 8:57 pm

158 killed in Air India plane crash

An Air India Express plane arriving from Dubai crashed after it overshot a runway while trying to land in southern India, killing 158 on board."This is a major calamity," Karnataka Home Minister V.S. Acharya told CNN-IBN TV.Prime...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 May 2010 | 8:28 pm

Engineering a solution to the oil spill

At BP's Houston offices, hundreds of scientists are at work on the Gulf of Mexico spill. They have an unlimited budget, an international team of the sharpest minds in modern engineering — and they have no time.

More than a week into their quest to stop the oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico from a damaged BP well, several dozen of the brightest minds in the engineering world gathered to watch a 100-ton failure unfold in slow motion.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 May 2010 | 7:37 pm

Texas OKs school textbook changes

Several hundred protesters gather outside the building where the state Board of Education was meeting Wednesday in Austin, Texas. The State Board of Education adoptd a social studies and history curriculum that amends or waters down the teaching of the civil rights movement, religious freedoms, America's relationship with the U.N. and hundreds of other items.




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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 May 2010 | 7:27 pm

Conn. Democrats endorse Blumenthal for US Senate

State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, under fire for misspeaking about his military record during Vietnam, easily won the endorsement Friday night of Connecticut Democrats to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Chris Dodd.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 May 2010 | 7:22 pm

BP calls in actor's $26m vacuums to mop up spill

Desperate times call for desperate measures. So with hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil still spewing into the Gulf of Mexico each day, and its corporate image starting to resemble the tar-covered sea creatures now washing on...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 May 2010 | 7:19 pm

US rapper death suspect acquitted

A man accused of shooting up-and-coming US rapper Dolla last year is acquitted by a Los Angeles jury.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 7:11 pm

Grand jury dismisses charges in NY subway stabbing

After stabbing two men to death on a subway train, a criminal justice student insisted to authorities that he was trying to save himself from an abrupt and brutal attack.

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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 21 May 2010 | 7:00 pm

Brazil orders Polish priest arrested in abuse case

SAO PAULO (AP) -- A court has ordered the arrest of a Polish priest suspected of sexually abusing a teenager in a Rio de Janeiro suburb and turning his parish home into what the judge described as an "erotic dungeon" for sex with adolescents, authorities said Friday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:19 a... | 21 May 2010 | 6:50 pm

Brazil officials held for logging

Brazil arrests 70 people suspected of illegal deforestation in the Amazon, including environmental officials.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 6:49 pm

Alaskan girl, 3, mauled by dog

Authorities say a sled dog mauled to death a 3-year-old girl in the southwest Alaska village of Napaskiak.Alaska State Troopers say Krystal Brink was playing outside yesterday with other children and wandered into a dog yard when...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 May 2010 | 6:40 pm

Democrats Endorse Blumenthal For U.S. Senate

The state attorney general was under fire for misspeaking about his military record during Vietnam. But he easily won the endorsement of state Democrats to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Chris Dodd.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 May 2010 | 6:19 pm

New record: 13-year-old scales Mt Everest

A 13-year-old American boy has become the youngest climber to conquer Mt Everest.A spokesman for Jordan Romero says the boy's team called by satellite phone from the summit of the world's highest peak on Saturday.The teenager...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 May 2010 | 6:14 pm

Report: Nationwide smoking ban would reduce heart attacks

If all states banned smoking in restaurants, offices and other public spaces nationwide, the number of Americans suffering from heart attacks ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 21 May 2010 | 6:06 pm

Player Portrayed In 'A League of Their Own' Dies

Dorothy Kamenshek, a former star of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, was 84. Kamenshek, who also went by Dottie and Kammie, played for the Rockford Peaches in Illinois from 1943 to 1953.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 May 2010 | 6:05 pm

Viagra linked to hearing loss

The erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, and possibly other similar medications, may prompt long-term hearing loss among users, a new study sug ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 21 May 2010 | 6:03 pm

Lawmakers in Germany Back Rescue for Europe - New York Times


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Lawmakers in Germany Back Rescue for Europe
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BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany narrowly pushed the country's share of the nearly $1 trillion stabilization package for the euro through Parliament on Friday in the face of significant public opposition. ...
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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 21 May 2010 | 5:50 pm

Events promoter is found not guilty of shooting rapper Dolla at the Beverly Center

A man accused of murdering an up-and-coming rapper who was fatally shot at the Beverly Center last year was found not guilty Friday by a Los Angeles jury.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 May 2010 | 5:35 pm

Six arrested in New York bomb plot

The co-owner of a catering company that organised events for the US Embassy is among six men detained by Pakistan for allegedly helping the failed Times Square bombing suspect, a senior Pakistani intelligence official said.In...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 May 2010 | 5:30 pm

Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Celso Amorim

Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Celso Amorim, speaks during a press conference at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, on May 18. Iran's letter to the IAEA confirming its deal with Turkey and Brazil over...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 May 2010 | 5:29 pm

Video: Marines Still Under Fire

Three months after the battle of Marja, Marines are still coming under fire but a new strategy of counter insurgency is proving successful. Mandy Clark Reports.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 May 2010 | 5:26 pm

Protesters shut down L.A. City Council meeting on rent control; police make several arrests

Los Angeles Police Department and City Hall security police tackled and took into custody several protesters who shouted complaints at the City Council and effectively shut down its meeting Friday after officials put off voting on a rent hike moratorium.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 May 2010 | 5:06 pm

Graham, Reilly To Head Panel On Gulf Spill

The White House plans to name former Florida Sen. Bob Graham and former EPA administrator William K. Reilly to lead a presidential commission investigating the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 May 2010 | 4:56 pm

Car bomb in central Iraq kills 23

A car bomb explodes at a market in Iraq's northern Diyala province, killing at least 23 people, police say.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 21 May 2010 | 4:46 pm

Texas Board OKs New Social Studies Curriculum

The State Board of Education gave the curriculum a more conservative bent by dictating how political events and figures will be taught to some 4.8 million primary and high school students in Texas and beyond for the next decade.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 May 2010 | 4:46 pm

Appeals Court Rules Against Bagram Detainees

The court ruled that detainees at the air field in Afghanistan cannot use U.S. courts to challenge their imprisonment the way detainees in Guantanamo Bay have. The decision is a victory for the Obama administration.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 May 2010 | 4:26 pm

UC Berkeley plan to test freshmen DNA criticized

A plan by the University of California, Berkeley to voluntarily test the DNA of incoming freshman has come under fire from critics who said ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 21 May 2010 | 4:10 pm

Pentagon insider a leading candidate for intel spot

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Pentagon official James Clapper has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Dennis Blair as director of national intelligence, but other candidates have not been ruled out, two U.S. officials said on Friday.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 May 2010 | 4:00 pm

Ask USA TODAY Weather

Has there ever been a case where a location's high and low temperatures were the same? Why do clouds turn black when it rains? Can people survive ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 21 May 2010 | 3:58 pm

Facebook page that led to Pakistani ban removed

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A Facebook page that was considered offensive to Islam and led to a Pakistani ban on the site has been removed, possibly by its creator....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:19 a... | 21 May 2010 | 3:57 pm

Christian leader faces questions about Muslim past

A Southern Baptist minister is being investigated by Liberty University over allegations he fabricated his past.



Source: USATODAY.com News | 21 May 2010 | 3:50 pm

Brazilian presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff

Brazilian presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff, from the Workers Party (PT), speaks during an individual debate at the XIII National Meeting of Mayors, in Brasilia on May 19. The woman vying to become...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 May 2010 | 3:47 pm

GOP Officials Weigh How To Help, Tame, Rand Paul

The Kentucky Senate nominee raised more eyebrows Friday by defending the oil company blamed for the Gulf oil spill. He earlier suggested businesses should have the right to turn away racial minorities.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 21 May 2010 | 3:43 pm

Senate approves sweeping Wall Street reform bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate approved a sweeping Wall Street reform bill on Thursday night, capping months of wrangling over the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the 1930s.



Source: Reuters: Top News | 21 May 2010 | 3:42 pm

Dangerous rip currents, high surf expected at L.A. beaches this weekend

This past winter was "gnarly," in a good way, for Southern California surfers, thanks in large part to a fair number of winter storms.



Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 21 May 2010 | 3:33 pm

U.S. Hikers' Moms Leave Iran without Children

Mothers' Departure without Jailed Americans Dims Hopes Raised by Announcement of 2 Iranians Freed in Iraq

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 May 2010 | 3:30 pm

U2's Bono undergoes back surgery

The manager of U2 says that frontman Bono has undergone emergency back surgery in a Munich hospital after he was injured while preparing for the group's tour.The 50 year old, whose real name is Paul Hewson, is under the care of...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 May 2010 | 3:02 pm

Ovarian cancer screening shows promise

Researchers may finally be closing in on a way to screen healthy women for ovarian cancer a disease that rarely shows symptoms until it's too ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 21 May 2010 | 2:54 pm

Assault rifle ammo seized from alleged members of the Sinaloa drug cartel

Assault rifle ammo seized from alleged members of the Sinaloa drug cartel are presented to the press at the Police Command Centre in Mexico City in 2009. A senior member of the Sinaloa cartel, one of Mexico's...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 21 May 2010 | 2:32 pm

Poland says flooding has killed 9 people

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Authorities say flooding in Poland has killed nine people this week. Residents and officials in Warsaw are working to strengthen the capital's flood defenses....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:19 a... | 21 May 2010 | 2:25 pm

Moms leave Iran, but jailed Americans not freed

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran for 10 months left for home Friday, getting one last chance to embrace their children but failing to secure their immediate release....
Source: AP Top International News At 6:19 a... | 21 May 2010 | 1:35 pm

Floyd Landis Could Be Cycling's Jose Canseco

Mike Freeman: Parallel between Sellout Cyclist and Baseball's Filthy Whistleblower Means Armstrong Accusations May Be True

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 May 2010 | 1:00 pm

Prof's anti-Latino e-mails: harassment or free speech?

Overturning the ruling of a lower court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has granted Arizona's Maricopa Community College ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 21 May 2010 | 12:20 pm

Blast kills passer-by

A roadside bomb exploded in Afghanistan's main southern city Kandahar yesterday, killing one civilian and wounding three children, an official said. The blast appeared to target an Afghan intelligence service vehicle that drove...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 May 2010 | 12:10 pm

Blacks, Latinos worship in changing neighborhood

Two years after this African-American Pentecostal congregation of about 100 people welcomed their Latino neighbors, the two groups are still ...



Source: USATODAY.com News | 21 May 2010 | 12:00 pm

Possible Terror Link Made With Pakistan Caterer

Terrorist Groups May Have Links With Catering Company Owned by Suspect Arrested Over Times Square Bomb

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 May 2010 | 12:00 pm

Video: Moms Meet Hikers Held in Iran

American hikers being held in Iran on charges of spying got a chance to meet with their mothers who traveled to Iran to plead for their release. Elizabeth Palmer reports.

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 May 2010 | 11:42 am

Ex-police chief faces death

A court in southern China yesterday upheld the death penalty of a former police chief convicted of taking bribes from local gang leaders. The Chongqing Municipal Higher People's Court rejected the appeal from Wen Qiang, 55, who...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 May 2010 | 11:40 am

Mission to Venus

Japan launched a new spacecraft yesterday on a two-year mission to study the planet Venus and its climate. A rocket carrying the Venus climate orbiter called Akatsuki blasted off from a Japanese space centre in Kagoshima, southern...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 21 May 2010 | 11:10 am

Day in Pictures

A Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera Lens

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 May 2010 | 11:01 am

Moms Reunite Again with 3 Americans Held in Iran

U.S. Mothers on Quest to Win Children's Release, But Tehran Gives No Indication That Will Happen

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 May 2010 | 11:00 am

IOC, Anti-Doping Leaders: Landis Must Show Proof

Cyclist Should Provide Concrete Evidence to Back Up Allegations of Doping by Lance Armstrong, Officials Tell AP

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 May 2010 | 10:00 am

Clinton Convinced North Korea Sunk South's Ship

Top U.S. Diplomat Calls Evidence "Overwhelming and Condemning," Calls for Unspecified "International Response"

Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 21 May 2010 | 7:49 am