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Tornadoes and severe storms sweep the central US, severely damaging two towns and killing at least 22 people.
12 May 2008 at 1:56am
A computer hacker in Chile posts confidential data belonging to six million people on the internet.
11 May 2008 at 7:04pm
Three top Mexican police officials are shot dead in as many days as the fight against drug gangs continues.
10 May 2008 at 9:32pm
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation withdraws a $580m bid to buy the US newspaper Newsday.
11 May 2008 at 8:25am
President Bush's daughter Jenna gets married in a private ceremony at the family ranch in Texas.
10 May 2008 at 8:52pm
An infectious disease did not cause a woman to die and several people to fall ill on a train, Canadian officials say.
10 May 2008 at 3:12am
US rapper DMX is arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty and drug possession following a raid on his home, police say.
11 May 2008 at 5:38am
Democratic hopeful Barack Obama overtakes rival Hillary Clinton in super-delegate endorsements.
10 May 2008 at 4:51pm
Sergio Garcia beats Paul Goydos at the first play-off hole to win the Players Championship at Sawgrass.
12 May 2008 at 3:18am
Microsoft appeals against a $1.4bn fine given for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour.
9 May 2008 at 11:33am
US advocacy groups urge regulators to block any deal Google and Yahoo might strike after a two-week experiment.
9 May 2008 at 7:10pm
Police are to carry out new excavations at a US ranch to search for possible victims of murderer Charles Manson.
10 May 2008 at 2:24am
Ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame seeks to resurrect a lawsuit against present and former White House officials.
9 May 2008 at 12:42pm
Chicago Tribune
Fighting spreads in Lebanon
Hezbollah offensive targets government allies' stronghold
Fighters of the Shiite Hezbollah movement launched a new offensive Sunday in the Chouf Mountains southeast of Beirut, driving out pro-government Druze supporters from a key stronghold and further expanding their territorial control in Lebanon. The Tribune's Liz Sly reports.
12 May 2008 at 12:00am
First US airlift of aid lands in Myanmar
The first U.S. relief airlift arrived in Myanmar on Monday after prolonged negotiations with the country's isolationist junta, which considers Washington its enemy and has restricted international aid to as many as 2 million cyclone victims.
12 May 2008 at 3:21am
US health secretary: Chinese Heparin now safe
A blood thinner manufactured in China and linked to dozens of deaths in the United States is now safe because of tighter testing and controls, a top American health official said Monday, while warning that all U.S. imports would face closer scrutiny in the future.
12 May 2008 at 1:49am
Iraqi officials: Turkey hits Kurdish bases in Iraq
Turkish jets struck suspected Kurdish rebel targets close to the border in northern Iraq, Iraqi Kurdish officials said Monday.
12 May 2008 at 2:51am
Bush's ticking clock echoes in Mideast
Peace, oil-deal odds slim in late-term visit
WASHINGTON — With a new scandal enveloping the Israeli prime minister and Hezbollah militants flexing their muscle in Lebanon, President George W. Bush will confront even longer odds for success when he travels to the Middle East this week to work on two elusive objectives—peace and lower oil prices.
11 May 2008 at 11:19pm
Shops reopen after truce in Sadr City
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military expressed hope Sunday for a diplomatic solution to seven weeks of fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City as a fragile cease-fire settled over the Shiite slum that houses nearly half the capital's 6 million people.
12 May 2008 at 12:00am
Tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town might not rebuild
Sue Sigle was hoping the government would offer more money for her home before she moves away from this pollution-scarred town. Then the tornado came.
12 May 2008 at 4:00am
Disabled veterans' costs to skyrocket
WASHINGTON — Despite a decline in the number of veterans—as those from World War II and the Korean War die—the government expects to spend $59 billion a year to compensate injured warriors in 25 years, up from today's $29 billion, according to internal documents obtained by The Associated Press.
12 May 2008 at 12:00am
Actor Dennis Farina faces airport weapons charge
Former "Law & Order" star Dennis Farina has been arrested and booked on a felony charge after screeners at Los Angeles International Airport found a loaded handgun in a briefcase he tried to take aboard a flight to Chicago.
11 May 2008 at 6:47pm
Israel's Olmert gets support as no quick end seen to probe
American donor at center of bribery inquiry 'thought it was legal' but doesn't know how Olmert used his funds
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, under police investigation for allegedly receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from an American Jewish businessman, received public support from cabinet colleagues from his Kadima party on Sunday amid reports that the probe could last months.
11 May 2008 at 2:29pm
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Tornadoes kill 21, injure hundreds in U.S
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tornadoes killed at least 21 people and injured hundreds as they ripped through the central and southeastern United States over the weekend, destroying homes, overturning cars and downing trees and power lines.
11 May 2008 at 6:31pm
Cablevision near deal to buy Newsday: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tribune Co is close to an agreement to sell its Newsday newspaper to Cablevision Systems Corp and an announcement could come as early as Monday, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
11 May 2008 at 6:34pm
April retail sales barely budged: SpendingPulse
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retail sales barely rose in April, as a relentless surge in gasoline prices made consumers cut back other types of spending, according to a report released on Monday.
11 May 2008 at 11:45pm
California man losing nine homes in mortgage mess
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California man who has defaulted on nine homes and expects banks to foreclose on all of them, forcing him into bankruptcy, says he now considers it a mistake to have invested in the real estate market.
11 May 2008 at 12:21pm
Jenna Bush weds Virginia politician's son
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush's daughter Jenna was married on Saturday evening to Henry Hager, the son of the Virginia Republican Party chairman, in front of more than 200 family members and close friends.
12 May 2008 at 3:26am
Air Methods helicopter crashed in Wisconsin
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Air medical transport company Air Methods Corp said on Sunday one of its helicopters suffered a fatal crash in Wisconin on Saturday, killing the pilot, flight doctor and nurse on board.
11 May 2008 at 6:10pm
Michael Jackson says ranch foreclosure averted
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Entertainer Michael Jackson said on Sunday a foreclosure sale on his Neverland Ranch set for this week was averted after a loan on the California property was sold to Colony Capital, a large real estate investment firm.
11 May 2008 at 3:54pm
Dennis Farina arrested at L.A. airport
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dennis Farina, a former policeman who built a Hollywood career playing detectives, was arrested on Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport for carrying a loaded gun on his way to board a plane, police said.
11 May 2008 at 5:31pm
Jazz hold off Lakers to tie series
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Utah Jazz held off the Los Angeles Lakers for a 123-115 overtime victory to tie up their best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final series at 2-2 on Sunday.
11 May 2008 at 11:56pm
San Diego hurler Maddux notches 350th career win
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Greg Maddux notched the 350th win of his 23-year major league career as the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Saturday.
11 May 2008 at 12:23am
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town might not rebuild
PICHER, Okla. -- Sue Sigle was hoping the government would offer more money for her home before she moves away from this pollution-scarred town. Then the tornado came.
12 May 2008 at 4:00am
Army Corps says Condition of many levees a mystery
ST. LOUIS -- Across America, earthen flood levees protect big cities and small towns, wealthy suburbs and rich farmland. But the Army Corps of Engineers, the federal agency that oversees levees, lacks an inventory of thousands of them and has no idea of their condition, the corps' chief levee expert told The Associated Press.
12 May 2008 at 4:05am
AP IMPACT: Number of disabled veterans rising
WASHINGTON -- Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come - even as the total population of America's vets shrinks.
12 May 2008 at 2:57am
Families will make case for vaccine link to autism
WASHINGTON -- The Institute of Medicine said in 2004 there was no credible evidence to show that vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal led to autism in children. But thousands of families have a different take based on personal experience.
12 May 2008 at 3:36am
Brush fires force home evacuations in Florida
MALABAR, Fla. -- Brush fires forced residents to flee more than 500 homes in central Florida on Sunday and closed a major interstate, authorities said.
11 May 2008 at 9:45pm
President calls Jenna's wedding 'spectacular'
WACO, Texas -- President Bush spent months joking about being a father of the bride, but on Sunday he was downright wistful about giving his daughter Jenna away to her longtime beau.
11 May 2008 at 8:19pm
Medical helicopter crash in Wis. kills doctor, nurse, pilot
MADISON, Wis. -- A medical helicopter dropped off a patient and then crashed shortly after it took off on its return flight to Madison, killing the surgeon, nurse and pilot on board, officials said Sunday.
11 May 2008 at 9:28pm
Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Four-dollar-a-gallon gas is good for business - if you run a bike shop.
11 May 2008 at 12:02pm
Scientists probe recent coyote attacks in California
LOS ANGELES -- The coyote was limping as it approached a girl in a sand box at a public park - but it was still dangerous. It snapped its jaws on the girl's buttocks and her nanny had to pry the toddler from the wild animal.
11 May 2008 at 12:02pm
College prof no walkover for Franken in Minn. Senate run
ALBERT LEA, Minn. -- On the Senate campaign trail, Al Franken frequently invokes the name of his friend, the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, as a major inspiration.
11 May 2008 at 12:00pm
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Tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town might not rebuild
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PICHER, Okla. (AP) - Sue Sigle was hoping the government would offer more money for her home before she moves away from this pollution-scarred town.
Tornado toll at 22 in Missouri, Oklahoma, Georgia, and could go higher Los Angeles Times
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12 May 2008 at 3:30am
Florida wildfires force evacuation of hundreds - Los Angeles Times
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Florida wildfires force evacuation of hundreds
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
Interstate 95 and other major roads are closed because of blazes in Volusia County and Brevard County. Palm Bay officials are suspicious about brush fires there.
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12 May 2008 at 2:03am
Clinton outwardly confident, even as hopes dim - The Associated Press
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Clinton outwardly confident, even as hopes dim
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ELEANOR, W.Va. (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton was just warming up the crowd in a cramped and muggy middle school gymnasium when she switched her pronouns.
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12 May 2008 at 2:50am
Corruption Case Testimony Taints Rising Political Star - New York Times
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Corruption Case Testimony Taints Rising Political Star
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By SUSAN SAULNY and CATRIN EINHORN CHICAGO - As the corruption trial of the political fund-raiser Antoin Rezko winds to a close here, testimony about power-brokering at the highest levels of state government has battered the career of an Illinois ...
Rezko jury to hear closing arguments Chicago Tribune
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11 May 2008 at 10:19pm
Mom's the word for Vito Fossella's wife - New York Daily News
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Mom's the word for Vito Fossella's wife
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BY JOE GOULD, EDGAR SANDOVAL and TINA MOORE Jilted wife of Rep. Vito Fossella, Mary Pat, leaves the couple's Staten Island home Sunday clutching roses.
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12 May 2008 at 3:04am
Webb veterans bill misses the mark - Washington Times
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Webb veterans bill misses the mark
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Recreating the great success of the GI Bill after World War II for veterans of the war on terrorism is the best idea to emerge from this Democrat-controlled Congress.
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11 May 2008 at 11:39pm
BART train yard fire will delay Fremont line - San Francisco Chronicle
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BART train yard fire will delay Fremont line
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
BART officials closed three East Bay stations on Sunday afternoon and told riders who take the Fremont lines to expect 15-minute delays during this morning's commute, and probably for the rest of the week.
BART works to get trains back on track San Jose Mercury News
Fire causes delays, multi-million dollar damage on Richmond-Fremont Contra Costa Times
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12 May 2008 at 2:44am
Six Indians die in US car crash - BBC News
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Six Indians die in US car crash
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Six Indian citizens have been killed in a car crash in western Pennsylvania in the United States, officials say. The passengers, including two women, died when a minivan carrying them spun out of control and crashed into another car on a highway, ...
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12 May 2008 at 1:19am
Town Meeting in Ludlow today - The Republican - MassLive.com
Town Meeting in Ludlow today
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By SUZANNE McLAUGHLIN LUDLOW - The Finance Committee will recommend that the requested $26 million School Department budget requested by the School Committee be reduced by $181000 when the annual Town Meeting convenes tonight at 7:30 at Ludlow High ...
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12 May 2008 at 2:37am
Mayor's crisis manager a veteran of high-stakes cases - Crain's Detroit Busin...
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Mayor's crisis manager a veteran of high-stakes cases
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By Robert Ankeny and Bill Shea Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's crisis manager for public relations has a track record of dealing with thorny issues.
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Kilpatrick lawyer who chided Worthy owes taxes, too DetNews.com
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12 May 2008 at 2:15am
NH Honors Fallen Officers - WCAX
NH Honors Fallen Officers
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The 42 police officers who have died in the line of duty in New Hampshire will be remembered this morning at a ceremony in Concord.
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12 May 2008 at 3:44am
Long Thompson faces uphill fight against Daniels - Chicago Tribune
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Long Thompson faces uphill fight against Daniels
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By MIKE SMITH | AP Political Writer INDIANAPOLIS - Jill Long Thompson says she knows it will be tough to unseat Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels in November, and she's already come out swinging.
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12 May 2008 at 12:11am
Navy SEAL remembered in NH hometown - Boston Globe
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Navy SEAL remembered in NH hometown
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DURHAM, NH?Nearly 1000 people packed into a University of New Hampshire gym to remember a Navy SEAL who died in Iraq. Chief Petty Officer Nathan Hardy, who grew up in Durham, died February 4 at age 29.
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11 May 2008 at 7:53am