- UK Queen goes racing to launch anniversary extravaganza Reuters - 46 mins ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth marks 60 years on the throne on Saturday with a visit to the races, indulging a lifelong passion for horses and launching four days of nationwide celebrations to honor a monarch … More »UK Queen goes racing to launch anniversary extravaganza
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth marks 60 years on the throne on Saturday with a visit to the races, indulging a lifelong passion for horses and launching four days of nationwide celebrations to honor a monarch riding high in public affection. The 86-year-old will watch the Epsom Derby in southern England, joining …
- TV report: Mubarak hit by 'health crisis' after verdict Reuters - 34 mins ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - Deposed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak suffered "a health crisis" on Saturday upon arrival at prison after he was sentenced to life in prison over the killing of protesters in the uprising against his rule, … More »TV report: Mubarak hit by 'health crisis' after verdict
CAIRO (Reuters) - Deposed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak suffered "a health crisis" on Saturday upon arrival at prison after he was sentenced to life in prison over the killing of protesters in the uprising against his rule, state television reported. "Mubarak was afflicted by a health crisis upon his arrival at Torah Prison …
- UN official says no to Syria amnesty AP - 1 hr 43 mins ago
The U.N.'s top human rights official said Saturday that there should be no amnesty for serious crimes committed in Syria, even if the threat of prosecution might motivate members of the regime to cling to power at all c … More »UN official says no to Syria amnesty
- Weak jobs report: Let the fingerpointing begin The Ticket - 17 hrs ago
President Barack Obama on Friday put the blame for a weaker-than-expected May jobs report on Congress, saying lawmakers' inaction has stymied economic recovery. "Right now, Congress should pass a bill to prevent more layoffs," … More »Weak jobs report: Let the fingerpointing begin
President Barack Obama on Friday put the blame for a weaker-than-expected May jobs report on Congress, saying lawmakers' inaction has stymied economic recovery. "Right now, Congress should pass a bill to prevent more layoffs," Obama told an audience gathered at Honeywell's Golden Valley, Minn., facility, which the president …
- Romney scuttled, revived Mass. affirmative action AP - 4 hrs ago
With a few strokes of his pen on a sleepy holiday six months after he became governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney quietly scuttled the state government's long-standing affirmative action policies. More »Romney scuttled, revived Mass. affirmative action
- Fact check: Romney misses a mark on Solyndra claim AP - 4 hrs ago
Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has revived charges about the failed solar company Solyndra as he assails President Barack Obama' green energy policy. But he didn't get the story completely straight when he … More »Fact check: Romney misses a mark on Solyndra claim
- Police: 'Canadian psycho' killed Chinese student AFP - 4 hrs ago
A macabre profile of a Canadian porn actor suspected of filming the dismemberment of a Chinese student and mailing his body parts emerged from his acquaintances and hundreds of websites. More »Police: 'Canadian psycho' killed Chinese student
- Kenyan student held in US over alleged cannibalism AFP - 2 hrs 57 mins ago
- Top Chinese official accused of being U.S. spy AFP - 6 hrs ago
- California deputy's guns found in criminal hands AP - 3 hrs ago
When police responded to a report of shots fired near San Francisco in February 2011, they wound up in a standoff with 29-year-old Joseph Camilleri and his girlfriend. The two were barricaded inside a home with as many as 20 guns, including 12 illegal assault weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition.
- NATO: 4 aid workers rescued from Afghan insurgents AP - 5 hrs ago
- 32 years after attack, Pakistani woman gets nose AP - 5 hrs ago
- His bond revoked, Zimmerman must soon surrender The Lookout - 17 hrs ago
A Florida judge has revoked the bond of George Zimmerman, the volunteer neighborhood watchman accused of killing teen Trayvon Martin, on the grounds that Zimmerman misled the court about his finances. During Zimmerman's bail hearing in April, his family testified they had limited funds, prosecutors said on [...]
- Zimmerman credibility could be issue in legal case AP - 5 hrs ago
- 911 callers report fight in face-chewing attack AP - 9 hrs ago
- 1,200 firefighters battle record New Mexico blaze AP - 5 hrs ago
- First-edition copy of Book of Mormon reported stolen Reuters - 12 hrs ago
Police searched on Friday for clues to the suspected theft of a rare, first-edition copy of the Book of Mormon, valued at $100,000, that was reported stolen from a suburban Phoenix bookstore over the Memorial Day weekend. The authorities said they were in the early stages of an investigation into the disappearance of the …
- The real story behind the Hatfields and the McCoys Trending Now - 15 hrs ago
The History Channel made its own history with "Hatfields & McCoys." The miniseries drew the biggest audience ever for a nonsports event—twice. More than a century later, the storied feud is as much about American mythology as it is a tale of Appalachian blood vengeance. The saga came on the heels of the divisive Civil …
PARIS (Reuters) - Fourth seed Petra Kvitova moved into the French Open fourth round with a 6-2 4-6 6-1 victory over Russian Nina Bratchikova on Saturday, but the Czech was forced to toil in the piercing … More »Kvitova fights past battling Russian Bratchikova
PARIS (Reuters) - Fourth seed Petra Kvitova moved into the French Open fourth round with a 6-2 4-6 6-1 victory over Russian Nina Bratchikova on Saturday, but the Czech was forced to toil in the piercing Parisian sunshine to overcome her opponent. Peppering the baseline with a series of snappy and accurate groundstrokes, …