Aaron's Daily WWW Newspaper

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  Pierce, Celtics beat Pistons to reach NBA finals AP - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago

  AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Boston Celtics got past an old nemesis to set up an NBA finals matchup with another rival — the Los Angeles Lakers.

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  NASA begins fueling shuttle Discovery for launch AP - 31 minutes ago

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA began fueling space shuttle Discovery on Saturday for a late afternoon launch to the international space station.

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  Indiana boy spells 'guerdon' to win national bee AP - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago

  WASHINGTON - After watching his sister try three times to win the Scripps Nationals Spelling Bee, Sameer Mishra put himself on a mission. "I told my mom I was going to do the bee," Sameer said. "And if I was going to do it, I was going to win it one day. And I guess it happened."

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  Neurologist, choir explore music's healing power AP - Sat May 31, 5:20 AM ET

  NEW YORK - Noted neurologist Oliver Sacks has found common ground with the pastor of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church: Both men believe in the healing power of music.

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  No. 3 for 'Two and a Half Men' star Charlie Sheen AP - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago

  LOS ANGELES - The star of "Two and a Half Men" has moved on to marriage No. 3.

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  Democrats try to settle Florida, Michigan dispute Reuters - Sat May 31, 1:14 AM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic Party will search for a compromise over disputed convention delegates from Florida and Michigan on Saturday in what could be Hillary Clinton's last chance to gain ground on presidential rival Barack Obama.

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  Deal on reuniting polygamist families delayed Reuters - Fri May 30, 11:26 PM ET

  SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A deal to return home more than 400 children taken from a polygamist ranch in Texas was delayed on Friday after a judge refused to approve the tentative agreement, saying all parties had not agreed to terms of the pact.

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  China evacuates 197,000 as quake rivers swell Reuters - Sat May 31, 4:47 AM ET

  YOUXIAN, China (Reuters) - China has evacuated over 197,000 people from an area that risks flooding by landslide- blocked rivers near the epicenter of this month's earthquake in Sichuan province, Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.

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  Myanmar warned over forcing cyclone survivors home Reuters - 1 hour, 40 minutes ago

  * Rights groups urge Myanmar to stop evictions

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  Crane collapses in New York City, two dead Reuters - Fri May 30, 3:08 PM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A large crane collapsed in New York City on Friday, killing two people and damaging an apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side -- a day after city officials investigated the crane's operations.

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  Iran says its right to enrichment is non-negotiable Reuters - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago

  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will not give up its right to enrich uranium, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday, days before major powers submit an upgraded package of incentives to try to coax Tehran into halting the work.

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  North Korea fired short-range missiles off coast: report Reuters - Sat May 31, 12:54 AM ET

  SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its west coast on Friday, the South's Yonhap news agency cited government officials as saying, on a day Pyongyang's media also launched a tirade of abuse at President Lee Myung-bak.

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  Obama, McCain bicker over troop levels in Iraq Reuters - Fri May 30, 9:43 PM ET

  GREAT FALLS, Montana (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama squabbled with Republican John McCain on Friday over the number of U.S. troops in Iraq in the latest disagreement between the two likely presidential nominees over the unpopular war.

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  Over a million wait as China prepares to drain 'quake lake' AFP - 17 minutes ago

  MIANYANG, China (AFP) - China on Sunday made final preparations to drain a dangerous "quake lake" in an audacious attempt to avert a disaster that could flood the homes of over a million people.

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  Myanmar junta under new pressure over cyclone victims AFP - Sat May 31, 4:01 AM ET

  YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar's junta Saturday came under renewed international pressure from rights groups and the US defence chief who said its slow response to the cyclone disaster had cost "tens of thousands of lives."

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  'Last stand' for Clinton at Democratic meeting AFP - Sat May 31, 4:22 AM ET

  WASHINGTON, (AFP) - Hillary Clinton Saturday makes a last stand in her ebbing White House bid, as the Democratic Party tries to defuse a unity-sapping row over voided primary votes in Michigan and Florida.

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  US cancer researchers attack federal budget cuts AFP - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago

  CHICAGO (AFP) - Consistent reductions in US federal budget allocations for cancer research that have been implemented since 2003 threaten to undermine recent gains in the fight against the disease, scientists said.

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  Discovery set to freight Japanese science lab to ISS AFP - Sat May 31, 4:15 AM ET

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) - All systems were go early Saturday ahead of a launch of the US space shuttle Discovery that will carry the main unit of Japan's ambitious Kibo science lab to the International Space Station.

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  Deutsche Telekom spying went on 'for years' AFP - 43 minutes ago

  BERLIN (AFP) - Germany's national phone company Deutsche Telekom spied on its staff for years to see who had unauthorised contacts with journalists, a former security chief at the company said Saturday.

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  Wall St nerves steady as hopes rise for oil decline AFP - Sat May 31, 4:12 AM ET

  NEW YORK (AFP) - Wall Street opens the month of June with guarded optimism, as hopes mount that the worst of the economic storm is over and that the peak has passed for surging crude oil prices.

Most Popular Top Stories

• Women lawyers less likely to make partner: study Reuters - Fri May 30, 11:05 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Women lawyers might have more opportunities to get into a law firm but they remain less likely to be promoted to partner, according to a U.S. study.

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  Vatican says will excommunicate women priests Reuters - Thu May 29, 3:16 PM ET

  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican issued its most explicit decree so far against the ordination of women priests on Thursday, punishing them and the bishops who try to ordain them with automatic excommunication.

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  Office betting pools can be bad for your health: study Reuters - Fri May 30, 11:02 AM ET

  NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Office pools betting on who will win "American Idol" or the NCAA basketball tournament can be bad for your health and happiness, according to a new study.

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  Amazon tribe sighting raises contact dilemma Reuters - Fri May 30, 1:47 PM ET

  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Dramatic photographs of previously unfound Amazon Indians have highlighted the precariousness of the few remaining "lost" tribes and the dangers they face from contact with outsiders.

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  Food prices to rise 9 percent a year: analyst Reuters - Thu May 29, 9:02 PM ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. food prices will rise a stiff 9 percent a year through 2012, the largest increase since 1979 and the result of record-high crop prices, the head of an economic consulting company said on Thursday.