What French election result means for U.S., world
French voters chose Socialist Francois Hollande as their new president Sunday in a race that will have implications for Europe's debt crisis, the Afghanistan war and global diplomacy.Read More ...
Angry Greeks reject bailout, risk euro exit
Greek voters enraged by economic hardship caused by the terms of an international bailout turned on ruling parties in an election on Sunday, putting the country's future in the euro zone at risk and threatening to revive Europe's debt crisis. The latest official results, with over 61 percent of the vote counted, showed the only two major parties supporting an EU/IMF program that keeps Greece from bankruptcy would be hard pressed to form a lasting coalition. ...Read More ...
China dissident expects Beijing to allow U.S. trip
Blind Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng said on Monday he expected Beijing to let him and his family travel to the United States without fresh troubles, but he remained unsure of how long it would take for his travel arrangements to be made. In a brief telephone interview with Reuters, Chen said he was still in a Beijing hospital undergoing checks, which identified an intestinal problem as enteritis or chronic inflammation from an apparent infection. Some of his supporters had voiced fears that he was suffering from cancer. ...Read More ...
Top al-Qaida leader killed in airstrike in Yemen
The government of Yemen says an airstrike has killed a top al Qaida leader who was on the FBI's most wanted terrorist list because of his role in the attack on the USS Cole.Read More ...
Man found dead at Churchill Downs worked there
Authorities say a man who may have been killed and whose body was found early Sunday in a barn at Churchill Downs hours after the Kentucky Derby worked at the racetrack.Read More ...
'Avengers' opens to record-shattering $200.3 million
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Al-Qaida releases video of American hostage
In a video released Sunday by al-Qaida, American hostage Warren Weinstein said he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group's demands.Read More ...
Couple in Illinois Ponzi scheme caught in Arizona
An Illinois couple who spent a dozen years on the run after fleeing a conviction for running a Ponzi scheme has been captured in a small community west of Phoenix, the U.S. Marshals Service said Sunday.Read More ...
Officials: 37 left homeless in San Francisco fire
Officials say a fire that roared through a four-story apartment building in San Francisco has left several dozen people homeless.Read More ...
Pujols finally ends homer drought
Albert Pujols circled the bases without showing much emotion after hitting his long-awaited first home run for the Los Angeles Angels - same as he did 445 times with the St. Louis Cardinals.Read More ...
Moscow protesters arrested in march against Putin
A demonstration by at least 20,000 people on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president turned into a battle with police Sunday after some protesters tried to split off from the approved venue and march to the Kremlin.Read More ...
Hollande defeats Sarkozy to become French president
François Hollande won the French presidential election on Sunday, capturing more than 51 percent of the vote to defeat incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and become France's new president, according French television. Sarkozy, who has held the French presidency since 2007, grabbed 48.1 percent, according to the polls. Hollande, the 57-year-old socialist challenger, narrowly edged Sarkozy, also [...]Read More ...
McCain to Romney: VP should be someone you trust
U.S. Republican Senator John McCain had some advice Sunday for his party's presumptive nominee to take on President Barack Obama: choose someone you trust for vice president.Read More ...
New York cooperators give firsthand look at al-Qaida
By the time a wayward kid from Long Island named Bryant Neal Vinas joined al-Qaida in 2008, the sight of trainees swinging from monkey bars was a thing of the past.Read More ...
Biden on gay marriage: ‘Absolutely comfortable'
Vice President Joe Biden is not convinced the economic recovery has flatlined, doesn't think Mitt Romney has a jobs plan and is "absolutely comfortable" with gay marriage. During a wide-ranging interview with David Gregory on NBC's "Meet The Press" on Sunday, Biden weighed in on a wide array of topics--the economy, foreign policy, gay marriage, [...]Read More ...
Authorities try to ID bodies, search for Tenn. mom, kids
Authorities were working Sunday to identify two bodies found at a Mississippi residence associated with a man suspected of abducting a woman and her three young daughters.Read More ...
Paul wins majority of delegates from Maine GOP
With Mitt Romney's GOP presidential nomination all but decided, Ron Paul supporters took control of the Maine Republican Convention and elected a majority slate supporting the Texas congressman to the GOP national convention, party officials said. The results gave the Texas congressman a late state victory.Read More ...
Rupert Murdoch spoofed on ‘SNL' by Fred Armisen
Rupert Murdoch and "Fox And Friends," Fox News' loopy morning show, were spoofed on "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, with Fred Armisen impersonating the 81-year-old mogul. Watch a clip of the cold open above. Earlier Saturday, Murdoch--who has been using Twitter as an outlet for his unfiltered political views--lamented the medium. "Seems impossible to have [...]Read More ...
Want to quit smoking? Try acupuncture or hypnosis
Acupuncture and hypnosis have been promoted as drug-free ways to help smokers kick the habit, and there is some evidence that they work, according to a research review that looked at 14 international studies. Researchers, whose findings appeared in the American Journal of Medicine, said that there are still plenty of questions, including exactly how effective alternative therapies might be and how they measure up against conventional methods to quit smoking. ...Read More ...
Researchers close to developing meningitis B vaccine
Researchers said Monday they were a step closer to developing a vaccine against the type of meningitis that mostly affects Europe and North America and kills hundreds every year.Read More ...
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