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  • NATO protesters planned Obama HQ attack: prosecutors

    Police escort Demonstrators with Occupy Chicago as they march through the streetsThree NATO summit activists arrested on terrorism charges were plotting an attack on President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters in Chicago, prosecutors said Saturday.




  • Records: Joplin twister was costliest since 1950
    The cost of 30 manhole covers that got sucked away: $5,800. A new concession stand at the destroyed high school: $228,600. Shelter and care for more than 1,300 homeless pets: $372,000.

  • Champions League Final: Live Report

    Bayern fans enjoy the atmosphere before the start of the Champions League final at the Allianz Arena1807 GMT: More from my colleague Robert Woollard inside the stadium in Munich: 'According to the stats experts, Bertrand is the first player in the modern history of the Champions League to make his tournament debut in the final. No pressure then.'




  • Rookie Clauson crashes during qualifying session

    IndyCar driver Bryan Clauson slides through the first turn after crashing into the wall during his qualification run on the first day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Tom Hemmer)Oriol Servia has been released and cleared to drive after crashing in Saturday's Indianapolis 500 qualifying.




  • Leinster beat Ulster to retain European Cup

    Leinster's Gordon D'Arcy (2nd L) is tackledLeinster overpowered Irish provincial rivals Ulster 42-14 to defend their European Cup title at Twickenham on Saturday, becoming the first team to win the trophy three times in four seasons.




  • Spoleto Festival celebrates Philip Glass' 75th
    The Spoleto Festival USA opens its 36th season Friday and among the planned performances is an opera by American composer Philip Glass to commemorate his 75th birthday and his long relationship with the internationally known arts festival.

  • Prosecutors: Trio planned to attack Obama's HQ

    Protesters block traffic on Michigan Ave., as they march through the city during a demonstration Friday, May 18, 2012, ahead of this weekends' NATO summit in Chicago. Thousands of nurses and other protesters gathered for the noisy but largely peaceful demonstration with a broad spectrum of causes, from anti-war activists to Occupy protesters to a Chicago Women’s AIDS project. The demonstrations Friday were the largest yet ahead of a two-day NATO summit that is expected to draw even larger protests. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Three men accused of making Molotov cocktails had been planning to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets during this weekend's NATO summit, prosecutors said Saturday.




  • White House acclaims exit of activist from China
    The White House has welcomed the arrangement allowing a blind Chinese activist to leave Beijing and fly to the United States with his wife and two sons.

  • App scans faces of bar-goers to guess age, gender
    A watchful eye is coming to San Francisco's bar scene, but not to keep you in check. It just wants to check you out.

  • White House: pleased Chinese dissident Chen headed to U.S.
    CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - The White House on Saturday welcomed news that blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng was headed to the United States, and said it was pleased with efforts by China to reach a resolution to the diplomatic standoff. (Reporting By Jeff Mason; Editing by Vicki Allen)

  • Nadal, Sharapova reach Italian Open final
    Five-time champion Rafael Nadal struggled with his backhand but overcame a difficult first set to beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (6), 6-0 on Saturday to reach the Italian Open final.

  • G8 committed to keeping oil markets supplied: U.S.
    CAMP David., Md (Reuters) - The Group of Eight leaders are committed to keeping global oil markets supplied as sanctions on Iran's crude supply take force, but did not discuss a specific trigger that would prompt action, a U.S. official said on Saturday. Michael Froman, a senior White House aide, told reporters that although oil prices have been declining in recent weeks, they remain high. ...

  • Suicide blast hits Syria as Obama calls for transition

    Firefighters dousing a burning truck at the site of a blast in the city of Deir EzzorA suicide bomber detonated a car bomb in eastern Syria on Saturday killing nine people, as US President Barack Obama said the G8 wanted a political transition in the violence-wracked country.




  • Ouch! Dog bites politician but she gets a vote
    A woman running for the Michigan Legislature was bitten by a dog while going door to door. The dog's distressed owner has made amends: Ann Doyle can put a campaign sign on his property.

  • Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plot

    Residents and security personnel gather at the site of an explosion in Deir Al-ZourBEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb blew up at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, killing nine people, an attack that Syria said was the latest proof that an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad is a foreign plot. The official SANA news agency said the blast had been the work of a suicide bomber, and had killed nine and wounded about 100, including guards, at what it called military installations. It said residences had been damaged. ...




  • NATO chief urges Pakistan to help stabilize Afghanistan

    Anders Fogh Rasmussen says Afghanistan's problems can't be solved without engagement by PakistanNATO's chief urged Islamabad to back efforts to stabilize Afghanistan as he prepared for talks Saturday with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, on the eve of a NATO summit.




  • G8 raises pressure on Iran with oil commitment
    CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Eight major economies raised the pressure on Iran on Saturday, committing to a common approach on its nuclear program and indicating they would be ready to act together to lower oil prices if necessary. "All of us are firmly committed to continuing with the approach of sanctions and pressure in combination with diplomatic discussions," U.S. President Barack Obama told reporters at the G8 meeting at the presidential retreat in Camp David. ...

  • SpaceX scrubs launch to ISS after engine problem

    SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the unmanned Dragon capsule, at Cape Canaveral Air Force StationEngineers aborted the launch of a privately built spacecraft on a landmark mission to the International Space Station at the last second on Saturday due to a rocket engine problem.




  • Mourners gather in NY for funeral of Mary Kennedy

    Members of the Kennedy family arrive for the funeral of Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at St. Patrick's Church in Bedford, N.Y., Saturday, May 19, 2012. Kennedy was found dead of an apparent suicide this week at her home in Bedford. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stands third from left. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)Mourners gathered at a modest stone church north of New York City for the funeral of Mary Richardson Kennedy.




  • World leaders vow to combat financial turmoil, back Greece

    French President Francois Hollande listens as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the start of the first working session of the G8 Summit at Camp DavidCAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - World leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro zone on Saturday and vowed to take all steps necessary to combat financial turmoil while revitalizing their economies, which are increasingly threatened by Europe's debt crisis. In a bold statement of support for Europe, the Group of Eight leaders of the world's major economies meeting at the wooded Camp David in the Cactoctin Mountains of Maryland said the global economic recovery shows promising signs but "significant headwinds persist. ...




  • Blind Chinese activist leaves Beijing for U.S.

    File photo of U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke talking on a mobile phone as he accompanies blind activist Chen Guangcheng in a car, in BeijingBEIJING (Reuters) - China allowed a blind legal activist, Chen Guangcheng, to leave a hospital in Beijing on Saturday and board a plane bound for the United States, a move that could signal the end of a diplomatic standoff between the two countries. Chen's escape from house arrest in northeastern China last month and subsequent stay in the U.S. embassy caused huge embarrassment for China and led to a diplomatic rift while U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was visiting Beijing for talks to improve ties between the world's two biggest economies. The U.S. ...




  • Google gets China OK for Motorola deal
    Google says authorities in China have approved its acquisition of Motorola Mobility. This brings the Internet search giant closer to completing its biggest deal ever.

  • Bomb at Italian school kills teenage girl, wounds 10
    BRINDISI, Italy (Reuters) - A 16-year-old girl was killed in southern Italy by a bomb that exploded in front of her school before classes on Saturday in an unprecedented attack that wounded 10 others, one seriously. Officials initially suggested a local mafia group was the main suspect, but investigators later said the rudimentary nature of the bomb and the targeting of an all-girls secondary school did not point toward organized crime. There was no claim of responsibility. ...

  • Three anti-NATO protesters face terrorism charges
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three anti-NATO protesters arrested in a late-night raid days before start of the 60-nation summit have been charged with terrorism for possession of explosive devices, police and their attorney said on Saturday. But supporters of the three men arrested Wednesday evening at a residence in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago disputed the charges and said the police had confused beer-making equipment with explosives. ...

  • France's Hollande wants Greece to stay in euro zone
    CAMP DAVID (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday he wanted Greece to stay in the euro zone, but expected the country to meet its commitments. "The message I gave was the hope that Greece stays in the euro zone, respects its commitments and is supported by Europe to stimulate its growth," he said. Hollande said he had wanted to discuss Spanish and other bank recapitalization, but the G8 had not been the forum to deal with the issue. (Reporting By John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau. Editing by Warren Strobel)

  • G8 leaders back Greece in euro zone, call growth "imperative"
    CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - G8 leaders said Saturday it is their "imperative" to promote growth and jobs to reinvigorate the global economy, and gave their backing to Greece remaining in the euro zone. "We agree on the importance of a strong and cohesive Eurozone for global stability and recovery, and we affirm our interest in Greece remaining in the Eurozone while respecting its commitments," the leaders said in a statement after meeting at this presidential retreat. ...

  • Woman gets 20 years for firing warning shot
    Marissa Alexander had never been arrested before she fired a bullet at a wall one day in 2010 to scare off her husband when she felt he was threatening her. Nobody got hurt, but this month a northeast Florida judge was bound by state law to sentence her to 20 years in prison.

  • G8 to call on IEA for "action" on oil if needed: sources
    CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders agreed on Saturday to call on the International Energy Agency to take "appropriate action" if there are further disruptions to the oil market in the coming months, sources familiar with the G8 draft communiqué said. "There have been increasing disruptions in the supply of oil to the global market over the past several months, which pose a substantial risk to global economic growth. In response, major producers have increased their output while drawing prudently on excess capacity," the statement will say, according to the sources. ...

  • Torch starts its 8,000 mile journey

    British Olympic sailing hero and three time gold medalist Ben Ainslie walks past the media as he holds the Olympic torch at the official start of the London 2012 Olympic games torch relay at Land's End, south west England, Saturday, May 19, 2012. The torch relay will travel some 8,000 miles round the British Isles on its way to the Olympic Stadium in London for the opening of the summer games on July 27.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)British sailing hero Ben Ainslie kicked off the torch relay for the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday with a stroll through teary, flag-waving crowds who cheered the arrival of the flame.




  • Student dies, 7 hurt in blast near Italian school

    notebooks=A bomb exploded Saturday outside an Italian high school named after a slain anti-Mafia prosecutor, killing a student and wounding several others, officials said, and rattling a country already tense over a spate of attacks on government officials and buildings.
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