News

---

• Kidnapped Army linguist returns home to San Diego (AP)
• Levada brought back accused priest with conditions (AP)
• Police: Notre Dame recruit 'drunk' on fatal fall (AP)
• 5 charged in gang rape of girl, 7, in NJ apartment (AP)
• Denver bus runs red light; 1 killed, 15 injured (AP)
• 4 killed in LA restaurant shooting (AP)
• Police: Teen shoots classmate, self at NY station (AP)
• Nuclear heartland anxious about missile cuts (AP)
• Residents of NJ city say cops worse than criminals (AP)
• Progressive Wisconsin slow to curb drunk driving (AP)
• Friends: Family killed in fire planned 1-day stay (AP)
• Woman in SF drug lab probe charged in San Mateo (AP)
• Air Force to launch robotic winged space plane (AP)
• NASA clears Discovery for Monday morning launch (AP)
• RI flooding brings 2 churches closer for Easter (AP)
• In NY's Central Park, where goes Peter Cottontail? (AP)

Kidnapped Army linguist returns home to San Diego (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:29 PM PDT AP - A U.S. Army linguist returned to his family in Southern California Saturday after more than two months in captivity in Baghdad, according to a National Guard spokeswoman.

Levada brought back accused priest with conditions (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:25 PM PDT AP - A top Vatican official who now oversees the office that handles cases of alleged abuse by priests once returned an accused priest to administrative duty in Oregon on the condition that he be barred from direct contact with children or teenagers.

Police: Notre Dame recruit 'drunk' on fatal fall (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:26 PM PDT AP - A "drunk and belligerent" 17-year-old Notre Dame football recruit was killed in a fall from a fifth-floor hotel balcony during his senior-year spring break in Florida, authorities said Saturday.

5 charged in gang rape of girl, 7, in NJ apartment (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:26 PM PDT AP - Two men and three teenage boys were charged Saturday with gang-raping a 7-year-old girl who was sold by her 15-year-old stepsister during a party at a crime-ridden apartment building in the state's capital, police said.

Denver bus runs red light; 1 killed, 15 injured (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:33 PM PDT AP - A Denver city bus struck two vehicles after running a red light at a downtown intersection Saturday, killing one person and injuring 15 others, police said.

4 killed in LA restaurant shooting (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 10:32 PM PDT AP - A gunman walked into a San Fernando Valley restaurant Saturday afternoon and opened fire, killing four people and wounding two others, police said.

Police: Teen shoots classmate, self at NY station (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:33 PM PDT AP - A white schoolboy with a rifle chased a black classmate into a police station near the National Baseball Hall of Fame and shot him, then himself, as the lone officer on duty closed in, authorities said.

Nuclear heartland anxious about missile cuts (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:16 AM PDT AP - Here in America's nuclear heartland, where underground missile silos dot the landscape, a proposed U.S.-Russia treaty to reduce nuclear weapons is nothing short of alarming.

Residents of NJ city say cops worse than criminals (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 01:35 PM PDT AP - Josephine Skinner's grandson Dequan was 11 or 12 years old a few summers ago when she says he had a run-in with a Camden police officer who neighbors claim terrorized them for years.

Progressive Wisconsin slow to curb drunk driving (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:52 PM PDT AP - Wisconsin is known historically as a hotbed of social reforms, yet cracking down on drunken drivers has never been high on policymakers' to-do list.

Friends: Family killed in fire planned 1-day stay (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 06:51 PM PDT AP - Andrew Gervais and his three children were trying to get settled, moving from place to place, but planned to stay just one night with his sister's boyfriend who lived above an Irish pub in Minneapolis, friends said. Now, all are feared dead after the city's deadliest fire in two decades.

Woman in SF drug lab probe charged in San Mateo (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:38 PM PDT AP - The woman accused of skimming drugs from San Francisco's crime lab for her own use is facing a felony cocaine possession charge in San Mateo County.

Air Force to launch robotic winged space plane (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 04:47 PM PDT AP - After a decade of development, the Air Force this month plans to launch a robotic spacecraft resembling a small space shuttle to conduct technology tests in orbit and then glide home to a California runway.

NASA clears Discovery for Monday morning launch (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:22 AM PDT AP - NASA has cleared Discovery for a Monday morning launch to the International Space Station, the last scheduled liftoff in darkness for the soon-to-retire shuttle program.

RI flooding brings 2 churches closer for Easter (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 02:09 PM PDT AP - At St. Joseph Church, the Easter Sunday flock will be a little bigger than usual this year. Maybe a little damp, too.

In NY's Central Park, where goes Peter Cottontail? (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:53 AM PDT AP - If anyone knows why the bunnies have disappeared from Central Park, wildlife officials are all ears.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: U.S. News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610

Daily News

---

• Demand for iPad Is Put to the Test in Debut - Wall Street Journal
• In reversal, Democrats pull in more cash for campaigns than GOP - Washington Post
• 25 Killed in Sectarian Slaughter in Baghdad - New York Times
• Latin America church treads softly - Los Angeles Times
• Guardians of the free Republics looked to Gandhi, King, and Mandela - Christian Science Monitor
• Colorado mom arrested in 'JihadJane' terror case - Los Angeles Times
• Oil and Gas Ads Target 'Energy Industry Taxes' - New York Times
• Tesoro Refinery Blast in Washington State Kills Five - Wall Street Journal
• Airline Screening Plan Wins Tentative Praise - New York Times
• Signaling Jobs Recovery, Payrolls Surged in March - New York Times

Demand for iPad Is Put to the Test in Debut - Wall Street Journal Posted: 03 Apr 2010 07:40 AM PDT Washington Post Demand for iPad Is Put to the Test in Debut Wall Street Journal Toni DiGiorno, left, of Pittsburgh, granddaughter Giovanna Mullen, 11, of Montclair NJ, and Giovanna's mother Jeanniey Mullen, right, waited for the release of Apple's iPad. Apple Inc. officially debuted the iPad ... Apple IPad Hits Stores in the USPC World Apple's much-anticipated iPad goes on saleThe Associated Press Live blog: Apple iPad launch dayCNET PC Magazine -NetworkWorld.com -Apple Insider all 3,109 news articles »

In reversal, Democrats pull in more cash for campaigns than GOP - Washington Post Posted: 03 Apr 2010 07:16 AM PDT Washington Post In reversal, Democrats pull in more cash for campaigns than GOP Washington Post The Republican Party's strategy since early last year of lock-step opposition to the Obama administration's major legislative initiatives has proved to be less bankable than some party leaders may have anticipated. ... Republicans dispute course of financial overhaulThe Associated Press GOP blasts overhaul plan...Northeast still soggy...Ohio player dies9&10 News Top Republican under fire over topless bar tabCNN FOXNews -Daily Democrat -CNN Political Ticker (blog) all 509 news articles »

25 Killed in Sectarian Slaughter in Baghdad - New York Times Posted: 03 Apr 2010 06:59 AM PDT Boston Globe 25 Killed in Sectarian Slaughter in Baghdad New York Times BAGHDAD — The killers came at night, speaking passable English and wearing uniforms and carrying weapons that resembled those of the American military. Iraqi soldiers stopped vehicles at a checkpoint in ... Gunmen in military uniforms raid Sunni area near Baghdad, killing 25Washington Post Iraq gunmen kill at least 25 in attack on Sunni villageBBC News Dozens dead in Baghdad shootingAljazeera.net CNN -Times Online -Voice of America all 626 news articles »

Latin America church treads softly - Los Angeles Times Posted: 03 Apr 2010 07:15 AM PDT Globe and Mail Latin America church treads softly Los Angeles Times Few of the region's top Catholic clerics have addressed the sex abuse scandal assailing the Vatican. Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher to the papal household, delivers a sermon last month at the Vatican, with Pope Benedict XVI, in white, ... Has Pope Benedict led effectively amid the sex scandal?Washington Post Attacks on Pope over child abuse scandal are 'akin to anti-Semitism'Times Online A Woman's Place Is In The ChurchNewsweek CNN -The Associated Press -AFP all 4,943 news articles »

Guardians of the free Republics looked to Gandhi, King, and Mandela - Christian Science Monitor Posted: 03 Apr 2010 07:20 AM PDT New York Daily News Guardians of the free Republics looked to Gandhi, King, and Mandela Christian Science Monitor The Guardians of the free Republic's stated desire was to peacefully and nonviolently 'restore' America to a pre-1933 form of government. But why would 50 governors step down at their request? In the wings, the group insinuated, waited the military. ... Guardians of the Free Republics' letters to governors spur inquiryLos Angeles Times Governors Receive Threats From Extremist GroupNew York Times Extremist group that sent letter to Culver is recruiting in IowaDesMoinesRegister.com CBS News -Kansas City Star -The Detroit News all 1,130 news articles »

Colorado mom arrested in 'JihadJane' terror case - Los Angeles Times Posted: 02 Apr 2010 04:54 PM PDT Telegraph.co.uk Colorado mom arrested in 'JihadJane' terror case Los Angeles Times Jamie Paulin-Ramirez had been held and released in Ireland and was arrested when she returned to the US Officials say she went to Europe with her young son to attend a training camp with 'JihadJane. By Nicholas Riccardi Reporting from Denver - A ... Second American woman charged in Â'JihadJane' caseWashington Post Jihad Jane and Colorado woman part of new terrorism indictmentPottstown Mercury Second American Woman Charged in Overseas Terror CaseABC News Wall Street Journal -The Associated Press -phillyBurbs.com all 653 news articles »

Oil and Gas Ads Target 'Energy Industry Taxes' - New York Times Posted: 02 Apr 2010 07:52 AM PDT Globe and Mail Oil and Gas Ads Target 'Energy Industry Taxes' New York Times The oil and gas industry is funding an advertising campaign aimed at stopping new energy taxes, an effort that comes as it faces both a loss of tax benefits and possible new penalties as part of climate legislation. ... Obama's offshore coupDeseret News Obama's Oil Plan Draws Mixed Local ReviewsSanta Barbara Independent Steffy: Dodge, baby, dodge on drilling issueHouston Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle -MiamiHerald.com -BusinessWeek all 3,070 news articles »

Tesoro Refinery Blast in Washington State Kills Five - Wall Street Journal Posted: 03 Apr 2010 06:22 AM PDT CBC.ca Tesoro Refinery Blast in Washington State Kills Five Wall Street Journal An explosion killed five workers and critically injured two others Friday at the Tesoro Corp. oil refinery north of Seattle in the deadliest refinery blast in five years. Two injured workers—Matt Gumbel, ... Five dead in Anacortes refinery explosion and fireSeattle Times 4 hurt, 3 missing in blast, fire at WA refineryBusinessWeek Anacortes refinery cited for serious safety violations last yearSeattle Post Intelligencer Reuters -The Associated Press -MarketWatch all 1,717 news articles »

Airline Screening Plan Wins Tentative Praise - New York Times Posted: 02 Apr 2010 07:17 PM PDT Seattle Post Intelligencer Airline Screening Plan Wins Tentative Praise New York Times WASHINGTON — Aviation security experts and industry officials said Friday that new screening protocols for air passengers coming to the United States were a marked improvement over an emergency plan that has required extra screening of ... Cautious praise for travel screening changeWashington Post New rules for airline passengers win praiseSeattle Times New security checks set for travelers to USThe Associated Press RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -Christian Science Monitor -BBC News all 462 news articles »

Signaling Jobs Recovery, Payrolls Surged in March - New York Times Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:24 AM PDT Washington Post Signaling Jobs Recovery, Payrolls Surged in March New York Times President Obama toured the battery manufacturing company Celgard in Charlotte, NC, on Friday. He called the employment report "the best news" in two years. By CATHERINE RAMPELL and JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ Gregory Butler, a union carpenter who could not ... Obama credits economic policies for March jobs pictureWashington Post Obama: US starting to 'turn the corner' on jobsReuters Obama Touts Jobs NumbersWBUR The Associated Press -Los Angeles Times -AHN | All Headline News all 924 news articles »

You are subscribed to email updates from Top Stories - Google News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610

News

---

• Deposition: Levada defends decision on Ore. priest (AP)
• 6 Afghan soldiers killed by friendly fire (AP)
• Iraqi officials say 25 killed in overnight attack (AP)
• Boycott threat roils key Sudan elections (AP)
• Fire above Minneapolis pub kills 3 adults, 3 kills (AP)
• Rescuers enter Chinese mine where 153 are trapped (AP)
• 5 dead, 2 hurt in blast, fire at Wash. refinery (AP)
• Ban lifted: Pilots can take antidepressants on job (AP)
• Lawyer: ESPN's Erin Andrews getting death threats (AP)
• Lakers sign Kobe to 3-year, $90 million extension (AP)
• Thai protesters swarm Bangkok's main shopping district (Reuters)
• Two dozen killed in Baghdad attack: authorities (Reuters)
• No criminal charges seen in AIG's collapse: TV report (Reuters)
• Five dead in Tesoro Anacortes refinery fire (Reuters)
• Obama: U.S. starting to "turn the corner" on jobs (Reuters)
• Feds oppose separate trials in insider trading case (Reuters)
• Pentagon boosting Afghanistan "eyes in the sky" (Reuters)
• Gunmen in army uniforms massacre 25 in Iraqi village (AFP)
• Criticism of pope likened to anti-Semitism (AFP)

Deposition: Levada defends decision on Ore. priest (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:36 AM PDT AP - In a newly released court deposition, a top Vatican official who is a former Portland archbishop defends not telling Oregon parishioners about the sex abuse allegations against a priest he restored to duty.

6 Afghan soldiers killed by friendly fire (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:53 AM PDT AP - NATO and Afghan army officials say six Afghan soldiers have been killed by friendly fire in northern Afghanistan.

Iraqi officials say 25 killed in overnight attack (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:14 AM PDT AP - Gunmen wearing Iraqi military uniforms raided homes in a Sunni village south of Baghdad, killing 25 people, including five women, in an overnight attack, officials said Saturday.

Boycott threat roils key Sudan elections (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:32 AM PDT AP - Sudan's first multiparty elections in decades have been thrown into disarray by allegations of government violations and opposition threats of a boycott. The disputes wreck hopes of transforming a conflict-plagued nation and could instead end up fueling violence in Darfur and the south.

Fire above Minneapolis pub kills 3 adults, 3 kills (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:36 AM PDT AP - Investigators were trying to pinpoint the cause of a fire that gutted a building containing several apartments and an Irish pub, killing three adults and three children. Friends and family feared the victims were a bartender and several of his girlfriend's relatives.

Rescuers enter Chinese mine where 153 are trapped (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:38 AM PDT AP - The first group of rescuers and divers entered a flooded Chinese mine where 153 workers have been trapped for almost a week Saturday, while no further signs of life came from underground since tapping was heard the previous day.

5 dead, 2 hurt in blast, fire at Wash. refinery (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:39 AM PDT AP - A Washington state oil refinery hit by a deadly blast and fire early Friday was recently fined for safety violations amid what federal watchdogs call a troubling trend of serious accidents at refineries.

Ban lifted: Pilots can take antidepressants on job (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:39 AM PDT AP - The government is lifting a 70-year-old ban on letting pilots fly while on antidepressants, citing improvements in the drugs and an unforeseen side effect of the restriction: Depressed pilots kept flying but just kept their conditions secret.

Lawyer: ESPN's Erin Andrews getting death threats (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:39 AM PDT AP - Erin Andrews has been getting death threats in a stream of e-mails to a media outlet, an attorney for the ESPN reporter and "Dancing with the Stars" contestant said Friday.

Lakers sign Kobe to 3-year, $90 million extension (AP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:49 AM PDT AP - Kobe Bryant signed a three-year contract extension Friday worth nearly $90 million that will keep him with the Los Angeles Lakers through the 2013-14 season.

Thai protesters swarm Bangkok's main shopping district (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2010 10:42 PM PDT Reuters - Tens of thousands of protesters converged on Bangkok's shopping district on Saturday, forcing major retailers to close while accusing authorities of neglecting the poor on the 21st day of a mass rally seeking snap elections.

Two dozen killed in Baghdad attack: authorities (Reuters) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:38 AM PDT Reuters - Gunmen wearing military uniforms stormed three houses in a Sunni Muslim village in southern Baghdad and killed at least 24 people including women and children, Iraqi authorities said.

No criminal charges seen in AIG's collapse: TV report (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2010 05:48 PM PDT Reuters - CBS News reported late Friday that Joseph Cassano, the former AIG executive closely linked with the giant insurer's near collapse in September 2008, will meet with U.S. Justice Department attorneys next week in what will probably end the two-year criminal investigation into the company -- with no criminal charges likely to be filed.

Five dead in Tesoro Anacortes refinery fire (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2010 08:51 PM PDT Reuters - Five Tesoro Corp employees were killed and two critically injured in a fire at the oil company's 120,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Anacortes, Washington on Friday, cutting production at the plant to about one-third of capacity.

Obama: U.S. starting to "turn the corner" on jobs (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2010 11:58 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama hailed new signs of an improving U.S. labor market on Friday as proof that "we are beginning to turn the corner" but warned it would still take time to achieve sustained job growth.

Feds oppose separate trials in insider trading case (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2010 06:21 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. prosecutors on Friday opposed a request by accused Galleon fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and his main co-defendant for separate trials in what prosecutors have described as the biggest hedge fund insider-trading case ever in the United States.

Pentagon boosting Afghanistan "eyes in the sky" (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2010 07:51 PM PDT Reuters - The Pentagon is focused on getting more trucks, surveillance equipment and other military equipment into Afghanistan to prepare for what will be a critical summer in the war, Defense Undersecretary Ashton Carter said on Friday.

Gunmen in army uniforms massacre 25 in Iraqi village (AFP) Posted: 03 Apr 2010 12:26 AM PDT AFP - Gunmen in army uniforms swooped on a village south of Baghdad at dawn Saturday, stormed three houses and massacred 25 people from families linked to an anti-Qaeda militia, Iraqi officials said.

Criticism of pope likened to anti-Semitism (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2010 11:15 PM PDT AFP - Pope Benedict XVI was preparing Saturday to hold an Easter vigil in St Peter's Square, in the wake of the latest row over the Church's response to paedophile priests.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: Top Stories To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610