| Christian Science Monitor - 1 hour ago Carlos Fuentes belonged to a generation of Latin American writers who were both literary and political, author and social commentator. |
| By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama, in awarding an overdue posthumous Medal of Honor to a Vietnam hero Wednesday, paid tribute to soldiers who received a cold reception when they returned home from the Southeast Asian war. |
| The Associated Press - 35 minutes ago By ELENA BECATOROS, AP - 1 minute ago ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A senior judge was sworn in Wednesday to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the ... |
| Fox News - 44 minutes ago President Obama tops Republican Mitt Romney in a head-to-head matchup, according to the latest Fox News poll, which finds American voters feeling more positive about the economy. |
| Washington Post - 6 minutes ago May 16 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co., the world's biggest automaker, no longer intends to advertise on Facebook Inc. as the social network prepares for an initial public offering. |
| By Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY After a strikeout in the ninth inning, Lawrie threw his helmet, which caromed off the right leg of Miller, the home plate umpire. |
| The Guardian - 26 minutes ago The proliferation of UN-backed special courts and tribunals, mainly clustered around the Dutch capital, The Hague, has been built on a 19th-century ambition to regulate the rules of war and settle international disputes. |
| ABC Online - 1 hour ago By Middle East correspondent Anne Barker, wires Syrian president Bashar al-Assad says the results of a recent election vindicate his government's reform policies. |
| By Colleen Jenkins | GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former Senator John Edwards' defense ended its case on Wednesday without calling three of the most anticipated witnesses to counter charges that he used political contributions to hide his ... |
| New York Times - 1 hour ago SANFORD, Fla. - The killing of Trayvon Martin here two and a half months ago has been cast as the latest test of race relations and equal justice in America. |
| Christian Science Monitor - 53 minutes ago Another showdown appears to be brewing over the national debt limit - and under what conditions Congress will raise it next time. But something big will happen between now and then that may prevent it. |
| By Hibah Yousuf @CNNMoneyInvest May 16, 2012: 4:51 PM ET NEW YORK (CNN Money) -- Following a positive start, US stocks closed in the red for a fourth straight session Wednesday, as investors weighed strong US economic data against ongoing uncertainty ... |
| Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago By David Lazarus Turns out wearing a pair of Skechers Shape-ups won't make you a Kardashian -- and the shoe company will pay $40 million to put such suggestions to rest. |
| Los Angeles Times - 47 minutes ago By Mitchell Landsberg It is the X factor in Mitt Romney's candidacy, unpredictable because it is unprecedented: How will voters react to his Mormon faith? |
| Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich announced Wednesday he has decided against running for Congress in Washington state, where activists had urged him to launch a campaign. |
| Chicago Tribune - 32 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - A video made by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to spoof himself and Newark Mayor Cory Booker - in which Booker repeatedly bests Christie with effortless acts of heroism - went viral on Wednesday. |
| msnbc.com - 11 minutes ago For now, Verizon Wireless customers who move to the company's highest-speed fourth generation (4G) network from its older network can still use the company's unlimited wireless data plan for a flat monthly fee. |
| New York Times - 2 hours ago Eduardo Saverin can escape the United States, but he can't slip Facebook. “Everything I do in my personal life, in my professional life, it's completely there,” said Mr. |
| By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY Google on Wednesday ratcheted up its search service as Facebook steamrolls to its gargantuan IPO on Friday. |
| By Scott Martin, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO - Silicon Valley is once again flush with nouveau riche after a wave of tech IPOs that will be eclipsed by Facebook's. |
| The Associated Press - 11 minutes ago By BRETT ZONGKER, AP - 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation's capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia. |
| Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago CANNES, France -- It was exactly a year ago in this coastal town that much of the film world first heard about a quirky movie from a French director who has a peskily unpronounceable name. |
| New York Daily News - 24 minutes ago Judging by the boos that rose from the audience on Tuesday night's "Dancing With the Stars," fans of the dancing competition were surprised by Maria Menounos' elimination just shy of the finals. |
| SportingNews.com - 55 minutes ago From now until whenever the Miami Heat win an NBA championship, every game this team plays in the postseason will fall into one of two categories: Either they'll win, like they're supposed to do, or they'll lose and it'll be entirely LeBron James' ... |
| The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - 1 hour ago By Andy McCullough/The Star-Ledger Mike Stobe/GettyDavid Wright was unhappy that manager Terry Collins removed him from Tuesday night's game. |
| Third seed Roger Federer overcame his fitness doubts to beat Carlos Berlocq 6-3 6-4 and reach the third round of the Rome Masters. |
| Space.com - 40 minutes ago by Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer A solar eclipse will blot out part of the sun this weekend, and astronomers in Colorado are organizing what they hope will be the world's largest viewing party in one place. |
| by Robert Z. Pearlman, collectSPACE.com Editor Students' science experiments are about to make history, launching to space on the first attempt by a US commercial company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). |
| Chicago Tribune - 32 minutes ago * Latest advance in brain-computer interface technology * May one day be used to restore mobility to paralyzed By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, May 16 (Reuters) - Using just her thoughts, a 58-year-old paralyzed woman instructed a robotic arm to grasp a ... |
| msnbc.com - 25 minutes ago Men who drank six cups of coffee or more a day had a 10 percent lower risk of dying; for women, it was 15 percent lower, according to a large new study. |
| CBS News - 29 minutes ago (CBS News) Autopsies in four soldiers who served in the war in Afghanistan reveal similar signs of brain damage that has been seen in NFL and other professional athletes with a history of head trauma, a new study shows. |
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