Search Images Videos Maps News Shopping Gmail More »
Web History | Settings | Sign in

Top Stories

Opening talks of G-8 summit focus on Iran and Syria

Fox News -
CAMP DAVID, Md. - President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers grappled Friday with options to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and encourage a more forceful response to worsening violence in ...

Blind Chinese dissident heading to US

Los Angeles Times -
BEIJING -- Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng was on his way to the United States on Saturday afternoon, said activists who were helping the long-persecuted lawyer in his bid to leave China.

Facebook debuts, social-networking stocks fall

San Francisco Chronicle -
Facebook debuted on Wall Street on Friday with arguably the most high-profile initial public offering in history, but the lackluster trader response raised questions about how deeply investors are prepared to embrace social media.

Amid apparent rift, kin mourn Mary Kennedy

Boston.com -
BEDFORD, NY—Mary Richardson Kennedy had been close to the Kennedys for much of her life, as a teenage friendship led to a marriage into one of America's most famous families.

SpaceX rocket fueled up for commercial space station trip

msnbc.com -
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is all fueled up and ready to go for Saturday's scheduled launch of the first commercial spacecraft bound for the International Space Station.

Romney, GOP governors have differing takes on economy

Detroit Free Press -
While Gov. Rick Snyder, left, says Michigan's budget is finally on solid footing, Mitt Romney's take on the US economy is pessimistic.

Baghdad talks: US mulls Iran incentives

Ynetnews -
Washington reportedly considering offering Tehran series of trade mitigations as inducement to suspending its nuclear program. Any future measures to exclude oil embargo "The United States and five other major powers are prepared to offer Iran a series ...

3 protesters charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism: lawyer

Chicago Sun-Times -
By FRANK MAIN AND RUMMANA HUSSAIN Staff Reporters May 18, 2012 11:50AM Three NATO Summit protesters have been arrested and charged with possession of an explosive device and conspiracy to commit terrorism, their lawyer says.

British officers could be deployed to Syria to increase pressure on Assad regime

Telegraph.co.uk -
British military personnel could be deployed to Syria to increase pressure on the Assad regime over human rights abuses, David Cameron has signalled.

David Cameron threatens veto on French plan for bankers tax

Telegraph.co.uk -
David Cameron held his first meeting with Francois Hollande and threatened to veto the new French president's plan for a European tax on financial transactions.

Bahrain: Unity Plan Denounced

New York Times -
Tens of thousands of protesters swarmed onto a major highway on Friday to criticize a proposal by Saudi Arabia for a closer union with Bahrain.

Appeals court upholds key part of historic Voting Rights Act

Arizona Daily Star -
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a signature portion of the Voting Rights Act, setting the stage for consideration by a Supreme Court whose majority is skeptical about the law's continued viability.

EPA: Large mine prospect could affect Alaska fish

BusinessWeek -
By BECKY BOHRER The US Environmental Protection Agency says failure of a large-scale mine planned near the headwaters of one of the world's premier salmon fisheries could wipe out or degrade rivers and streams in the region for decades.

State employment continues strong recovery

Tulsa World -
By LAURIE WINSLOW World Staff Writer Oklahoma's unemployment rate continued to improve in April as it fell to 5.0 percent, according to information released Friday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.

German Bund Yields Fall to Records as Crisis Escalates on Greece

Bloomberg -
German 10-year bonds rose for a fifth week, pushing yields down to records, as heightened concern Greece will withdraw from the euro area boosted demand for the region's safest securities.

Europe worries keep stocks down

The Advocate -
By JOSHUA FREED AP business writer It's going to take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push the stock market higher.

Facebook Banker Morgan Stanley Props Up Price It Helped Boost

Bloomberg -
Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter in Facebook Inc. (FB)'s initial public offering, stands to take a hit from a stock market debut that stoked disappointment among investors in the largest social network.

Ad controversy focuses spotlight on rich, low-key businessman

The Seattle Times -
Joe Ricketts, the founder of Omaha, Neb.-based TD Ameritrade, is the latest wealthy businessman to grab headlines in this year's presidential contest.

Weldon enters GOP's Senate race

Florida Today -
Dr. Dave Weldon faces three others in the GOP primary. FLORIDA TODAY FILE / Christina Stuart, FLORIDA TODAY Dr. Dave Weldon of Indialantic, a former Space Coast congressman, has entered the Republican primary for US Senate for the seat now held by ...

Americans Elect declines to pick Roemer as candidate

The Advocate -
Former Gov. Buddy Roemer and his long-shot presidential campaign took another big hit this past week when the online, third-party nomination effort Americans Elect gave up in its effort to select a “credible candidate.

T-Mobile Sheds Light On Shared Data Plans In Response To Verizon Wireless ...

Written by
ZoKnowsGaming -
trse: "Given how legit the poster looked"? It's the GW2 logo (which you can tak Fortunately, some companies understand what it means to treat customers with the utmost priority.

Facebook buys mobile e-commerce app Karma

Computerworld -
By Cameron Scott IDG News Service - The mobile gift-giving app Karma announced Friday it has been acquired by Facebook. The announcement came shortly after the markets closed on Facebook's first day as a publicly traded company.

Will Smith slaps reporter who tried to kiss him [VIDEO]

Chicago Tribune -
PIX11 Newsroom— Will Smith is probably wishing for a real-life mind eraser after a reporter tried to kiss him Friday at the "Men in Black 3" premier in Moscow.

The Voice That Made You Fall in Love With Lieder

New York Times -
I was a serious piano student of 16 or so when I decided the time had come to discover what German lieder were all about. The first recording I bought was Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau singing Schubert's “Schöne Müllerin” with the pianist Gerald Moore.

'Battleship' hits more than it misses, if you're willing to play along

msnbc.com -
By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper REVIEW: The audience at my screening of "Battleship" cracked up whenever an allusion was made to the board game that loosely inspired the movie.

Kobe Leads Lakers Past Thunder in 99-96 Thriller

ABC News -
After two straight exhausting playoff games that went down to the last gasp, Kobe Bryant knows the Los Angeles Lakers can't hope to keep up with the younger, faster Oklahoma City Thunder.

The easy path? Too boring for C's

ESPN -
By Chris Forsberg | ESPNBoston.com PHILADELPHIA -- The Boston Celtics chose the hard path. Of course they did. It's the only path they know.

Upcoming solar eclipse to project 'ring of fire'

CNN -
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Thousands of people are planning viewing parties for the upcoming annular solar eclipse, a rare event in which the sun will appear as a thin ring behind the moon.

Ancient Turtle Was as Big as Small Car

LiveScience.com -
A turtle the size of a small car once roamed what is now South America 60 million years ago, suggests its fossilized remains. Discovered in a coal mine in Colombia in 2005, the turtle was given the name Carbonemys cofrinii, which means "coal turtle.

Hepatitis C: Boomers urged to get tested for virus

San Francisco Chronicle -
Bay Area health advocates and doctors welcomed the recommendations by federal health officers Friday that all Baby Boomers get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C. The draft recommendations issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and ...

Balance is key: LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol isn't entirely bad

Tulsa World -
By Kelly Laurencig Dear Pharmacist: Would you elaborate on cholesterol, and what LDL and HDL numbers mean. - CJ Dallas Cholesterol is a strong and wonderful anti-inflammatory and a potent antioxidant.

'Dieting During Pregnancy Is Safe And Helpful'

Medical News Today -
A study in BMJ reports that the risk for serious complications, such as pre-eclampsia, diabetes and premature birth can be safely reduced even in overweight and obese pregnant women by following a healthy calorie controlled diet during pregnancy.

Greater Los Angeles » - Change location

Los Angeles Times
 - ‎3 hours ago‎
Los Angeles Daily News
 - ‎3 hours ago‎
OCRegister
 - ‎1 hour ago‎
 -