| Google News | Top 10 | 22 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after more storms
SENECA, Mo. (AP) - Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states and leaving behind a trail of destruction and stories
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
| Burma aid nowhere near enough
Experts are warning that aid entering Burma is vastly inadequate for the scale of the disaster, although access to the cyclone-hit nation has improved.
BBC News - 1 hour ago
| Fierce Fighting Breaks Out East of Beirut
Bela Szandelszky/AP Lebanon s Hezbollah supporters smoke as they sit on the highway leading to Beirut s international airport.
New York Times - 2 hours ago
| Serbia s pro-European bloc claims shock poll win
BELGRADE (AFP) - Pro-Western forces in Serbia claimed victory Monday after general elections gave them a strong mandate to move closer to the European Union despite fears of a nationalist backlash over Kosovo.
AFP - 51 minutes ago
| Sudan arrests opposition leader after rebel raid
By Opheera McDoom Reuters KHARTOUM: Sudan arrested Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi and at least four top members of his party on Monday after the Khartoum attack by Darfur rebels historically linked to him, aides said.
International Herald Tribune - 57 minutes ago
| 53 illegal immigrants held against will in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) - Fifty-three illegal immigrants found Sunday had been held against their will in a fortified home by suspected smugglers demanding more money, authorities said.
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
| Brush fires force home evacuations in Florida
MALABAR, Fla. (AP) - Brush fires forced residents to flee more than 500 homes in central Florida on Sunday and closed a major interstate, authorities said.
The Associated Press - 3 hours ago
| Can Corzine Still Pass as a Liberal? He Thinks So
By DAVID W. CHEN TRENTON - You never know which Gov. Jon S. Corzine is going to show up at the State House these days. Mike Derer/Associated Press Gov.
New York Times - 1 hour ago
| Cablevision May Be Close to Buying Newsday as Murdoch Drops Out
By Gillian Wee and Dan Hart May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Cablevision Systems Corp., the New York-area cable provider, may be close to buying Long Island s Newsday newspaper for $650 million after Rupert Murdoch s News Corp.
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
| A Signal From Fed Could Aid Dollar Rally
By DAN MOLINSKI The dollar could extend its recent rally this week if Federal Reserve officials offer support for the increasingly popular notion that the central bank is done cutting interest rates in the near term.
Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago
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| | NY Times | Top 10 | Voter ID Battle Shifts to Proof of Citizenship
Supporters of a measure in Missouri cite concerns about illegal immigrants voting, but critics say tens of thousands of legal residents could be disenfranchised.
By IAN URBINA
| The Pundit Analyzing Obama? Some TV Upstart Named Rove
The bête noire of the Democrats has turned pundit, and his old nemeses do not always know what to make of it.
By JIM RUTENBERG and JACQUES STEINBERG
| Generation Faithful: Young Saudis, Vexed and Entranced by Love’s Rules
Young men and women in Saudi Arabia may chafe against the rules, even try to evade them, but they can be merciless in their condemnation of those who flout them too brazenly.
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
| Long and Bumpy Journey in Search of a Triple Crown
Big Brown, winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby, is perfect. The colt’s trainer, Rick Dutrow, once a drug-addled horseman, admittedly is not.
By JOE DRAPE
| Drive in Basra by Iraqi Army Makes Gains
Three hundred miles south of Baghdad, Basra has been transformed by its own surge, now seven weeks old.
By STEPHEN FARRELL and AMMAR KARIM
| State Programs Add Safety Net for the Poorest
At least a dozen states are giving monthly payments to low-income workers, hoping to keep them off welfare rolls.
By RACHEL L. SWARNS
| When Burmese Offer a Hand, Rulers Slap It
For political reasons, the junta is clearly not allowing some prominent local donors to aid cyclone victims.
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
| Police in Gun Searches Face Disbelief in Court
Federal weapons charges were dismissed in a number of cases in New York City after judges found police officers’ testimony to be unreliable, inconsistent or just plain false.
By BENJAMIN WEISER
| Fierce Fighting Breaks Out East of Beirut
The fighting followed overnight clashes in the northern city of Tripoli that left at least two people dead and five wounded, according to security officials.
By NADA BAKRI
| More Than 20 Are Killed in Storms
Tornadoes and severe storms cut a swath of damage across Missouri, Oklahoma and central Georgia.
By JOHN SULLIVAN
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| | USA Today | Top 10 | Tornado season deadliest in a decade
A near-record number of tornadoes that has pushed the U.S. death toll -- including 47 killer twisters over the weekend -- to ...
| Bodies, survivors sought in tornadoes' wake
Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in wrecked houses and piles of debris after a series of storms.
| More state funding helps fuel preschool growth
More than 1 million kids were in public programs in 2005, up 63% from 1995. The rise far outpaces that of public school enrollment.
| Red Cross aid boat sinks in Burma
A Red Cross boat carrying relief supplies for survivors of Burma's cyclone sank Sunday, as aid groups warned that up to 1.5 million ...
| Surge in disabled vets to cost U.S. billions
Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans ...
| More than 20 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. storms
At least 23 people were killed in three states as weekend tornadoes and storms whirled across Oklahoma, Missouri and into the ...
| Bush: Daughter Jenna's wedding 'spectacular'
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush didn't share their daughter's wedding with the nation, but the president eagerly shared ...
| Sudan cuts ties with Chad after rebel assault
President Omar al-Bashir announced Sunday he severed relations with neighboring Chad, accusing the government of supporting rebels ...
| Medical copter crash kills 3 in Wis.
A medical helicopter on a return flight after dropping off a patient crashed after takeoff, killing the surgeon, nurse and pilot ...
| U.S. pushing for progress in Mideast talks
The Bush administration has told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they will need to show progress in their secret talks soon, ...
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