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AFL-CIO Super PAC to focus on voter turnout

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The AFL-CIO's new "super" political action committee won't spend much on television ads, but will focus instead on mobilizing thousands of union and nonunion voters, officials at the labor federation said Thursday....

'Shots' in Guinea-Bissau capital

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
Gunfire is heard and soldiers take over main roads in the capital of the West African state of Guinea-Bissau, according to reports.
Categories: BBC, News

Pakistani parliament approves proposals on US ties

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's parliament on Thursday unanimously approved new guidelines for the country in its troubled relationship with the United States, a decision that could pave the way for the reopening of supply lines to NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan....

Officials: US drone strike kills 8 in Pakistan

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- An American drone fired a volley of missiles into a house close to the Afghan border on Saturday, killing eight suspected militants and indicating U.S. resolve to continue with the attacks despite renewed Pakistani opposition, officials said....

Biden: Romney is out of step with American values

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
EXETER, N.H. (AP) -- Eyeing the November election, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday called presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney "out of touch" and "out of step" with history and basic American values....

Biden: Romney is out of step with American values

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
EXETER, N.H. (AP) -- Eyeing the November election, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday called presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney "out of touch" and "out of step" with history and basic American values....

Biden: Romney is out of step with American values

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
EXETER, N.H. (AP) -- Eyeing the November election, Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday called presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney "out of touch" and "out of step" with history and basic American values....

Peru rules out rebel negotiations

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
The authorities in Peru rule out negotiating with Shining Path rebels who kidnapped a group of gas workers in the Cusco region for ransom.
Categories: BBC, News

Zimmerman attorney was Casey Anthony commentator

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- When Casey Anthony stood trial last summer in her toddler's death, Mark O'Mara became a familiar face on local television making daily critiques of prosecutors and defense attorneys in the world-famous case....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Zimmerman attorney was Casey Anthony commentator

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- When Casey Anthony stood trial last summer in her toddler's death, Mark O'Mara became a familiar face on local television making daily critiques of prosecutors and defense attorneys in the world-famous case....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Zimmerman attorney was Casey Anthony commentator

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- When Casey Anthony stood trial last summer in her toddler's death, Mark O'Mara became a familiar face on local television making daily critiques of prosecutors and defense attorneys in the world-famous case....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

THE RACE: Obama asserts he's in control of agenda

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
Newt Gingrich's dynamic style in his first months of running the House as speaker in 1995 reduced President Bill Clinton to asserting that he was still relevant. Now President Barack Obama seems to be proclaiming much the same thing....

THE RACE: Obama, Romney ramp up economic battle

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are sharpening their economic talking points....

THE RACE: Presidential race is most costly ever

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
The battle between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney will be the most expensive presidential contest ever - by a long shot....

THE RACE: Just 2 WH candidates took federal cash

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
Only two presidential candidates have sought and received federal matching campaign funds this election cycle, and they're hardly household names....

THE RACE: War games erupt in White House battle

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
Everywhere you turn in politics a war is raging (AP) -- at least of words....

THE RACE: Presidential slogan wars are heating up

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
Mitt Romney is on an "Every Town Counts" bus tour rolling across six states won in 2008 by Barack Obama and now being courted by Republicans....

JetBlue pilot charged in meltdown

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
A JetBlue pilot has been indicted, accused of interfering with a flight crew just over two weeks after several passengers wrestled him to the floor after he exhibited what authorities described as erratic behavior.
Categories: CNN, News

Override systems proposed for stuck gas pedals

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
WASHINGTON (AP) -- New cars and light trucks would have to have override systems to prevent unintended acceleration when the gas pedal and brake are applied at the same time or accelerator control systems disconnect, under new federal regulations proposed Thursday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Gatland's wife raises tour doubt

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 09:12
Wales coach Warren Gatland will decide "closer to the time" whether he can coach them in Australia in June, says his wife Trudy.
Categories: BBC, News
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