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Santorum drops out, clearing the way for Romney

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rick Santorum cleared the way for Mitt Romney to claim victory in the long and hard-fought battle for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, giving up his "against all odds" campaign as Romney's tenacious conservative rival....

Obama sees biggest divide since Johnson-Goldwater

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Tuesday the choice facing voters this November will be as stark as in the milestone 1964 contest between Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater - one that ended up with one of the biggest Democratic landslides in history....

Authorities defend Colo. fire warning attempts

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
DENVER (AP) -- Firefighters are defending their attempts to warn residents about a fast-moving Colorado wildfire in response to questions raised by the family of one of three people killed by the blaze....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Vinnie Jones heart advert cleared

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
An advert featuring actor Vinnie Jones carrying out CPR is cleared by a watchdog following complaints he performed the technique incorrectly.
Categories: BBC, News

Mobile stroke units 'hasten care'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
Treating stroke in specialised ambulances en route to hospital is feasible and could boost the number of patients who receive life-saving therapy, experts believe.
Categories: BBC, News

Gingrich, Paul vow to stay in GOP primary contest

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential contenders Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are vowing to stay in the race even though Rick Santorum is not....

Gingrich, Paul vow to stay in GOP primary contest

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential contenders Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are vowing to stay in the race even though Rick Santorum is not....

Gingrich, Paul vow to stay in GOP primary contest

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential contenders Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are vowing to stay in the race even though Rick Santorum is not....

Gingrich, Paul vow to stay in GOP primary contest

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential contenders Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are vowing to stay in the race even though Rick Santorum is not....

Study: Tax deadline day can be deadly on US roads

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
CHICAGO (AP) -- The two certainties in life - death and taxes - may be more intertwined than Ben Franklin ever imagined: A study found that deadly auto accidents increase on Tax Day....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Peru rebels demand hostage ransom

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
Peru's Shining Path rebels demand a multi-million dollar ransom for a group of gas workers they kidnapped on Monday.
Categories: BBC, News

UK 'saturated' by light pollution

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
More than half of the UK population cannot see the stars clearly because of light pollution, campaigners say.
Categories: BBC, News

Nasa man rejects coal-fired power

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
World climate change expert Dr James Hansen tells BBC Scotland the UK should not build any more coal-fired power stations.
Categories: BBC, News

Council officials face new claims

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
The BBC hears further details about alleged corruption by officials handling property repairs for Edinburgh City Council.
Categories: BBC, News

Nation Briefs: College holds memorial for 7 shooting victims

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College holds memorial for 7 shooting victims

OAKLAND | The founder of an Oakland college where a gunman went on a deadly shooting rampage says the school's been encouraged by an outpouring of support from around the world.

Jongjin Kim spoke Tuesday at a memorial service held outside Oikos ...

PM 'relaxed' about tax openness

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
The prospect of senior ministers having to publish their tax returns moves a step closer after it emerges David Cameron supports the idea in principle.
Categories: BBC, News

Deadly fire sparks warehouse probe

PHILADELPHIA | Officials promised on Tuesday to conduct a careful review of dozens of other large buildings across the city and look into whether criminal charges are warranted as fire marshals search for the cause of a blaze at a vacant warehouse that killed two firefighters.

The fire broke out ...

Teacher fired for pregnancy goes to court

ATLANTA — After fourth-grade teacher Jarretta Hamilton went to the principal of her Christian school with the news she was pregnant, he responded: You're fired.

Her lawsuit against the school came before the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, and the three-judge panel is wrestling with its decision.

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Exports of coal surge to highest level since 1991

BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. coal exports reached their highest level in two decades last year as strong demand from Asia and Europe offered an outlet for a fuel that is falling from favor at home.

U.S. Department of Energy data analyzed by the Associated Press reveal that coal exports topped ...

Zimmerman's lawyers withdraw from shooting case

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:11
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- The Trayvon Martin case took a bizarre turn Tuesday when George Zimmerman's attorneys quit, complaining that they have lost all contact with him and that he called the prosecutor and talked to a TV host after they told him not to speak to anyone....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US
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