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Crowley: Illinois feels like must-win for Mitt

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
Turns out the U.S. territories are very, very good to Mitt Romney. He romped in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico on Sunday, so much so that he took all 20 delegates. Oh, how Romney would love a romp in Illinois on Tuesday.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Ramos Horta concedes defeat in East Timor election

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
DILI, East Timor (AP) -- President Jose Ramos Horta, who campaigned tirelessly for East Timor's independence for nearly a quarter-century and helped steer the new nation, conceded defeat Monday after a poor showing in weekend elections....

Tonga mourns death of King George

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
The South Pacific nation of Tonga is in mourning following the death of its king, George Tupou V, at the age of 63.
Categories: BBC, News

OH: Potential suicide justifies a community caretaking stop

FourthAmendment.com - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32

Police with information that a suicidal person is driving to a location to kill himself can stop the car. State v. Dunn, 2012 Ohio 1008, 2012 Ohio LEXIS 688 (March 15, 2012):

[*P22] Thus, we hold that the community-caretaking/emergency-aid exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement allows police officers to stop a person to render aid if they reasonably believe that there is an immediate need for their assistance to protect life or prevent serious injury.

[*P23] In this case, officers received a dispatch regarding an allegedly armed and suicidal person with an imminent plan to kill himself upon reaching a certain destination. Given that stopping a person on the street is "considerably less intrusive than police entry into the home itself, Illinois v. McArthur, 531 U.S. 326, 336, 121 S.Ct. 946, 148 L.Ed.2d 838 (2001), the officers' effecting a traffic stop to prevent Dunn from harming himself was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment. Thus, the community-caretaking/emergency-aid exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement allows police officers to stop a driver based on a dispatch that the driver is armed and plans to kill himself.

GOP voters' passion uneven for Romney, Santorum

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney may lead in delegates and Rick Santorum might have momentum, but neither of the two leading Republican presidential candidates is having an easy time exciting even his own voters....
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GOP voters' passion uneven for Romney, Santorum

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney may lead in delegates and Rick Santorum might have momentum, but neither of the two leading Republican presidential candidates is having an easy time exciting even his own voters....

Obama raises $45 million in February

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Picking up the pace, President Barack Obama raised $45 million for his re-election bid in February, bringing his total to about $300 million for this election cycle, his campaign said Monday....

VIDEO: Our focus is on Muamba - Davies

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
Bolton captain Kevin Davies says playing football is "irrelevant at the minute" with team-mate Fabrice Muamba still in hospital as all "immediate thoughts" should be on the 23-year-old.
Categories: BBC, News

Sister's 'relief' as brother free

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
The sister of a Welsh journalist freed from Libya after being detained last month tells of her relief at his release.
Categories: BBC, News

Crowley: Romney really needs Illinois

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
Turns out the U.S. territories are very, very good to Mitt Romney. He romped in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico on Sunday, so much so that he took all 20 delegates. Oh, how Romney would love a romp in Illinois on Tuesday.
Categories: CNN, News

Bus drivers in £38m lottery win

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
A group of 12 Northamptonshire bus drivers celebrate winning a £38m jackpot on the EuroMillions lottery.
Categories: BBC, News

Health worker had measles on duty

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
More than 60 people are being offered the MMR vaccination after a health worker was identified as being infectious while on duty, meanwhile an outbreak of the virus reaches 42 cases.
Categories: BBC, News

'Errors' made in Megaupload raid

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
A police error could mean luxury cars, jet skis and jewellery seized in a police raid are returned to Megaupload owner Kim Dotcom.
Categories: BBC, News

VIDEO: Torchbearers' joy at Olympic task

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
The names of the majority of the 8,000 people who will carry the Olympic torch on its 8,000 mile journey have also been confirmed by Games organisers Locog.
Categories: BBC, News

Researchers: Wallenberg Budapest mission no fluke

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg's appointment for a mission to rescue Hungarian Jews from the Nazis may not have been as random as previously thought, researchers said Monday....

Researchers: Wallenberg Budapest mission no fluke

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- World War II hero Raoul Wallenberg's appointment for a mission to rescue Hungarian Jews from the Nazis may not have been as random as previously thought, researchers said Monday....

A secret British Army plan to arm Vichy France

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
The general who hid from Churchill a plan to arm Vichy France
Categories: BBC, News

Are sport stars at more risk?

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 02:32
Cardiac arrest is normally associated with the elderly, but as the events during the FA Cup tie between Bolton and Tottenham show, the young are not immune.
Categories: BBC, News
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