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22 children killed in Swiss bus crash

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
A bus crashed into a tunnel in Switzerland, killing 28 people, including 22 children, Tuesday night, police said.
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VIDEO: The first Australian Geisha girl

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
Rajan Datar meets the first Australian Geisha girl in Tokyo.
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Iran parliament questions President Ahmadinejad

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's parliament grilled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday over a long list of accusations, including that he mismanaged the nation's economy and defied the authority of the country's supreme leader....

Analysis: Romney losses show disgruntled GOP base

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney's losses in Alabama and Mississippi underscore a stark reality: The core of his party does not want him....

Bhopal victims use Dow Olympic tie to bare woes

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
BHOPAL, India (AP) -- On a cold winter night, more than 27 years ago, waves of a lethal gas escaped a chemical plant and swept over the ramshackle homes of this city's sleeping poor, killing thousands and sickening half a million people and making Bhopal synonymous with industrial disaster....

Rangers 'duped' by Whyte - Murray

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
Sir David Murray admits making a "huge mistake" in selling Rangers to Craig Whyte, having seen the club plunge into administration.
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Suu Kyi makes landmark broadcast

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi urges political and judicial reform in a landmark address on state-controlled media ahead of by-elections in April.
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Bus crash in Swiss tunnel kills 28 people

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
GENEVA (AP) -- A bus carrying Belgian students returning from a ski holiday crashed into a wall in a Swiss tunnel, killing 22 Belgian 12-year-olds and six adults, police said Wednesday....

Small child's fingers found in Hawaii trash bin

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
HONOLULU (AP) -- The grisly discovery of a child's six fingers in a trash bin at a Honolulu housing complex has left residents bewildered....
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Small child's fingers found in Hawaii trash bin

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
HONOLULU (AP) -- The grisly discovery of a child's six fingers in a trash bin at a Honolulu housing complex has left residents bewildered....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Big risks if Israel bombs Iran nukes

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
It's late in Iran on a dark night, moonless or with heavy clouds. Suddenly the silence is broken by sonic booms, followed by the sound of jets roaring overhead.
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Paying off the national debt with more energy and lower prices

Two very large numbers are essential in the American public debate today.

Palestinians: Gaza boy dies of wounds

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- A Palestinian health official says a Gaza boy has become the 26th victim of the latest spasm of violence between Israel and Gaza militants....

US scrubbed plan to protect exchange students

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Despite dozens of allegations of neglect and sexual abuse over the years, the U.S. State Department has scrapped a plan to require FBI-based fingerprint searches for people hosting foreign high school exchange students, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press....
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US scrubbed plan to protect exchange students

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Despite dozens of allegations of neglect and sexual abuse over the years, the U.S. State Department has scrapped a plan to require FBI-based fingerprint searches for people hosting foreign high school exchange students, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Cameron, Obama meeting on weighty issues

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to the White House with all the pomp of a state visit as the allies stress their unity in dealing with hot spots like Iran, Syria and Afghanistan....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Barbers, beauticians get snippy over striped poles

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Friendly arguments aren't hard to find in a barbershop, but try cutting in on a hallowed symbol - that red, white and blue pole - and it may be time to hide the scissors....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Saudi oil chief pledges to offset shortfalls

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
KUWAIT CITY (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's oil minister said Wednesday that his country and other oil exporters are ready to offset any shortfalls in supply because of market volatility - an apparent reference to showdowns with Iran over its nuclear program....

Afghan killings suspect transferred

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
A U.S. soldier accused of killing civilians was flown out of Afghanistan. Separately, a stolen vehicle caused the U.S. defense secretary's plane to be diverted after landing.
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Panetta lands in Afghanistan to meet with leaders

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 13:00
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan on Wednesday to meet with troops, commanders and Afghan government officials just days after a U.S. soldier allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree....
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