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Titanic letter to return to Belfast

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
LONDON (AP) -- The descendants of a doctor who died on the Titanic said Tuesday they are delighted that a letter he penned days before the ship sank will return to his hometown, Belfast....

Land Rover to create 1,000 jobs

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
Jaguar Land Rover says it is creating 1,000 new jobs at its Halewood factory on Merseyside.
Categories: BBC, News

Panetta: Awaiting plans to draw down Afghan surge

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday he was awaiting details from Gen. John Allen, the top commander in Afghanistan, on his plan for bringing home the remaining 23,000 troops sent to Afghanistan during the 2010 surge....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Zillmer: Psychological toll of war

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
Eric Zillmer says an American soldier's horrific murder of 16 Afghan civilians cannot be explained solely by traumatic brain injury.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

First lady to attend Olympic Games opening

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
First lady Michelle Obama will lead the U.S. delegation to the opening ceremonies of the London Olympics, an administration official said Tuesday.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Gingrich vs. Romney over grits

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
It's Newt vs. Mitt over cheesy grits. CNN's Jeanne Moos has the nitty gritty on the battle over grits.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Politicians riff on grits, drinking

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
President Obama seeks bi-rivalry support, Santorum imbibes in his youth, and Romney, Gingrich tout their love for grits.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Aldama gets go-ahead for Britain

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
Word indoor triple jump champion Yamile Aldama has her nationality change approved, clearing the way to compete for Britain at the London Olympics.
Categories: BBC, News

Powers: Missouri, don't honor Limbaugh

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
Ron Powers says state leaders should be repudiating, not rewarding the offensive radio host with plans to erect a bust of him in the state capital
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

SA leader urges 'bribe' inquiry

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
South Africa's Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe calls for an official inquiry into allegations that his partner solicited a $13m (£8m) bribe.
Categories: BBC, News

Fluke: Slurs won't silence women

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
Sandra Fluke says opponents' smears on her and other women's characters will not silence the voices in support of contraception as a basic health need.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Miller: Why U.S., Israel aren't aligned on Iran

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
Aaron David Miller says last week's meeting between Obama and Netanyahu was their best yet, but they still differ on many things
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Obama, Cameron to take in NCAA game

CNN - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
President Barack Obama, a well-known basketball fan, will treat British Prime Minister David Cameron to a little March Madness Tuesday as the two head to Ohio to catch an NCAA men's tournament basketball game.
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VIDEO: Sentenced to 6,060 years in prison

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
A court in Guatemala sentences a former soldier to 6,060 years in prison for his role in the massacre of 201 people during the country's civil war.
Categories: BBC, News

Defense rests in Va. Tech wrongful deaths trial

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- The state rested Tuesday after witnesses in a wrongful death lawsuit testified that Virginia Tech officials acted properly on April 16, 2007, when a lone gunman killed 32 on the Blacksburg campus and then himself....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

N.H. town to vote on renaming Jew Pond

MONT VERNON, N.H. — Residents of a rural New Hampshire town will have a chance to vote Tuesday night on whether to rename a fishing and skating spot that's been called Jew Pond since the 1920s.

Mont Vernon town health officer Rich Masters pushed for the vote after the name appeared ...

Khan 'won't make same mistakes'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
Amir Khan says he will not make the same mistakes in his rematch with Lamont Peterson in Las Vegas in May.
Categories: BBC, News

Timing unclear on charges in Afghan shooting

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. military officials say it's unclear when charges might be filed in the case of the weekend massacre of 16 Afghan villagers allegedly by a U.S. soldier....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Soldier deaths 'political crime'

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-02 05:20
The Smithwick Tribunal hears claims that in 1980, the Taoiseach said that the Warrenpoint killings were a "political crime and no assistance would be given to the RUC".
Categories: BBC, News

Defense rests in Va. Tech wrongful-death trial

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — The state rested Tuesday after witnesses in a wrongful-death lawsuit testified that Virginia Tech officials acted properly on April 16, 2007, when a lone gunman killed 32 on the Blacksburg campus and then himself.

Attorneys for the state, the lone defendant in the civil trial, presented ...

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