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Paul: 'We will no longer spend resources'

AP - Politics - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ron Paul, the congressman from Texas and a favorite of tea partyers, effectively ended his presidential campaign Monday but urged his fervent supporters to continue working at the state party level to cause havoc for presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney....

Paul seeks Kan. delegates, 'the more the merrier'

AP - Politics - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is calling Kansas "a fertile field" as he pitches his libertarian views the day before state caucuses for delegates to the party's national convention....

Feds: NYC hacker also involved with drug dealing

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
NEW YORK (AP) -- The American computer hacker who shocked other Internet saboteurs by becoming an FBI informant didn't just break the law on the Web: He also carried a gun and was involved in drug dealing....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Obama: New jobs report a sign economy on rebound

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
PRINCE GEORGE, Va. (AP) -- President Barack Obama applauded another burst of job growth Friday as proof the economy is rebounding on his watch from a disastrous recession. Bidding for re-election, Obama warned factory workers and campaign donors that Republicans would offer only the policies "that got us into this mess."...
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Man jailed for garlic import scam

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
The head of Ireland's largest fruit and vegetable producers is jailed for six years for a 1.6m euros (£1.3m) scam involving the importation of garlic.
Categories: BBC, News

Romney keeps media at bay as he sticks to script

AP - Politics - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Mitt Romney is trying harder than ever these days to stay on script - and keep his traveling national press corps at arms' length....

Papers debate 'Doonesbury' series on abortion law

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A national syndicate will offer replacement "Doonesbury" comic strips to newspapers that don't want to run an upcoming series that uses graphic imagery to lampoon a Texas law requiring women to have an ultrasound before an abortion, officials said Friday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Opinion: Stop beating drums of war

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
President Barack Obama's rebuke of Republicans who are "beating the drums of war" in encouraging the United States to take military action against Iran should be targeted not just toward those critics but also, and more important, toward the Israeli government.
Categories: CNN, News

Vatican seeks to explain US money laundering tag

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican on Friday sought to explain its presence for the first time on a U.S. list of countries that are a potential hub for money laundering, saying it was only natural to be included given its recent efforts to conform to international standards....

Foden targets wins for Lancaster

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
Ben Foden urges England to win their final two Six Nations games and help Stuart Lancaster to be appointed as permanent coach.
Categories: BBC, News

Ala. immigration law puts school play on hold

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
PELHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigration may keep Charlie Brown and Snoopy from performing in a high school musical....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Ala. immigration law puts school play on hold

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
PELHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigration may keep Charlie Brown and Snoopy from performing in a high school musical....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Ala. immigration law puts school play on hold

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
PELHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigration may keep Charlie Brown and Snoopy from performing in a high school musical....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Ala. immigration law puts school play on hold

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
PELHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigration may keep Charlie Brown and Snoopy from performing in a high school musical....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Ennis hopes to learn from silver

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
Jessica Ennis says she must learn from her mistakes in time for the Olympics after a second successive silver medal.
Categories: BBC, News

Best of the Web Today: The Privilege to Dissent

Opinion Journal - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
How academic freedom coexists with stultifying conformity.


Romney rips Obama 'infomercial'

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney looked past his GOP opponents and focused squarely on President Barack Obama on Friday, calling the president's new campaign film a misleading "infomercial" that ignores a slew of alleged administration failures.
Categories: CNN, News

Modern Love

Opinion Journal - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
Two new books provide a history of love while probing the sexual muddles of today. Kenneth Minogue reviews.


Va. Tech president testifies: 'I tried my best'

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Virginia Tech's president on Friday defended his actions during the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, saying in court: "I tried my best."...
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Air controller involved in 2nd potential collision

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 07:31
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An air traffic controller who nearly caused a midair collision last year has again been relieved of duty after putting two planes on converging courses. The case raises questions about whether employee rights are trumping safety at the Federal Aviation Administration....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US
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