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Colorado's own green loan sinkhole

Meet Loveland-based Abound Solar, the lucky winner of a $400 million federal loan guarantee from the Obama administration.

VIDEO: Dolphin rescue in Brazil is internet hit

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
Local people and tourists in Arraial do Cabo, in Rio de Janeiro state, helped a pod of 30 dolphins swim back out to sea after they got caught in the area's strong current and became beached.
Categories: BBC, News

$100 or $1,000? Wide price range for birth control

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
WASHINGTON (AP) -- What does birth control really cost anyway?...
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

$100 or $1,000? Wide price range for birth control

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
WASHINGTON (AP) -- What does birth control really cost anyway?...
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

The greatness of Rahul Dravid

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
Why Rahul Dravid was more than The Wall
Categories: BBC, News

Hong Kong race for top job roiled by scandals

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
HONG KONG (AP) -- The tycoon's son was widely considered a shoo-in as Hong Kong's next leader, with key backing from Beijing. Then came the scandals, including an extramarital affair and an uproar over his illegally built underground leisure palace....

Obama makes plug for manufacturing network

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
President Barack Obama traveled Friday to a Rolls-Royce jet engine facility in Virginia, where he outlined a proposed network for manufacturers to share "access to cutting edge capabilities."
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Greece secures high participation in bond swap

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greece took a critical step toward staving off an imminent bankruptcy after securing the support of the vast majority of its bondholders to accept steep losses on their holdings of Greek debt, a move that should pave the way for the country's second massive international bailout....

Tunisian Islamists spark fear of culture war

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Every Friday, bearded men in shin-length robes demonstrate in Tunisia's capital against perceived insults to Islam in a country once known for its aggressive secularism. They have occasionally turned violent, attacking secular intellectuals and harassing women for their style of dress....

Dawn raids over football violence

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
Nine people from across the north east of Scotland and Fife are arrested in connection with football violence in Aberdeen and Glasgow.
Categories: BBC, News

Man arrested over Mackin murder

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
A 46-year-old man is arrested in connection with the murder of Christopher Mackin in Belfast last Thursday.
Categories: BBC, News

Locklear takes over at US Pacific Command

AP - U.S. News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
HONOLULU (AP) -- The commander of NATO-led operations that helped Libyan rebels overthrow Moammar Gadhafi is taking over as the top U.S. military commander in Asia and the Pacific....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

ABN Amro in 800m euros Greek loss

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
Dutch bank ABN Amro said underlying net profit for 2011 was undermined by bad debt charges, including 880m euros for Greece.
Categories: BBC, News

Japan barely improves nuclear regulatory system

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Right after three reactors in northeastern Japan sank into meltdowns, the government vowed to sever the cozy relations between the nuclear industry and its regulators. One year later, it has yet to even appoint committee members to scrutinize the "revolving door" of officials landing jobs in the very industries they regulate....

Japan barely improves nuclear regulatory system

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Right after three reactors in northeastern Japan sank into meltdowns, the government vowed to sever the cozy relations between the nuclear industry and its regulators. One year later, it has yet to even appoint committee members to scrutinize the "revolving door" of officials landing jobs in the very industries they regulate....

Japan barely improves nuclear regulatory system

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Right after three reactors in northeastern Japan sank into meltdowns, the government vowed to sever the cozy relations between the nuclear industry and its regulators. One year later, it has yet to even appoint committee members to scrutinize the "revolving door" of officials landing jobs in the very industries they regulate....

Saudi crown prince in US for medical tests

AP - World News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef is in the United States for medical tests, the kingdom's state media reported on Friday....

Bar ban for brawl MP Eric Joyce

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
MP Eric Joyce is fined £3,000 and banned from pubs for three months after he admits assaulting four politicians in a House of Commons bar.
Categories: BBC, News

Romney dismisses Obama campaign film

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney offered a few suggestions to the director of a new film about President Obama.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

EDF agrees to pay a £4.5m 'fine'

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 03:31
Energy supplier EDF agrees to pay a package worth £4.5m imposed by the regulator Ofgem, including £3.5m to its "most vulnerable customers".
Categories: BBC, News
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