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Judge tosses defamation suit v. Syracuse, Boeheim

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- A judge on Friday threw out a defamation lawsuit brought against Syracuse University and men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim by two men who said the Hall of Fame coach slandered them when he said their accusations of sexual abuse against former associate head coach Bernie Fine were driven by greed....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

AP Exclusive: Vatican eyes Legion priests on abuse

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican is investigating seven priests from the troubled Legion of Christ religious order for alleged sexual abuse of minors - evidence that the scandal over the order's pedophile founder doesn't rest solely with him, The Associated Press has learned....

AP Exclusive: Vatican eyes Legion priests on abuse

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican is investigating seven priests from the troubled Legion of Christ religious order for alleged sexual abuse of minors - evidence that the scandal over the order's pedophile founder doesn't rest solely with him, The Associated Press has learned....

VIDEO: 'Gas blast' destroys pensioner's home

BBC - News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
An 81-year-old woman is said to be "doing well" in hospital after a suspected gas explosion that completely destroyed her home in Cheltenham.
Categories: BBC, News

Gold! Haiti hopes ore find will spur mining boom

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
TROU DU NORD, Haiti (AP) -- Its capital is blighted with earthquake rubble. Its countryside is shorn of trees, chopped down for fuel. And yet, Haiti's land may hold the key to relieving centuries of poverty, disaster and disease: There is gold hidden in its hills - and silver and copper, too....

Gold! Haiti hopes ore find will spur mining boom

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
TROU DU NORD, Haiti (AP) -- Its capital is blighted with earthquake rubble. Its countryside is shorn of trees, chopped down for fuel. And yet, Haiti's land may hold the key to relieving centuries of poverty, disaster and disease: There is gold hidden in its hills - and silver and copper, too....

Gold! Haiti hopes ore find will spur mining boom

AP - World News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
TROU DU NORD, Haiti (AP) -- Its capital is blighted with earthquake rubble. Its countryside is shorn of trees, chopped down for fuel. And yet, Haiti's land may hold the key to relieving centuries of poverty, disaster and disease: There is gold hidden in its hills - and silver and copper, too....

Hudson family slayings suspect convicted of murder

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago jury on Friday convicted Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law of murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in what prosecutors' described as an act of vengeance by a jilted husband.

Hudson, who expressed her undisguised disdain for William Balfour when she took the witness stand ...

Dueling speeches: Obama, Romney go at it in Ohio

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
CLEVELAND (AP) -- President Barack Obama cast his re-election race against Republican Mitt Romney as the economic choice of a lifetime on Thursday, seeking to stir undecided voters and asking the nation to buy into his vision for four more years or face a return to the recession-era "mistakes of the past."...

Obama, Romney trying to refocus on economy Friday

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The presidential candidates tried to put aside politically risky talk of gay rights Friday and return to Americans' top worry, the economy, in two states critical to the hopes of President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Obama, Romney trying to refocus on economy Friday

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The presidential candidates tried to put aside politically risky talk of gay rights Friday and return to Americans' top worry, the economy, in two states critical to the hopes of President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney....

Obama, Romney trying to refocus on economy Friday

AP - U.S. News - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The presidential candidates tried to put aside politically risky talk of gay rights Friday and return to Americans' top worry, the economy, in two states critical to the hopes of President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Obama, Romney trying to refocus on economy Friday

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The presidential candidates tried to put aside politically risky talk of gay rights Friday and return to Americans' top worry, the economy, in two states critical to the hopes of President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney....

Balfour guilty of killing Hudson relatives

CNN - Top Stories - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
A Chicago jury found William Balfour, Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law, guilty of murdering the entertainer's mother, brother and nephew in 2008.
Categories: CNN, News

Video: Walker explains divide, conquer strategy

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Newly-released documentary film footage shows embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker shortly after his election describing a "divide and conquer" strategy for taking on unions by first going after public employees' collective bargaining rights....

Obama signs bill reauthorizing Export-Import Bank

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has signed legislation that renews the charter of the Export-Import Bank for three years and increases the bank's lending cap to $140 billion from the current $100 billion. The bank is the government's vehicle for promoting U.S. export sales....

Obama honors fallen troops at Arlington Cemetery

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- President Barack Obama paid tribute Monday to the men and women who have died defending America, saying the country must strive "to be a nation worthy of your sacrifice."...

Obama wants Congress to help homeowners

AP - Politics - Wed, 2026-05-06 02:32
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Refocusing on the economy, President Barack Obama on Friday pushed Republicans to back housing policies the White House says would help shore up struggling homeowners and prevent foreclosures....
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