Saturday, March 26, 2011

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Libyan rebels push west as coalition airstrikes continue

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 11:24 PM PDT

Libyan opposition fighters headed west toward several of Moammar Gadhafi's strongholds Sunday as coalition airstrikes continued in the North African nation.

Radiation in reactor's building tests 10 million times above normal

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 11:23 PM PDT

Radiation levels in pooled water tested in the No. 2 nuclear reactor's turbine building at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant are 10 million times above normal, a power company official said Sunday.

Traces of radiation from Japanese nuclear plant detected in China

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 10:26 PM PDT

Traces of radioactive iodine were detected Saturday in China's Heilongjiang province, a Chinese government agency told state-run media.

Pilot killed in Florida air show crash

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 10:14 PM PDT

A pilot performing stunts in an east Florida air show died in a fiery crash Saturday when the Russian fighter plane he was flying broke from formation and plummeted to the ground, according to a local government spokesman.

Gettysburg battlefield adds property

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:52 PM PDT

Ninety-five acres of farm land where young men in blue and gray fought and died during the epic Civil War battle is being added to Gettysburg National Military Park, federal officials said.

Libyan woman bursts into hotel to tell her story of rape

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:49 PM PDT

Breakfast at a Tripoli hotel housing international journalists took a decidedly grim turn Saturday when a desperate Libyan woman burst into the building frantic to let the world know she had been raped and beaten by Moammar Gadhafi's militia.

Rebel forces hold key city, advance west

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:36 PM PDT

The retreat of Moammar Gadhafi's forces from a key eastern city Saturday reinvigorated the opposition, which began taking the fight west toward the capital of Tripoli.

Ferraro was a trailblazer for women

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:35 PM PDT

It was poignant to learn today of Geraldine Ferraro's passing just as the National Organization for Women Political Action Committee was meeting to discuss the upcoming 2012 election cycle.

11 bus drivers arrested in NY crackdown on phony licenses

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:25 PM PDT

Police arrested 11 bus drivers around the New York area suspected of using phony aliases to get fraudulent driver licenses, officials said.

American student 'safe and well' in Syria

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:24 PM PDT

The father of an American student who disappeared in Syria said Saturday his son "is safe and well," but remains in the hands of Syrian authorities.

Middle East protesters take turns at White House

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:23 PM PDT

Groups cheering for or against the ongoing unrest in four Middle Eastern countries took to the streets outside the White House on Saturday.

Flights canceled after outage to Alaska Airlines' computer system

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:18 PM PDT

The central computer system for Alaska Airlines was knocked out of service early Saturday morning when a transformer blew out, forcing the airline to cancel 15% of its flights, spokeswoman Bekha Green said.

Last living Faulkner talks about 'Pappy'

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:17 PM PDT

It's a Southern rite of passage, the moment you decide you are ready to read William Faulkner. For me, it happened a few months ago when I found my late father's yellowed copy of "As I Lay Dying."

Status report: Reactor by reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi plant

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:04 PM PDT

Since March 11, the six reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been in various states of disrepair after being battered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

Resiliency of youth takes stage in Japan

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 07:52 PM PDT

People in northern Japan, on the long road to recovery after the disastrous earthquake and tsunami, are experiencing moments that bring smiles, tears and fears.

Prince William chooses wedding cake made of cookies

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 07:40 PM PDT

Prince William and bride-to-be Kate Middleton's wedding may be full of all the pomp and ceremony of a traditional British state occasion, but when it comes to their wedding cake they've taken their inspiration from the United States.

Abercrombie criticized for selling push-up tops to little girls

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 07:27 PM PDT

No stranger to controversy, U.S. retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has come under fire for offering a push-up bikini top to young girls.

Jordanian capital calm, but tensions still high

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 07:14 PM PDT

Calm settled over the Jordanian capital Saturday, a day after bloody clashes between protesters and government loyalists left dozens injured.

Nine U.S. presidents attacked since Civil War

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 06:56 PM PDT

Ronald Reagan, shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr., on March 30, 1981, was the ninth American president, in or out of office, to be the target of an assassination attempt since the Civil War. Four presidents were killed.

Doctors: Reagan shooter is recovering, not a danger

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 06:55 PM PDT

After almost 30 years in a mental hospital, John W. Hinckley Jr., the college dropout who tried to kill President Ronald Reagan, is moving closer to the day his doctors may recommend he go free.
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