Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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Report: African-Americans fall in equality index

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:36 PM PDT

African-Americans are faring slightly worse relative to their white counterparts than they did last year, according to an index released Thursday by the National Urban League.

EPA boosts radiation monitoring after low levels found in milk

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:34 PM PDT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is increasing its nationwide monitoring of radiation as two states reported very low levels of radiation in milk.

Fukushima shines light on U.S. problem: 63,000 tons of spent fuel

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:27 PM PDT

The Fukushima Daiichi disaster is focusing attention on a problem that has bedeviled Washington policymakers since the dawn of the nuclear age -- what to do with used nuclear fuel.

Funeral for Geraldine Ferraro set for Thursday

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:20 PM PDT

Funeral services for former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro will be held Thursday morning in New York City.

NASA to check for shuttle damage after hail storm

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:20 PM PDT

NASA crews will perform a full survey of the space shuttle Endeavour on Thursday, a day after high winds and hail battered the launch pad, according to the space agency.

Gadhafi scion was steeped in U.S. internship when crisis broke

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:15 PM PDT

The athletic young man who arrived in Dr. Deepak Chopra's classroom last month for a course in leadership was impeccably dressed in a hunting jacket, polite and unassuming.

Former Libyan official's pick for U.N. ambassador in limbo

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:01 PM PDT

The man who appeared poised to be designated Libya's new envoy at the United Nations apparently canceled a Thursday morning news conference after a Libyan official who supported him defected to the United Kingdom.

China executes three Filipinos for drug smuggling

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:55 PM PDT

Three Philippine nationals convicted of drug trafficking in China were executed by lethal injection on Wednesday.

Unrest: Middle East and North Africa, country by country

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:45 PM PDT

Demonstrations have spread across parts of the Middle East and North Africa. Here are the latest developments from each country, and information on the roots of the unrest.

Tendulkar helps India into World Cup final with win over Pakistan

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:45 PM PDT

India reached the final of the Cricket World Cup for the third time after beating fierce rivals and neighbors Pakistan by 29 runs in Mohali on Wednesday.

10 sailors hurt in ship fire

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:36 PM PDT

Ten sailors aboard a U.S. Navy vessel were injured Wednesday after a jet on the ship caught fire, officials said.

French report suggests new ways to feed the future

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:33 PM PDT

With the world's population set to reach the seven billion milestone later this year the challenge of feeding our planet has never been more urgent.

Haiti's presidential election results delayed by fraud

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:23 PM PDT

Fraud has forced Haiti's election council to delay results of a highly anticipated runoff intended to decide the next leader of the troubled Caribbean nation.

Hershey's raises prices nearly 10%

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:02 PM PDT

The Hershey Company says it is raising wholesale prices by 9.7% on most of its candy products.

Scientists fight flames with electric wand

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 08:55 PM PDT

Could firefighters one day use an electric wand to zap flames away?

2 more retired Philadelphia priests placed on leave in abuse probe

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 08:00 PM PDT

Two more priests have been placed on administrative leave by the Philadelphia Archdiocese as part of an ongoing investigation into the sexual abuse of children by clergy.

Bill restricting public-sector unions passes in Ohio

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:57 PM PDT

The Ohio state legislature has passed controversial legislation that would limit collective bargaining rights by barring Ohio's public employees from striking. The bill now heads to Ohio Gov. John Kasich's desk to be signed into law, possibly this week.

Source: CIA operating in Libya, in consultation with opposition

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:46 PM PDT

CIA operatives are providing intelligence from Libya, where opposition forces are on the run and the defiant government suffered the embarrassing defection of its foreign minister Wednesday.

Acapulco woman makes street children her mission

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 07:37 PM PDT

Ask Rosa Maria Cruz-Muller how many children she has, and she'll answer you with a shrug. The answer is in the hundreds, perhaps thousands. The 53-year-old government employee has three biological children. The rest she rescued from the streets, took them home and gave them a new life ... away from drugs, abuse and an early death.

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