Saturday, March 26, 2011

Rebels advance west; 7 Libyan aircraft destroyed

Rebels advance west; 7 Libyan aircraft destroyed


Rebels advance west; 7 Libyan aircraft destroyed

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 07:16 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, Tripoli.

Radiation high in seawater near plant

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 06:18 AM PDT

Tests showed that levels of radioactive iodine in seawater just offshore of the embattled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are more than 1,250 times higher than normal, Japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency said Saturday.

Company: Exposure was preventable

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 02:03 PM PDT

A power company apologized Saturday and said the exposure of three men working at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to highly radioactive water might have been avoided with better communication.

Geraldine Ferraro dies at age 75

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 05:38 PM PDT

Geraldine Ferraro, Walter Mondale's running mate on the Democratic ticket in 1984, has died after a long battle with cancer.

Opinion: Ferraro was a trailblazer

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 04:14 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.

Yemen leader 'ready to step down'

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 05:38 PM PDT

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh told an Arab TV network he is "ready to step down." But he also warned of a "foreign agenda" among the opposition leadership.

U.S. student 'safe and well' in Syria

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 05:39 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.

Source: Van der Sloot lied about laptop

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:35 PM PDT

The laptop belonging to Joran Van der Sloot was turned off the night he is suspected of having killed a young Peruvian woman in Lima, suggesting he lied to investigators when he said he attacked her after she read an e-mail on his computer connecting him to missing American teenager, Natalee Holloway, a source said Friday.

Iowa GOP eager for 2012 race

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 06:45 PM PDT

In a northeast suburb of this capital city, more than 250 politically active Iowans gathered Saturday to talk about hunters' rights and wildlife conservation.

Retailer blasted for girls' push-up tops

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.

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