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Lindsay Lohan released from jail after posting $75,000 bond
Reported tornado hits St. Louis airport
More than 40 dead in protests as violence erupts across Syria
France gives green light for absinthe revival
Reported tornado hits St. Louis airport
Suspicious white substance on plane turns out to be toilet paper
British tourist receives special honor for catching falling child
NTSB: Jet pulled 'alongside' small aircraft in March incident
More than 40 dead in protests as violence erupts across Syria
Ebadi: Vote for those who respect human rights
At Earth Day tire roundup, rubber hits the road to recycling
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Princeton professor's suicide draws ire from friends, students
2 missing journalists turn out to have been detained by Libya
Shanghai fuel protests unnerve Beijing
Hip-hop star Malverde finds name he took from hero co-opted by narcos
Donald Trump tells people to 'stay tuned' for details on his wealth
Official: 3 dead in airstrike at Gadhafi's compound
Ministers fired, smaller government created in Africa's Burkina Faso
8 killed in new Yemen fighting

Lindsay Lohan released from jail after posting $75,000 bond

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:42 PM PDT

Lindsay Lohan spent five hours in custody before posting a $75,000 bond Friday evening after a judge sentenced her to 120 days in jail for violating her drunk driving probation with her arrest for stealing a necklace.

Reported tornado hits St. Louis airport

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:19 PM PDT

Authorities shut down a major airport in St. Louis after heavy winds from a severe storm caused significant damage, shattered windows and sent debris raining down on passengers.

More than 40 dead in protests as violence erupts across Syria

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:44 PM PDT

Violence swept across Syria on Friday, with at least 43 people reported killed in another bloody day of confrontation between government forces and demonstrators calling for political change.

France gives green light for absinthe revival

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 09:01 PM PDT

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Reported tornado hits St. Louis airport

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:56 PM PDT

Heavy winds from a severe storm caused significant damage, shattered windows and sent debris raining down on passengers at an airport in St. Louis Friday night.

Suspicious white substance on plane turns out to be toilet paper

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:21 PM PDT

A suspicious white substance in an airplane bathroom?

British tourist receives special honor for catching falling child

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:20 PM PDT

The British tourist who caught a 1-year-old child who fell from the fourth-floor balcony of an Orlando, Florida, hotel was honored by government and business leaders Friday.

NTSB: Jet pulled 'alongside' small aircraft in March incident

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:16 PM PDT

Acting at the request of an air traffic controller, the pilot of a Southwest Airlines B-737 pulled within one-tenth of a mile of a small, four-seat aircraft last month to check on pilot of the smaller plane, who had not responded to radio calls, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday.

More than 40 dead in protests as violence erupts across Syria

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:11 PM PDT

Violence swept across Syria on Friday, with at least 43 people reported killed in another bloody day of confrontation between government forces and demonstrators calling for political change.

Ebadi: Vote for those who respect human rights

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:08 PM PDT

For years, Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi has been speaking out against human rights violations in her country of Iran, where her defense of political prisoners and support for human rights and democracy have earned her the ire of the ruling regime.

At Earth Day tire roundup, rubber hits the road to recycling

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:54 PM PDT

It's like an Easter egg hunt for grownups.

In case you missed it

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:41 PM PDT

Princeton professor's suicide draws ire from friends, students

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 07:17 PM PDT

A professor at Princeton University took his life last week after a small group in his department demanded he be removed from his position, a longtime friend of Dr. Antonio Calvo said Friday.

2 missing journalists turn out to have been detained by Libya

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:59 PM PDT

The whereabouts of two journalists who disappeared this month while covering the war in Libya were revealed Friday and both appear to be healthy and in custody of the government, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.

Shanghai fuel protests unnerve Beijing

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:55 PM PDT

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Hip-hop star Malverde finds name he took from hero co-opted by narcos

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:54 PM PDT

The legend of Jesus Malverde is a more than century-old story handed down from generation to generation of disenfranchised Mexicans. Widely known as the Robin Hood of Mexico, Malverde was said to be the quintessential son of the pueblo. His story was embraced by the poor and, more recently, by drug traffickers.

Donald Trump tells people to 'stay tuned' for details on his wealth

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:48 PM PDT

Real estate mogul, reality TV star and possible Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told people to "stay tuned" for an unveiling of his net worth, promising more details as he addresses questions about his wealth.

Official: 3 dead in airstrike at Gadhafi's compound

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:47 PM PDT

An airstrike Saturday hit a parking lot outside the compound in central Tripoli of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, killing three people, a government spokesman said.

Ministers fired, smaller government created in Africa's Burkina Faso

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:20 PM PDT

In the latest shake-up following weeks of popular unrest and sporadic violence, the top two political figures in Burkina Faso announced on the state-run media outlet that they'd fired 24 Cabinet ministers and formed a new, smaller government.