Saturday, April 23, 2011

Planes returning to St. Louis a day after historic tornado

Planes returning to St. Louis a day after historic tornado


Planes returning to St. Louis a day after historic tornado

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 05:48 PM PDT

A handful of flights are set to land Saturday night at St. Louis' airport for the first time since a powerful tornado hit about 24 hours ago. Officials are expecting the airport to be at 70% capacity Sunday morning.

Sony exec who championed CDs dies

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 06:31 PM PDT

Norio Ohga, the former president and chairman of Sony Corporation who helped to develop the compact disc, died Saturday of multiple organ failure, the company said. He was 81.

Yemeni president agrees to step down

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh has accepted a deal brokered by neighboring Persian Gulf nations to step down, Yemeni officials said Saturday.

Wife charged with stabbing NFL player

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 01:25 PM PDT

The wife of Miami Dolphins star receiver Brandon Marshall has been charged with stabbing him in the abdomen with a kitchen knife during a domestic violence incident, according to a report from the Broward County, Florida, sheriff's office.

Libyan claim control of central Misrata

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:56 AM PDT

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

Gadhafi's forces kill 8 deep in rebel area

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 06:20 PM PDT

Loyalists to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi killed eight rebel fighters in a rare attack earlier this week in an opposition-held region near the Egyptian border, a medical official and an opposition spokesman told CNN Saturday.

Iraqi government officials assassinated

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 12:38 PM PDT

Three Iraqi government officials were assassinated by gunmen using pistols equipped with silencers in separate neighborhoods in the capital Saturday, officials with the Interior Ministry said.

Salmonella fear prompts veggie recall

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 10:54 AM PDT

A North Carolina produce company has issued a recall for cucumbers because they could be contaminated with salmonella.

Tourist honored for catching falling child

Posted: 23 Apr 2011 04:16 AM PDT

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

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