Saturday, April 30, 2011

Volunteers tend to victims in storm-ravaged South (AP)

Volunteers tend to victims in storm-ravaged South (AP)

Volunteers tend to victims in storm-ravaged South (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:19 PM PDT

Tuscaloosa residents gather in a parking lot where food, water, and supplies are being distributed to those in need in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, April 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - Whether it's refilling blood-pressure medicine or patrolling neighborhoods in a grocery-filled pickup truck, tornado victims in splintered Southern towns say volunteers are ensuring they're well-fed and warm at night. At least a few, though, say they need more from the government: Help getting into their homes and cleaning up endless debris.

Afghan Taliban: Spring offensive starts now (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:34 AM PDT

A U.S. soldier with the 1st battalion 3rd brigade and 1st infantry division monitors the area through the scope of his weapon at a check post of a joint U.S. and Afghan security forces base in Musa khel, district of Khost province southeast of Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, April 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Nishanuddin Khan)AP - The spring fighting season in Afghanistan geared up this weekend with a war of words.

John Paul honored at vigil on eve of beatification (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:41 PM PDT

A faithful prays in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Saturday, April 30, 2011, a day before late Pope John Paul II's beatification. Tens of thousands of people are converging on Rome for the beatification and many are expected to attend an all-night vigil in Rome's Circus Maximus. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Thousands of young people flooded an ancient Roman field Saturday for an all-night prayer vigil honoring Pope John Paul II on the eve of his beatification, remembering his teachings, travels and his own suffering.

NH GOP gets back-to-back look at 2012 hopefuls (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:52 AM PDT

Possible 2012 presidential hopeful, U.S. Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn. speaks during a We the People candidates forum, Saturday, April 30, 2011 in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - With back-to-back events featuring multiple presidential hopefuls, it's been something of an instant-replay kind of weekend for New Hampshire Republicans.

1 year after Times Square scare, concerns endure (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:37 AM PDT

In an April 27, 2011 photo, Duane Jackson, one of the first people to alert police officers to a suspicious vehicle that contained a crude bomb in New York's Times Square, May, 1, 2010, works at his stand. One year after a militant Pakistani immigrant spread a wave of fear by driving a bomb-laden SUV into the heart of Times Square, New Yorkers, tourists and even the street vendor who alerted police to the smoking vehicle still flock to 'The Crossroads of the World' as if it never happened. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - One year after a militant from Connecticut spread panic by driving a bomb-laden SUV into the heart of Times Square, New Yorkers, tourists and even the street vendor who alerted police to the smoking vehicle still descend on "The Crossroads of the World" as if it never happened.

New Predator role fits diplomatic, military bill (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:54 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo an unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit night. President Barack Obama's decision to use Predators in Libya widened what had become very limited U.S. participation in the air war. But the deployment is small, just two, and their use only a half-step back into the fight. Bigger U.S. bombers and other firepower remain idle. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)AP - President Barack Obama's decision to use unmanned Predator drones in Libya widened what had become very limited U.S. participation in the air war, but the aircraft credited with taking out terrorist leaders in western Pakistan probably won't prove decisive against Moammar Gadhafi's forces.

Fashion firms rush to copy the royal gown (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:51 PM PDT

AP - Fashion firms want a piece of the fairy tale.

Obama to shift from consoler to comic Saturday (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:12 AM PDT

President Barack Obama waves as he walks from Marine One across the South Lawn to the White House, Friday, April 29, 2011, in Washington, as he returns form Florida. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - President Barack Obama is shifting from consoler to comic for his appearance before a mix of politicians, celebrities and journalists at Washington's premier black-tie dinner.

Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon parents of twins (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:51 AM PDT

FILE - In a March 7, 2010 file photo, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon arrives at the 82nd Academy Awards, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Carey gave birth to twins, a baby girl and boy, Saturday morning April 30, 2011 at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles. Carey's representative, Cindi Berger, confirmed the births to The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP - Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their fourth anniversary with another milestone — becoming parents to a baby girl and boy.

Halladay shuts down Mets as Phillies win 2-1 (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:53 PM PDT

New Yorks Mets starting pitcher Jonathon Niese throws against the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 30, 2011, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr)AP - Roy Halladay pitched a seven-hitter to help Philadelphia set a club record with its 18th victory in April as the Phillies beat the New York Mets 2-1 on Saturday.

Obama ramps up recovery help for tornado-hit South (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Reuters - The government on Saturday ramped up efforts to help thousands of homeless victims of the country's second deadliest tornado outbreak on record that killed at least 350 people.

Buffett admits error in Sokol affair (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Reuters - Warren Buffett said he had made a mistake by not asking more about David Sokol's purchases of Lubrizol Corp stock while his former top lieutenant was pitching the chemicals company as a possible takeover target for Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Libya's Gaddafi offers ceasefire, but will not leave (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:24 AM PDT

An armed rebel fighter provides security from atop a building to thousands of comrades and civilians during Friday prayers in central Ajdabiyah April 29, 2011. REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisReuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Saturday he was ready for a ceasefire and negotiations provided NATO "stop its planes," but he refused to give up power as rebels and Western powers demand.

Syrian tanks shell Deraa, storm mosque: residents (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 01:02 PM PDT

EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR A supporter of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad holds aloft a photograph of the president at Hamidiya market in Damascus April 30, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled al-HaririReuters - Syrian forces backed by tanks shelled parts of Deraa and stormed a mosque on Saturday, trying to quell resistance in the southern city at the heart of an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, residents said.

Court clears way for levee to be blown up (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Reuters - A federal appeals court cleared the way for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with plans to blow up a Mississippi River levee to control flooding, a government official said on Saturday.

Obama seeks end to oil industry tax breaks (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:02 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about his birth certificate from the briefing room of the White House in Washington April 27, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday kept pressure on the Congress to end tax breaks for oil and gas companies, saying they were enjoying huge profits, as he sought to limit political fallout from rising gasoline prices.

Japan lower house passes emergency budget for quake relief (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 01:43 AM PDT

A damaged house is seen in front of an undamaged house that was built on higher ground at an area hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, April 10, 2011. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - Japan's lower house of parliament passed an emergency budget on Saturday worth 4 trillion yen ($48.5 billion) for rebuilding after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, a downpayment on the country's biggest public works effort in six decades.

Germany says al Qaeda suspects planned bomb attack (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:10 AM PDT

Police escort a suspected member of al Qaeda as they arrive at the federal supreme court in Karlsruhe April 30, 2011. REUTERS/Alex DomanskiReuters - Three suspected al Qaeda members had been planning a bomb attack in Germany for four months when they were arrested, federal prosecutors said.

Kadhafi call for Libya talks rejected (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:17 AM PDT

In this pictured taken on a guided government tour, supporters of the Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi hold up his image during a meeting of tribes in the city of Aziziya, about 40 km southwest of the capital. Kadhafi vowed Saturday not to step down and proposed talks to end Libya's conflict, a call rejected by rebels and by NATO, as his forces pressed an offensive against the key port of Misrata.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)AFP - Moamer Kadhafi vowed Saturday not to step down and proposed talks to end Libya's conflict, a call rejected by rebels and by NATO, as his forces pressed an offensive against the key port of Misrata.

Six killed as Syrians to bury protest dead (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Syrians rally to show their support for their President Bashar al-Assad (photo) in the capital Damascus. Troops and snipers killed six civilians on Saturday in the flashpoint city of Daraa, activists said, as Syrians buried scores of people killed in a AFP - Troops and snipers killed six civilians on Saturday in the flashpoint city of Daraa, activists said, as Syrians buried scores of people killed in a "day of rage" on Friday.
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