Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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New Jersey governor's school budget ruled unconstitutional

Posted: 24 May 2011 10:39 PM PDT

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that $500 million must be restored to the state's poorest school districts after it found part of Gov. Chris Christie's controversial 2011 budget to be unconstitutional.

Deadly tornado kills 124, leaves 'twilight zone' in its wake

Posted: 24 May 2011 10:37 PM PDT

The tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, Sunday killed 124 people, authorities said Tuesday, in what was the deadliest single U.S. tornado since modern record-keeping began 61 years ago.

Testimony continues in Casey Anthony trial after bombshell accusations

Posted: 24 May 2011 10:35 PM PDT

Prosecutors did not say who they will call to the stand next on Wednesday, a day after explosive testimony and bombshell allegations in the Casey Anthony murder trial.

Family of beaten Giants fan sues Dodgers for parking-lot attack

Posted: 24 May 2011 10:23 PM PDT

The family of Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan who was severely beaten at Dodger Stadium, filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday claiming faulty security measures and defective facilities contributed to his attack, court officials said.

Democrat Kathy Hochul wins House seat in New York special election

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:49 PM PDT

Democrat Kathy Hochul swept to victory Tuesday night in a closely watched Congressional election in New York state, which turned into a proxy battle on a House Republican proposal on Medicare.

Blast kills 4, injures 21 others in Pakistan

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:34 PM PDT

A suicide bomber in an explosive-laden car rammed into a police station in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday, in a Taliban attack that killed four police officers and injured 21 people, a senior police official said.

Obama blends ceremony with diplomacy in the United Kingdom

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:08 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama blended pomp and ceremony with diplomacy Tuesday on the second full day of his weeklong trip to Europe, meeting at 10 Downing Street with British Prime Minister David Cameron and attending a state dinner at Buckingham Palace to exchange toasts with Queen Elizabeth II.

Yemen's president appeals to tribal leader to halt violence

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:06 PM PDT

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh called Tuesday for tribal leader Sheikh Sadeq al-Ahmar to halt the violence that killed at many as 41 people Tuesday even as opposition groups and tribes blamed Saleh for the carnage.

Jordan sees interim council as representative of Libyan people

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:04 PM PDT

Jordan considers Libya's Interim National Council to be the legitimate representative of the Libyan people and will send a permanent envoy to the rebel-held city of Benghazi, Jordan's foreign minister said Tuesday, according to the state-run news agency Petra.

NATO on alert for influx of foreign fighters in southern Afghanistan

Posted: 24 May 2011 08:51 PM PDT

Coalition forces in Afghanistan say that a recent security operation in the southeast part of the country suggests an influx of foreign fighters may be underway, just as the Taliban begins its "fighting season" against NATO troops.

China keeps mum on North Korean leader's visit

Posted: 24 May 2011 08:43 PM PDT

Grainy photos of the reclusive North Korean leader in China appeared on local websites but the Chinese government Tuesday declined to confirm Kim Jong Il's visit to his nation's closest ally.

Blast kills 2 police officers in Pakistan

Posted: 24 May 2011 08:14 PM PDT

A suicide bomber in an explosive-laden car rammed into a police station building in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday, killing two policemen and injuring 21 other people, a senior police official said.

Tornadoes, storms kill 6 in Oklahoma, Kansas

Posted: 24 May 2011 08:12 PM PDT

Severe weather's assault on middle America continued Tuesday, as tornadoes and thunderstorms pulverized communities and claimed at least six lives in Oklahoma and Kansas.

Tornado neared nation's Storm Prediction Center

Posted: 24 May 2011 08:00 PM PDT

Talk about steep odds. The building that houses the nation's Storm Prediction Center lay, for a while at least, in the predicted path of a tornado that raked across Oklahoma.

'The Champ' appeals to Iran to release hikers

Posted: 24 May 2011 07:25 PM PDT

The two American hikers who have been held in Iran for nearly two years are pinning their hopes on a beloved sports hero who also is one of the America's best-known Muslims.

Libyan opposition wants only a place at negotiating table, Lavrov says

Posted: 24 May 2011 07:22 PM PDT

The Libyan opposition is not asking to be recognized as the "sole legitimate" authority in the country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday, a day after meeting with opposition representative Abdel Rahman Shalgam.

Suspect in slaying of 27 workers arrested in Guatemala

Posted: 24 May 2011 07:16 PM PDT

Guatemalan authorities arrested a suspected drug trafficker who they said directed the killing of 27 workers on a farm in a northern province earlier this month, state media reported Tuesday.

U.S. slaps sanctions on companies working with Iran

Posted: 24 May 2011 07:13 PM PDT

The United States is imposing sanctions against seven companies for working with Iran in the energy sector, part of an effort to suppress Tehran's nuclear program, the State Department said Tuesday.

NASA plans capsule to take humans into deep space

Posted: 24 May 2011 07:10 PM PDT

NASA plans a return to yesteryear by developing a space capsule that will carry humans into deep space, it announced Tuesday.
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