Sunday, May 22, 2011

In Joplin, Missouri: '75% of the town is virtually gone'

In Joplin, Missouri: '75% of the town is virtually gone'


In Joplin, Missouri: '75% of the town is virtually gone'

Posted: 22 May 2011 08:52 PM PDT

A tornado flattened buildings, snapped trees and tossed tractor-trailers like toys as it touched down in Joplin, Missouri, on Sunday night, causing an unknown number of deaths and injuries.

'Primary' suspect in fan's beating held

Posted: 22 May 2011 07:32 PM PDT

Los Angeles police have arrested the man they believe was the "primary aggressor" in the brutal beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodgers Stadium, the city's police chief said Sunday.

Militants attack Pakistani military base

Posted: 22 May 2011 07:58 PM PDT

Militants have attacked a naval base in the coastal city of Karachi, Pakistan, on Sunday night, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said.

Deal on hold as Yemen's Saleh hangs on

Posted: 22 May 2011 08:56 PM PDT

Western and Arab diplomats were whisked out of an embassy in Yemen as armed supporters of Yemen's president surrounded them, a Yemeni government official said.

Obama rejects stir over Israel remarks

Posted: 22 May 2011 12:16 PM PDT

President Barack Obama said Sunday that any controversy over his remarks last week that Israel-Palestinian negotiations should start from pre-1967 borders and include land swaps was "not based in substance."

Bombings in Baghdad kill 19

Posted: 22 May 2011 12:57 PM PDT

Fifteen bombs explode within hours of one another, the latest in a spate of attacks that has raised concerns about Iraq's ability to protect itself.

'Increasingly grim' outlook for Conaway

Posted: 22 May 2011 06:00 PM PDT

Actor Jeff Conaway's prospect for recovering from pneumonia and sepsis grew "increasingly grim" as a blood infection reemerged Sunday, according to a source familiar with Conaway's medical condition.

'You Light Up My Life' writer kills self

Posted: 22 May 2011 04:31 PM PDT

The man who composed the pop hit "You Light Up My Life" ended his own life Sunday, New York police said.

Obama off to Ireland in search of roots

Posted: 22 May 2011 01:41 PM PDT

"You discover a lot about yourself when you're running for president," Barack Obama said on the campaign trail in 2008. "It was brought to my attention last year that my great-great-great-grandfather on my mother's side hailed from a small village in County Offaly."

Landslides kill 16 at Malaysia orphanage

Posted: 21 May 2011 11:27 PM PDT

Rescuers were looking for at least a dozen children after landslides buried a Malaysian orphanage, killing at least 16 people, the nation's news agency reported.

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