Friday, May 27, 2011

Joplin tornado death toll rises to 132 (Reuters)

Joplin tornado death toll rises to 132 (Reuters)

Joplin tornado death toll rises to 132 (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2011 06:08 PM PDT

An American flag is is seen in front of a destroyed church in Joplin, Missouri May 26, 2011.REUTERS/Eric ThayerReuters - The death toll from the monster tornado that tore through Joplin on Sunday rose to 132 on Friday after six more victims were identified, Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr said.

Severe weather kills three more people (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2011 10:16 AM PDT

Tamera Wirick climbs a ladder to her aunt's destroyed apartment building in Joplin, Missouri May 25, 2011. REUTERS/Eric ThayerReuters - Thunderstorms accompanied by heavy rains and strong winds in Atlanta caused three deaths from falling trees and left more than 100,000 without electric power, officials said on Friday.

Palin welcome in Arizona neighborhood, media less so (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2011 06:27 PM PDT

Reuters - Residents in this sprawling neighborhood of horse properties in far north Scottsdale welcome Sarah Palin as a potential neighbor, although they are mixed about the news media on her trail.

Memorial Day: An Afghan War Veteran Reflects on Service (Time.com)

Posted: 27 May 2011 02:05 PM PDT

Time.com - A veteran of the Afghan war recalls the death of a friend in combat and the ceremony that allows fighters to mourn -- and to go on

Report: One Third of Aviation Accidents Happen on the Ground (Time.com)

Posted: 27 May 2011 02:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Although air travel remains the safest mode of travel, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced this week that something must be done to reduce the number of accidents caused by runway operations

Giuliani surprise leader in Republican poll (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2011 01:02 PM PDT

Reuters - Rudy Giuliani came out on top of a new survey of the 2012 Republican presidential primary field, even though the former New York Mayor has not so far jumped into the race.

Severe storms wreak havoc from Vermont to Georgia (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:36 PM PDT

Rene Crete looks over damaged cars at Buy Right Auto on Friday, May 27, 2011 in East Montpelier, Vt. Schools and roads are closed across central Vermont as heavy overnight rains caused flooding that overflowed riverbanks. A Vermont Emergency management official said early Friday almost 150 people were in three shelters in Barre, Montpelier and Berlin.The Vermont National Guard sent emergency response teams and high water vehicles to the area to help local and state emergency management officials. The flooding was caused by heavy overnight rains and more rain is forecast. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - Violent weather swept across the Eastern seaboard overnight, dropping heavy rains that flooded towns from New England to Georgia, knocking out power and killing at least three people in the Atlanta area.

Ex-IMF head leaves NYC house for doctor's visit (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 07:45 AM PDT

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, center, is led from 71 Broadway in Manhattan's financial district where the former International Monetary Fund leader was staying following his release on bail, Wednesday, May 25, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)AP - Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn left the Manhattan town house where he's being held under house arrest to go to the doctor on Friday.

Korean War POW finally buried after 60 years (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 12:24 PM PDT

The flag covered casket of Artie Hodapp is carried down the center of St. Joseph Catholic Church during funeral services in Freeport, Ill., Wednesday, May 25, 2011. More than half a century after he died in Korea, the bones of the young soldier, Artie Hodapp, are returned after being matched with relatives' DNA. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)AP - For 60 years, Artie Hodapp's family agonized over a heart-rending mystery: Where had the young man, known for his rollicking sense of humor, come to rest after dying in the Korean War?

In 2nd day on stand, Blago talks of tough politics (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:35 PM PDT

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, arrives at federal court before taking the stand in his second corruption trial, Thursday, May 26, 2011, in Chicago. Blagojevich's attorneys called him to the stand Thursday morning. Blagojevich introduced himself by telling jurors 'I used to be your governor' and 'I'm here today to tell you the truth.' Blagojevich who was convicted of one count of lying to the FBI in his original trial, faces 20 federal counts at his second trial, including allegations that he tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama's former Senate seat. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - Rod Blagojevich, testifying Friday for a second day, switched his focus from a virtual monologue about his wholesome youth to describing a rough-and-tumble political world where even his best friends were scheming behind his back.

US judge rules against corporate contribution ban (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:16 PM PDT

Republican Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty answers a question during a town hall meeting after announcing he is running for President in Des Moines, Iowa, May 23, 2011. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)AP - A U.S. judge has ruled that the campaign finance law banning corporations from making contributions to federal candidates is unconstitutional, saying that a recent Supreme Court decision gives companies the same right to donate as individual citizens enjoy.

Arizona sues Justice Dept. over medical marijuana (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 05:25 PM PDT

AP - Arizona officials are taking the state's own medical marijuana law to court.

Fugitive Russian lawmaker living in Beverly Hills (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 05:32 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2011 file photo, masked police officers leave the business center in Moscow, where a Deutsche Bank office is located, and a documents search was made in connection with an investigation on Russian businessman and former lawmaker Ashot Egiazaryan, Russian media reported. The sensational business dispute between Moscow billionaires has spilled across international borders, with spy photos of Egiazaryan snapped surreptitiously in Beverly Hills, Calif. Egiazaryan, who said he'd be killed if forced to return to Russia, is fighting to remain in the United States despite a request by Interpol to have him arrested and deported from Beverly Hills. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)AP - A sensational dispute between Moscow billionaires with a storyline that rivals Hollywood has spilled across international borders: Surveillance photographs showed a fugitive Russian lawmaker living in Beverly Hills, Calif. Someone tried to hack into computers at his London law firm. And he filed a federal lawsuit in New York accusing his business rivals of trying to force him to return home.

Ala. tried to close home where twisters killed 7 (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 08:22 AM PDT

In this Thursday, May 19, 2011 photo, three white crosses stand near tornado debris at the spot where a twister killed the owner of an assisted living center and six other people at Shoal Creek Valley near Ashville, Ala. The state had been trying to shut down the unlicensed health center since fall. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)AP - The government sued last fall to close an assisted living facility where nine elderly, disabled people lived in two double-wide mobile homes parked in a valley miles from the nearest town. Yet the facility was still open April 27, when a tornado smacked the mobile homes and killed four residents along with the owner, his daughter-in-law and 7-year-old granddaughter.

Soggy Northern Plains braces for 2nd slug of water (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 05:04 PM PDT

Barns are surrounded by the flooded Musselshell River west of Harlowton, Mont., Thursday, May 26, 2011. As flooding washes out roads and swamps more homes in Montana, regional rains are forcing releases from dams that promise to swell the Missouri River past its banks downstream in Iowa and the Dakotas. The central Montana town of Roundup was under an estimated 6 feet of water Thursday as the latest bout of flooding pounded the water-logged state. (AP Photo/Lisa Kunkel)AP - Rain-swollen rivers that have swamped Montana towns could keep flooding the region for another month or more as melting mountain snow delivers a second slug of water to the soggy Northern Plains.

Missouri tornado death toll at 132; funerals begin (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:12 PM PDT

A flag files at half staff over devastated Joplin High School next to a portable tornado siren in Joplin, Mo. Thursday, May 26, 2011. An EF-5 tornado tore through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses and killing at least 125 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - Friends and family paid tribute to victims of the Joplin tornado on Friday, beginning the grim task of burying the dead as officials said the savage storm's death toll had risen to 132 people.

Michigan's Upper Peninsula struggles to survive (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 12:35 AM PDT

In this April 12, 2011 photo, Jeff Flam, right, poses with his daughters, from left, Lila Drake-Flam, 11, Danielle Drake-Flam, 13, and Samantha Drake-Flam, 8, at his home on a 20-acre former dairy farm near Houghton, Mich. Flam cobbles together a living as a roofer and part-time worker at the local food co-op. It̢۪s a struggle, he says, but having a safe environment for his wife and three young daughters makes it worthwhile. (AP Photo, John Flesher)AP - A man and two children have the village playground to themselves on a sunny afternoon; the nearby Lake Superior beach is deserted. Streets with names such as "Iron" and "Conglomerate," relics of the area's long-lost mining heyday, have little traffic. Many downtown storefronts are empty.

Anthony trial: Key evidence takes center stage (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:17 PM PDT

Mallory Parker tries to compose herself during her testimony in the Casey Anthony trial at the Orange County Courthouse, Friday, May 27, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. Parker is engaged to Lee Anthony, Casey Anthony's brother. Anthony, 25, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder of her daughter, 2-year-old Caylee Anthony in the summer of 2008. If convicted, she could be sentenced to death. (AP Photo/Red Huber, Pool)AP - The rancor among attorneys heated up Friday as the prosecution introduced key testimony and evidence during the fourth day of testimony in the murder trial of a Florida woman accused of killing her daughter.

Stick horses used in contest amid equine outbreak (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:49 PM PDT

AP - A deadly strain of a fast-spreading horse virus that's shown up in nine Western states — where cases have doubled in the last week — has forced contestants vying for the title of "posse junior queen" in one Utah county to ride stick horses to demonstrate their cowgirl skills.

Ukrainians back Demjanjuk, convicted and stateless (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:12 PM PDT

HOLD FOR STORY BY TOM SHEERAN-File-In this file photo taken Tuesday, March 1, 2011 shows John Demjanjuk in the courtroom in Munich, southern Germany. A man without a country, John Demjanjuk is awaiting an appeal of his war-crimes conviction in Germany, his future uncertain but his backers determined to galvanize help. Supporters with shared Ukrainian backgrounds have spoken out against his conviction, have nudged Ukraine to help, have promised to lobby the U.S. Congress and now pin their hope of restoring his U.S. citizenship on a disputed wartime ID card. (AP Photo/Lukas Barth, pool)AP - Convicted of Nazi war crimes, in failing health at age 91 and lacking a country to call home, John Demjanjuk lives in a world with few allies, save for the fellow Ukrainians who are determined to help a man many of them say was a victim.
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