Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Netanyahu: Israel ready for painful compromises (AP)

Netanyahu: Israel ready for painful compromises (AP)

Netanyahu: Israel ready for painful compromises (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures while addressing a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden, left, and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, listen. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to make "painful compromises" for peace with the Palestinians, for the first time explicitly saying that some West Bank settlements would find themselves outside Israel's final borders.

Post-tornado search focuses on stores, apartments (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:56 AM PDT

Members of Missouri Task Force One search-and-rescue team work at a tornado-damaged Home Depot store Tuesday, May 24, 2011, in Joplin , Mo. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - Crews busted holes in concrete slabs and sifted through strewn home goods Tuesday as rescuers focused on crumpled big-box stores and apartment complexes in Joplin in a frantic search for survivors, after nearly 120 people were killed by the deadliest single U.S. tornado in about 60 years.

Gates says defense cuts will mean smaller military (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Defense spending is about to enter a steep decline that may force the Pentagon to abandon some military missions, shrink the armed forces and perhaps limit America's role in the world, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.

Egypt's Mubarak to be tried over protester deaths (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 01:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 file photo, Egypt's then President Hosni Mubarak listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Nethanyahu, unseen, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. A statement by the Egyptian prosecutor general released on Egypt's state news agency says that Hosni Mubarak and his sons will face trial on charges related to the deadly shootings of protesters during the uprising that led to the Egyptian leader's ouster. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Egypt's prosecutor general ordered Tuesday former President Hosni Mubarak put on trial on charges of corruption and conspiring in the deadly shootings of protesters during the uprising that ousted him, a stunning step against a leader whose power was nearly unquestioned for three decades.

Royal welcome for Obamas in Britain (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:33 PM PDT

** CORRECTS THE LEFT TO RIGHT ** U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and first lady Michelle Obama, right, meet with Britain's Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, second right, at Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)AP - President Barack Obama immersed himself in the grandeur of Britain's royal family Tuesday, as Queen Elizabeth II welcomed him to Buckingham Palace for the first day of a state visit that kept the president largely out of sight for most of the British public.

Chrysler repays $7.6B in government loans (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:38 PM PDT

AP - With a few computer keystrokes in an office at its headquarters, Chrysler Group LLC sent $7.6 billion to the U.S. and Canadian governments on Tuesday, paying off most of the bailout money that saved the company from financial disaster just two years ago.

Flights canceled as volcanic ash touches Scotland (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:24 PM PDT

Passengers rest as their flights have been canceled at Edinburgh Airport in Edinburgh, Scotland Tuesday, May 24, 2011. A dense ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano blew toward Scotland, causing airlines to cancel Tuesday flights and raising fears of a repeat of last year's huge travel disruptions in Europe that stranded millions of passengers. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)AP - Airlines are moaning and passengers groaning as an ash-spewing Icelandic volcano is bringing misery and days of uncertainty to thousands of European air travelers.

APNewsBreak: Rover Spirit mission all but over (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:03 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2004 photo provided by NASA/JPL of a photo shot by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. NASA is ending efforts to revive the sand-trapped rover Spirit, which has been silent for more than a year. Project manager John Callas of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the last commands will be sent up Wednesday, May 25. (AP Photo/NASA/JPL,File)AP - Spirit, the scrappy robot geologist that captivated the world with its antics on Mars before getting stuck in a sand trap, is about to meet its end after six productive years.

Oprah Winfrey focuses on fans during finale (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 01:03 PM PDT

AP - In the end, it was just Oprah.

Woods, on crutches, expects to play in US Open (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:40 PM PDT

Tiger Woods, pictured on May 12, was taking no chances Tuesday, using crutches and a protective boog on his left leg in a promotional appearance but said he expects to play the US Open.(AFP/Getty Images/File)AP - Tiger Woods says he'll be ready to go for the U.S. Open.

France's Lagarde to launch IMF bid on Wed: source (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:51 PM PDT

Reuters - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is planning to announce her candidacy on Wednesday to be the new head of the IMF after the European Union reached a consensus on backing her, diplomatic sources told Reuters.

Netanyahu says will give up some land for peace (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:17 PM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington May 23, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Israel is prepared to make "painful compromises" for peace with the Palestinians, including the handover of land they seek for a state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Congress on Tuesday.

New home sales rise, but signal no recovery yet (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 10:30 AM PDT

A view of a house for sale in Los Angeles in a file photo. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - Sales of newly built single-family homes rose for a second straight month in April and supply was the lowest in a year, but an overhang of previously owned houses on the market could hobble recovery.

U.S. debt talks resume with focus on healthcare (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:59 PM PDT

U.S. Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling (L) and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jacob Lew depart after meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers and Vice President Joe Biden to work on a legislative framework for comprehensive deficit reduction at the Blair House in Washington May 10, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and senior lawmakers met on Tuesday to take a hard look at healthcare costs, one of the biggest stumbling blocks in their effort to forge a deal to tame America's national debt.

Chrysler repays $7.6 billion U.S., Canada loans (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 10:53 AM PDT

The Chrysler logo is reflected in the rear view mirror of a vehicle on the lot at Clark Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership in Methuen, Massachusetts April 30, 2009. REUTERS/Brian SnyderReuters - Chrysler Group LLC on Tuesday paid back $7.6 billion in U.S. and Canadian government loans from its 2009 bailout, a move that allows the U.S. automaker to distance itself from an unpopular bailout and deepen its ties with Italian automaker Fiat SpA.

Searchers and dogs scour Missouri tornado wreckage (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Reuters - First they found his dark blue teddy bear. Then frantic relatives searching for toddler Skyular Logsdon spotted his red T-shirt and pants, torn, rain-soaked and wrapped around a telephone pole.

French government says China backs Lagarde for IMF (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:25 AM PDT

France's Finance and Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said it was Reuters - China would support French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde as the next IMF chief, the French government said on Tuesday, providing backing that would put her in a leading position to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Mubarak to be tried for murder of protesters (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:50 AM PDT

Protesters hold a pro-Mubarak rally to mark the 83rd birthday of former president Hosni Mubarak in central Cairo, May 4, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - Hosni Mubarak was ordered on Tuesday to stand trial for the killing of protesters and could face the death penalty, scotching speculation the former leader would be spared public humiliation by Egypt's military rulers.

Hundreds of flights hit as ash reaches Britain (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:41 AM PDT

A cloud of smoke and ash is seen over the Grimsvoetn volcano on May 21. Airlines grounded about 500 flights Tuesday after ash from an Icelandic volcano swept over Britain and towards northern Europe in a fresh travel nightmare for thousands of passengers.(AFP/File)AFP - Airlines grounded about 500 flights Tuesday after ash from an Icelandic volcano swept over Britain and towards northern Europe in a fresh travel nightmare for thousands of passengers.

'Lives at stake' in hunt for US tornado survivors (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:25 PM PDT

Lacy Tasker salvages what she can from her mother's house in Joplin, Missouri. Rescuers combed through overturned cars and flattened buildings Tuesday hunting for survivors after this Missouri town was struck by one of the strongest tornadoes ever recorded in the US.(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)AFP - Rescuers combed through overturned cars and flattened buildings Tuesday hunting for survivors after this Missouri town was struck by one of the strongest tornadoes ever recorded in the US.
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