Romney targets 4 percent unemployment

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• Romney targets 4 percent unemployment
• Worst week for S&P, Nasdaq after jobs report
• Abuse inquiry: 5 Pa. priests unsuitable
• Jobs lost to recession trickle back, but wages lag
• Judge urges more deliberations in Android case
• Woman in Secret Service case calls agents 'fools'
• Police: Phoenix woman faked cancer to get implants
• Two dead, nearly 300 wounded in Cairo clashes
• New PSU trustees elected in Sandusky aftermath
• Tymoshenko to be treated at Ukrainian clinic
• Movie Scores: How the critics rated the new movies
• 48 Pa. transit workers still on job after jackpot
• Neb. AG: City ordinances protecting gays illegal
• Yahoo CEO faces calls for ouster after inaccuracy
• France's Sarkozy in vote appeal as margin narrows
• PSU trustee: 400 interviewed in Sandusky inquiry
• Nadal unhappy with blue clay in Madrid, blames ATP
• US unemployment dips to 8.1% on modest jobs growth
• Romney says he wanted gay spokesman to stay on job
• Union files grievance in bounty case
• Teen son charged in Calif. shooting of ICE agent
• Nurse in Afghanistan dies in Skype chat with wife
• Pricey purchases aired at NY model, mogul trial
• Luck begins working out with new Indy teammates
• Russia talk of pre-emptive strike unjustified: NATO
• Ahmadinejad's rivals ahead in parliamentary runoff
• IOC expresses concern over Argentine ad
• Ohio surviving exotic animals back on farm
• New French accusations: Strauss-Kahn in Washington
• US, China forge tentative deal on Chinese activist
• 3 NBC employees lose jobs due to Martin reports
• China indicates will allow activist to leave soon: US
• Romney: Regular people teach him about struggles
• Clinton applauds China allowing dissident to apply to study in U.S.
• Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
• Former press baron Conrad Black home from U.S. prison
• US revamps student work-visa program after abuses
• Yahoo investor tells board to fire CEO for lying
• Panetta: Troop scandals hurt US Afghan mission
• Jockey Robby Albarado arrested on assault charge

Romney targets 4 percent unemployment Posted: Jostling for an advantage on the economy, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday set a target of 4 percent for the nation's unemployment rate, while President Barack Obama proclaimed it "good news" that the U.S. economy is consistently adding jobs.

Worst week for S&P, Nasdaq after jobs report Posted: Stocks plunged on Wall Street after the government reported that hiring slowed sharply last month, the latest sign of weakness in the economy.

Abuse inquiry: 5 Pa. priests unsuitable Posted: Five priests were deemed unsuitable for ministry because of substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or other inappropriate conduct, the city's Roman Catholic archbishop said Friday.

Jobs lost to recession trickle back, but wages lag Posted: U.S. job growth slumped in April for a second straight month. It suggested an economy that is growing steadily but still sluggishly, which could tighten the presidential race.

Judge urges more deliberations in Android case Posted: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A judge urged jurors to continue deliberating Oracle Corp's copyright claims against Google over the Android mobile platform, after jurors indicated they had reached unanimous agreement on all but one of the questions they must decide. District Judge William Alsup made the request at a hearing on Friday in San Francisco federal court. (Reporting By Dan Levine)

Woman in Secret Service case calls agents 'fools' Posted: A woman who says she was the prostitute who triggered the U.S. Secret Service scandal in Colombia said Friday that the agents involved were "idiots" for letting it happen, and declared that if she were a spy and sensitive information was available, she could have easily obtained it.

Police: Phoenix woman faked cancer to get implants Posted: A Phoenix woman has been charged with fraud and theft after authorities say she told people she had cancer and needed treatment so she could get money from them to buy breast implants.

Two dead, nearly 300 wounded in Cairo clashes Posted: Egypt's military rulers imposed an overnight curfew around the defence ministry Friday after two people were killed, nearly 300 injured and 170 arrested in fierce clashes between troops and protesters.

New PSU trustees elected in Sandusky aftermath Posted: Penn State alumni elected three new members to the university board of trustees, including a well-known former football player who recovered from a spinal cord injury and a businessman who has criticized the board's actions after Jerry Sandusky's arrest in a child sex-abuse scandal.

Tymoshenko to be treated at Ukrainian clinic Posted: Ukraine's jailed and ailing ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko tentatively agreed Friday to have her back condition treated at a local hospital under the supervision of a German doctor.

Movie Scores: How the critics rated the new movies Posted: Not that it matters, because it's going to be a freakishly enormous success regardless of what critics say, but "Marvel's The Avengers" is kicking off the summer movie season with excellent reviews.

48 Pa. transit workers still on job after jackpot Posted: Four dozen Philadelphia transit agency workers who won a $172 million Powerball drawing are all still working and don't intend to change much about their lives despite becoming millionaires.

Neb. AG: City ordinances protecting gays illegal Posted: Nebraska cities can't adopt ordinances protecting people from discrimination for being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender because the state's anti-discrimination laws don't extend to sexual orientation, the state attorney general's office said in a legal opinion issued Friday.

Yahoo CEO faces calls for ouster after inaccuracy Posted: Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson faces calls for his ouster after just four months leading the troubled Internet company because of inaccuracies with his academic credentials.

France's Sarkozy in vote appeal as margin narrows Posted: PARIS (Reuters) - Conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy made an impassioned final appeal to voters on Friday, saying that a Socialist victory could send France spiraling the way of Greece, as polls showed him narrowing his challenger's lead two days before the vote. Final opinion polls put Francois Hollande's advantage at as little as four points. But Sarkozy faced an uphill battle after Hollande turned in a polished performance in their only television debate on Wednesday, and far-right and centrist leaders declined to back the unpopular president. ...

PSU trustee: 400 interviewed in Sandusky inquiry Posted: Former FBI director Louis Freeh and his team have conducted more than 400 interviews in the internal investigation spurred by child sexual abuse charges against former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, a university trustee said Friday.

Nadal unhappy with blue clay in Madrid, blames ATP Posted: Rafael Nadal has been unhappy with the Madrid Open since it moved on the schedule from the hard-court season, and now he's blaming the ATP for the introduction of a blue-clay surface.

US unemployment dips to 8.1% on modest jobs growth Posted: The US unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent in April as the economy created a disappointing 115,000 jobs, official figures showed Friday, the eve of President Barack Obama's maiden reelection rally.

Romney says he wanted gay spokesman to stay on job Posted: Walking a careful line, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Friday he had wanted an openly gay spokesman who resigned from his campaign this week to stay on. Hours later, he worked to court the party's conservative wing by meeting with former rival Rick Santorum.

Union files grievance in bounty case Posted: The NFL players union has challenged Commissioner Roger Goodell's authority to suspend players who participated in the New Orleans Saints' pay-for-pain scandal and wants him removed from hearing appeals.

Teen son charged in Calif. shooting of ICE agent Posted: A 14-year-old Southern California boy has been charged with murdering his father, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

Nurse in Afghanistan dies in Skype chat with wife Posted: The wife of an Army officer serving in Afghanistan witnessed her husband's death as the two video chatted via Skype, his family said Friday.

Pricey purchases aired at NY model, mogul trial Posted: He bought himself a $250,000 sports car and a $100,000 watch. He spent about $62,000 that same year on clothes. He shelled out $87,000 on a housekeeper and $75,000 on nannies.

Luck begins working out with new Indy teammates Posted: All Andrew Luck wanted to do was stay composed on the field.

Russia talk of pre-emptive strike unjustified: NATO Posted: BERLIN (Reuters) - A Kremlin threat to launch pre-emptive strikes on a planned NATO missile defense system in Europe is unjustified as the system poses no threat to Russia's security, the head of the Atlantic alliance said on Friday. NATO has long insisted that the anti-missile shield it is developing is aimed at protecting member states from a possible Iranian attack, but Russia says it fears the system could undermine the effectiveness of its own nuclear arsenal. ...

Ahmadinejad's rivals ahead in parliamentary runoff Posted: Early returns in Iran's parliamentary runoff elections show conservative rivals of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ahead in many constituencies.

IOC expresses concern over Argentine ad Posted: The IOC criticized an Argentine TV ad Friday that links the London Olympics to Argentina's dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands, calling it a blatant attempt to use the games for political purposes.

Ohio surviving exotic animals back on farm Posted: An Ohio zoo on Friday returned five surviving exotic animals to a woman whose husband released dozens of wild creatures last fall before he committed suicide.

New French accusations: Strauss-Kahn in Washington Posted: French investigators are studying accusations that Dominique Strauss-Kahn may have been involved in a rape during a sex party in a Washington hotel in 2010 while he was chief of the International Monetary Fund, a judicial official said Friday.

US, China forge tentative deal on Chinese activist Posted: With a series of quickly choreographed steps, the U.S. and China outlined a tentative deal Friday to send a blind legal activist to America for study and potentially bring a face-saving end to a delicate diplomatic crisis.

3 NBC employees lose jobs due to Martin reports Posted: Three employees of NBC or an NBC-owned television station have now lost their jobs because of editing changes to a call made to police by George Zimmerman on the night he shot Trayvon Martin.

China indicates will allow activist to leave soon: US Posted: The United States said Friday that China had indicated it would let blind activist Chen Guangcheng and his family leave the country soon, raising hopes of a resolution to a damaging diplomatic crisis.

Romney: Regular people teach him about struggles Posted: Mitt Romney says he learns about what it's like to struggle in a difficult economy by sitting down and chatting with regular people. But the Republican presidential candidate doesn't want anybody to see it — and his campaign won't say who he meets with or when the meetings occur.

Clinton applauds China allowing dissident to apply to study in U.S. Posted: BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Friday blind dissident Chen Guangcheng could apply to study abroad, a move praised by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and suggesting an end may be near to a diplomatic crisis between Beijing and Washington. But rights activists sounded a note of caution over expectations of a quick way out for Chen, saying Beijing could be worried that appearing to be soft might embolden other challengers to Communist Party rule ahead of a power handover late this year. ...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows Posted: Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Former press baron Conrad Black home from U.S. prison Posted: TORONTO (Reuters) - Former press baron Conrad Black was released from a Florida prison on Friday and flown to his home in Canada, which has granted a him temporary resident permit despite his criminal record. Black arrived by car at his mansion in Toronto, kissed his wife Barbara Amiel, and walked around the leafy grounds with the couple's two large dogs, with spring flowers blooming in the background. Black, convicted by a U.S. ...

US revamps student work-visa program after abuses Posted: The State Department announced major changes Friday to one of its premier cultural-exchange programs following an investigation by The Associated Press that found widespread abuses.

Yahoo investor tells board to fire CEO for lying Posted: Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson could lose his job after just four months leading the troubled Internet company because of a lie about his academic credentials.

Panetta: Troop scandals hurt US Afghan mission Posted: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is warning troops that it takes just seconds for misconduct to make headlines and fuel the enemy in Afghanistan.

Jockey Robby Albarado arrested on assault charge Posted: Jockey Robby Albarado was arrested Friday and charged with accosting a woman who says she was breaking up with him, resulting in the veteran rider losing his spot in the Kentucky Oaks later in the day.

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