Tuesday, March 22, 2011

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Kentucky kids, subject of Amber Alert, are found safe

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:36 PM PDT

Two children, who were the subject of an Amber Alert, have been found safe -- and authorities say they are key to an investigation into the death of two people in a south-central Kentucky home.

Barry Bonds' perjury trial enters 2nd day

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:29 PM PDT

The second day of Barry Bonds' perjury trial gets underway Wednesday in a San Francisco courtroom.

Libyan civil war: An opening for al Qaeda and jihad?

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:57 PM PDT

The town of Derna is not much to look at -- a heap of Soviet-style concrete buildings in a deprived and windswept corner of eastern Libya.

Timeline: U.S. forces hurried to rescue of 2 stranded airmen

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:23 PM PDT

When a U.S. Air Force fighter jet crashed Monday during a mission over Libya, it quickly set off a chain of events on four continents involving at least nine aircraft and a platoon of Marines.

U.S. aviators rescued; Gadhafi remains defiant

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:04 PM PDT

As Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi crowed, "I do not scare," the United States Tuesday got back two crew members whose F-15E fighter jet malfunctioned and said it will be able to hand over command of the coalition that has hammered loyalist military positions over four days.

Frank Neuhauser, first National Spelling Bee winner, dies at 97

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 08:06 PM PDT

Frank Neuhauser, who won the first National Spelling Bee in the United States by correctly spelling "gladiolus," has died, a Maryland funeral home confirmed Tuesday.

Libya coalition sparks fierce debate

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 08:01 PM PDT

Since the U.N. Security Council authorized action Thursday to protect civilians from the effects of Libya's civil war, a vigorous debate has erupted over the U.S. role in the intervention.

South Dakota requires 3-day wait before abortion

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 07:51 PM PDT

A new South Dakota law requiring a woman to get counseling at a "pregnancy help center" and wait 72 hours after a physician assessment before having an abortion appears destined for a legal challenge.

Genetic modification used to fight Uganda's banana blight

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 07:38 PM PDT

"Banana in Uganda, it means everything," says Ugandan farmer Arthur Kamenya.

Vegetables near stricken plant test high for radiation

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 07:38 PM PDT

Japan's Health Ministry reported Tuesday finding radioactive materials at levels "drastically exceeding legal limits" in 11 types of vegetable grown in Fukushima Prefecture, including broccoli and cabbage, according to Kyodo News Agency.

AT&T exec says problems soon without T-Mobile merger

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 07:37 PM PDT

AT&T's wireless network will face major challenges "in the short term" unless the carrier is able to begin integrating T-Mobile USA's infrastructure, said AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega.

Detroit loses a staggering 25% of its population in a decade

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 07:23 PM PDT

Detroit could probably use another Eminem boost following Tuesday's news that it lost 25% of its residents from 2000 to 2010.

Police issue an Amber Alert for two Kentucky kids

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 07:19 PM PDT

State police are searching Tuesday for two missing children after finding the bodies of two people in a home in south central Kentucky.

Obama hopes resurgent Libyan opposition can topple Gadhafi

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 06:59 PM PDT

President Barack Obama on Tuesday expressed hope that Libya's opposition movement, given new protection by a U.S.-led military mission, can organize itself to revive broad enthusiasm for political change and oust Moammar Gadhafi from power.

Obama playing defense over Libya

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 06:31 PM PDT

In the end, President Barack Obama apparently decided that photos of himself touring historic remnants of a collapsed society might not be the best image for a commander in chief fending off charges even from Democrats that his Libya policy is in shambles.

Another Broadway Spider-Man cast member injured

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 06:24 PM PDT

The injury-prone Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" has temporarily lost another cast member after the show's lead actress was hurt performing an onstage battle scene, according to a spokesman.

Bangladesh asked to find a compromise to end bank crisis

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 06:20 PM PDT

The Bangladeshi government has been asked to find a compromise to bring an end to the Grameen Bank crisis created by removing its founder, microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus.

FDA: Some foods from four Japanese prefectures can't enter U.S.

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 06:00 PM PDT

In the wake of Japan's nuclear disaster, all milk, milk products, fresh vegetables and fruit from one of four prefectures closest to the quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be prevented from entering the United States, a spokesperson for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.

Strong winds whip up Colorado wildfire

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 05:48 PM PDT

Firefighters battling a 1,200-acre Colorado wildfire faced high winds Tuesday, officials said, complicating efforts to control the blaze that has so far forced the evacuation of 17 homes.
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