Ray slams woman on boat in Florida Keys Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:32 PM PDT An eagle ray weighing as much as 300 pounds landed on top of a woman on a boat in the Florida Keys last week, throwing her to the deck and pinning her underneath it -- the "scariest thing" that's ever happened to her, she said.  |
At least 11 killed in Thailand flooding Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:26 PM PDT At least 11 people are dead after flash floods swept through eight provinces in southern Thailand, officials said Wednesday.  |
Co-founders, celebrities talk Twitter Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:02 PM PDT Jack Dorsey got the Twitter ball rolling, or chirping, on March 21, 2006.  |
Embattled Japanese power company chief hospitalized due to 'fatigue' Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:00 PM PDT The president of the embattled utility that owns the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has been hospitalized due to "fatigue and stress," the company said Wednesday.  |
Police: Body of Ohio missing mother may have been found Posted: 29 Mar 2011 10:52 PM PDT Authorities in Ohio say they may have found the body of Summer Inman, a 25-year-old mother who was reported abducted last week.  |
Spring storm batters New Orleans area Posted: 29 Mar 2011 10:44 PM PDT A powerful spring storm packing hail, heavy rain and strong winds caused extensive damage just south of New Orleans, Tuesday evening, authorities said.  |
Syrian president to address the nation Posted: 29 Mar 2011 10:05 PM PDT Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is expected to address the nation in a speech before the People's Assembly on Wednesday, a day after the cabinet resigned amidst an unusual wave of unrest across the nation.  |
Lindsay Lohan cleared in rehab fight probe Posted: 29 Mar 2011 10:01 PM PDT Lindsay Lohan has one less legal problem to worry about after a prosecutor decided not to charge her in connection with an altercation while she was in a substance abuse rehab program in December.  |
UK, Iceland in raid on Kaupthing Bank Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:41 PM PDT Read full story for latest details.  |
Moroccan government appeals to teachers to protest peacefully Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:29 PM PDT Thousands of disgruntled teachers are expected to descend on Rabat, Morocco's capital, on Wednesday to protest the outcome of an earlier demonstration -- in which they claim 65 colleagues were seriously injured in a battle with police.  |
Girl, unable to enter U.S., will try again Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:03 PM PDT A 4-year-old U.S. citizen who was unable to enter the country this month because of a possible communications mix-up is expected to attempt the journey again on Wednesday, according to her lawyer.  |
Tepco shares fall on talk of state takeover Posted: 29 Mar 2011 08:36 PM PDT Read full story for latest details.  |
Opec set for $1 trillion in export revenues Posted: 29 Mar 2011 08:20 PM PDT Read full story for latest details.  |
Workers endure austere conditions in averting nuclear disaster Posted: 29 Mar 2011 08:16 PM PDT They sleep anywhere they can find open space -- in conference rooms, corridors, even stairwells. They have one blanket, no pillows and a leaded mat intended to keep radiation at bay.  |
Parents sue over Facebook photos of dead daughter Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:47 PM PDT The parents of a murder victim are suing Facebook after a paramedic pleaded guilty to photographing their daughter's corpse and posting the image to the social networking site, according to court documents.  |
James Ray's mother describes him as misportrayed Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:46 PM PDT The mother of self-help author James Ray contends that her son has been misportrayed by the state in its manslaughter case against him, and holds out hope that he will be vindicated.  |
Q&A: Japan's nuclear crisis Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:37 PM PDT Despite the heroic efforts of technicians and engineers battling to prevent a full nuclear meltdown at the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant, radioactive material is still seeping into the surroundings of the power station.  |
Missing cobra sinks fangs into Twitter Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:21 PM PDT An escaped Egyptian cobra has slithered its way out of a New York City zoo and onto the internet, where the reptile is winning tens of thousands of fans.  |
Former Brazilian Vice President Jose Alencar dies Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:14 PM PDT Former Brazilian Vice President Jose Alencar died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer, officials said. He was 79.  |
New York City takes a swat at bedbugs Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:03 PM PDT An online web portal and tough new regulations take aim at the creepy friend who's terrorized New York in recent years -- the bedbug.  |
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