Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Coalition airstrikes continue Thursday in Tripoli

Coalition airstrikes continue Thursday in Tripoli


Coalition airstrikes continue Thursday in Tripoli

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 07:33 PM PDT

The coalition air effort to halt Libyan attacks on civilians continued Thursday, with a government official reporting an airstrike in the Tripoli suburb of Tajura.

Tap water shown unsafe for infants

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 08:15 PM PDT

Despite being urged not to hoard bottled water, residents of Japan's capital on Wednesday snapped it up in droves after testing showed radioactive material in tap water at levels unsafe for infants.

U.S. states find tiny radiation traces

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 07:57 PM PDT

Colorado and Oregon have joined several other Western states in reporting trace amounts of radioactive particles that have likely drifted about 5,000 miles from a quake and tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant in Japan, officials say.

15 killed in Syrian protester clash

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:10 PM PDT

Violence flared in the southern city of Daraa as Syrian security forces opened fire into a crowd of demonstrators in front of mosque early Wednesday, witnesses said.

Yemen leader says he OKs transition

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:53 PM PDT

Yemen's embattled president has accepted opposition demands for constitutional reforms and holding parliamentary elections by the end of the year, according to a statement issued by his office.

2 planes land in DC without controllers

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:27 PM PDT

Two planes landed safely early Wednesday morning at Washington's Reagan National Airport after they were unable to reach anyone at the airport's air traffic control tower, according to the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Mom streamed toddler's sex abuse

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:17 PM PDT

A Maine judge handed down a 15-year prison sentence to a woman convicted of sexually abusing her 2-year-old daughter and streaming the acts over the Internet to a teenager in the United Kingdom.

Taylor death sheds light on obit writing

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:52 PM PDT

For many readers, Elizabeth Taylor's obituary in The New York Times sparked tears, memories and a question.

Lohan nixes plea deal, bound for trial

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 07:31 PM PDT

Lindsay Lohan must decide Wednesday if she will accept a plea deal that would send her to jail for a jewelry store theft.

Obese moms, kids misjudge weight

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:56 PM PDT

Roughly two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in the U.S. are now overweight or obese. Aside from contributing to rising rates of diabetes and other chronic illnesses, this widespread weight problem also appears to be changing our perception of what's considered heavy.

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