| Libyan rebels 'disappointed' by NATO Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:40 PM PDT Efforts to prevent Moammar Gadhafi's forces from attacking civilians have been complicated by weather and the regime's use of human shields, a NATO official said.  |
| TEPCO: Radioactive water leak stopped Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:51 PM PDT The leak of highly radioactive water into the Pacific from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has stopped, Tokyo Electric Power said Wednesday.  |
| 3 N.Y. bodies aren't missing woman Posted: 05 Apr 2011 07:02 PM PDT The search resumed Tuesday in an area near Gilgo Beach on Long Island, New York, where police have found the remains of eight people.  |
| GOP budget chief: Cut $6.2 trillion Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:52 PM PDT Top House Republican leaders unveiled a 2012 budget proposal Tuesday that would cut $6.2 trillion in federal spending over the next decade while radically overhauling Medicare and Medicaid -- two hugely popular entitlement programs that have long been considered politically untouchable.  |
| No deal as federal shutdown looms Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:00 PM PDT White House and congressional negotiators failed to reach a deal on a budget to cover the rest of the current fiscal year, bringing a federal shutdown closer.  |
| Execs donate bonuses to rig victims' kin Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:24 PM PDT Top executives of the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig announced Tuesday they will donate their safety bonuses to the families of the 11 workers killed in the April 2010 explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.  |
| Sewage tank collapses; 2 killed Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:38 PM PDT Two workers at a wastewater treatment plant were missing Tuesday after an overflow tank collapsed in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, dumping at least 1.5 million gallons of sewage into the Pigeon Forge River, according to the state's Emergency Management Agency.  |
| From bad-boy star to Haiti's president Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:09 PM PDT It was just before Christmas when Michel Martelly mulled over events in his troubled land and concluded that everything had been done to ensure loss for him at the polls.  |
| Ecuador boots out U.S. ambassador Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:58 AM PDT The Ecuadorian government on Tuesday declared the U.S. ambassador in that country, Heather Hodges, persona non grata and asked her to leave as soon as possible, the state-run Andes news agency reported. The decision was based on a State Department cable made public by WikiLeaks, it said.  |
| Southwest finds 5 planes with cracks Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:01 PM PDT The Federal Aviation Administration plans to issue a directive Tuesday mandating operators of about 175 older Boeing 737s to conduct inspections for wear and tear.  |
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