Friday, April 29, 2011

Storm deaths hit 318; Obama sees damage up close (AP)

Storm deaths hit 318; Obama sees damage up close (AP)

Storm deaths hit 318; Obama sees damage up close (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Loretta Williams looks over the remains of her mothers tornado ravaged home in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Friday, April 29, 2011. Her mother, two sons and a daughter survived the tornado by hiding in a closet. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - Survivors of the deadliest tornado outbreak since the Great Depression struggled to begin rebuilding their lives in the wind-wrecked landscape Friday, enduring blackouts and waiting in long lines for gas as their remaining possessions lay hidden in the rubble. President Barack Obama came to devastated Alabama to console victims whose emergency services are so badly strained that at least one town was begging for body bags.

Britain celebrates monarchy as Kate, William wed (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:33 PM PDT

In this image taken from video, Britain's Prince William, right, kisses his wife, Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Royal Wedding in London on Friday, April, 29, 2011. (AP Photo/APTN) EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO ARCHIVE PHOTO TO BE USED SOLELY TO ILLUSTRATE NEWS REPORTING OR COMMENTARY ON THE FACTS OR EVENTS DEPICTED IN THIS IMAGEAP - With a smile that lit up TV screens around the world, Kate Middleton married Prince William in a union that promised to revitalize the British monarchy. A million people roared their approval as the royal couple then paraded through London in an open carriage.

Syrian rights group says 42 killed nationwide (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:47 AM PDT

A Syrian Kurdish man shouts anti-government slogans during a protest near the Syrian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 29, 2011. The banned Muslim Brotherhood urged Syrians to take to the streets on Friday as activists called for a 'Day of Rage' against Assad's regime, which has stepped up its deadly crackdown on protesters by unleashing the army along with snipers and tanks. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)AP - Security forces opened fire Friday on demonstrators trying to break an army blockade on the southern city of Daraa, while thousands of others across Syria defied a protest ban and denounced President Bashar Assad's harsh crackdown on a six-week uprising. At least 42 people were killed, including 15 in the march on Daraa, according to witnesses and a human rights group.

Shuttle Endeavour's last trip delayed; Obama vists (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:27 PM PDT

The crew of space shuttle Endeavour, clockwise from left wearing orange, British born U.S. astronaut, pilot Greg Johnson, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, Canadian born U.S. astronaut Greg Chamitoff, mission specialist Drew Feustel, mission specialist Mike Fincke, and commander Mark Kelly, leave the Operations and Checkout Building to board the orbiter moments before the launch was scrubbed because of technical problems at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, April 29, 2011.(AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - The historic next-to-last space shuttle launch was scratched Friday because of mechanical problems, spoiling a visit from the president and dashing the hopes of the biggest crowd of spectators in years, including the mission commander's wounded wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Appeals court lifts stem cell research ban (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:29 AM PDT

A laboratory assistant is pictured holding a tray of stem cells at a medical research centre in Farmington, Connecticut. A US federal appeals court on Friday ruled that government funding for embryonic stem cell research can go ahead, handing a major victory to President Barack Obama's administration.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AP - Opponents of taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research lost a key round in a federal appeals court Friday.

Americans wake before dawn to watch royal wedding (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:52 PM PDT

A group of close friends watch in indianapolis, Friday, April 29, 2011, as guests arrive for the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton. Some 2 billion people across the globe were expected to tune in as the future king and queen of England start their lives as husband and wife with the two simple words 'I will.' (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)AP - With dining chairs forming makeshift pews and tacky "Royal Wedding" t-shirts in lieu of formalwear, Jen Barnette and five bleary-eyed friends settled in her living room before dawn on Friday to watch Britain's Prince William marry his longtime sweetheart, Kate Middleton.

FAA orders air traffic control management shake-up (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:04 PM PDT

AP - The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday replaced three high-level managers in the nation's air traffic control system following embarrassing incidents of controllers sleeping on the job and making potentially dangerous mistakes.

NC judge orders documents released in Edwards case (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:05 PM PDT

FILE - This Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 file picture shows former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards after funeral services for his wife Elizabeth Edwards at Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh, N.C. Attorneys for a former aide to John Edwards are seeking more information from the two-time presidential candidate for a lawsuit involving a purported sex tape. A motion filed by Andrew Young's lawyers on Thursday, March 3, 2011 seeks more details from Edwards - just a couple of weeks after an attorney for Young said Edwards had privately testified in the case. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - Former presidential candidate John Edwards will again be asked a series of questions he earlier refused to answer under oath, this time with a judge on hand to immediately rule what's fair or foul in the privacy lawsuit filed by his mistress.

'Potter' star Watson denies Brown bullying claims (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 FILE photo, actress Emma Watson arrives for the BAFTA Film Awards 2011, at The Royal Opera House in London. A spokeswoman for Harry Potter star Emma Watson said Saturday April 23, 2011 she will be transferring from Brown University to another university in the autumn. Vanessa Davies denied reports that the actress was 'bullied out' of the Rhode Island university, saying there was no truth in reports by a number of online publications who cited classmates and 'insiders'. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)AP - Emma Watson, the British actress who plays Hermione Granger in the "Harry Potter" series, on Friday denied reports that she was bullied out of Brown University — an assertion backed up by fellow students who said that, if anything, she was shielded from being singled out.

NFL players return to work, fighting in court (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 01:24 PM PDT

Seattle Seahawks defensive back Roy Lewis claps his hands together and smiles as he stops to chat with media members while driving into the team's headquarters Friday, April 29, 2011, in Renton, Wash. The NFL cleared the way for some basic football operations to begin Friday morning, four days after a federal judge declared the lockout illegal and nearly seven weeks after it began. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - The NFL unlocked its gates and opened its doors Friday, allowing players to get back to football for the first time in nearly two months.

Obama promises help to rebuild tornado-hit South (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:38 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and their two daughters, Malia and Shasha, walk toward Air Force One before departing for Alabama from Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, April 29, 2011. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - President Barack Obama promised federal aid on Friday to the tornado-ravaged South after he got a close-up look at the "heartbreaking" impact of deadly twisters that killed at least 328 people.

Royal newly-weds kiss, cheered by a million fans (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton married at Westminster Abbey on Friday in a sumptuous show of British pageantry that attracted a huge world audience and breathed new life into the monarchy.

Bernanke says economy needs more time to heal (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:43 PM PDT

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addresses a first-ever regularly scheduled news conference by a Fed chief following a Fed meeting at the Federal Reserve in Washington, April 27, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - The U.S. economy is not fully recovered from its deep recession, with housing still weighing on growth, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday in a speech spelling out ways the U.S. central bank has studied lower income communities.

Caterpillar profit surges as demand recovers (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:47 AM PDT

Reuters - Caterpillar Inc recorded a fivefold profit surge and raised its 2011 profit forecast as customers bought new heavy equipment to replace old machines that aged during the economic downturn.

Court backs federal embryonic stem cells funds (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:53 AM PDT

Reuters - An appeals court ruled on Friday the Obama administration can continue using federal money to fund human embryonic stem cell research, a possible avenue toward new treatments for many medical conditions.

Syrian forces kill 15 in Deraa shooting: medic (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 09:23 AM PDT

A truck is seen carrying Syrian soldiers in Damascus April 29, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Syrian forces killed 15 people when they fired on thousands of protesters trying to enter the southern city of Deraa, the heart of a six week uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, a medical source said on Friday.

Mexico extradites once-powerful drug lord to U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:04 PM PDT

This image provided by the U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement shows an ultra-light aircraft carrying 253 pounds of marijuana that was captured in December, 2008 in the Tucson, Arizona area. It is one of a growing number of aircraft being used to smuggle drugs into the United States. According to U.S. government statistics, there were 228 known aircraft incursion along the U.S.-Mexico border in 2010. (AP Photo/Immmigration Customs Enforcement)Reuters - Mexico extradited the once-powerful drug lord Benjamin Arellano Felix to the United States on Friday in a renewed sign of U.S.-Mexican cooperation in the drug fight.

Buffett may not feel much love at his "Woodstock" (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:45 AM PDT

Reuters - Warren Buffett could use a root beer float right about now -- the investment guru is feeling the heat from 40,000 shareholders who may want to criticize him, question whether he has lost touch or even push him to retire.

William and Kate's wedding sealed with a kiss (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 12:40 PM PDT

Britain's Prince William kisses his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, after their wedding in London.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Prince William and Kate Middleton married Friday with a mix of glittering pageantry and spontaneity, kissing twice in front of a sea of revellers and breathing new life into Britain's monarchy.

Obama tours 'heartbreaking' tornado damage, vows aid (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:54 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama shakes hands with local residents as he views tornado damage in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The massive storms have killed some 300 people across several states.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - President Barack Obama on Friday walked through piles of splintered debris in Alabama, pledging to help rebuild American communities after the worst US tornadoes in decades killed 300 people.
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