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Gospel singer Dottie Rambo dies in tour bus wreck in Mo.
(AP)
AP - Joyce "Dottie" Rambo, an influential gospel singer and songwriter, died early Sunday when her tour bus ran off the highway and struck an embankment. She was 74.
Families will make case for vaccine link to autism
(AP)
AP - Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court.
Rebate excludes many taxpayers with foreign spouses
(AP)
AP - When Maulit Shelat heard about the Bush administration's plan to pump up the economy by sending out stimulus checks, he sat down with his wife and drew up a list of priorities: first up, remodeling the bathroom.
Genetic sleuths unmask secrets of big tomatoes
(Reuters)
Reuters - The secret behind growing large
tomatoes lies not in the fertilizer or the perfect soil
conditions, but in just a few genetic changes that over time
have resulted in tomatoes 1,000 times bigger than their wild
ancestors, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.
Oil powered Norway gradually turns into the wind
(AFP)
AFP - As Norway prepares for a future after oil, the gale-force potential of harvesting wind power off its long coastline has become an increasingly attractive proposition.
AP IMPACT: Number of disabled veterans rising
(AP)
AP - Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come — even as the total population of America's vets shrinks.
Dennis Farina arrested at L.A. airport
(Reuters)
Reuters - Dennis Farina, a former policeman
who built a Hollywood career playing detectives, was arrested
on Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport for carrying a
loaded gun on his way to board a plane, police said.
Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes
(AP)
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win.
High demand, price of rice good news to US farmers
(AP)
AP - Dipping its left wing, a canary-yellow biplane makes a sharp turn and dives over a flooded field, showering rice on the shallow water 15 feet below.
Actor Farina arrested after gun found in luggage at LAX
(AP)
AP - Actor Dennis Farina was charged with a felony Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport after a loaded gun was found in his carry-on luggage.
Men charged after skull dug up, used as bong
(Reuters)
Reuters - Authorities in Texas have filed
corpse-abuse charges against two men who allegedly removed a
skull from a grave and used it as a bong.
Obama Overtakes Clinton in Race for Superdelegates
(Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - May 11 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama won endorsements from five superdelegates yesterday
and one today, erasing rival Hillary Clinton's long-held lead in
backing from party officials and lawmakers.
Mother is role model in son's choice of wife: study
(Reuters)
Reuters - If a man's mother is highly
educated, chances are the woman he marries will have a similar
education, according to a new study.
Documents indicate that Chavez helped Colombia rebels
(AP)
AP - Documents that Colombia says it recovered from a slain guerrilla leader give the clearest indication yet that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sought to arm and finance insurgents across the border.
Neil Young gets new honor -- his own spider
(Reuters)
Reuters - Iconic singer and songwriter
Neil Young has had an honor bestowed upon him that is not
received by many musicians -- his own spider.
Over 20 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms
(AP)
AP - Search crews combed debris-strewn fields for possible tornado victims Sunday as residents picked through the remains of homes demolished by storms that smashed through the Plains and South, killing at least 21 people in three states.
Boat carrying Myanmar aid sinks; toll climbs beyond 28,000
(AP)
AP - Myanmar's monumental task of feeding and sheltering 1.5 million cyclone survivors suffered yet another blow Sunday when a boat laden with relief supplies — one of the first international shipments — sank on its way to the disaster zone.
McCain faces doubts among Republican conservatives
(AFP)
AFP - While John McCain is practically assured the Republican presidential nomination, many party members are having a hard time accepting him -- and showing it with symbolic votes against him in primary contests.
Artificial reef near Miami is cemetery, diving attraction
(AP)
AP - About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches.
Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear
(AP)
AP - Four-dollar-a-gallon gas is good for business — if you run a bike shop.
