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RB Mendenhall causes stir with bin Laden tweets (AP)

May 4, 2011 at 2:50 AM

AP - Rashard Mendenhall has created a stir with comments made on his official Twitter page regarding Osama bin Laden's death. The Pittsburgh Steelers running back on Monday tweeted: "What kind of person celebrates death? It's amazing how people can HATE a man they have never even heard speak. We've only heard one side..."

U.S. views of Obama improve with bin Laden killing: Reuters/IPSO (Reuters)

May 4, 2011 at 1:00 AM

Reuters - The killing of Osama bin Laden has given President Barack Obama a popularity boost, with 39 percent of Americans telling a Reuters/Ipsos online poll that their views of the president's leadership skills have improved.

Zawahri: From suburban doctor to chief of al Qaeda? (Reuters)

May 4, 2011 at 12:44 AM

Reuters - The man most likely to take the helm of al Qaeda after Osama bin Laden did not emerge from the crowded slums of Egypt's sprawling capital or develop his militant ideas in any religious college or seminary.

AP: Pa. lawsuit: Rental firm spies on users (AP)

May 4, 2011 at 12:31 AM

AP - A major furniture rental chain has software on its computers that lets it track the keystrokes, screenshots and even webcam images of customers while they use the devices at home, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

Palestinian factions sign unity deal in Cairo (AFP)

May 4, 2011 at 12:07 AM

AFP - Palestinian factions signed a reconciliation deal in Cairo on Tuesday to end the divide between the West Bank and Gaza and hold elections in a year in an agreement Israel called a blow to peace.

BP to pay $25 million penalty over Alaska oil spill (Reuters)

May 3, 2011 at 11:34 PM

Reuters - BP has agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty plus interest to settle a federal investigation into a 2006 pipeline oil spill on Alaska's North Slope, according to court papers filed on Tuesday.

General Motors U.S. sales up 26 percent for April (Reuters)

May 3, 2011 at 11:31 PM

Reuters - General Motors Co's U.S. sales rose 26 percent in April, a sign that the automaker has not been greatly affected by supply disruptions from Japan after the March 11 earthquake.

Scott Pelley taking over for Couric as CBS anchor (AP)

May 3, 2011 at 11:13 PM

AP - CBS says Scott Pelley will take over as its evening news anchor, starting on June 6.

Deutsche Bank faces U.S. mortgage fraud lawsuit (Reuters)

May 3, 2011 at 10:22 PM

Reuters - The United States sued Deutsche Bank AG, accusing the German bank and its MortgageIT Inc unit of repeatedly lying to be included in a federal program to select mortgages to be insured by the government.

Investors move back into cash in April: Reuters poll (Reuters)

May 3, 2011 at 9:46 PM

Reuters - Investors pulled back some of their exposure to equities in April, buying bonds and turning to safe-haven cash amid worries that global economic growth could falter from its rapid pace, Reuters polls showed on Tuesday.

New report confirms Arctic melt accelerating (AP)

May 3, 2011 at 9:45 PM

AP - A new assessment of climate change in the Arctic shows the ice in the region is melting faster than previously thought and sharply raises projections of global sea level rise this century.

Louisiana Scouts rescued from Ark. wilderness area (AP)

May 3, 2011 at 8:51 PM

AP - Six Louisiana Boy Scouts and two adult leaders were rescued by helicopter from an Arkansas wilderness area Tuesday morning.

Back to remote Anglesey in Wales for royal couple (AP)

May 3, 2011 at 8:19 PM

AP - Britain's most glamorous royal couple is spending this week on an island — just not the kind of island everyone expected.

Palestinian factions sign unity deal in Cairo (AFP)

May 3, 2011 at 8:03 PM

AFP - Palestinian factions gathered in Cairo on Tuesday signed a reconciliation deal that will pave the way for elections within a year, an AFP correspondent said.

Bin Laden lived in Pakistan compound 5-6 years: U.S. (Reuters)

May 3, 2011 at 7:43 PM

Reuters - Osama bin Laden lived for the past five to six years in the compound deep inside Pakistan where the al Qaeda leader was killed by U.S. forces, President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser said on Tuesday.

Russia prosecutes reputed U.S. spy-ring turncoat (Reuters)

May 3, 2011 at 7:41 PM

Reuters - Russia's domestic intelligence agency said on Tuesday that it had established the guilt of a man local media have identified as the spymaster who betrayed a ring of agents operating in the United States last year.

Year after bailout, Greece rejects debt restructuring (Reuters)

May 3, 2011 at 7:36 PM

Reuters - Greece insisted on Tuesday any restructuring of its debts would be a disaster for the economy, but financial markets continue to view it as likely and are betting that the euro zone debt crisis will worsen.

White House: US determined to destroy al-Qaida (AP)

May 3, 2011 at 7:20 PM

AP - White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan says U.S officials hope to build on the killing of Osama bin Laden to destroy the al-Qaida terrorist organization.

Islamist militant leads prayers for bin Laden in Pakistan (Reuters)

May 3, 2011 at 5:20 PM

Reuters - The founder of one of Pakistan's most violent Islamist militant groups has told Muslims to be heartened by the death of Osama bin Laden, as his "martyrdom" would not go in vain, a spokesman for the group said on Tuesday.

Special report: As pirate attacks grow, shipowners take arms (Reuters)

May 3, 2011 at 5:03 PM

Reuters - Upstairs in a public house on the English south coast, 18 men are preparing to take on the pirates of the Indian Ocean.

Special report: In China the big nuclear question is "how soon"? (Reuters)

May 3, 2011 at 3:31 PM

Reuters - The congenial Professor Duan Xuru doesn't look like a stereotypical mad scientist as he shows guests into a cluttered laboratory filled with canisters, vacuum pumps and patched-up pipes tied together with spirals of blue wire and rubber tubing.

Lawmakers: Did bin Laden hide in plain sight? (AP)

May 3, 2011 at 3:22 PM

AP - Incredulous lawmakers are pressing Pakistan for answers to two simple questions: What did its army and intelligence agents know of Osama bin Laden's whereabouts and when did they know it?

US holds photos of slain bin Laden, weighs release (AP)

May 3, 2011 at 3:21 PM

AP - Still-secret photos of the dead Osama bin Laden show a precision kill shot above his left eye, a U.S. official said, as fresh details emerged of an audacious American raid that netted potentially crucial al-Qaida records as well as the body of the global terrorist leader. President Barack Obama is going to ground zero in New York to mark the milestone and remember the dead of 9/11.

India cbank raises rates by 50 bps, exceeding forecasts (Reuters)

May 3, 2011 at 3:12 PM

Reuters - India's central bank raised interest rates by a sharper-than-expected 50 basis points on Tuesday and signaled it would battle stubbornly high inflation even at the expense of the government's economic growth ambitions.

Tornadoes: FEMA seeks to redeem agency reputation (AP)

May 3, 2011 at 3:12 PM

AP - The messages came in a fast and furious onslaught: a series of massively powerful tornadoes were ripping across Alabama and other parts of the South.

'Closure': Americans find comfort in clear ending (AP)

May 3, 2011 at 3:10 PM

AP - To surf American airwaves, to read American comments on the Internet by the thousands, to walk American streets Monday after Osama bin Laden's astonishing demise meant you'd almost certainly hear some variation of a single telling word: "closure."

Broadway anticipates Tony Award nomination smiles (AP)

May 3, 2011 at 3:08 PM

AP - When the Broadway season began last year, a big brash musical about Spider-Man was supposed to muscle its way to multiple Tony Award nominations. Instead, a pair of goofy Mormons may be the ones to beat.

Tokyo Electric may face $25 billion in liabilities: report (Reuters)

May 3, 2011 at 2:54 PM

Reuters - Tokyo Electric Power may be asked to shoulder half of an estimated $49 billion in total compensation for damages stemming from its crippled nuclear power plant, with other power firms to shoulder the rest, a Japanese newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Mavs rally to stun Lakers in Game 1 (AP)

May 3, 2011 at 1:31 PM

AP - Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points and hit two go-ahead free throws with 19.5 seconds left before Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant made a crucial turnover, and the Dallas Mavericks rallied for a 96-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.

AP Source: Rose wins MVP (AP)

May 3, 2011 at 12:51 PM

AP - Chiacgo Bulls star Derrick Rose is the NBA's MVP, becoming the youngest player in league history to win the award, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

Bin Laden killing will embarrass authorities: Pakistani media (Reuters)

May 3, 2011 at 12:36 PM

Reuters - Pakistani media on Tuesday said the killing of al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden in a U.S. commando raid would heap embarrassment on authorities hard pressed to explain how he had been able to live in the country undetected for years.

After killing bin Laden, US questions ally Pakistan (AFP)

May 3, 2011 at 11:41 AM

AFP - The United States warned it would probe Osama bin Laden's support network in Pakistan, raising tough questions for its anti-terror ally after killing the Al-Qaeda kingpin in a daring raid.

Conservatives head for Canadian election victory (Reuters)

May 3, 2011 at 11:31 AM

Reuters - Canada's ruling Conservatives were heading for a crushing victory in Monday's federal election, as the left-wing vote split between two parties and the separatist Bloc Quebecois faded to almost nothing.