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Obama's ex-pastor says black church misunderstood 27 Apr 08, 23:08 ET Reuters - Barack Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, said on Sunday critics portraying him as "divisive" and "bombastic" misunderstood the black church and represented a discredited tradition of intolerance in American public life. more Californians head to the coast but keep eye out for sharks 27 Apr 08, 20:02 ET AP - Beachgoers looking to escape triple-digit temperatures inland stayed cautiously along the water's edge on Sunday as miles of sea front remained closed following a deadly shark attack near San Diego. more Outcome of NYPD case leads to call for special prosecutor 27 Apr 08, 18:37 ET AP - A coalition of civil rights advocates on Sunday urged changes in the handling of police misconduct and brutality complaints after the acquittal of three officers involved in the shooting death of an unarmed man on his wedding day. more Series of quakes takes toll on rattled residents of Reno 27 Apr 08, 18:27 ET AP - Dozens of minor earthquakes shook Reno on Sunday as a series of temblors entered its third month and prompted some frazzled residents to leave their homes. more Officials: Truck carrying migrants crashes in Ariz.; 4 dead 27 Apr 08, 18:25 ET AP - A truck jammed with as many as 60 illegal immigrants crashed and rolled in a remote part of central Arizona on Sunday morning, killing four and injuring many. more California wildfire forces 1,000 to evacuate 27 Apr 08, 17:51 ET Reuters - A wildfire that began along a popular hiking trail forced 1,000 people to evacuate their homes in the hills northeast of Los Angeles on Sunday, officials said. more Off endangered list, wolves face new pressure from hunters 27 Apr 08, 15:21 ET AP - Tony Saunders stalked his prey for 35 miles by snowmobile through western Wyoming's Hoback Basin, finally reaching a clearing where he took out a .270-caliber rifle and shot the wolf twice from 30 yards away. more 100-year mystery: Did Indiana woman get away with murders? 27 Apr 08, 14:48 ET AP - Asle Helgelien didn't believe Belle Gunness' claims that his brother, missing for months after answering the widow's lonely hearts ad, had left her northern Indiana farm for Chicago or maybe their native Norway. more District of Columbia police increase patrols citywide 27 Apr 08, 14:14 ET AP - Police in the District of Columbia are planning to increase patrols citywide because of a jump in violent crime that has led to four killings and the wounding of at least eight other people. more Kennedy cousin Skakel, other prison inmates, turning to art 27 Apr 08, 13:26 ET AP - Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, imprisoned for killing a teenage neighbor, is spending some of his time in prison creating art that depicts beauty, danger and the loss of innocence. more Ballpark funeral on Sunday for long-missing Ohio soldier 27 Apr 08, 12:25 ET AP - Military personnel and supporters from across the country joined an Ohio family Sunday at a memorial service for an Army reservist whose remains were found in Iraq last month, nearly four years after his capture. more Microsoft takeover deadline for Yahoo expires 27 Apr 08, 03:30 ET AFP - A Microsoft deadline for Internet service company Yahoo to accept its 44.6-billion-dollar (28.5-billion-euro) acquisition offer expired at midnight Saturday, setting the stage for a hostile takeover bid by the software giant. more Caretakers get hints on handling children seized in Texas 27 Apr 08, 03:15 ET AP - From Amarillo to Houston, children removed from a polygamist ranch in west Texas are settling into new surroundings, and caretakers are getting cultural pointers on how to deal with them - such as no television, no movies, no radio and nothing red. more 100 homes evacuated as SoCal wildfire creeps toward town 27 Apr 08, 03:00 ET AP - Authorities were evacuating 100 homes as a 100-acre wildfire crept closer to neighborhoods near Pasadena on a hot, dry Saturday in Southern California, authorities said. more Microsoft takeover deadline set to expire for Yahoo 27 Apr 08, 02:07 ET AFP - A deadline set by Microsoft for Internet service company Yahoo to accept its 44.6-billion-dollar acquisition offer was about to expire at midnight Saturday, setting the stage for a hostile takeover bid by the software giant. more How much will Obama's past haunt him? 27 Apr 08, 01:53 ET AFP - As Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama tries to make his mark on the national stage, characters from his past keep dogging his step. more U.S. asserts new interrogation rights: NY Times 27 Apr 08, 01:42 ET Reuters - Recent letters from the Justice Department to Congress state that U.S. intelligence agents working to prevent terror attacks can legally use interrogation techniques banned by international law, The New York Times reported on Sunday. more Fire in Connecticut apartment complex leaves 150 homeless 27 Apr 08, 01:11 ET AP - A fast-moving fire destroyed a large apartment complex early Saturday, and authorities were looking for one person unaccounted for. more Wounded Iraq veteran plays lacrosse after losing limbs 27 Apr 08, 00:42 ET AP - John Fernandez should not have been playing lacrosse Saturday in the Army-Navy alumni game at Madison Square Garden. By all rights, the former U.S. Army first lieutenant should be dead. But luck intervened. more Teen arrested after 4 family members found dead at SC home 27 Apr 08, 00:42 ET AP - An 18-year-old man gunned down his father, stepmother and two siblings at the home they shared in suburban South Carolina, authorities said Saturday. more Paddleboarders venture out after fatal SoCal shark attack 27 Apr 08, 00:39 ET AP - A few paddleboarders ignored posted signs warning that a great white shark still could be lurking below the surface Saturday, just a day after a swimmer was killed in a rare attack near San Diego. more

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