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Twisters tear up parts of 4 states; 7 die in Arkansas 2 May 08, 22:37 ET AP - Violent storms unleashed tornadoes, high winds and hail in four central states and killed seven people in Arkansas, including a teenager who died when a tree fell into her bedroom as she slept. more Warrant dropped against man named in polygamist retreat raid 2 May 08, 22:31 ET AP - An arrest warrant has been dropped for a man thought to be the husband of a teenage girl whose report of abuse triggered a raid on a polygamous sect's Texas compound, authorities said Friday. more Nevada governor files for divorce, cites incompatibility 2 May 08, 21:49 ET AP - Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons filed Friday for a divorce from his wife, Dawn, and asked for a court order to determine whether the governor or first lady will live at the governor's mansion. more Wife who cried rape when caught with lover is convicted 2 May 08, 21:21 ET AP - A Texas woman who caused her lover's shooting death by falsely crying rape was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter. more AP Newsbreak: Evangelicals say faith is now too political 2 May 08, 21:08 ET AP - Conservative Christian leaders who believe the word "evangelical" has lost its religious meaning plan to release a starkly self-critical document saying the movement has become too political and has diminished the Gospel through its approach to the culture wars. more Favorite Big Brown battling history, post in Kentucky Derby 2 May 08, 20:38 ET AFP - Big Brown is the early favorite for the Kentucky Derby, but the colt will have history as well as his post position against him in his bid for the first jewel in US flat racing's Triple Crown. more Methodists attend gay union ceremony near church convention 2 May 08, 19:28 ET AP - More than 200 Methodists attended a lesbian couple's commitment ceremony Friday in defiance of a vote to uphold a church law that says gay relationships are "incompatible with Christian teaching." more Judge: Corps of Engineers can be sued over Katrina flooding 2 May 08, 18:58 ET AP - The Army Corps of Engineers can be held liable for flood damage caused by a "hurricane highway," a navigation channel that is believed to have funneled Hurricane Katrina's storm surge into the city, a federal judge ruled Friday. more Philip Morris USA ups Marlboro and other brand prices 2 May 08, 18:31 ET Reuters - Philip Morris USA on Friday effectively raised the price on Marlboro, Basic, L and most of its other cigarette brands by 9 cents a pack. more Judge throws out videos as evidence in Fla. explosives trial 2 May 08, 18:13 ET AP - An Egyptian college student facing federal explosives charges won a victory Friday when a judge threw out some videos considered by prosecutors to be key evidence in his trial next week. more Man jumps to death from Disneyland hotel 2 May 08, 17:35 ET Reuters - A man apparently jumped to his death on Friday from the 14th floor of the Disneyland Hotel at the world-famous amusement park in Southern California, police said. more Ohio attorney general admits to affair with employee 2 May 08, 16:22 ET AP - Ohio's attorney general admitted an extramarital affair with an employee Friday, soon after three of his aides were fired or forced out after an investigation found evidence of sexual harassment and other misconduct. more Colleges are allowing coed dorm rooms 2 May 08, 15:46 ET AP - Erik Youngdahl and Michelle Garcia share a dorm room at Connecticut's Wesleyan University. But they say there's no funny business going on. Really. They mean it. more Lawyer: Keep private journal of SC teen accused in bomb plot 2 May 08, 15:42 ET AP - A lawyer for a South Carolina teen accused of plotting to blow up his high school says the 18-year-old's journal should be kept private. more Storms kill 5, injure 6 in northern Arkansas 2 May 08, 14:40 ET Reuters - Severe storms tore through northern Arkansas on Friday, killing at least five people and injuring six. more Pop diva Mariah Carey weds in Bahamas: reports 2 May 08, 14:09 ET AFP - Pop diva Mariah Carey has married rapper-actor Nick Cannon in a secret ceremony after a whirlwind two-month romance, US media reports said Friday. more Border Patrol lets some illegals go - over and over again 2 May 08, 14:08 ET AP - Josefa Gonzalez Loya has sneaked across the Mexican border at least 128 times in the past eight years. And each time, the Border Patrol has been nice enough to give her a lift home. more Civil War cannonball kills Virginia relic collector 2 May 08, 14:07 ET AP - Like many boys in the South, Sam White got hooked on the Civil War early, digging up rusting bullets and military buttons in the battle-scarred earth of his hometown. more After scandal, students are leaving Oral Roberts University 2 May 08, 14:07 ET AP - As Oral Roberts University prepares to hand out diplomas to its Class of 2008, Anna Siebring, a junior, will be mailing out applications to transfer to another school. more Blast of tornados kills three in central US 2 May 08, 14:07 ET AFP - At least 19 tornados tore across four US states leaving three people dead in Arkansas, US media reported Friday. more Medical marijuana user who was denied liver transplant dies 2 May 08, 14:05 ET AP - A man who was denied a liver transplant largely because he used marijuana with medical approval to ease the symptoms of hepatitis C has died. more Marines toast tilt-rotor aircraft's Iraq debut 2 May 08, 13:43 ET Reuters - Textron Inc and Boeing Co's MV22 Osprey, the world's first operational half-helicopter half-airplane, performed far better in its Iraq combat debut than had been predicted by critics, the general in charge of Marine Corps aircraft said Friday. more U.S. mulls Guantanamo closure as Bush term nears end 2 May 08, 12:35 ET Reuters - The Bush administration could announce plans by the end of its term in January to close Guantanamo prison and an upcoming Supreme Court ruling might be the impetus for this, senior U.S. officials and experts say. more Bush says economy is going to `come on.' 2 May 08, 12:33 ET AP - President Bush says the slow growth of the economy is "not good enough for America," but new rebate checks will inject some life and spending soon. more Black ministers in Chicago area voice support for Obama 2 May 08, 12:24 ET AP - About two dozen black ministers from the Chicago area say they're behind Barack Obama despite his split from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. more Man pleads not guilty to federal charges in Vegas ricin case 2 May 08, 12:10 ET AP - An unemployed graphic designer has pleaded not guilty in Las Vegas federal court to possession of a biological toxin and other charges. more Actress Mia Farrow slams Olympics sponsors 2 May 08, 11:56 ET AFP - US actress and activist Mia Farrow Friday accused sponsors of the Beijing Olympics of bowing to "greed and fear" in failing to pressure China on its role in the conflict in Darfur. more Hundreds of Maine residents who fled flooding allowed home 2 May 08, 11:56 ET AP - A river that flooded parts of northern Maine dropped much faster than expected, allowing residents who fled their homes to return and assess the damage, officials said Friday. more How Much Did Rumsfeld Know? 2 May 08, 11:55 ET Time.com - Exclusive excerpt: Ricardo Sanchez, former U.S. commander in Iraq, writes in his new book that Rumsfeld claimed ignorance on plans for postwar Iraq - and a few other things more Consumer bankruptcies jump 47.7 percent: group 2 May 08, 10:37 ET Reuters - Bankruptcy filings by U.S. consumers jumped 47.7 percent in April from one year ago as families cope with fallout from the subprime mortgage crisis, the American Bankruptcy Institute said on Friday. more 80 mph winds damage hundreds of Mo. homes, businesses 2 May 08, 10:26 ET AP - Hurricane-force winds, hail and heavy rain moving through Missouri have left hundreds of homes and businesses damaged. more AP NewsBreak: Deal reached for Minn. bridge collapse victims 2 May 08, 09:05 ET AP - Two state lawmakers said Friday they reached an agreement to compensate victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people and injured more than 100 others. more Correction: Joe Feeney obituary 2 May 08, 08:52 ET AP - In obituaries on April 22 and April 23 for singer Joe Feeney of "The Lawrence Welk Show," The Associated Press, relying on information from his son, erroneously reported that Feeney was a starting quarterback for the University of Nebraska football team. The university says Feeney attended the school in the early 1950s, but never played football for the team. more `Miracle' Marine dies; badly burned in 2005 Iraq blast 2 May 08, 08:37 ET AP - A Marine sergeant who became a symbol of resilience as he strove to recover from a roadside bomb blast in Iraq that blanketed 97 percent of his body with burns has died, the Defense Department said. He was 22. more Federal agency declares West Coast salmon fishery a disaster 2 May 08, 07:14 ET AP - Federal authorities have declared the West Coast ocean salmon fishery a failure, opening the way for Congress to appropriate economic disaster assistance for coastal communities in California, Oregon and Washington. more Actress Thurman testifies in stalker trial 2 May 08, 06:15 ET AFP - Actress Uma Thurman has taken the stand in New York in the trial of a man accused of stalking her, recounting how he had sent threatening emails to her parents, the New York Post reported online. more Widow cleared of murder wants death certificate changed 2 May 08, 03:53 ET AP - Cynthia Sommer has a death certificate for her Marine husband that lists homicide as his cause of death. Forensic experts said Todd Sommer was poisoned with arsenic. more W.Va.U. embroiled in scandal over degree for gov's daughter 2 May 08, 03:48 ET AP - This is not how West Virginia University wanted to build its national reputation. more Microsoft can do it without Yahoo: Ballmer 2 May 08, 03:16 ET AFP - Microsoft can build a competitive online advertising business without Yahoo but it "could just take more time," CEO Steve Ballmer told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Friday. more D.C. Madam: Suicide Before Prison 2 May 08, 02:50 ET Time.com - Facing up to 55 years in jail, she told an acquaintance that she'd rather die than return to prison more San Diego woman hoping for pardon after 32 years on the run 2 May 08, 02:04 ET AP - An attorney for a woman arrested in California 32 years after escaping a Detroit prison said he plans to petition Michigan's governor to commute the nine years remaining on her sentence. more Bad bowling and 'Sex and the City': Obama tries comedy 2 May 08, 01:24 ET AFP - White House hopeful Barack Obama appeared on US late night television Thursday joking about his miserable bowling skills and how he planned to take a day off the campaign to see the new "Sex and the City" movie. more Winds fan fires in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California 2 May 08, 00:38 ET AP - Three Texans were charged Thursday with starting a fire than has charred more than 2,000 acres near Grand Canyon National Park. more Japan arrests U.S. serviceman for sexual assault 2 May 08, 00:37 ET Reuters - Police in northern Japan arrested a U.S. serviceman on Friday for sexually assaulting a young woman, in the latest in a string of such cases involving American military that have sparked anger among Japanese. more Jury acquits soldier in shooting death of Iraqi insurgent 2 May 08, 00:25 ET AP - A military jury Thursday acquitted an Army sergeant of premeditated murder in the death of an unarmed Iraqi insurgent who was killed in a village overrun by al-Qaida operatives. more Earthquake strikes near Aleutian Islands, near Adak, Alaska 2 May 08, 00:17 ET AP - A strong earthquake struck near the Aleutian Islands on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. more

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