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Paddleboarders venture out after fatal SoCal shark attack 26 Apr 08, 22:52 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 As the Democrats fight, McCain quietly advances 26 Apr 08, 22:22 ET AFP - Weeks after wrapping up his party's presidential nomination, Republican John McCain is struggling to make himself heard over the din of the Democratic race, but seems no worse off for it. more More legal wrangling probably ahead in police shooting case 26 Apr 08, 21:52 ET AP - The family of an unarmed man killed in a hail of police gunfire on his wedding day pledged Saturday to continue its fight to have someone held accountable for his death, a day after a judge acquitted three officers in the slaying. more Reno urged to prepare for worse as earthquakes continue 26 Apr 08, 21:33 ET AP - Scientists urged residents of northern Nevada's largest city to prepare for a bigger event as the area continued rumbling Saturday after the largest earthquake in a two-month-long series of temblors. more Letters show latitude on U.S. interrogations: report 26 Apr 08, 21:18 ET Reuters - Recent letters from the U.S. Justice Department to Congress state that intelligence agents working on counter-terrorism can legally use interrogation techniques that might otherwise be banned by international law, The New York Times reported in its Sunday editions. more The whistleblower's unending story 26 Apr 08, 21:05 ET AP - The guest lecturer steps to the front of classroom 322 with a lesson plan, but it's not drawn from any textbook. more Fire in Connecticut apartment complex leaves 150 homeless 26 Apr 08, 20:10 ET AP - A fast-moving fire destroyed a large apartment complex early Saturday, and authorities were looking for one person unaccounted for. more Caretakers get hints on caring for children seized in Texas 26 Apr 08, 18:47 ET AP - From Amarillo to Houston, children from the 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 Democrats to mull delegate plan for Florida, Michigan 26 Apr 08, 16:51 ET AFP - Democratic party bosses on May 31 will hear proposals to count delegates from disputed Florida and Michigan primaries which could help settle the party's hard-fought nomination tangle, a party official said Saturday. more Sharpton vows to 'close this city' after officer acquittals 26 Apr 08, 16:42 ET AP - Hundreds of angry people marched through Harlem on Saturday after the Rev. Al Sharpton promised to "close this city down" to protest the acquittals of three police detectives in the 50-shot barrage that killed a groom on his wedding day and wounded two friends. more Black leader urges civil disobedience after NYPD acquittal 26 Apr 08, 16:34 ET AFP - Anguish poured into the streets of New York Saturday as hundreds of protesters expressed anger at Friday's acquittal of three police officers who gunned down a black man on the eve of his wedding. more Wachovia probed over drug-money laundering: report 26 Apr 08, 16:08 ET AFP - US justice authorities are investigating Wachovia Corp, one of the top five US banks, as part of a probe into Latin American drug money laundering, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. more Protection weighed for bird in West's energy areas 26 Apr 08, 15:00 ET AP - The fate of basic industries across the Intermountain West - grazing, mining, energy - soon could be at least partially tied to that of a bird about the size of a chicken. more Indiana Jones, superheroes aim to rule Hollywood summer 26 Apr 08, 14:30 ET AFP - Hollywood is gearing up for summer's blockbuster movie season, with aging Indiana Jones making a big-budget comeback and several superheroes competing for audience share with a flurry of comedies. more Court cuts Robert Blake's wrongful death judgment 26 Apr 08, 14:27 ET Reuters - A California appeals court has cut in half a $30 million wrongful death judgment awarded against actor Robert Blake to the estate of his slain wife Bonny Lee Bakley, according to an unpublished opinion filed late on Friday. more FBI investigates rare US abduction case 26 Apr 08, 14:02 ET AFP - FBI agents on Friday said they were investigating the abduction of a 26 year-old airplane pilot in the southern state of Florida. more Hundreds mourn Ohio soldier captured in Iraq 4 years ago 26 Apr 08, 13:12 ET AP - The remains of an Ohio soldier missing nearly four years since he was captured in Iraq have returned to his home state. more French police come to Calif. to look into mysterious death 26 Apr 08, 13:03 ET AP - The last time anyone saw Hugues de la Plaza alive, he was out celebrating a promotion with a few friends at a nightclub. more Medical marijuana patients face transplant hurdles 26 Apr 08, 12:58 ET AP - Timothy Garon's face and arms are hauntingly skeletal, but the fluid building up in his abdomen makes the 56-year-old musician look eight months pregnant. His liver, ravaged by hepatitis C, is failing. Without a new one, his doctors tell him, he will be dead in days. But Garon's been refused a spot on the transplant list, largely because he has used marijuana, even though it was legally approved for medical reasons. more Fire in Connecticut apartment building leaves 150 homeless 26 Apr 08, 12:03 ET AP - A fast-moving fire destroyed a large apartment complex early Saturday and authorities were looking for dozens of people reported unaccounted for. more Shark kills swimmer in southern California 26 Apr 08, 11:33 ET AFP - An apparent great white shark attacked and killed a 66-year-old man as he swam with a local triathlon club at a popular beach near San Diego in California. more Parker scores career-best 41 as Spurs power past Suns 26 Apr 08, 11:28 ET AFP - France's Tony Parker scored a career-high 41 points as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 115-99 win over the Phoenix Suns in game three of their opening-round playoff series. more Air Traffic Controller Sounds Alarm 26 Apr 08, 10:55 ET Time.com - Runway incursions are on the rise and an air traffic vet thinks he knows why more Bush prods Congress on student loan crunch 26 Apr 08, 10:20 ET Reuters - President George W. Bush pressed Congress on Saturday to pass legislation to ease a credit crunch in the $85 billion student loan market that could make it harder for students to go to college. more Mild earthquake hits Nevada 26 Apr 08, 08:23 ET AFP - A mild 4.9 earthquake hit the western US state of Nevada, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. more Immigration debate erupts in R.I., fueled by budget crisis 26 Apr 08, 06:55 ET AP - Rhode Island's closest international border is the Canadian one, about 200 miles to the north. About 11 percent of the 1 million people who live here were born in another country, and estimates say that a third or fewer of those people are in the country illegally. more 4.7 quake rocks Reno as area's seismic activity continues 26 Apr 08, 06:27 ET AP - Another earthquake struck the Reno area, dumping cans off shelves, knocking pictures off walls and sending rocks off hillsides of the eastern front of the Sierra Nevada. more Chicago working to prevent repeat of deadly weekend 26 Apr 08, 06:09 ET AP - Police planned to increase patrols and put SWAT officers and specialized units on the streets over the weekend, a show of force aimed at deterring violence like the three dozen shootings that left nine people dead last weekend. more Oral Roberts U. exploring layoffs, budget cuts 26 Apr 08, 06:01 ET AP - Layoffs and other budget cuts are possible for debt-ridden Oral Roberts University, as the tiny evangelical school looks to regroup from several financial scandals and keep enrollment from sliding further, the school's trustees chairman said. more Woman pounds the drums for a cystic fibrosis cure 26 Apr 08, 05:58 ET AP - There are days 26-year-old Emily Schaller can barely breathe because of cystic fibrosis - and playing in smoke-filled bars hasn't helped. more San Diego beaches remain closed after fatal shark attack 26 Apr 08, 04:40 ET AP - Swimmers, surfers and casual beachgoers know now a great white shark might be lurking below the glassy blue surface of the ocean here. more Fort Riley atheist soldier speaks out on lawsuit 26 Apr 08, 03:48 ET AP - Like hundreds of young men joining the Army in recent years, Jeremy Hall professes a desire to serve his country while it fights terrorism. more Semi's deadly crash into Chicago station probed 26 Apr 08, 03:34 ET AP - Elliott Reed said the scene was surreal: As he walked toward the Chicago Transit Authority train station in the midst of an otherwise normal, busy rush hour, a tractor trailer exiting a nearby expressway made a sudden and violent detour. more Ohio man pleads guilty in Rust Belt theft-to-order ring 26 Apr 08, 01:53 ET AP - A man accused of being the leader of a sophisticated theft ring stretching from Cleveland to western Pennsylvania in the Rust Belt region pleaded guilty and faces up to 10 years in prison. more Teen pleads guilty in nooses display after 'Jena Six' rally 26 Apr 08, 01:01 ET AP - A teenager pleaded guilty Friday to using nooses to threaten marchers after the "Jena Six" rally last year, federal prosecutors said. more

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