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Senate panel says Goldman inflated housing bubble

Reuters - Jim Young, Steve Eder - ‎1 hour ago‎
Daniel Sparks (from LR) , former partner, Head of Mortgages Department for Golden Sachs, Joshua Birnbaum, former Managing Director of Structured Products Group Trading for Goldman Sachs, Michael Swanson, Managing Director for Structured Products Group ...

Arizona governor: New law helps economy

CNN - Casey Wian - ‎2 hours ago‎
(CNN) -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday deflected concerns that the state's new immigration law will hurt economic development, saying many businesses have long wanted tougher action.

Obama: No comments on debt until commission finishes in December

USA Today - ‎51 minutes ago‎
President Obama said today he won't comment on possible ways to reduce the massive federal debt until after a special commission reports back in December, a month after the congressional elections.

Yanukovych reverses Ukraine's position on Holodomor famine

RIA Novosti - ‎2 hours ago‎
It is "unjust" to call the Stalin-era famine that killed millions across the Soviet Union a genocide of the Ukrainian people, President Viktor Yanukovych said on Tuesday.

Sudan's Bashir, Fresh off Win, Visits Egypt

Voice of America - Elizabeth Arrott - ‎25 minutes ago‎
Photo: AP In this Wednesday, March 4, 2009 file photo, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir attends a graduation ceremony at an air force academy near Khartoum, Sudan.

Labour's election balloons 'exploit children'

BBC News - Ed Davey - ‎5 hours ago‎

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Senate to Hold Second Vote on Financial Bill

Wall Street Journal - Michael R. Crittenden - ‎1 hour ago‎
WASHINGTON—US Senate leaders have scheduled their second big showdown in less than 24 hours on financial overhaul legislation for Tuesday afternoon, ratcheting up the pressure on lawmakers from both sides of the aisle.

Fla. Gov. Crist to make Senate decision Thursday

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
AP TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist says he'll decide by Thursday whether to stay in his state's GOP Senate primary or run as an independent.

Okla. Senate overrides abortion restriction vetoes

Washington Post - Tim Talley - ‎36 minutes ago‎
AP OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma Senate has voted to override Gov. Brad Henry's vetoes of two abortion bills, meaning the bills become law without his signature.

S&P cuts Greek rating to junk, outlook negative

Reuters - Ciara Linnane, Ingrid Melander - ‎30 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK/ATHENS, April 27 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's downgraded Greek bonds into junk territory on Tuesday, citing concerns about the euro zone member's ability to implement reforms to slash its massive debt.

BP Tries to Shut Leaking Well as Slick Menaces Coast

BusinessWeek - Jim Polson - ‎1 hour ago‎
(Updates size of oil slick beginning in first paragraph, intensified effort to shut off leak in second paragraph.) By Jim Polson April 27 (Bloomberg) -- BP Plc intensified efforts to stop an underwater well leak that was streaming oil 80 miles (129 ...

US Economy: Consumers Gain Confidence as Job Outlook Picks Up

BusinessWeek - Courtney Schlisserman - ‎49 minutes ago‎
April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Consumers in the US turned more optimistic in April as the growing economy raised hopes jobs will become available.

Gizmodo Staff May Face Felony Charges, EFF Contends Raid Was Illegal

DailyTech - ‎2 hours ago‎
California police raided a Gizmodo editor's residence yesterday. The warrant indicates that the editor may face a felony charge for purchasing stolen property, referring to the infamous lost iPhone prototype.

First genuine BlackBerry OS 6.0 info shows new media player, browser

BetaNews - Scott M. Fulton, III - ‎1 hour ago‎
Research In Motion could deliver sixteen completely new smartphones with built-in telekinesis amplifiers, but it would not satisfy the legions of BlackBerry users who depend on its reliable ...

Watch Out iPhone, Android Use Is on the Rise

NetworkWorld.com - Ian Paul - ‎8 minutes ago‎
Report says the Android OS is growing quickly. What does that mean for the future of Google's OS and Apple's iPhone By Ian Paul, PC World Watch out Apple iPhone, Google's mobile operating system, Android continues to increase its popularity at a growth ...

'Iron Man 3' Is 'Going To Go Down,' Robert Downey Jr. Says

MTV.com - Eric Ditzian, Josh Horowitz - ‎41 minutes ago‎
Before the second film's premiere, the star says he has 'pretty strong ideas' for a third. By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz "Iron Man" was the second biggest movie of 2008 and, if early tracking is to be believed, "Iron Man 2" has a ...

Bret Michaels Showed No Signs Of Illness, Says Donald Trump

MTV.com - Jocelyn Vena - ‎48 minutes ago‎
'He would work so hard, maybe harder than anybody else,' Trump says of Michaels' performance on 'Celebrity Apprentice.

Michael Lohan Calling on a Judge to Stop Daughter Lindsay From 'Dying'

FOXNews - Hollie McKay - ‎2 hours ago‎
Lindsay Lohan is once again struggling with her father, after he called police to her Los Angeles home and proclaimed on national television that he will hire a team of lawyers to force her into rehab.

Rays' Navarro suspended for 2 games

USA Today - ‎28 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK (AP) - Tampa Bay catcher Dioner Navarro has been suspended for two games by Major League Baseball for what it said was "inappropriate conduct" that included bumping an umpire during an argument.

Tito Ortiz Says That Jenna Jameson Is Addicted To Oxycontin

dBTechno - ‎13 minutes ago‎
In a press conference held shortly after his arrest for domestic assault, UFC fighter Tito Ortez says that Jenna Jameson is addicted to oxycontin.

Coyotes shooting for Hollywood ending in Game 7 vs. Red Wings

SI.com - ‎42 minutes ago‎
So you don't live in Detroit and you don't live in, uh, Glendale, Arizona, but you're fixin' to pay some mind to tonight's Game 7 showdown between the Red Wings and Coyotes.

Zell among investors in Cellular Dynamics

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Kathleen Gallagher - ‎1 hour ago‎
Cellular Dynamics International Inc. confirmed on Tuesday it has raised $40.6 million of private equity funding. The round was led by Tactics II Stem Cell Ventures, which led previous company financings.

Health Buzz: What Chocolate Has to Do With Depression

U.S. News & World Report - Megan Johnson - ‎48 minutes ago‎
Feeling depressed might put you in the mood for chocolate, a new study suggests. Of nearly 1000 adults studied, those diagnosed with depression ate an average of 8.4 servings of chocolate per month versus 5.4 servings consumed by ...

The heart disease trifecta

Los Angeles Times - Thomas H. Maugh II - ‎2 hours ago‎
Nearly half of all adult Americans have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes, all of which boost the risk of cardiovascular disease, the CDC says.

Malcolm X killer to go free after 44 years

CNN - Wayne Drash - ‎40 minutes ago‎
(CNN) -- Thomas Hagan pleaded his case for freedom: To return to his family, to become a substance abuse counselor and to make his mark on what time he has left in this world.

Mind Over Meds

New York Times - Daniel Carlat - ‎Apr 23, 2010‎
One day several years ago, I was reaching the end of my first visit with a patient, JJ, who had come to see me for anxiety and insomnia.

End of the line for Cambodia's bamboo trains

Los Angeles Times - Mark Magnier - ‎17 hours ago‎
For decades the precarious bamboo platforms have ferried people and goods in the nation's hinterlands. But increasingly there is little room, or need, for them.

Napolitano has 'deep concerns' over immigration law

CNN - Alan Silverleib, Alexander Mooney - ‎1 hour ago‎
By the CNN Wire Staff Washington (CNN) -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that she has "deep concerns" with a new Arizona law designed to crack down on illegal immigration.

17 Years Later, Stage 4 Survivor Is Savoring a Life Well Lived

New York Times - Katherine Russell - ‎20 hours ago‎
Each year on a day in January - the 15th, to be precise - I go to a Web site and post a message to hundreds of women I've never met, saying, essentially, “I'm still here.
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