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EPA to Clear the Way for Regulation of Warming GasesNew York Times - 2 hours ago
By JOHN M. BRODER WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday formally declared carbon dioxide and five other heat-trapping gases to be pollutants that threaten public health and welfare, setting in motion a process that for the first ...
Attorney: Justice Memos Prove US Did Not TortureFOXNews - 1 hour ago
Attorney David Rivkin's argument disputes claims that the Department of Justice memos prove the Bush administration violated anti-torture laws.
Bush Lawyers Used US Military Training to Justify CIA ... U.S. News & World Report Torture We Can Be Proud Of Boston Channel.com At Summit Meeting, Cuba Will Be Absent, Not ForgottenNew York Times - 1 hour ago
By SHARON OTTERMAN and ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO President Obama will meet many of his counterparts from Latin and America and the Caribbean for the first time at a three-day summit meeting that starts on Friday in Trinidad, but much of the focus leading up ...
Clinton welcomes Cuban 'overture' BBC News |
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The Pirate Bay Guilty of Breaching Copyrights
TIME - 1 hour ago
By Adam Smith / London Friday, Apr. 17, 2009 Pirate Bay founders Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, left, and Peter Sunde were found guilty of breaking Swedish copyright law.
What does the Pirate Bay verdict mean for innovation? guardian.co.uk
Gunmen wound leader of last year's Thai protests
The Associated Press - 11 minutes ago
BANGKOK (AP) - A brazen attack by gunmen Friday wounded the protest leader who helped topple Thailand's government in 2006 and paralyzed the capital last year, reheating political temperatures that had started to cool after several days of rioting by ...
Anti-Thaksin Thai leader shot Aljazeera.net
Thailand extends state of emergency Los Angeles Times
Arab peace plan as part of Palestinian state push: US
Reuters - 52 minutes ago
By Mohammed Assadi RAMALLAH (Reuters) - US Middle East envoy George Mitchell said on Friday that an Arab peace initiative should be part of a planned US drive to create a Palestinian state.
US envoy presses two-state option Aljazeera.net
Fla. house smashed by small plane 'a total loss'
The Associated Press - 21 minutes ago
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) - A small plane crashed into a house shortly after taking off from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport Friday morning, slicing the home down the middle into two charred pieces.
Video: Raw Video: Small Plane Crashes Into Home The Associated Press
Plane crashes into Oakland Park home, at least one dead MiamiHerald.com
RAW DATA: Draft Guidelines for Stem Cell Research
FOXNews - 1 hour ago
SUMMARY: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is requesting public comment on draft guidelines entitled "National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research" (Guidelines).
Some Restrictions Lifted on Stem Cell Research New York Times
Limited Federal Funds for Stem Cell Work Using Donated Embryos Washington Post
Vermont Town Set for Return of Rescued Captain
New York Times - 40 minutes ago
By MITCHELL L. BLUMENTHAL and DIRK VAN SUSTEREN In some ways, life in Underhill, Vt., the home of Captain Richard Phillips, will never be the same since he put himself in harm's way in exchange for his crew's safety.
Sea hostage's hometown rolls out the welcome mat The Associated Press
Captain in pirate drama to return home today Boston Globe
Stocks Advance With Caution
Forbes - 30 minutes ago
Friday's trading was marked by caution in New York, as investors pondered earnings reports from the likes of Citigroup, General Electric and Google, but a lukewarm session built on gains during the afternoon and the market was poised to extend its ...
Citigroup's 1Q Profit No Reason To Exhale Wall Street Journal
Stocks seesaw after run CNNMoney.com
Joblessness Reaches 10% in Indiana; Jumps in Oregon
Bloomberg - 53 minutes ago
By Shobhana Chandra April 17 (Bloomberg) -- Indiana in March joined seven other US states with a jobless rate of at least 10 percent, and unemployment surged in Oregon, Washington and West Virginia as the worst employment slump in the postwar era ...
Oregon and Michigan push past 12% jobless CNNMoney.com
GM drops AC Delco sale plan, sees Hummer bids soon
Reuters - 48 minutes ago
By Poornima Gupta and Soyoung Kim DETROIT, April 17 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp (GM.N) has dropped a plan to sell its AC Delco parts business and expects final bids on its Hummer SUV brand by next week, the company said on Friday.
GM CEO Says Bankruptcy 'Probable' Washington Post
Hey Twitter, keep the shades off
CNET News - 1 hour ago
by Caroline McCarthy Oprah's crazy about it. Ashton Kutcher and Anderson Cooper are making fools of themselves trying to show what rabid fans they are.
And the Mighty Oprah's First Tweet Is...
PC Magazine - 1 hour ago
by Brian Heater It begins. Oprah officially started her descent into the Twittersphere about an hour ago with a first tweet that read like, well, pretty much everyone else's first tweet, all caps version of the massively popular talk show host dipping ...
Oprah in 140 characters Computerworld
What does Hulu offer that YouTube doesn't?
CNET News - 2 hours ago
by Greg Sandoval When it comes to offering full-length content on the Web, YouTube isn't ready to yield to Hulu. On Thursday, the San Bruno, Calif.
YouTube Builds New Pipes for TV Shows, Movies TechNewsWorld
Fearless performances unfold in "Grey Gardens"
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Randee Dawn NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - There's a lot of singing and dancing in HBO's original movie "Grey Gardens," a lot of beautiful period costumes and hair and a lot of rich, frothy Katharine Hepburn-meets-the-Kennedys accents.
Drew Barrymore Clears Up the Justin Long Mystery People Magazine
Drew Barrymore On Justin Long: "I Think It's Very Confusing" Seattle Post Intelligencer
5 reasons why Susan Boyle is different from your usual overnight ...
Entertainment Weekly - 1 hour ago
The Susan Boyle phenomenon continues to fascinate. I think there are some clear reasons why. 1. The way most Americans first encountered her was by viewing a YouTube segment from Britain's Got Talent.
Susan Boyle's makeover and a new song Chicago Tribune
Zac Efron Would Not Want To Be 17 Again
MTV.com - 8 hours ago
'I wasn't concerned at all about being cool,' the star says about his time in high school. By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Larry Carroll With the release of Zac Efron's "17 Again" on April 17, it's "High School Musical" alumni week.
Movie Screener Mountain View Voice
17 Again review: Zac Efron star rising SheKnows.com
Indy driver Castroneves acquitted in tax case
The Associated Press - 21 minutes ago
MIAMI (AP) - Brazilian race car driver and "Dancing With The Stars" champ Helio Castroneves was acquitted Friday of most charges that he worked with his sister and lawyer to evade more than $2.3 million in US income taxes.
Bills Trade Jason Peters to Eagles
Washington Post - 17 minutes ago
The Buffalo Bills reportedly have agreed to trade Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters to the Philadelphia Eagles for a package of draft picks.
Bills agree to trade Pro Bowl LT Peters to Eagles The Associated Press
Full disclosure on Madden
San Jose Mercury News - 5 hours ago
By Cam Inman FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2002 file photo, Fox broadcasters Pat Summerall, left, and John Madden stand in the FOX broadcast booth at the Louisiana Superdome before Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans.
John Madden retires from broadcasting Los Angeles Daily News
GSK and Pfizer: Partnering Up?
Atlantic Online - 3 hours ago
The HIV-drug alliance between glaxosmithkline and Pfizer is getting a lot more play in the press than I thought it would. Deals between the big pharmaceutical outfits are not rare.
Glaxo And Pfizer Join Forces Forbes
Federal organ donation plan faces local opposition
Bizjournals.com - 2 hours ago
Under the federal proposal, patients in Wisconsin who need a liver transplant would have to compete against transplant candidates in Illinois and Minnesota for donor organs.
She's thankful every day for donor's 'precious gift' Daily Post Athenian
Health Buzz: Fitness Ball Recall and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report - 2 hours ago
New York-based EB Brands has recalled about 3 million fitness balls because they may suddenly burst while being used after overinflation, and that can cause people using a ball to fall and injure themselves, the Associated Press reports.
RI police: Robbery similar to Boston Craigslist slaying
Boston Globe - 3 hours ago
By Jonathan Saltzman and Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff WARWICK, RI -- Police say a prostitute who advertised on Craigslist was tied up in a hotel here last night by a clean-cut, blond-haired man in an attack with "strong linkages" to two similar armed ...
'Craigslist Killer' Linked To RI Attack? Boston Channel.com
Man Killed at G20 Died of Internal Bleeding, New Autopsy Reveals
New York Times - 10 minutes ago
By SARAH LYALL LONDON - The newspaper vendor who died after being struck by a police officer during the Group of 20 summit meeting earlier this month was killed by abdominal bleeding and not by a heart attack, according to an independent autopsy whose ...
G-20 protest cop faces manslaughter questions CNN International
Spanish Prosecutors Formalize Objections to Torture Indictments
New York Times - 29 minutes ago
By MARLISE SIMONS PARIS - Spanish prosecutors formally recommended throwing out a criminal complaint on Friday that was lodged against six former Bush administration officials, accusing them of violating international law in giving legal cover for the ...
Spain: No torture probe of US officials The Associated Press