World News Headlines World News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com Ahmadinejad and Gates trade accusations With official visits overlapping in Afghanistan, Iran's outspoken president and the US defence secretary have accused each other of interfering in local affairs. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:41:11 -0500) New US law designed to help unemployed The US Senate has adopted a draft bill to increase unemployment benefits. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:29:54 -0500) UK man says life is hell since he was named as a child murderer The BBC has reported that a man who has been subjected to claims he is the killer of James Bulger, has asked for the UK government to reveal who the real murderer is. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:18:40 -0500) Incest victims receive apologies from protection agencies Two UK women who were repeatedly raped and violently abused by their father have received an apology from 28 different public agencies. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:03:54 -0500) Lost boy dies in Hollywood A young actor who became a teen idol during his time as a Hollywood star, has died of unknown causes. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:54:29 -0500) Ukraine air crew were all drunk Politicians and police authorities in Ukraine are investigating the airline industry after an incident on the main carrier. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:42:34 -0500) Thaksin supporters told to stay away from Bangkok airport The main airport in Bangkok has been locked down by soldiers as the Thai capital prepares for anti-government demonstrations. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:36:10 -0500) Dulmatin killed in Indonesian terrorist crackdown Indonesian police have confirmed the deaths of three terrorists in raids outside the capital, Jakarta. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:01:58 -0500) Aung San Suu Kyi out of Myanmar election process In Myanmar, a new law may force the National League for Democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, out of the party. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:17:35 -0500) Doctors say Bangladesh is refusing aid to refugees Bangladesh has been accused of starving and blocking medical treatment for Rohingya refugees. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:53:41 -0500) Joe Biden embarrassed by Israel settlement announcement US Vice President Joe Biden has told the Israeli prime minister that the US condemns an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:30:31 -0500) State Department official in Gaddafi gaffe The US State Department has apologised over comments made by a State Department official about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:52:22 -0500) China given access to Sea of Japan China has been given direct access to the Sea of Japan for the first time since the 19th century, thanks to a lease deal with North Korea. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:25:59 -0500) Czech minister offers to quit over alleged relationship Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer refused late Wednesday to accept the resignation of Human Rights Minister Michael Kocab, who offered to step aside over media reports alleging that he had a romantic relationship with a subordinate. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:30:01 -0500) Mukesh Ambani, Lakshmi Mittal in top 10 of world's rich list Oil magnate Mukesh Ambani and steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal made it to the top 10 of the Forbes magazine list of world's richest billionaires. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:10:01 -0500) Mexican Carlos Slim tops world's rich list Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has topped the Forbes magazine list of the world's richest billionaires. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:50:01 -0500) US won't accept legitimacy of Myanmar's elections The US will not recognise the outcome of Myanmar's elections scheduled for later this year because of new laws that ban political prisoners and the country's leading democratic activist from participating, the US State Department said Wednesday. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:40:01 -0500) Vietnam's stelae declared Unesco World Heritage Site The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has declared the 82 stelae of the Temple of Literature in Vietnam as a World Heritage Site, Prensa Latina reported. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:10:02 -0500) Marion Jones starts new career in basketball Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones signed a free-agent contract Wednesday to play basketball in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) with the Tulsa Shock. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:40:02 -0500) Unesco to help restore Haitian cultural heritage The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) will set up a committee to help restore the Haitian cultural heritage damaged in a devastating earthquake in the Caribbean nation. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:40:01 -0500) Jordan confirms receiving NATO request to train Afghan army The Jordanian government Wednesday confirmed that it had received an official request from the NATO alliance to train the Afghan army. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:01 -0500) PCB's decision shocks Pakistan's new coach Waqar Pakistan's new coach Waqar Younis was Wednesday shocked over the cricket board's decision to ban and fine several leading national players. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:40:06 -0500) Tibetans hold anti-China protests in Nepal despite crackdown Hundreds of Tibetans, including Buddhist monks and nuns, Wednesday remembered their forefathers' uprising against the Chinese annexation of their land in 1959 and chanted slogans for a free Tibet in Kathmandu despite a massive police crackdown and arr (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:40:05 -0500) Pakistan Board bans Younis and Yousuf for life The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned two of its world-class batsmen, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf, from playing international cricket for life and barred former captain Shoaib Malik and medium-pacer Rana Naveed-ul-Hassan for one year for 'un (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:40:04 -0500) Six killed in raid on Christian aid group in Pakistan Gunmen armed with assault rifles and hand grenades raided the office of a Christian aid group in northern Pakistan Monday, killing six staffers, police said. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:40:04 -0500) One-ninth of Nepal faces starvation, UN warns One-ninth of Nepal's nearly 27 million population face starvation, the UN warned Wednesday. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:40:03 -0500) Tainted godman's Malaysian centre will not shut down A centre run by followers of Swami Paramhamsa Nithyananda, allegedly involved in a sex scandal in southern India, will not close down and will continue to promote his teachings, a Hindu leader said. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:10:02 -0500) 'Black' woman's tale drives Nepal rights campaign Dark, untouchable and a slave, yet Kali is the heroine of a campaign to protect the rights of the disadvantaged communities of Nepal, especially women. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:50:02 -0500) Canadian firm makes new oil discovery in Colombia Canadian-owned Pacific Rubiales has made a new oil discovery at an exploration well located in Colombia's Llanos Orientales region, a media report said. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:30:02 -0500) Russian firm to produce caviar in Argentina A Russian-owned company will begin production of caviar in the northwestern Argentine province of La Rioja, a spokesman for the regional government said. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:30:01 -0500) Man who dumped Indian boy being probed for immigration fraud Gursewak Dhillon, a part-time taxi driver who dumped three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa's body nearly 20 km from his home in this Australian city, was being probed for 'possible immigration fraud', an official said Wednesday. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:20:02 -0500) Indian origin man is Asia's biggest weight loser David Gurnani, an Indonesian of Indian origin, has been adjudged The Biggest Loser Asia (TBLA) in the weight loss reality show organised in Malaysia. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:20:02 -0500) Argentina to import gasoline for first time in 30 years Argentine oil company YPF has said that it plans to import 50 million litres of gasoline as demand outstrips supply in the South American nation. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:10:02 -0500) Brazil expecting near-record harvest Brazil will bring in a grain harvest of 145.1 million tonnes this year, a volume very close to the record 145.8 million tonnes gathered in 2008, authorities said. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:40:03 -0500) Charged with plotting terror in South Asia An American woman, nicknamed as 'Jihad Jane' and 'Fatima LaRose,' has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists to wage violent jihad in South Asia and Europe. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:40:02 -0500) Chilean police recover $3 mn worth of looted goods Chilean police have recovered roughly $3 million worth of goods that were looted in the southern city of Concepcion and neighbouring towns after the Feb 27 earthquake, authorities said. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:40:02 -0500) Bali bombmaker dead, confirms Indonesian president Dulmatin, who is alleged to have made the bombs that killed 202 people in Bali nightclubs in 2002, has been killed in a police anti-terrorism raid near Jakarta, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono confirmed Wednesday. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:20:01 -0500) Letterman blackmailer to get community service A former television producer on the David Letterman show has admitted in a New York court that he tried to extract two million dollars from the famous television compere. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:47:28 -0500) Russian officials charged with prisoner rape Top prison officials in Saint Petersburg have been charged with the rape of two prisoners, one of whom was awaiting trial. (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:39:39 -0500) Life difficult for homosexuals in Senegal senegal, africa, homosexual (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:13:34 -0500) 2 Australians Charged In Vicious Attack On Tourist SYDNEY ? Two Australian teenagers have been charged in a brutal attack in a Sydney train station on a Canadian tourist in a wheelchair. The 35-year-old man was attacked in an elevator at th... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:03:04 -0500) Brazil Leader Rapped For Stance On Cuba Dissidents BRASILIA, Brazil ? Brazil's president came under withering criticism Wednesday at home and in Cuba for his deference to the island's communist government over political prisoners and hunger stri... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:03:02 -0500) Einstein's Theory Of Relativity On Display In a room darkened to protect the paper, Israeli students on Tuesday inspected the manuscript of Albert Einstein’s development of the general theory of relativity. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:59:29 -0500) Game Brawl Won't Prompt Security Review patrick.whittle@newsday.com A brawl at a high school basketball game that forced the evacuation of the gym, delayed the contest for 20 minutes and sparked a police investigation won't lead to a secur... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:58:51 -0500) Hundreds Of Anxious Hofstra Students Swarm Job Fair dave.marcus@newsday.com When the doors opened at 10 a.m. Wednesday for Hofstra University's spring job fair, 50 anxious students were waiting. Allan Neuendorf and Christina Oliviero, both seniors maj... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:58:46 -0500) Li Alzheimer's Caregiver Shares Story On Capitol Hill denise.bonilla@newsday.com It took a trip to Capitol Hill, but Karen Henley finally feels empowered. Henley, who was featured in Newsday's series on Alzheimer's disease in October, took her two teena... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:58:43 -0500) Cablevision-disney Dispute A Sign Of The Tv Times verne.gay@newsday.com Ending a bitter standoff Sunday night that nearly derailed the Oscars for 3.1 million metropolitan area cable subscribers, Cablevision and Disney resolved their dispute just in ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:58:39 -0500) Accountant Pleads Guilty To $2.6 Million Fraud Miami accountant Lewis Freeman, who for years garnered the reputation of a trusted civic leader, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal fraud charge alleging he embezzled at least $2.6 million from cli... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:57:09 -0500) Keys Campground A Venue For Music, Not Condos SUGARLOAF KEY -- On a tiki hut stage in the middle of a saltwater pond, two crooners sing a boisterous duet to a crowd gathered at the Lazy Lakes RV Resort, a 28-acre rustic campground in the Florida... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:57:08 -0500) Morgan State Defeats North Carolina A&t 84-75 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Kevin Thompson scored 20 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and dished out six assists to lead Morgan State past North Carolina A&T 84-75 on Wednesday night in quarterfinals of the Mi... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:57:05 -0500) Bobcats Pound 76ers For 4th Straight Victory PHILADELPHIA -- Gerald Wallace scored 28 points on 9-for-10 shooting from the field, Stephen Jackson added 24 points and 10 rebounds, and the Charlotte Bobcats won their fourth straight game with a 1... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:57:04 -0500) Devils Rout Rangers On Return Home New Jersey Devils' Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, left, fights with New York Rangers' Jody Shelley during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Newark, N.J. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:57:01 -0500) Myers' 4-point Game Leads Sabres Over Stars BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Rookie defenseman Tyler Myers had a goal and three assists and the Buffalo Sabres reclaimed the top spot in the Northeast Division with a 5-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesd... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:59 -0500) Healthy Harangody Leads Notre Dame Over Seton Hall Notre Dame's Luke Harangody dunks for two points in the first half of their second-round NCAA college basketball game against Seton Hall in the Big East Conference Championships, Wednesday, March 10, ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:57 -0500) R Morris Wins Nec, Earns Second Straight Ncaa Bid HAMDEN, Conn. -- Dallas Green deflected a potential game-winning shot then sank two free throws with 7 seconds left as Robert Morris beat Quinnipiac 52-50 on Wednesday night for its second straight N... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:54 -0500) Torrealba Still Fears For Family In Venezuela PEORIA, Ariz. -- Although Yorvit Torrealba's son is safe, the San Diego Padres catcher still fears for the rest of his family.Nine months after his son was kidnapped by five men in Caracas, Venezuela... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:50 -0500) La Toyota Dealer Settles Lawsuit CERRITOS, Calif. -- A suburban Los Angeles Toyota dealer has settled a civil lawsuit over statements allegedly made to convince customers to lease rather than buy vehicles.The Los Angeles County dist... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:49 -0500) Icebreaker To Be Reactivated By 2013 SEATTLE -- After a $62 million overhaul, the Coast Guard will have its third icebeaker back in service in 2013, filling a critical need as the fleet takes on new responsibilities, the commandant of t... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:45 -0500) Israeli Settlement Plans Give Obama Little Room To Maneuver JERUSALEM -- President Barack Obama faces what may be the biggest test to date of his credibility in the Middle East after Israel greeted Vice President Joe Biden with an announcement that it will co... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:37 -0500) Louis Vuitton's Womanhood Celebration Closes Paris PARIS -- After a week of shows dominated by the rail-thin teens who are ubiquitous on today's catwalks, Paris fall-winter ready-to-wear 2010-11 displays concluded Wednesday with a sensual celebration... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:35 -0500) Israeli Novel, Russian Poem Collection Win Prizes NEW YORK -- An Israeli novel and a collection of Russian poetry have won prizes for best English-language translation.Gail Hareven's novel "The Confessions of Noa Weber" won the Best Translated Book ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:33 -0500) Mexico Hopes To Lure Filmmakers With Subsidies MEXICO CITY -- Mexico has implemented a new program subsidizing filmmakers in a bid to attract more cinema business to the country.President Felipe Calderon says the government will reimburse produce... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:31 -0500) Switzerland Urged To Rescind Ban On Libyans' Entry NEW YORK: Libya's UN envoy appealed to Switzerland Wednesday to rescind a "blacklist" of 188 Libyans, including leader Moamer Kadhafi, banned from entering Swiss territory over a festering diplomatic ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:46:30 -0500) Us House Of Representatives Rejects Pullout From Afghanistan US soldiers keep watch during an operation in Kandahar The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected a measure calling for President Barack Obama to pull US forces from Afghanistan, in a... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:42:29 -0500) First Iraqi Vote Results Likely On Thursday Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week's historic vote as quickly as possible, saying Iraqis "have the right to know" the results as soon as possible. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:40:37 -0500) Nigerian Violence Fed By Ethnic, Economic Issues (CNN) -- Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo insisted Wednesday that this week's explosion of violence that claimed at least 200 lives is not driven by religious tensions between Christians an... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:37:43 -0500) Workers Trained To Hack Defense Dept. "To beat a hacker, you need to think like one," said Jay Bavisi, co-founder and president of the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants, or EC-Council. His company was chos... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:37:42 -0500) Gates In Afghanistan On Visit Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan on Monday morning on an unannounced visit, as NATO-led coalition forces are pressing an offensive in the natio... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:37:41 -0500) Dems Aim To Ban For-profits' Earmarks Out the door will be earmarks directed to private firms, many of them military contractors who frequently obtain multimillion-dollar no-bid contracts through the process. Instead, those companies will... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:37:40 -0500) All-american Muslim Convert ‘jihad Jane’ Arrested On Terror Charges An undated image obtained on Mar. 9, 2010 shows a a photo from a website authorities say was maintained by terror suspect Colleen LaRose, an American woman known as "Jihad Jane." (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:36:19 -0500) 'britain’s Fritzl' Raped Daughters For More Than 25 Years LONDON -- Two British women who were raped and abused by their father for over 25 years, becoming pregnant 18 times, have won an apology from local authorities for failing to prevent the serial incest... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:36:17 -0500) Voir Dire Hearing Ordered In Syncrude Trial Over Dead Ducks ST. ALBERT, ALBERTA -- A provincial judge ruled Wednesday that statements made by Syncrude employees to government investigators following the deaths of 1,600 ducks on the company's northern Alberta t... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:36:14 -0500) Mexico's Slim Named 'world's Richest' Person MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, jumping past Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the first person from a developing nation to top th... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:32:43 -0500) Brazil Leader Rapped For Stance On Cuba Dissidents BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's president came under withering criticism Wednesday at home and in Cuba for his deference to the island's communist government over political prisoners and hunger stri... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:32:42 -0500) Time For Talk Is Over On Healthcare Bill ST. CHARLES, Missouri (Reuters) - President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the "time for talk is over" and urged the U.S. Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly challenged... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:31:06 -0500) California Revenue Jumps, Tax Refunds Should Be Paid On Time (Reuters) - California's revenue in February was $480 million or 8.7 percent above the estimate in Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's state budget plan, so tax refunds should be paid on time, State Cont... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:31:04 -0500) Science Body To Review Un Climate Panel A RESPECTED international scientific body will review the UN's Nobel prize-winning climate panel, under fire for errors in a key report on global warming, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has announced. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:29:15 -0500) Arabs Reject Talks Amid Settlement Plan THE Arab League says there should be no Israeli-Palestinian talks, direct or indirect, unless Israel halts plans to build 1600 settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:29:11 -0500) In Praise Of … Presidential Smoking | Editorial Brazil who has given up smoking – 50 years after he started. Apparently it was sheer force of will that did it: no nicotine patches, no gum, no tablets. Good for him. Meanwhile, Lula's counterpart i... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:27:23 -0500) ‘doomsday’ Seed Bank Growing Strongly Workers carry boxes of seeds into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Longyearbyen, Norway, in 2008. The "doomsday" seed vault was built to protect food crops from climate change, wars and natural disas... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:04:53 -0500) Britain Urges Political Settlement With Afghan Insurgents B ritish Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged the Afghan government Wednesday to aggressively pursue a political settlement with insurgents to help end the war in Afghanistan and to do it now while ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:04:52 -0500) Detained Herdsmen Tell Of Roles In Nigeria Killings JOS, Nigeria — Dispassionately, the baby-faced young man recounted his killings: two women and one man, first beaten senseless with a stick, then stabbed to death with a short knife. (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:58:54 -0500) Chile’s New President Enters A Changed Political Landscape Chile ’s powerful earthquake buried people and homes in a broad swath of the coastal south, but it may also have given the country’s new right-wing coalition government a chance to entomb ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:58:53 -0500) Decoded Genome Gives New Hope In Confronting Diseases Two research teams have independently decoded the entire genome of patients to find the exact genetic cause of their disease. The approach may offer a new start in the so far disappointing effort to i... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:58:51 -0500) Reyes' Thyroid Ailment Not Considered Serious david.lennon@newsday.com LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The one positive to come out of yesterday's brief confusion over Jose Reyes' latest medical diagnosis seems to be that the Mets should have their All... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:57:58 -0500) Miami Beach Commissioner Appointed Chamber Of Commerce President Miami Beach Commissioner Jerry Libbin will be announced Thursday as the next president of the city's chamber of commerce. Board chairman Aaron Perry confirmed Wednesday morning that Libbin, a financia... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:56:17 -0500) Still No Word From Alston MIAMI -- Rafer Alston's absence from the Miami Heat took another turn Wednesday, with the team denying that the embattled point guard was told shortly before his sudden departure he would no longer g... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:56:14 -0500) Dodgers Bat Out Of Order In Spring Game GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Don Mattingly's first day as Dodgers interim manager featured a humorous gaffe.Los Angeles batted out of order against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday but Andre Ethier took a... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:56:12 -0500) Faraway Iditarod Fans Feed Race Habit ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Cathleen Griffin usually feeds her passion for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race through the Internet, but next week she'll travel to Alaska for the first time to see the winner c... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:56:09 -0500) Padres Split Squad Rallies Past Brewers 5-4 PEORIA, Ariz. -- Sean Gallagher and Mat Latos are on track to make the battle for the fifth spot in the San Diego Padres' rotation interesting.Both pitchers allowed a run over three innings, and Will... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:56:07 -0500) Arkansas-pine Bluff Beats Mvsu 69-66 In Swac BOSSIER CITY, La. -- Allen Smith scored 16 points and Arkansas-Pine Bluff overcame poor free throw shooting down the stretch to beat Mississippi Valley State 69-66 on Wednesday in the first round of ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:56:06 -0500) Greinke Goes 3 Scoreless As Royals Top Rockies 5-0 TUCSON, Ariz. -- Zack Greinke was far more pleased with his first start than with the three innings he threw for the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies.Nonetheless, he exten... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:56:03 -0500) Reds' Leake Throws 2 Solid Innings Against Angels TEMPE, Ariz. -- Reds prospect Mike Leake threw two crisp innings in Cincinnati's 6-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.Leake, the eighth overall pick in last year's draft, allowed one ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:56:01 -0500) Umes Tops Coppin State 64-58 At Meac Tournament WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Hillary Haley scored 25 points to lead Maryland-Eastern Shore past Coppin State 64-58 on Wednesday in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament.Haley wa... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:57 -0500) House Rejects Call For Withdrawal From Afghanistan WASHINGTON -- The House on Wednesday soundly rejected an effort by anti-war lawmakers to force a withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year.The outcome of the vote, 356-65 ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:54 -0500) Nj Police Seek Man Who Shot, Ran Over Bus Driver JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who robbed and shot a New Jersey minibus driver, then stole the bus and ran him over, leaving him paralyzed.Family member... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:51 -0500) Va. Gov Counters State Atty. Gen.'s Advice On Gays RICHMOND, Va. -- Gov. Bob McDonnell directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in employment practices Wednesday, essentially overriding the Virginia attorney general's advice to ... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:51 -0500) School Prom Off After Lesbian's Date Request JACKSON, Miss. -- The prom's off at a northern Mississippi school after a lesbian student demanded she be allowed to bring her girlfriend.The American Civil Liberties Union had demanded that the Itaw... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:49 -0500) Sf Drug Cases Dropped Amid Crime Lab Questions SAN FRANCISCO -- Authorities say at least a dozen drug cases have been dropped in San Francisco Superior Court amid questions about evidence handling at the city crime lab.Public Defender Jeff Adachi... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:48 -0500) Colo. Gov Back At Capitol After Bike Accident DENVER -- Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter held his first news conference after a bike accident last week and says he's in pain, but recovering.The governor signed 28 bills on Wednesday, most of them to fix... (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:47 -0500)