Over 20 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms SENECA, Mo. (AP) -- Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states and leaving behind a trail of destruction and stories of loss....
Clinton spends Mother's Day campaigning in W.Va. GRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton toured the birthplace of Mother's Day in rural West Virginia, offering Democrats a subtle reminder Sunday that her fading candidacy remains strong among women and blue-collar, white voters....
Boat carrying Myanmar aid sinks; toll climbs beyond 28,000 YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's monumental task of feeding and sheltering 1.5 million cyclone survivors suffered yet another blow Sunday when a boat laden with relief supplies - one of the first international shipments - sank on its way to the disaster zone....
Craig Lant picks through the rubble of his parents businesses on Sunday morning, May 11, 2008 in Seneca, Mo. Craig's father, Bill Lant owned Lant's Feed Store and his mother, Jane, owned Lant's Bridal Garden located north of Seneca, Mo. Both businesses were destroyed by a tornado that swept through southwest Missouri late Saturday afternoon killing 12 people. (AP Photo/Mike Gullett) AP Photo/Mike Gullett
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Boat carrying Myanmar aid sinks; toll climbs beyond 28,000 YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar's monumental task of feeding and sheltering 1.5 million cyclone survivors suffered yet another blow Sunday when a boat laden with relief supplies - one of the first international shipments - sank on its way to the disaster zone....
Lebanese violence spreads to mountains outside capital BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Lebanon hung between fears of all-out war and hopes of political compromise Sunday as government supporters and opponents battled with rockets and machine guns in the mountains overlooking the capital....
Sudan cuts ties with Chad KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Sudan severed ties with Chad Sunday, accusing its neighbor of backing a rebel assault on the capital and raising the possibility of new border clashes that could worsen Darfur's humanitarian crisis....
Myanmar soldiers unload bags of supplies aid, donated by Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, from a Thai military plane onto a truck at Yangon airport in Myanmar Sunday, May 11, 2008. More food reached Myanmar's hungry cyclone victims as roads were cleared of fallen trees, but a British aid group warned that up to 1.5 million face death if they do not get clean water and sanitation soon. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong) AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong
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Clinton spends Mother's Day campaigning in W.Va. GRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton toured the birthplace of Mother's Day in rural West Virginia, offering Democrats a subtle reminder Sunday that her fading candidacy remains strong among women and blue-collar, white voters....
Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win....
Confusing ballot designs still plague elections The solution should have been a no-brainer, voting experts say. After all, it was a badly designed ballot that enflamed the 2000 election meltdown and introduced the vagaries of chads to the political lexicon - pregnant, hanging and otherwise....
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Kirilenko stuffs Kobe, Lakers in OT as Jazz tie series 2-2 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Andrei Kirilenko blocked Kobe Bryant twice in overtime and converted a three-point play with 35 seconds remaining as the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 123-115 on Sunday, tying the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2. The Jazz went 9-for-9 from the foul line in overtime and outscored the Lakers 15-7 in the extra 5 minutes....
Garcia ends drought with playoff win at Players Championship PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Sergio Garcia, the best player without a major, got the next best thing Sunday. Garcia ended the longest victory drought of his career by making a clutch par putt to force a playoff and hitting the island-green 17th on the first extra hole to defeat Paul Goydos in The Players Championship....
Indy 500 qualifying, practice canceled because of rain INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Qualifying and practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway have been canceled for the day due to rain. Qualifying for positions 12-22 for drivers at the May 25 Indianapolis 500 was to be decided Sunday. Now those slots will be added to next Saturday's scheduled qualifying. It was the fourth day this month that speedway events were canceled or limited because of rain....
Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko (47), of Russia, keeps Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) from the basket during overtime of Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal series Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Salt Lake City. The Jazz beat the Lakers 123-115. (AP (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac) AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac
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EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month....
Facebook to let users carry profiles with them SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Facebook Inc. is loosening its grip on millions of personal profiles to allow inhabitants of its popular Internet hangout to transplant the information and applications to other Web sites....
Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003....
'Speed Racer' gets passed in its debut LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Speed Racer" was lapped in its opening weekend at the box office as "Iron Man" continued to fire its jets with $50.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday....
Jimmy Fallon arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala, in New York on Monday, May 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini) AP Photo/Evan Agostini
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Woman pays off 1976 parking ticket issued in Mich. CALUMET, Mich. (AP) -- Police in this Upper Peninsula town had forgotten about the $1 parking ticket written on Sept. 1, 1976. But the woman who had found it on her windshield hadn't....
Person close to talks: Cablevision close to buying Newsday NEW YORK (AP) -- Cablevision Systems Corp. is close to buying the Long Island newspaper Newsday from Tribune Co. for $650 million, a person with knowledge of the situation said Sunday....
Wall Street looks to US consumers for direction NEW YORK (AP) -- With millions of stimulus checks going out to taxpayers, Wall Street wants to know where that money will be spent - and this week's data could help investors gauge the mind-set of the average consumer....
Rebate excludes many taxpayers with foreign spouses SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- When Maulit Shelat heard about the Bush administration's plan to pump up the economy by sending out stimulus checks, he sat down with his wife and drew up a list of priorities: first up, remodeling the bathroom....
