Public Jackson memorial to be held at Staples Center TuesdayUSA Today - - 3 hours ago
AP By Kelley L. Carter and Arienne Thompson, USA TODAY A free public memorial for Michael Jackson will be held Tuesday at 10 am PT at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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Preventing a Honduran BloodbathWashington Post - 45 minutes ago
The United States Ambassador to Honduras, Hugo Llorens, an extremely competent diplomat, tried very hard to keep Honduras's Congress from ousting President Manuel Zelaya.
Honduras' de facto leader open to early elections Los Angeles Times
US Soldier May Be Held By Taliban, Military FearsNew York Times - - 54 minutes ago
KABUL, Afghanistan - A young American soldier who walked off his remote combat outpost in a volatile region of eastern Afghanistan has been captured and is believed to be in the hands of the Taliban network led by Sirajuddin ...
Marines suffer casualties in new Afghan campaign The Associated Press
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Air France jet made hard landing and broke up, investigators say
Los Angeles Times - - 3 hours ago
Preliminary evidence indicates passengers were unable to prepare for a water landing. Flight 447's recorders have not been located, and the cause of the crash is still unclear.
Jet Was Intact As It Hit Water Washington Post
India gays win landmark ruling decriminalizing homosexual sex
Los Angeles Times - - 3 hours ago
Saurabh Das / AP Rights activists with the Naz Foundation, one of the groups that filed a lawsuit eight years ago, celebrate the ruling in New Delhi.
New Delhi Lifts Colonial-Era Ban on Gay Sex Washington Post
Suu Kyi trial delayed again
Aljazeera.net - 47 minutes ago
The trial of Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been adjourned at the last minute until July 10, one of her lawyers has said.
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MySpace cyber-bulling conviction tentatively dismissed
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
A federal judge tentatively throws out guilty verdicts in a hoax that led to a teen girl's suicide. By Alexandra Zavis A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday tentatively threw out the conviction of a Missouri woman for her role in a cruel Internet ...
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MySpace hoax case is dismissed Boston Globe
Washington Post scraps plans for 'salons' after uproar
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
Reporting from Washington -- The Washington Post's publisher abruptly canceled a series of policy dinners Thursday that were to have been underwritten by lobbyists or corporations willing to pay thousands of dollars to be in the same ...
Pay-for-Chat Plan Falls Flat at Washington Post New York Times
Post Co. Cancels Corporate Dinners Washington Post
Deja vu for ex-Gov. Davis as budget drama unfolds
San Francisco Chronicle - - 2 hours ago
The last time California issued ious, Gray Davis was the state controller who made the controversial call. It was 1992 and such a drastic step hadn't been taken since the Great Depression.
California ready to issue IOUs Los Angeles Times
Stocks Fall as Jobs Report Dampens Recovery Hopes
Washington Post - - 4 hours ago
Wall Street closed the week with a sharp decline yesterday after a weak labor report stoked investor concerns of a prolonged recession.
Job Losses Dampen Hopes for Recovery
Washington Post - - 1 hour ago
Mounting job losses rattled hopes yesterday that the economy is on track to grow later this year, showing that prospects for American workers are terrible -- and still getting worse.
Growth in unemployment slows down Pittsburgh Post Gazette
US regulators close seven banks
Reuters - - 55 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US bank regulators closed seven institutions on Thursday, including six banks in Illinois controlled by one family and a small bank in Dallas, bringing the total number of US bank failures to 52 so far this year.
US Gets Tough on Funds Trying to Buy Failed Banks New York Times
Bing: Not Really Gaining on Google
BusinessWeek - 2 hours ago
Have you heard the news? Microsoft's Bing is taking a bite out of Google, boasting first-month market share gains while the competition's stronghold slips away!
Global warming now shrinking sheep
Fort Worth Star Telegram - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON - Like the wool sweater that emerges from the dryer a size too small, global warming seems to be shrinking sheep. On average, wild Soay sheep on Scotland's island Hirta are 5 percent smaller today than they were in 1985, according to a team ...
Climate change shrinks sheep Science News
Climate change makes sheep shrink Telegraph.co.uk
El Niño Variant Is Linked to Hurricanes in Atlantic
New York Times - - 5 hours ago
Scientists have known for some time that El Niño, the warm spell that turns up every four or five years in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, reduces hurricane activity in the Atlantic.
New cyclone predictor Science News
New El Niño Making More Hurricanes Mother Jones
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Mel Evans/AP Rockets' red glare: Fourth of July fireworks will explode throughout the region, including the Macy's extravaganza in the Hudson River.
Fourth of July Idaho Press-Tribune
North County communities ready for the Fourth of July Paso Robles Press
Jackson ex-wife shows interest in custody of kids
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The future of Michael Jackson's children was thrown into question Thursday when his ex-wife emerged and won a delay in a custody hearing while she decides whether she wants to raise her two offspring.
What happens to Michael Jackson's Jewish kids? Cleveland Jewish News
Jackson's former wife 'undecided' BBC News
'So You Think You Can Dance': The kiss of death!
Los Angeles Times - 36 minutes ago
Way to go, America and judges: Last night I couldn't figure out who on "So You Think You Can Dance" should go home, but I couldn't agree more with the decision.
Swapping with LA: Rockets lose Artest, but sign Ariza
Houston Chronicle - - 40 minutes ago
With Ron Artest, left, no longer in the mix, the Rockets signed Trevor Ariza Thursday night. Sorry, your version of Flash doesn't support this video.
Artest going to Lakers Dallas Morning News
Ron Artest says he's going to LA Boston Herald
Cardinals dump Giants, Zito
San Francisco Chronicle - - 1 hour ago
(07-02) 21:51 PDT St. Louis -- - Give the Dodgers their props, even if you bust a spleen doing it. They lost Manny Ramirez to a 50-game drug suspension but not an inch of ground.
Giants drop finale in St. Louis San Jose Mercury News
Lance Armstrong's return seems to be OK with Tour de France fans
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
Team Astana rider and 2007 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador, left foreground, and seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, middle, ride with their teammates during a training session in Monaco on Thursday.
For Armstrong, return to Tour could be uphill all the way Houston Chronicle
New flu may not spread like regular flu -studies
Reuters - - 7 hours ago
WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) - The new H1N1 influenza strain may be just a little less catching than seasonal flu, but seems a little better able to cause stomach upsets, researchers reported on Thursday.
Spread of swine flu far from over, officials warn Houston Chronicle
Revisions to Health Bill Are Unveiled by Democrats
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON - To warm words from President Obama, the Democratic leaders of the Senate health committee unveiled a revised plan Thursday to provide health coverage to nearly all Americans.
Kennedy, Dodd unveil trimmer Senate healthcare bill Boston Globe
The FDA and Painkillers: What's Safe Now?
TIME - - 28 minutes ago
The June 30 vote by a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee to lower the maximum dose of over-the-counter drugs containing acetaminophen and to eliminate prescription acetaminophen-combination ...
Seoul shares trim loss; techs, defence issues gain
Reuters - 3 hours ago
* KOSPI falls 0.26 percent, but trims earlier 1.6 pct loss * Defence issues rally after North Korea missile news * Techs up on favourable product pricing, earnings hopes (Updates to mid-morning) By Jungyoun Park SEOUL, July 3 (Reuters) - Seoul shares ...
North Korea Launches Short-Range Missiles Voice of America
Sanford should stay
The State - - 20 minutes ago
It seems that in the last week, Republicans and Democrats across the state are finally coming together over one thing: the resignation of Gov.
South Carolina Finds No Misuse of State Funds Wall Street Journal
Obama: Job figures sobering, but show recession is slowing
CNN - 9 hours ago
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama on Thursday called the nation's latest unemployment figures sobering, but said the economic recession is slowing.
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