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Police: 5 dead in shooting in Phoenix-area home

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) -- A man fatally shot four people, including a toddler, at a home in a Phoenix suburb Wednesday before being found dead, authorities said....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

John Yoo's Vindication

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
Even the Ninth Circuit can't abide a frivolous anti-antiterror case.


Afghanistan security deal Obama signed has holes

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The 10-year security compact that President Barack Obama signed with Afghan President Hamid Karzai contains promises the United States and Afghanistan cannot guarantee they will keep, and loopholes for both nations....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

In Arkansas, 2 women claim discarded lotto ticket

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
BEEBE, Ark. (AP) -- When she plucked a winning lottery ticket out of the trash, Sharon Jones' luck changed instantly. The $1 million prize let her pay off debts, give thousands of dollars to her children and buy a gleaming new pickup truck....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Munch's 'The Scream' may fetch $80M at NYC auction

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
NEW YORK (AP) -- One of the art world's most recognizable images - Edvard Munch's "The Scream" - could sell for $80 million or more when it is auctioned at Sotheby's on Wednesday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

As Egypt votes on president, military shows power

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
CAIRO (AP) -- As Egyptians voted in a second day of elections for a successor to Hosni Mubarak, the ruling military issued an interim constitution Sunday defining the new president's authorities, a move that sharpened the confrontation with the Muslim Brotherhood and showed how the generals will maintain the lion's share of power no matter who wins....

A look at record art auction prices

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
NEW YORK (AP) -- Only eight works have sold at auction for more than $80 million. One of the art world's most recognizable images - Edvard Munch's "The Scream" - could top that amount when it is auctioned at Sotheby's on Wednesday....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

US says it's still trying to help Chinese activist

AP - World News - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
BEIJING (AP) -- U.S. officials said Thursday they are still trying to help a blind Chinese activist who says he fears for his family's safety, and denied he was pressured to leave the American Embassy to resettle inside China....

Notable & Quotable

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
Ian Bremmer on the consequences of a world without superpowers.


Court: Ex-Bush aide protected from torture lawsuit

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- An appeals court on Wednesday tossed out a convicted terrorist's lawsuit accusing a high-ranking Bush administration lawyer who wrote the so-called "torture memos" of authorizing illegally harsh treatment of "enemy combatants."...
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Bradley Smith: Welcome to Boycott Nation

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
The left and right are resorting to a new tactic that harms civil society.


Redknapp gives up on England job

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp concedes he will never coach England after West Brom boss Roy Hodgson was handed the job.
Categories: BBC, News

GOP's 'faux anger' is all the rage

CNN - Politics - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
Maria Cardona says GOP criticism of both Obama's Afghanistan trip and an Obama ad that mentions bin Laden raid is pure politics.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Smart materials to aid camouflage

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
Smart clothes that change colour could help people to camouflage - just like squids do, say scientists.
Categories: BBC, News

Samsung readies new Galaxy phone

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
The South Korean handset maker will unveil its new Android-based Galaxy phone at a London event later on Thursday.
Categories: BBC, News

UK economy 'to return to growth'

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
The UK economy will return to growth in the second half of 2012, the CBI says, but it has cut its forecast for the year as a whole.
Categories: BBC, News

American Scene: 100,000 Facebook users use organ donor option

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ATLANTA — An organ donation group says more than 100,000 people used a Facebook feature on its first day to declare they are donors.

The option was announced Tuesday by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to boost the number of potential organ donors. It allows Facebook users to add organ ...

Rove: Victory Laps and Double Standards

Opinion Journal - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
Never underestimate Team Obama's ability to overdo anything, even the anniversary of bin Laden's demise.


13 charged in hazing death of Fla. band member

AP - U.S. News - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Thirteen people were charged Wednesday in one of the biggest college hazing cases ever prosecuted in the U.S., accused in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major who authorities say was mercilessly pummeled by fellow members of the marching band....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Student forgotten in cell for 5 days

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2026-05-10 17:09
A San Diego student sues for damages after he was left handcuffed and without food or water in a Drug Enforcement Administration holding cell for 5 days.
Categories: CNN, News
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