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US air screeners 'ran drug ring'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
Four current and former security screeners at Los Angeles international airport are arrested and charged with drug-trafficking and bribery.
Categories: BBC, News

Research says 'God spot' does not exist

Turns out the other "G-spot" is a myth.

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that the so-called "God spot," an epicenter of the brain responsible for feelings of spirituality and connection to a higher power, doesn't exist. Their study instead shows that several regions of the human mind ...

GOP wants to keep politics out of domestic-violence bill

House Republicans said Wednesday that they intend to swiftly pass a domestic-violence law and remove the issue from election-year politicizing, though the Democrat-led Senate is prepared to vote on a different bill on the issue Thursday.

It's not clear yet how the two bills - the Senate version contains provisions ...

Teacher sues over Catholic school firing for using IVF

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana teacher who says she was fired from a Roman Catholic school for using in vitro fertilization to try to get pregnant is suing in a case that could set up a legal showdown over reproductive and religious rights.

Emily Herx's lawsuit accuses the Diocese of Fort ...

Obama plunges into campaign, tears into Romney

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Plunging into his campaign for a new term, President Barack Obama tore into Mitt Romney on Saturday as a willing and eager "rubber stamp" for conservative Republicans in Congress and an agenda to cut taxes for the rich, reduce spending on education and Medicare and enhance power that big banks and insurers hold over consumers....

Obama asks Congress to act on 'to-do' list

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama is asking Democrats and Republicans to act on his "to-do list" for Congress, a five-point plan he says would create jobs and help restore middle-class security....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Population and consumption 'key'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
Over-consumption in rich countries and rapid population growth in the poorest both need to be tackled to put humanity on a sustainable path, a report says.
Categories: BBC, News

Former aide questioned at John Edwards trial

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
A former campaign aide of John Edwards faced questions Wednesday about his motives for testifying against the former presidential candidate and whether he made up stories about how Edwards allegedly concealed contributions from campaign donors.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Private schools 'show ethnic mix'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
One in four pupils at independent schools in the UK is from a minority ethnic background and 5% are from overseas, Independent Schools Council data suggests.
Categories: BBC, News

Family of suspected NYC subway plotter testify

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
NEW YORK (AP) -- The sister of a man accused in a suspected plot in 2009 to attack New York's subways with suicide bombs tearfully testified Wednesday of an FBI raid on their home in the dead of night during Ramadan....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Family of suspected NYC subway plotter testify

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
NEW YORK (AP) -- The sister of a man accused in a suspected plot in 2009 to attack New York's subways with suicide bombs tearfully testified Wednesday of an FBI raid on their home in the dead of night during Ramadan....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Family of suspected NYC subway plotter testify

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
NEW YORK (AP) -- The sister of a man accused in a suspected plot in 2009 to attack New York's subways with suicide bombs tearfully testified Wednesday of an FBI raid on their home in the dead of night during Ramadan....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Police watchdog seeks new powers

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
The police watchdog for England and Wales wants new powers to force officers to attend interviews if they witness a fatal shooting by a colleague.
Categories: BBC, News

'No evidence' of harm by mobiles

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
There is still no evidence mobile phones harm human health, says a major safety review for the UK's Health Protection Agency.
Categories: BBC, News

Chuck Colson fought for the forgotten

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
William Bennett: Chuck Colson, Watergate accomplice turned prison evangelist, reminded us that that every life is worth saving.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

'Widen pharmacy pill access' call

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
The contraceptive pill should be available at pharmacies without a GP prescription, including to some under-16s, an NHS report says.
Categories: BBC, News

Young: We all 'fell in love with' Edwards

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
A former campaign aide of John Edwards faced questions Wednesday about his motives for testifying against the former presidential candidate and whether he made up stories about how Edwards allegedly concealed contributions from campaign donors.
Categories: CNN, News

AZ Gov: I left Supreme Court encouraged

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer talks to CNN's John King about the Supreme Court hearing on her state's tough immigration law.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Dundee top for student experience

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
A survey says students at Dundee University have the best experience of university life in the UK.
Categories: BBC, News

Boehner offers student loan deal

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 08:51
The House will vote Friday to extend current rates on federally funded college loans for one year, Speaker John Boehner announced on Wednesday.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics
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