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A railcar made for whistlestop

CNN - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
Whistle-stop campaigning is not a thing of the past. Sandra Endo gives us a rare look at a presidential rail car.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, breaks snow record

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A spring snowfall has broken the nearly 60-year-old seasonal snow record of Alaska's largest city.

Inundated with nearly double the snow they're used to, Anchorage residents have been expecting to see this season's snowfall surpass the record of 132.6 inches set in the winter of 1954-55.

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Pope marks Easter with call for Syria violence end

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI implored the Syrian regime Sunday to heed international demands to end the bloodshed and expressed hope that the joy of Easter will comfort Christian communities suffering because of their faith....

Pope marks Easter with call for Syria violence end

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI implored the Syrian regime Sunday to heed international demands to end the bloodshed and expressed hope that the joy of Easter will comfort Christian communities suffering because of their faith....

Pope marks Easter with call for Syria violence end

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI implored the Syrian regime Sunday to heed international demands to end the bloodshed and expressed hope that the joy of Easter will comfort Christian communities suffering because of their faith....

VIDEO: Fuel tanker burns up on freeway

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
A fuel tanker truck caught fire on a freeway in California, sending flames and plumes of smoke into the air.
Categories: BBC, News

Natural gas glut means drilling boom must slow

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
NEW YORK (AP) -- The U.S. natural gas market is bursting at the seams....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

French president: All combat troops out in 2012

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- French President Francois Hollande for the first time provided details of his plan to pull France's combat troops out of Afghanistan by the end of the year, saying Friday he would leave around 1,400 soldiers behind to help with training and logistics....

Car bomb near Nigeria churches kills 38

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives Sunday morning on a busy road after apparently turning away from attacking Nigerian churches holding Easter services, killing at least 38 people in a massive blast that rattled a city long at the center of religious, ethnic and political violence in the nation....

'One idiot' could disrupt Games

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
A London 2012 official says the threat of "one idiot" disrupting the Olympics can never be eliminated, after the University Boat Race was halted by a swimmer.
Categories: BBC, News

Lawro's Premier League predictions

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
BBC Sport pundit on the midweek top-flight matches
Categories: BBC, News

Paris church collapse kills child

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
A six-year-old child dies and many are injured, including two seriously, when the first floor of a Protestant house of worship north of Paris collapsed, police say
Categories: BBC, News

6-year-old dies in France floor collapse

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
PARIS (AP) -- French officials say a floor has collapsed in a building where an Easter religious ceremony was being held, killing a 6-year-old and seriously injuring four other people....

In an old Chicago meat plant, greens and fish grow

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
CHICAGO (AP) -- They call this place the Back of the Yards, a neighborhood in the middle of the city once filled with acres and acres of stockyards....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

In an old Chicago meat plant, greens and fish grow

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
CHICAGO (AP) -- They call this place the Back of the Yards, a neighborhood in the middle of the city once filled with acres and acres of stockyards....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

In an old Chicago meat plant, greens and fish grow

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
CHICAGO (AP) -- They call this place the Back of the Yards, a neighborhood in the middle of the city once filled with acres and acres of stockyards....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Fears grow for Syrian peace deal

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
Doubts grow about the planned ceasefire in Syria after the government makes a new demand and rebels say they believe the deal is doomed to fail.
Categories: BBC, News

Gingrich: Still in, says Romney likely GOP nominee

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich once led his rivals for the nomination in polls. Today, he's millions in debt and describing Mitt Romney as "far and away the most likely" GOP nominee....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Gingrich: Still in, says Romney likely GOP nominee

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich once led his rivals for the nomination in polls. Today, he's millions in debt and describing Mitt Romney as "far and away the most likely" GOP nominee....

Gingrich: Still in, says Romney likely GOP nominee

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-11 05:52
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich once led his rivals for the nomination in polls. Today, he's millions in debt and describing Mitt Romney as "far and away the most likely" GOP nominee....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US
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