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FDA: Kids' medical tests need child-size radiation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is taking steps to help ensure that children who need CT scans and other X-ray-based tests don't get an adult-sized dose of radiation.

Too much radiation from medical testing is a growing concern, especially for children, because it may increase the risk of cancer later ...

Against Obama, even a jailbird gets some votes

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that a man in prison in Texas got 4 out of 10 votes in West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary....

Spectator charged over Lawrence

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
The Spectator magazine is to be prosecuted for breaching a court order over an article written during the Stephen Lawrence trial.
Categories: BBC, News

AM's 'regret' over drunken row

BBC - News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
An official report says a member of the Welsh assembly brought the institution into disrepute after a late-night drunken row at a five-star hotel.
Categories: BBC, News

Women accuse Egyptian military of sexual assault

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
CAIRO (AP) -- Women detainees and rights groups have accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault in the latest crackdown on demonstrations....

Tiger Woods hits back at his critics

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
When Tiger Woods won the Players Championship for the first and only time, he was at the peak of his powers.
Categories: CNN, News

Ex-Penn State coach asks for postponement of sex-abuse trial

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky's lawyer on Wednesday asked for a delay in the former Penn State assistant football coach's child sex-abuse trial, saying he needed more time to prepare and still was waiting for disclosure of prosecution material.

Defense attorney Joe Amendola argued in a 13-page motion that ...

Postal Service to keep rural post offices open

WASHINGTON — The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service sought Wednesday to tamp down concern over wide-scale cuts, revealing it will seek to keep thousands of rural post offices open with shorter hours.

At a news briefing, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said the mail agency was backing off its plan to ...

Queen's speech lays out plans for UK

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
Queen Elizabeth II will lay out the British government's plans for the coming year in a speech Wednesday marked by pomp and tradition.
Categories: CNN, News

Wis. recall is rematch of 2010 governor's race

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The candidates may be the same, but Wisconsin isn't....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Wis. recall is rematch of 2010 governor's race

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The candidates may be the same, but Wisconsin isn't....

Wis. recall is rematch of 2010 governor's race

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The candidates may be the same, but Wisconsin isn't....

Congolese flee violence into neighboring Rwanda

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
GISENYI, Rwanda (AP) -- When gunfire broke out in her home area in eastern Congo, Annie Kabeja joined a wave of thousands fleeing the area and walked for two days with her two children toward neighboring Rwanda....

Penn St. ex-coach wants sex-abuse trial postponed

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Jerry Sandusky's lawyer on Wednesday asked for a delay in the former Penn State assistant football coach's child sex-abuse trial, saying he needed more time to prepare and that he was still waiting for disclosure of prosecution material....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

UK govt to focus on economy, reform House of Lords

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
LONDON (AP) -- Wearing a crown studded with glittering jewels, Queen Elizabeth II set out Britain's new legislative agenda in opulent style Wednesday - but announced a frugal program aimed at boosting economic growth and overhauling the unelected House of Lords after decades of delays....

Ad links Obama to criticism of Ann Romney

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
NEW YORK (AP) -- An independent group backing Mitt Romney has launched a TV ad tying President Barack Obama to negative comments about Romney's wife by two Obama supporters....

Ad links Obama to criticism of Ann Romney

AP - Politics - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
NEW YORK (AP) -- An independent group backing Mitt Romney has launched a TV ad tying President Barack Obama to negative comments about Romney's wife by two Obama supporters....

Sandusky asks judge to postpone his June 5 trial

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Jerry Sandusky's lawyer on Wednesday sought to delay the former Penn State assistant football coach's child sex-abuse trial, saying he needed more time to prepare and that he was still waiting for disclosure of prosecution material....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Israel: Iran must commit to stop all enrichment

AP - World News - Sat, 2026-05-09 22:15
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel on Wednesday accused Iran of stalling in negotiations over its nuclear program with the international community, and said an upcoming round of talks can succeed only if the Iranians agree to halt all uranium enrichment....
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