Edwards gives Obama prized endorsement (AP)
Thu, 15 May 2008 00:02:16 GMT
AP - Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party's likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy.

Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar (AP)
Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:49 GMT
AP - The Red Cross estimated Wednesday that the cyclone death toll in Myanmar could be as high as 128,000 ? a much higher figure than the government tally. The U.N. warned a second wave of deaths will follow unless the military regime lets in more aid quickly.

AP video shows China earthquake's first moments (AP)
Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:55 GMT
AP - The moment that a devastating earthquake struck central China, the hills surrounding the city of Chengdu shook, people ran outside in confused panic, and a thick, white cloud of dust enveloped a mountain reserve.

McCain's wife sells Sudan-related investments (AP)
Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:32 GMT
AP - Cindy McCain, whose husband has been a critic of the violence in Sudan, sold off more than $2 million in mutual funds whose holdings include companies that do business in the African nation.

Woman pleads guilty in Spitzer prostitution probe (AP)
Wed, 14 May 2008 23:59:55 GMT
AP - A woman accused of booking clients for a high-priced call girl ring pleaded guilty Wednesday to money laundering and promoting prostitution in the federal probe that brought down former Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

Scandal-plagued Ohio attorney general resigns (AP)
Thu, 15 May 2008 00:57:38 GMT
AP - Ohio's attorney general resigned Wednesday under threat of impeachment because of a sexual harassment investigation in his office and his extramarital affair.

US lists polar bear as threatened species (AP)
Wed, 14 May 2008 23:59:00 GMT
AP - The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species Wednesday because of the loss of Arctic sea ice but also cautioned the decision should not be viewed as a path to address global warming.

'Dog the Bounty Hunter' to return to A&E (AP)
Thu, 15 May 2008 00:55:15 GMT
AP - Bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman's cable TV show will soon be back on the air. Filming has begun on the fifth season, according to executives with A&E, the cable network that broadcast "Dog the Bounty Hunter. Reruns of the show will start June 25, with new episodes coming a few weeks later.

Teen sells 17,328 boxes of Girl Scout cookies (AP)
Thu, 15 May 2008 00:05:32 GMT
AP - A Girl Scout sold 17,328 of the group's signature cookies this year by setting up shop on a street corner, shattering her troop's old mark and probably setting a national record. Jennifer Sharpe, a 15-year-old from Dearborn, plans to travel to Europe with her troop with the proceeds from her feat.

Payton hits grand slam as Orioles beat Red Sox 6-3 (AP)
Wed, 14 May 2008 23:56:28 GMT
AP - Jay Payton hit his fourth career grand slam to back a gritty pitching effort by Daniel Cabrera, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3 Wednesday for a two-game sweep.