Monthly Archives: April 2011

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) – President Barack Obama promised federal aid on Friday to the tornado-ravaged South, where deadly twisters have killed at least 328 people and caused billions of dollars worth of damage. Obama toured smashed homes and met survivors … Continue reading →

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – The NFL may be headed back to a lockout. A federal appeals court in St. Louis late Friday granted the owners’ request to temporarily put on hold U.S. District Judge Susan Nelson’s ruling that lifted the … Continue reading →

LAS VEGAS – Real estate developer and TV showman Donald Trump fueled speculation that he’ll enter the 2012 White House race, assuring a crowd of supporters at a Las Vegas casino that he is seriously weighing a presidential run in … Continue reading →

BOSTON – President Barack Obama’s father was forced to leave Harvard University before completing his Ph.D. in economics because the school was concerned about his personal life and finances, according to newly public immigration records. Harvard had asked the Immigration … Continue reading →

INDIANAPOLIS – Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels said Friday he will sign restrictive abortion legislation and make Indiana the first state to cut off all government funding for Planned Parenthood, a move likely to boost his credentials among social conservatives as … Continue reading →

NEW YORK – Prince William and Kate Middleton may have had a traditional wedding, but the Internet traffic that accompanied the ceremony was something very new for the royal family. Millions followed the affair in live streams on their computers, … Continue reading →

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Weather scientists are retracing the footprints of this week’s monstrous tornadoes the way detectives would investigate a crime scene: talking to witnesses, watching surveillance video and even taking the measurements of the trees ripped from the ground. … Continue reading →

BEIRUT – Thousands of defiant Syrians chanting “We are not afraid!” were met by security forces firing bullets and tear gas Friday in a crackdown on nationwide protests that left 42 people dead — many of them villagers trying to … Continue reading →

LONDON – With not one but two kisses and tender whispered words, Prince William and Kate Middleton smiled and blushed Friday as they started their life as future king and queen. A day of seamless pageantry inspired hopes that this … Continue reading →

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Southerners found their emergency safety net shredded Friday as they tried to emerge from the nation’s deadliest tornado disaster since the Great Depression. Emergency buildings are wiped out. Bodies are stored in refrigerated trucks. Authorities are begging … Continue reading →