First US relief airlift heads to Myanmar (AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:47:00 GMT
AP - The U.S. launched its first relief airlift to Myanmar on Monday after prolonged negotiations with the country's isolationist junta, which considers Washington its enemy and has restricted international aid to as many as 2 million cyclone victims.

Clinton outwardly confident, even as hopes dim (AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:51:12 GMT
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton was just warming up the crowd in a cramped and muggy middle school gymnasium when she switched her pronouns.

22 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after more storms (AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 08:04:39 GMT
AP - Stunned survivors picked through the little that was left of their communities Sunday after tornadoes tore across the Plains and South, killing at least 22 people in three states and leaving behind a trail of destruction and stories of loss.

Congress divided on energy plan (AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 08:10:44 GMT
AP - As millions of people approach the summer vacation season under the threat of $4-per-gallon gasoline, Congress is scrambling to respond. But don't wait for anything that will drive down prices at the pump.

Families will make case for vaccine link to autism (AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:35:10 GMT
AP - The Institute of Medicine said in 2004 there was no credible evidence to show that vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal led to autism in children. But thousands of families have a different take based on personal experience.

Jury selection to start in R. Kelly's trial (AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 08:02:50 GMT
AP - Attorneys in R&B superstar R. Kelly's child pornography trial are expected to begin questioning 150 potential jurors on Monday and it's unlikely any of his fans will be chosen to hear the allegations against one of urban music's biggest stars.

AP IMPACT: Number of disabled veterans rising (AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:57:23 GMT
AP - Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come — even as the total population of America's vets shrinks.

'Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites' winner crowned (AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 04:13:58 GMT
AP - Parvati Shallow was the last woman standing on "Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites."

Person close to talks: Cablevision close to buying Newsday (AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 04:45:22 GMT
AP - Cablevision Systems Corp. is close to buying the Long Island newspaper Newsday from Tribune Co. for $650 million, a person with knowledge of the situation said Sunday.

Tim Duncan scores 22 as Spurs beat Hornets 100-80 (AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 04:50:29 GMT
AP - Tim Duncan had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Hornets 100-80 on Sunday night in Game 4 to even the Western Conference semifinals at 2-2.