USATODAY.com World - Top Stories
9 May 2008 at 6:26pm
The United Nations says it will resume food aid flights to Burma on Saturday.
Zimbabwe opposition: Party won't meet mediator
9 May 2008 at 2:07pm
The Zimbabwean opposition said Friday that no one from the party would meet with visiting South African President Thabo Mbeki, ...
Pakistan, pro-Taliban militants declare cease-fire
9 May 2008 at 2:00pm
Pakistani authorities and pro-Taliban militants declared a cease-fire Friday in the volatile Swat Valley in the latest bid to ...
Mystery illness sickens Canadians on train
9 May 2008 at 12:40pm
Canadian authorities have a train in northern Ontario under quarantine after one person died and several others came down with ...
Hezbollah gunmen take over sections of Beirut
9 May 2008 at 1:03pm
Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized nearly all of the Lebanese capital's Muslim sector from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government ...
Pythons cause scare at German post office
9 May 2008 at 11:00am
A trio of packaged pythons has caused a scare at a German post office.
Austrian dad in incest case will remain in jail
9 May 2008 at 12:42pm
Josef Fritzl said he knew it was wrong to hold his daughter captive in a locked cellar for 24 years but said he tried to care ...
China producer price index surges 8.1%
9 May 2008 at 10:11am
China's producer price index, a key indicator of inflation, rose 8.1% in April over the same month a year earlier, the government ...
Guinness owner brews up a shock for Ireland
9 May 2008 at 2:10pm
Guinness beer owner Diageo PLC rattled an Irish icon Friday, announcing plans to lay off more than half of its brewery workers, ...
Rocket hits roof of BBC bureau in Baghdad
9 May 2008 at 3:49pm
Shiite extremists have fired several rockets toward the heavily protected Green Zone and some of them fell short.
USATODAY.com Nation - Top Stories
9 May 2008 at 4:30pm
The powerful storm system that swept through the Southeast and the mid-Atlantic states late Thursday and into early Friday produced ...
Records: Sharpton, businesses owe $1.5M in late taxes
9 May 2008 at 6:47pm
Big corporations give him money. Presidential candidates seek his endorsement. He has influential friends in Congress and the ...
Lawyer: D.C. sniper wants to fight death sentence
9 May 2008 at 6:06pm
McConvicted sniper John Allen Muhammad has changed his mind again and now wants to go forward with a federal appeal of his conviction ...
Pastors asked to give sermons defying IRS ban
9 May 2008 at 6:07pm
Conservative legal advocates are recruiting pastors across the U.S. to defy an Internal Revenue Service ban on preaching about ...
Man wrecks car, sees home catch fire, gets ticket
9 May 2008 at 6:12pm
One moment, Justin Hill was turning into his driveway. Minutes later he was being flown to a hospital as his home went up in ...
Church records offer rare look inside polygamist families
9 May 2008 at 3:15pm
Hand-scrawled records taken from a polygamist sect are helping untangle the spider-web network of family relationships at the ...
'Funeral Day Burglar' found guilty in Mo.
9 May 2008 at 1:59pm
A burglar who authorities say used the obituary pages to select his targets was convicted of 10 counts Friday.
Court mulls contempt order against ex-USA TODAY staffer
9 May 2008 at 5:18pm
WASHINGTON Federal appeals court judges on Friday questioned whether a contempt order against a reporter who refused to identify ...
Driver found guilty in crash that killed 5 in Ohio
9 May 2008 at 12:01pm
A man has been found guilty in a wrong-way crash in Toledo, Ohio that killed a mother and four children.
77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic
9 May 2008 at 11:37am
Seventy-seven more people who were treated at a Las Vegas outpatient clinic have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, health officials ...
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories
9 May 2008 at 4:53pm
Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and ...
Fatal N.C. twister could have been far worse
9 May 2008 at 4:30pm
The powerful storm system that swept through the Southeast and the mid-Atlantic states late Thursday and into early Friday produced ...
U.N. says it will resume aid flights to Burma
9 May 2008 at 6:26pm
The United Nations says it will resume food aid flights to Burma on Saturday.
Rice: Hezbollah killing innocent civilians in Lebanon
9 May 2008 at 2:33pm
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Hezbollah, backed by Syria and Iran, is killing and injuring innocent civilians in Lebanon.
Pentagon: Burma agrees to 1 U.S. aid flight
9 May 2008 at 1:57pm
A Pentagon spokesman says the military junta that governs Burma has agreed to allow a single U.S. cargo aircraft to bring in ...
Hezbollah gunmen take over sections of Beirut
9 May 2008 at 1:03pm
Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized nearly all of the Lebanese capital's Muslim sector from Sunni foes loyal to the U.S.-backed government ...
White House report links pot, teen depression
9 May 2008 at 11:39am
Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according ...
77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic
9 May 2008 at 11:37am
Seventy-seven more people who were treated at a Las Vegas outpatient clinic have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, health officials ...
Austrian dad in incest case will remain in jail
9 May 2008 at 12:42pm
Josef Fritzl said he knew it was wrong to hold his daughter captive in a locked cellar for 24 years but said he tried to care ...
Rocket hits roof of BBC bureau in Baghdad
9 May 2008 at 3:49pm
Shiite extremists have fired several rockets toward the heavily protected Green Zone and some of them fell short.
USATODAY.com Sports - Top Stories
9 May 2008 at 7:21pm
After the Baltimore Ravens traded up to select Joe Flacco with the 18th pick in the NFL draft, it's no surprise the team expects ...
Owner: Two weeks until Eight Belles test results are ready
9 May 2008 at 6:50pm
It will be at least two weeks before additional information is known about what caused Eight Belles to break down in the Kentucky ...
Packers release wideout Koren Robinson
9 May 2008 at 6:29pm
The Green Bay Packers released Koren Robinson on Friday, the latest setback for the veteran wide receiver trying to resurrect ...
Lilly drives in a run, fans 10 in Cubs win over Arizona
9 May 2008 at 6:52pm
Ted Lilly kept his glove on his hand this time.
Derby winner Big Brown could face 12 rivals in Preakness
9 May 2008 at 5:35pm
Big Brown has not scared off all the 3-year-old horses with his overpowering victory in the Kentucky Derby. The probable field ...
Edmonds released by Padres; Gerut recalled
9 May 2008 at 6:34pm
Center fielder Jim Edmonds was released Friday by the San Diego Padres after his batting average dipped to .178 more than 100 ...
Coyotes' '04 draftee leaving Minnesota early
9 May 2008 at 5:02pm
The University of Minnesota says that junior center Blake Wheeler will leave the university to pursue a career in professional ...
Driver, crewman injured before rain halts Indy practice
9 May 2008 at 5:39pm
Rain has ended practice for the Indianapolis 500, the third time this week track time has been curtailed by the weather. One ...
Mariners slugger Sexson suspended six games
9 May 2008 at 5:42pm
Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound ...
Golf's newest high-tech gadget enhances fan experience
9 May 2008 at 4:08pm
Hopping around from hole to hole to follow action at a golf tournament just got a whole lot easier.
USATODAY.com Tech - Top Stories
9 May 2008 at 2:05pm
Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires ...
'Pirates' director will make movie version of 'BioShock'
9 May 2008 at 12:54pm
Take-Two Interactive Software said Friday that Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski will make a movie version ...
EBay to Australia: Buy with PayPal only
9 May 2008 at 12:40pm
EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and ...
Gates: Microsoft shifts focus after Yahoo offer
9 May 2008 at 8:12am
Microsoft will focus on growing its own advertising and Internet search business after it withdrew its takeover offer for Yahoo, ...
Tech tools bring big success for small businesses
9 May 2008 at 8:08am
Millions of U.S. small-business owners are geeking out in the digital bazaar. As online commerce grows and technology gets cheaper ...
Toss 'Iron Man' in scrap heap
9 May 2008 at 8:50am
We've seen this plot before: Blockbuster summer film hits theaters. Mediocre video game tie-in hitches along for the ride. The ...
Let a GPS unit guide your travel
8 May 2008 at 6:56pm
Many of us will be hitting the road for vacation this summer. Whether you're going across town or across the country, GPS units ...
Finding God in your inbox? Spam goes spiritual
8 May 2008 at 7:45pm
You're e-mailed a prayer. Then, slipped into the cyber-epistle, the kicker: If you love God and/or are not ashamed of your religious ...
Spielberg's 'Boom Blox' offers charm, challenge on Wii
8 May 2008 at 5:02pm
Steven Spielberg is more than just an Academy Award-winning film producer and director he's a video game creator as well. On ...
Meal remains may point to earliest American settlement
8 May 2008 at 3:31pm
Remains of meals that included seaweed are helping confirm the date of a settlement in southern Chile that may offer the earliest ...
USATODAY.com Washington - Top Stories
9 May 2008 at 8:18am
Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan can find themselves living in less-than-ideal conditions as base commanders work ...
Official: Troops sent to same crematoriums as animals
9 May 2008 at 6:37pm
The Associated Press has learned that the Pentagon is recommending changes in the handling of troops' remains. The change comes ...
Rice: Hezbollah killing innocent civilians in Lebanon
9 May 2008 at 2:33pm
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Hezbollah, backed by Syria and Iran, is killing and injuring innocent civilians in Lebanon.
Pentagon: Burma agrees to 1 U.S. aid flight
9 May 2008 at 1:57pm
A Pentagon spokesman says the military junta that governs Burma has agreed to allow a single U.S. cargo aircraft to bring in ...
White House report links pot, teen depression
9 May 2008 at 11:39am
Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according ...
Plame seeks to resurrect suit in CIA leak case
9 May 2008 at 11:19am
Valerie Plame is trying to resurrect a lawsuit against those in the Bush administration she says illegally outed her as a CIA ...
GI benefits stymie funding bill
9 May 2008 at 12:07pm
Democratic leaders in Congress retreated Thursday from a plan that includes an expensive new education benefit for post-9/11 ...
N.Y. rep. admits fathering child from affair
9 May 2008 at 3:16am
Rep. Vito Fossella of New York answeredquestions that arose from his arrest on drunken driving charges last week.
Housing aid bills face vetoes by Pres. Bush
9 May 2008 at 3:17am
The House on Thursday passed a massive homeowner rescue plan to provide cheaper, government-backed mortgages to half a million ...
New rule would limit insurers contact with elderly, disabled
8 May 2008 at 6:59pm
Agents selling private health insurance plans to the elderly and disabled would be barred from cold-calling, door-to-door solicitations ...
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