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Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., smiles at a supporter as he campaigns in Harper's Restaurant in Columbia, S.C. on his way to win the primary. (Photo by Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)

Female American aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan

Gunmen kidnapped a burqa-clad American aid worker and her driver while they were driving through a residential section of southern Afghanistan's largest city, a provincial governor said.

CBS News

Karzai: Terrorists could regain control

CNN

Soaring price of birth control at colleges puts pressure on Congress

With the cost of contraception skyrocketing on college campuses throughout the country, the price of the pill is suddenly big talk on Capitol Hill.

McClatchy Newspapers

NATION

Speeding car in Florida flies 200 ft., kills 5

A car speeding down a private airport runway ran off an embankment and was airborne for 200 feet before hitting a tree, killing five passengers, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

USA Today

Calif. universal health care plan in doubt

California may be losing its chance to set the U.S. agenda for providing health care to millions of uninsured as lawmakers said a bill supported by Gov. Schwarzenegger to do just that is on its deathbed.

Reuters

Disaster avoided in Vegas casino blaze

The fire-damaged Monte Carlo hotel-casino remained closed while inspectors checked the 32-story building for damage following the blaze that blackened the facade of the top floors.

Associated Press

Las Vegas fire

CBS News

POLITICS

Bush presses Congress on economy

NPR

Around the world, the US campaign is close to home

To look at the reams of coverage in newspapers outside the United States, you might conclude that foreigners had a vote in selecting the American president.

International Herald Tribune

BUSINESS

European stocks' late retreat sends Stoxx 600 to weekly loss

A late slide in European stocks sent the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index to its seventh straight weekly decline, as banks and insurers slumped on speculation they may report more losses.

Bloomberg

Who is France's $7 billion man?

ABC News

Homeowners rush to refinance

Yahoo! News

Fund takes on N.Y. Times, Media General

A Cayman Islands-based hedge fund is trying to force its way onto the boards of newspaper publishers New York Times Co. and Media General, the companies said.

MarketWatch

SPORTS

Maria Sharapova wins Australian Open

A year after being on the wrong end of one of the most-lopsided losses in a Grand Slam final, Maria Sharapova wrapped up her third major title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over fourth-seeded Ana Ivanovic.

Sports Illustrated

Patriots' Wilfork fined for face-mask infraction against Chargers

For the fourth time this season, the league has sanctioned New England Patriots' Vince Wilfork — this time with a $5,000 fine for a face mask penalty in last week's game over the San Diego Chargers.

ESPN

HEALTH

Report: Botox linked to 16 deaths

A U.S. watchdog group says Botox injections have been linked to 16 deaths -- four of them children.

United Press international

Minding our health

If chemo fails, there's always positive thinking, or so we'd like to believe. Medical historian Anne Harrington looks at our persistent faith in curing ourselves.

Salon.com

RELIGION

Media-savvy Pope savages media

Pope Benedict XVI has called on the world's media to avoid becoming ideologically driven sales tools filled with vulgarity and violence.

Herald Sun

Group steps up war with Scientology

A group of vigilantes -- calling themselves Anonymous, or Anon -- are escalating their attacks against the Church of Scientology in what they consider to be Internet censorship.

CNET News

EDUCATION

College publishes famed killer's diary

Hamilton College has published "The Prison Diary and Letters of Chester Gillette," a book that reveals the 25-year-old's private thoughts as he awaited his execution.

Associated Press

What makes a good teacher?

At the invitation of the Cambridge Assessment agency, a group of experts gathered at Westminster to pool their research knowledge and grapple towards a definition of a "good teacher."

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Frostbite takes paws, but not cat's heart

Even after losing two paws, several inches of tail, both ears and part of her nose to frostbite, Popsicle the cat still has at least one of her nine lives left.

Anchorage Daily News

Basketball player defies disability

A boy plays division 1 basketball, averaging 18.6 points per game, even though he was born with only one hand.

Good News Network

WORLD

US military falls short in Afghan training

A dispute over the number of Western troops in Afghanistan has provoked sharp exchanges in recent weeks between the Pentagon and its NATO allies.

NPR

Iranian minister pledges answers on nuclear program

Iran will answer outstanding questions on its nuclear program, the foreign minister said. Both he and the International Atomic Energy Agency called on the UN Security Council not to take further action.

International Herald Tribune

British government under fire for controversial anti-terror bill

The government of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces broad opposition to a bill allowing suspected terrorists to be held for up to 42 days without charge.

Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Japan plans to support replacing gasoline with wood

Japan is set to embark on a five-year plan to harness a new form of energy using unused wood biomass to produce auto fuels and other industrial products currently made from imported gasoline.

Environmental News Network

Plastic bags could be a thing of the past

Eradicating those unsightly plastic bags that hang in trees and clog landfills may not be in the bag just yet but the idea is reaching a fever pitch in Canada and around the world.

canada.com

Bagging the plastic shopping bag

CBS News

The plastic bag debate

Reuters

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Palm to close retail stores

Palm plans to close its retail stores in an effort to focus on fewer programs and better competition, the company says.

PC World

Ants' infected red rumps look yummy

Stomach flus may be gut-wrenching for us, but consider the plight of some tropical ants: When infected by tiny nematode worms, the ants' rumps turn bright-red.

LiveScience

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Will Ferrell wins James Joyce award

Will Ferrell has received the James Joyce award -- but concedes he's no literary expert. Ferrell has just spent two weeks traveling throughout Ireland tracing his family roots.

Yahoo! News

Art inquiry a 'headache' for all museums

A U.S. investigation into imports and donations of Southeast Asian art in California will be a "headache" for all U.S. museums, a museum director said.

Bloomberg

Pet turtles cause salmonella outbreak

The CDC blamed small pet turtles for infecting at least 44 people in five states with salmonella bacteria. Salmonella infection usually causes diarrhea, serious health complications and death.

WebMD

Pets and salmonella

ABC News

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