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U.S. President George W. Bush, left, shakes hands with and Vladamir Putin, right, at the end of their joint and final news conference, in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP)

Sri Lanka's track coach and Olympic marathon runner killed in bombing

Sri Lanka's national coach and a former Olympic runner were among 12 killed in a suicide bomb attack during the opening ceremony of a marathon outside the nation's capital.

International Herald Tribune

A year of misery and violence

BBC

Scuffles mar Olympic torch relay

Ten arrests have been made as clashes between pro-Tibet protesters and police marred the London Olympic torch parade on its 31-mile journey through London.

BBC

Olympic torch nearly extinguished

Yahoo

Olympic torch trouble in London

FoxNews

Bush-Putin summit does little to relieve US-Russia strains

President Bush made little, if any, progress with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a hastily arranged summit, dashing any near-term hopes of mending the strained relations.

McClatchy Newspapers

Bush, Putin closer on missile shield

Bloomberg

Moving out of the shadows: single mothers in China

When Lei Gailing, an unmarried factory worker became pregnant, the routine course in China would have been to marry the man or to arrange an abortion, but the fiercely independent Lei did neither.

International Herald Tribune

Police storm temple at polygamist ranch

Authorities stormed the temple of a Texas ranch that's home to a rogue Mormon sect, as part of a search for victims of physical and sexual abuse, police said.

CNN

Sadr City fighting leaves 20 dead

Fighting between U.S. troops and Shiite militants in Baghdad's Sadr City has left at least 20 dead and 52 wounded, according to an Iraqi Interior Ministry official.

CNN

NATION

Investigators review VA credit charges

Veterans Affairs employees last year racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in government credit and government auditors are investigating, citing past spending abuses.

AOL News

US reveals plans for offensive action against cyberthreats

The U.S. Air Force Cyber Command is developing capabilities to inflict denial of service, confidential data loss, data manipulation and system integrity loss on its adversaries.

CNET News

1 dead, dozens hurt in Minn. bus crash

A bus carrying students and their chaperones home from a band trip to Chicago rolled over on a highway, killing one student and injuring the dozens of others on board, authorities said.

MSNBC

Emergency workers pick up scattered belongings

Star Tribune

POLITICS

Obama, Clinton campaign in western states holding last primary contests

Both Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are already launching their campaigns in western states that will be among the last to hold primary contests.

International Herald Tribune

Obama's pastor problem fades: poll

Barack Obama's advantage over Hillary Clinton in a national tracking poll has held firm since the controversy over Obama's retired pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, "began to die down,'' Gallup is reporting.

Baltimore Sun

Comedy battle of the TV Obamas

CNN

Another Clinton story shot down

For the second time in recent days, Sen. Hillary Clinton has had to drop a story from her stump speech after being challenged on its accuracy.

ABC News

BUSINESS

Absolut-ly sorry about ad's map of Mexico, firm says

The Absolut vodka company apologized for an ad campaign depicting the southwestern United States as part of Mexico amid angry calls for a boycott by U.S. consumers.

San Francisco Chronicle

SPORTS

What a Rush!

Brandon Rush had 25 points, and Kansas surged to a surprising huge first-half lead before beating North Carolina, 84-66 in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.

Sports Network

Kansas, UNC highlights

Yahoo! Sports

Highlights: UCLA, Memphis

Yahoo! Sports

Kyle Busch storms to Nationwide win

In his seventh NASCAR Nationwide Series start of the season, Kyle Busch finally got a result befitting his performance.

Sporting News

HEALTH

Soft bed or hard bed for back pain?

Study gets mixed results, but more find soft bed slightly better for back pain.

CBS News

IOC chief Rogge: Athletes' health not in danger in Beijing

Beijing's heavy pollution may hurt the performances of athletes in this summer's Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said.

USA Today

RELIGION

10 ways to bring peace to the world

As Martin Luther King, Jr. illustrated with his life, the entire world is lifted up by one individual choosing peace.

Beliefnet

EDUCATION

Charter schools owe $26 million for overstated attendance

Nearly half of the charter schools in Texas have incorrectly reported student attendance, resulting in $26 million in undeserved payments that the state is trying to recover, according to records.

Houston Chronicle

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GOOD NEWS

Grassroots aid growing for Iraq war vets

Unlike the aftermath of the Vietnam War, there is no shortage of civilians who want to embrace the nation's returning warriors, even if they don't support the war.

San Francisco Chronicle

In Levittown, dream realized for war hero's family

Newsday

Natural trans fats have health benefits

A researcher at the University of Alberta found that a diet with enriched levels of natural animal fat found in dairy and beef products can reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and obesity.

Science Daily

Abducted Iraqi students are freed

A group of 42 male university students abducted near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have been freed, police say.

BBC

WORLD

Taliban accuses Sarkozy of U-turn

The Taliban has accused French President Nicolas Sarkozy of reneging on an election promise with his pledge to send more troops to Afghanistan.

BBC

Sniper fire from Gaza wounds aide to Israeli public security minister

A senior aide to the Israeli minister for public security, Avi Dichter, was wounded Friday morning by sniper fire from Gaza, the Israeli Army and a witness said.

International Herald Tribune

Russia has first post-Soviet baby boom

When they decided to have their first child, Alexander Gorlov and Laila Simanova discovered that something new was afoot in post-Soviet Russia: a baby boom.

Associated Press

Medical train fights depopulation in Russia

MSNBC

ENVIRONMENT

Will global warming create new Arctic fishing grounds?

For Arctic nations, one of the so-called "benefits" of global warming has been the promise of opening up new fisheries in a remote part of the world choked by ice much of the year.

McClatchy Newspapers

The eye of the storm

The World Meteorological Organization is expecting global temperatures to drop this year thanks to a strong La Niña.

Grist

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

An aviation advance, cleared for takeoff

New cockpit systems will give more info to pilots, easing air traffic, but there's a catch: cost.

CBS News

Giving away books as podcasts is new way to promote sales

Scott Sigler and Seth Harwood have been writing novels, disseminating them over the Internet as serialized podcasts and amassing considerable audiences.

San Francisco Chronicle

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

The rise of Dame Julie Andrews

The legendary actress tells of her hard childhood in a new autobiography.

CBS News

Actor Charlton Heston dead at 84

Legendary actor Charlton Heston has died, his family said in a statement. He was 84.

Reuters

Slide show: Life of a legend

MSNBC

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