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Exterior of the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will enter a plea on 11 counts, including genocide, extermination and persecution. (Photo by Cris Toala Olivares / AP)

Iraqi army seeks out insurgents and arms in Diyala, backed by US forces

The fifth drive in recent months aims at reducing violence and extending the reach of both the Iraqi Army and the government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.

International Herald Tribune

Quake shakes Southern California

A strong 5.4 earthquake shook Southern California, causing buildings to sway and triggering some precautionary evacuations. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

MSNBC

Jansing describes L.A. quake

MSNBC

NATION

Yosemite shrouded in smoke

Thousands of firefighters continued battling a growing blaze in the Yosemite area, hampered by steep terrain and high temperatures.

San Jose Mercury News

Calif. residents choose between homes or pets

YouTube

Politics in US hiring: when is it improper?

By letting politics dictate the appointment of government lawyers, senior aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales may have crossed a line, according to some legal experts.

Christian Science Monitor

Justice Dept.'s hiring tactics illegal, report says

NPR

Study proposes revamping US security system

In a report aimed at the next president, security specialists propose a vast overhaul of the U.S. security system, declaring it problem-plagued.

ABC News

POLITICS

Teaching law, testing ideas, Obama stood apart

In 12 years at the University of Chicago Law School, Barack Obama stood apart in too many ways to count.

International Herald Tribune

Va. gov. a focus in Obama VP search

CBS News

McCain and Obama narrow VP choices

MSNBC

Mass. House weighs letting out-of-state gays marry

Lawmakers began a debate on whether out-of-state gay couples should be allowed to marry in Massachusetts.

Examiner

Ex-Newark Mayor Sharpe James sentenced to 27 months

Sharpe James, the five-term Newark mayor, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for failing to disclose his romantic relationship with a girlfriend.

Star-Ledger

BUSINESS

Yahoo CEO Yang ready to move forward

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is understandably relaxed, as a man who just dodged a bullet. But he isn't ready to breathe too easy.

USA Today

XM, Sirius pick up marriage license

The FCC has approved a proposal to merge satellite radio providers XM and Sirius. The permission, however, comes with significant conditions.

E-Commerce Times

Independent satellite stations could go black in China

Epoch Times

EDUCATION

Learning how to party with the Gators

The University of Florida can raise a glass to another national title — best party school in the country.

CBS News

Princeton Review opens new chapter with green rating

The Princeton Review, creator of the hugely popular series of college guides, opens a new chapter with the debut of its green rating for institutions of higher learning.

Greener Buildings

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Influential black Baptist Rev. Clark dies

The Rev. C.A.W. Clark Sr., a Baptist minister in Dallas described as "one of the great black preachers of the 20th century," died at the age of 93.

USA Today

Church exorcism actions protected by First Amendment

A woman claiming injury during an exorcism plans to take her case to the U.S. Supreme Court. State judges ruled the church's actions are protected by the First Amendment.

Telegraph.co.uk

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GOOD NEWS

Army works to cut carbon 'bootprint'

Could cutting greenhouse emissions save the lives of soldiers in Iraq, where fuel-laden convoys make them targets? The U.S. Army says it is pushing to reduce its carbon "bootprint."

Environmental News Network

Bush 'honored' to sign global AIDS bill

President Bush said he is "honored" to sign into law a bill reauthorizing the President's emergency plan for AIDS relief at $48 billion through 2013.

Medical News Today

WORLD

India: police defuse 18 bombs at market

Police in India have defused 18 bombs found near the markets in the city of Surat. They've also issued a sketch of a man believed to be linked to one of two explosives-filled cars discovered.

CNN

China rights 'worsen with games'

The human rights situation in China has deteriorated, not improved, with its hosting of the Olympic Games, campaigners Amnesty International say.

BBC

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

First duet to record James Bond theme

The White Stripes' Jack White and Alicia Keys are set to go down in history as the first duet to record the James Bond theme.

NME

Atlanta tops list of busiest airports

Nearly 4.8 billion passengers took to the air last year, with Atlanta's Hartsfield International atop the list of the world's busiest terminals.

MSNBC

SPORTS

NASCAR apologizes for tire fiasco

NASCAR is apologizing for the tire fiasco that ruined the race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and has already started working to avoid a repeat.

Sporting News

Disgraced Donaghy to be sentenced

NBA referee Tim Donaghy stunned the league by pleading guilty to federal charges he took payoffs from a gambler for inside tips on games.

CBS SportsLine

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Theft prevention invention: cars may band together

Cars in a parking lot could soon keep track of each other and, like sheep, complain if one of their numbers is stolen or meets a bad end.

LiveScience

Virgin Galactic unveils WhiteKnight2

The launch vehicle for commercial space tourism is real, and awesome.

IGN.com

HEALTH

CIA outlines Pakistan links with militants

The agency presented Pakistan with evidence showing that members of its spy service had deepened ties with militant groups responsible for a surge of violence in Afghanistan.

International Herald Tribune

Iran 'seeks common ground' with US

The Iranian president has said he is willing to seek "common ground" with the U.S., if Washington takes a new approach over the country's nuclear program.

Al Jazeera

Scrabulous shut down on Facebook

Palo Alto-based Facebook said the online word game Scrabulous has been shut down on the Facebook site, in the face of a lawsuit contending the game infringed on Hasbro's copyrighted Scrabble game.

San Jose Mercury News

Alzheimer's drug offers fresh hope

An experimental Alzheimer's drug could give fresh hope to sufferers of the brain disease after halting the mental deterioration of patients for at least 18 months in trials.

Financial Times

ENVIRONMENT

Peru mountain glaciers 'receding rapidly'

Melting glaciers have cost northern Peru's mountains 26 percent of their surface area in the last 33 years, satellite images confirm.

Environmental News Network

Water quality improves at beaches

There were fewer closings and health advisories due to polluted water at American beaches last year than in 2006, the worst year for beach water pollution.

Environment News Service

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