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Friends of Bonnie Scott remove items from her storm-destroyed house in Oxford, Miss. At least two tornadoes hit north Mississippi, tearing through buildings and homes and ripping down powerlines as violent storms pummeled parts of the South, authorities said.  (Photo by Bruce Newman / AP) Tornadoes tear across Southern states, killing 48 Daybreak revealed a battered landscape across the South, as crews searching communities hit by a violent line of tornadoes that killed at least 48 people. Houston Chronicle Tornadoes rip South MSNBC Iraq's new flag raised over parliament Iraq's temporary new national flag was raised over the country's parliament for the first time in a symbolic break with the past. Reuters US fears al-Qaida extending its reach Al-Qaida is gaining strength and steadily improving its abilities to recruit, train and position operatives to mount attacks inside the United States, the top U.S. intelligence official told a Senate panel. International Herald Tribune   McCain in command; Clinton, Obama battle on Sen. John McCain seized command of the race for the Republican presidential nomination early Wednesday, winning delegate-rich primaries from the East Coast to California. MSNBC Candidates split some big primary prizes CNN Huckabee surges ahead ABC News Thousands flee fighting in Chad After two days of pitched battles in which military helicopters bombarded rebels on battlewagons and both sides sprayed artillery fire, the capital of the central African nation of Chad was mostly quiet. McClatchy Newspapers Peace Corps pulls Kenya volunteers The U.S. Peace Corps is pulling its remaining 58 volunteers out of Kenya because of safety concerns stemming from the post-election violence, the agency said. Reuters Kenya crisis negotiators turn to political issues Voice of America   NATION Federal deficits soaring higher, menacing the future President Bush took office in 2001 with a budget surplus, but his final budget proposal envisions federal deficits of more than $400 billion a year for the next two years. McClatchy Newspapers Bush's $3 trillion budget plan draws fire from opposition International Herald Tribune New high sparks concern Salvia, a legal drug more potent than LSD, has recently gained popularity among teens and young adults. Available online and in smoke shops, salvia is a plant that causes hallucinations. CNN Mardi Gras 2008 CBS News POLITICS Poll screw-ups: Snow, 'invisible ink' and missing ballots It wasn't quite a "hanging chad" moment, but Oprah Winfrey stepped in to resolve one of the first voting glitches of Super Tuesday. ABC News Did Chelsea Clinton break the law? Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton's Election Day visit to New Haven poll workers prompted state election officials to caution that politicking within 75 feet of polling sites is against state law. ABC News BUSINESS Apple hires Wal-Mart exec to run international movie and TV business Kevin Swint, formerly Wal-Mart's head of digital media, has been appointed by Apple to run its international movie and TV interests. iTWire Credit crunch changes everyday life in US The freewheeling days of credit and risk may have run their course in the United States as a period of involuntary thrift unfolds in many households. International Herald Tribune SPORTS Bob Knight resigns as Texas Tech coach Bob Knight left when he wanted to this time. Almost a decade after he was fired by Indiana, the school he led to three national championships, Knight walked away from college basketball. Sporting News The General: Bob Knight CBS SportsLine Pettitte spends 2½ hours on Capitol Hill; Clemens next Cy Young Award winner, Roger Clemens, is scheduled to give a deposition to lawyers from a congressional committee behind closed doors, one day after Andy Pettitte delivered sworn testimony for about 2½ hours. ESPN Experts: Clemens is safer taking the Fifth Houston Chronicle HEALTH Smokers and the obese cheaper to care for, study shows In a paper published online, Dutch researchers found that the health costs of thin and healthy people in adulthood are more expensive than those of either fat people or smokers. International Herald Tribune Law would ban serving obese diners A Mississippi state lawmaker wants to ban restaurants from serving food to obese customers — but please, don't be offended. He says he never even expected his plan to become law. Associated Press Mississippi bill bans obesity CBS News RELIGION Indian guru Maharishi Yogi dies The Indian guru, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who is credited with setting the Beatles and other stars on the path to spiritual enlightenment, has died. BBC Catholic nuns and monks decline The Vatican has reported a dramatic 10 percent fall in the number of Roman Catholic monks and nuns worldwide. BBC   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: War without borders in central Africa Economist Column (James Kirchick): Obama: the new Princess Diana? Commentary Column: It wasn't supposed to go like this USA Today Editorial: We're on information overload Christian Science Monitor Column: Conservatives vs. McCain Denver Post Column: Who's listening to your phone call? Newsweek Editorial: Tentatively, nuclear power creeps back Seattle Times Column: What's really in the US military budget? Slate   Site edited by: Jim Scripps, Beverly Stiles, nicole miller, Bryan Panhorst, Carolina Pinto, Walt Chiu and Naeema Whatley.   GOOD NEWS January homicides in Baltimore lowest in 30 years While a homicide every other day might seem like a staggering figure to an outsider, police say the statistic marks an improvement from 2007’s January homicide tally, 28. Examiner Diddy pushes youth to vote once again Four years ago, Sean "Diddy" Combs went across the nation in an effort to get young people to vote, with the bold slogan "Vote or Die." Now the entertainer has just a simple message: Go vote. Seattle Times WORLD Journal chronicles global migration It has an editing staff of one and annual advertising revenue of less than $2,000. It charges its subscribers nothing and pays most contributors the same. International Herald Tribune CIA chief names 3 subjected to waterboarding interrogation The CIA director publicly named for the first time the three suspected al-Qaida detainees who were subjected to the harsh interrogation technique of waterboarding. CNN Reining in China's chaos CNN ENVIRONMENT Countries eye payoffs to protect trees and climate For decades, a flood of aid and an army of conservationists couldn’t save Indonesia’s rain forests. Now the world is looking at a simpler approach: up-front cash. MSNBC Group: Indian law 'strangulates' biodiversity research A group of Indian botanists say the country's stringent biodiversity laws are stifling research. Environmental News Network SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Rare wildcat barely surviving on Japanese island The Iriomote wildcat is said to have roamed freely on a small island in the East China Sea for 200,000 years. But researchers completing a census worry that the wildcat population has fallen. International Herald Tribune MySpace opens to developers MySpace opened its social network to third-party developers, giving them the tools they need to build commercial applications that can run on the site for free. InformationWeek LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT 50 Cent feels ‘normal’ next to De Niro It’s not every day that you see Robert De Niro on the cover of Vibe with 50 Cent. They posed for the magazine to promote their new crime drama, “Righteous Kill,” which is expected to be released this fall. MSNBC Oscar's light will shine Academy president Sid Ganis vowed that the 80th Annual Academy Awards will take place as scheduled, strike or no strike, as he welcomed this year's Oscar hopefuls to the traditional nominees luncheon. Hollywood Reporter EDUCATION Deirdre Imus helps schools go green Deirdre Imus wants you to know that your child's classroom could be dangerous. No, it's not killer tests or deadly boring lectures. Think more along the lines of things that your child can't even see. USA Today Arab education 'falling behind' The World Bank has said the quality of education in the Arab World is falling behind other regions and needs urgent reform if it is to tackle unemployment. BBC   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Robots get social Dominated by home-cleaning gadgets, the consumer robotics market is expanding with new 'bots that can spy inside your home when you're away or arrange virtual meetings of family or friends. LiveScience   Photo of the Day Pakistani street performers sit around a fire during a chilly evening in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Some parts of Pakistan are facing harsh winter weather and heavy snow fall.  (Photo by B.K.Bangash / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. 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