Obama criticizes McCain for 'naive' foreign policy (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:10:06 GMT
AP - Barack Obama laid into John McCain on Friday for advancing a tough-guy foreign policy that he called "naive and irresponsible," serving notice that he's ready to launch a full-throttle challenge to the Republican presidential contender on international relations in the general election campaign.

Bush fails to win Saudi help on gas prices (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:10:00 GMT
AP - President Bush failed to win the help he sought from Saudi Arabia to relieve skyrocketing American gas prices Friday, a setback for the former Texas oilman who took office predicting he would jawbone oil-producing nations to help the U.S.

Aftershock rattles China quake zone (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:09:49 GMT
AP - A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, as emergency crews rescued more than 30 people who had survived up to 100 improbable hours trapped in the ruins.

Intel agencies seek help recruiting new immigrants (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:09:20 GMT
AP - The U.S. is its own worst enemy when it comes to the desperately important task of recruiting immigrants as spies, analysts and translators in the war on terror, new Americans are telling intelligence officials. The government's policies raise suspicions and fear in the immigrants' home countries and disturb potential recruits here who might otherwise want to help.

Alabama sheriffs feed inmates on $1.75 a day (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:04:44 GMT
AP - Back in the day of chain gangs, Alabama passed a law that gave sheriffs $1.75 a day to feed each prisoner in their jails, and the sheriffs got to pocket anything that was left over. More than 80 years later, most Alabama counties still operate under this system, with the same $1.75-a-day allowance, and some sheriffs are actually making money on top of their salaries.

Florida, Michigan cannot save Clinton (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 02:06:51 GMT
AP - Michigan and Florida alone can't save Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign.

AP IMPACT: Losing racehorses killed in Puerto Rico (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:08:06 GMT
AP - For thoroughbreds in this U.S. Caribbean territory, being fast enough to win, place or show is a matter of life and death — losers often don't even make it off the racetrack grounds alive. More than 400 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by injection at a clinic behind the Hipodromo Camarero racetrack, said chief veterinarian Jose Garcia.

Signs point to imminent Ashlee Simpson wedding (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:07:06 GMT
AP - Though Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are keeping a tight lid on their nuptuals, it's looking like a wedding is imminent. Aerial photos posted Friday at several celebrity Web sites, credited to the Insight News & Features paparazzi photo agency, purport to show the Simpson family home near Los Angeles dotted with large white party tents.

Robert Mondavi, California wine pioneer, dies at 94 (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:05:55 GMT
AP - Robert Mondavi, the vintner who built his career and helped an iconic Northern California industry blossom by insisting that Napa Valley wines can compete with the best in the world, died in the valley Friday. He was 94.

Werth hits 3 homers as Phillies beat Jays 10-3 (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 02:11:26 GMT
AP - Jayson Werth homered in his first three at-bats and tied a Philadelphia Phillies record with eight RBIs in a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.