Obama picks up 9 superdelegates, union endorsement (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 20:00:06 GMT
AP - Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign.

Myanmar seizes UN aid supplies, 'not ready' to let in US (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 19:27:23 GMT
AP - Myanmar's military leaders seized aid shipments headed for cyclone survivors and told the top U.S. diplomat there Friday that they're not ready to let in American aid workers despite warnings the country is on the verge of a medical catastrophe.

Blackwater unlikely to face charges in Iraq shooting (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 20:03:18 GMT
AP - Blackwater Worldwide, the security contractor blamed by an angry Iraqi government for the shooting deaths of 17 civilians, is not expected to face criminal charges — all but ensuring the company will keep its multimillion-dollar contract to protect U.S. diplomats.

Hezbollah gunmen seize control of Beirut neighborhoods (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 17:32:45 GMT
AP - Shiite Hezbollah gunmen seized control of key parts of Beirut from Sunnis loyal to the U.S.-backed government Friday, a dramatic show-of-force certain to strengthen the Iranian-allied group's hand as it fights for dominance in Lebanon's political deadlock.

Plame seeks to resurrect lawsuit in CIA leak case (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 19:29:02 GMT
AP - Former CIA operative Valerie Plame is trying to resurrect a lawsuit against those in the Bush administration she says illegally disclosed her identity.

Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 19:04:15 GMT
AP - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman — she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins.

Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 20:05:06 GMT
AP - Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003.

Foxy Brown pleads guilty to menacing Brooklyn neighbor (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 19:11:35 GMT
AP - Rapper Foxy Brown has pleaded guilty to menacing a neighbor with her cell phone last year. She avoided jail based on time already served.

Man crashes at driveway, sees home catch fire, gets ticket (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 19:04:44 GMT
AP - A Rock Island man whose car was hit as he tried to make a left turn into his driveway saw his home going up in flames as he was airlifted to the hospital. Tennessee Highway Patrol officer Monte Terry said Justin Hill, 42, was hit by an oncoming car when he pulled into its path on Tuesday evening.

Avalanche, coach Joel Quenneville go their separate ways (AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 19:50:18 GMT
AP - Joel Quenneville is out as coach of the Avalanche after three seasons, a week after Colorado was swept out of the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings.