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News - Latest News & Headlines: What French election result means for U.S., world Angry Greeks reject bailout, risk euro exit Airstrike kills senior al-Qaida leader Hollande defeats Sarkozy to become French president Biden on gay marriage: 'Absolutely comfortable' New York cooperators give firsthand look at al-Qaida McCain to Romney: VP should be someone you trust Man's death at Kentucky Derby track thought a homicide Rupert Murdoch spoofed on 'SNL' by Fred Armisen The Hindenburg disaster: 75th anniversary Wife Skyping with soldier saw bullet hole Authorities try to ID bodies, search for Tenn. mom, kids Paul wins majority of delegates from Maine GOP Researchers close to developing meningitis B vaccine Last defendant in Florida hazing death turns herself in Congressional intel chairs: Taliban getting 'stronger' Russian police use batons, battle anti-Putin protesters GOP leaders start to rally around Romney -- sort of Indy police: Girl, 14, charged in 4-year-old cousin's killing Bids for Neil Armstrong's Corvette pass $250K on eBay What French election result means for U.S., world Sun,6 May 2012 02:41 PM PDT Associated Press - French voters chose Socialist Francois Hollande as their new president Sunday in a race that will have implications for Europe's debt crisis, the Afghanistan war and global diplomacy. Full Story Top Angry Greeks reject bailout, risk euro exit Sun,6 May 2012 04:42 PM PDT Reuters - Greek voters enraged by economic hardship caused by the terms of an international bailout turned on ruling parties in an election on Sunday, putting the country's future in the euro zone at risk and threatening to revive Europe's debt crisis. The latest official results, with over 61 percent of the vote counted, showed the only two major parties supporting an EU/IMF program that keeps Greece from bankruptcy would be hard pressed to form a lasting coalition. ... Full Story Top Airstrike kills senior al-Qaida leader Sun,6 May 2012 01:24 PM PDT Associated Press - An airstrike Sunday killed a top al-Qaida leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials said. The airstrike resembled earlier U.S. drone attacks, but the U.S. did not immediately confirm it. Full Story Top Hollande defeats Sarkozy to become French president Sun,6 May 2012 11:23 AM PDT The Lookout - François Hollande won the French presidential election on Sunday, capturing more than 51 percent of the vote to defeat incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and become France's new president, according French television. Sarkozy, who has held the French presidency since 2007, grabbed 48.1 percent, according to the polls. Hollande, the 57-year-old socialist challenger, narrowly edged Sarkozy, also [...] Full Story Top Biden on gay marriage: 'Absolutely comfortable' Sun,6 May 2012 08:20 AM PDT The Ticket - Vice President Joe Biden is not convinced the economic recovery has flatlined, doesn't think Mitt Romney has a jobs plan and is "absolutely comfortable" with gay marriage. During a wide-ranging interview with David Gregory on NBC's "Meet The Press" on Sunday, Biden weighed in on a wide array of topics--the economy, foreign policy, gay marriage, [...] Full Story Top New York cooperators give firsthand look at al-Qaida Sun,6 May 2012 02:28 PM PDT Associated Press - By the time a wayward kid from Long Island named Bryant Neal Vinas joined al-Qaida in 2008, the sight of trainees swinging from monkey bars was a thing of the past. Full Story Top McCain to Romney: VP should be someone you trust Sun,6 May 2012 04:52 PM PDT AFP - U.S. Republican Senator John McCain had some advice Sunday for his party's presumptive nominee to take on President Barack Obama: choose someone you trust for vice president. Full Story Top Man's death at Kentucky Derby track thought a homicide Sun,6 May 2012 10:59 AM PDT Associated Press - The discovery of a man's body Sunday in the stable area of Churchill Downs was being investigated as a homicide, but there appears to be no connection to the race track or the Kentucky Derby, police said. Full Story Top Rupert Murdoch spoofed on 'SNL' by Fred Armisen Sun,6 May 2012 09:05 AM PDT The Cutline - Rupert Murdoch and "Fox And Friends," Fox News' loopy morning show, were spoofed on "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, with Fred Armisen impersonating the 81-year-old mogul. Watch a clip of the cold open above. Earlier Saturday, Murdoch--who has been using Twitter as an outlet for his unfiltered political views--lamented the medium. "Seems impossible to have [...] Full Story Top The Hindenburg disaster: 75th anniversary Fri,4 May 2012 11:08 AM PDT Full Story Top Wife Skyping with soldier saw bullet hole Sun,6 May 2012 07:08 PM PDT Associated Press - An Army nurse showed no alarm or discomfort before suddenly collapsing during a Skype video chat with his wife, who saw a bullet hole in a closet behind him, his family said Sunday. Full Story Top Authorities try to ID bodies, search for Tenn. mom, kids Sun,6 May 2012 04:32 PM PDT Associated Press - Authorities were working Sunday to identify two bodies found at a Mississippi residence associated with a man suspected of abducting a woman and her three young daughters. Full Story Top Paul wins majority of delegates from Maine GOP Sun,6 May 2012 04:23 PM PDT Associated Press - With Mitt Romney's GOP presidential nomination all but decided, Ron Paul supporters took control of the Maine Republican Convention and elected a majority slate supporting the Texas congressman to the GOP national convention, party officials said. The results gave the Texas congressman a late state victory. Full Story Top Researchers close to developing meningitis B vaccine Sun,6 May 2012 04:04 PM PDT AFP - Researchers said Monday they were a step closer to developing a vaccine against the type of meningitis that mostly affects Europe and North America and kills hundreds every year. Full Story Top Last defendant in Florida hazing death turns herself in Sun,6 May 2012 05:48 PM PDT Reuters - The last of 11 people charged in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major turned herself in on Sunday, state officials said. Lasherry Codner, 20, surrendered to local authorities at the Orange County Jail in Florida, said a statement from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. "We began contacting (her family) on Thursday and she turned herself in today," said Gretl Plessinger, a spokeswoman for the department. ... Full Story Top Congressional intel chairs: Taliban getting 'stronger' Sun,6 May 2012 01:20 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - As 10,000 U.S. troops prepare to leave the Afghanistan over the next six months, two top lawmakers, just back from a trip to the region, on the House and Senate Intelligence Committee said they are concerned that the Taliban is growing stronger. "I think we both say... Full Story Top Russian police use batons, battle anti-Putin protesters Sun,6 May 2012 12:09 PM PDT Reuters - Russian riot police beat protesters about the head with batons and detained more than 400 on Sunday after clashes broke out at a Moscow rally by thousands of people against Vladimir Putin on the eve of his return to the presidency. Full Story Top GOP leaders start to rally around Romney -- sort of Sun,6 May 2012 05:27 PM PDT Associated Press - Republican party leaders are starting to rally around Mitt Romney, but it's not exactly a stampede of support for the expected GOP presidential nominee. Full Story Top Indy police: Girl, 14, charged in 4-year-old cousin's killing Sun,6 May 2012 09:38 AM PDT Associated Press - Indianapolis police say a 14-year-old girl found covered in blood faces a preliminary murder charge in her 4-year-old cousin's stabbing death. Full Story Top Bids for Neil Armstrong's Corvette pass $250K on eBay Sun,6 May 2012 08:06 AM PDT SPACE.com - A beat-up 1967 Chevrolet Corvette, which astronaut Neil Armstrong purportedly first owned, has attracted astronomical bids on the online auction site eBay. But did the first man to walk on the moon ever drive it? Full Story Top

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