Oil hovers near $93 as trader mull Europe turmoil
2012-05-17T03:03:40Z
Oil prices hovered near $93 a barrel Thursday in Asia as traders mulled whether concern over Europe's debt crisis justifies extending a sharp sell-off during the last two weeks.

Calif. woman apparently burned by rocks in pocket
2012-05-17T02:56:51Z
Authorities in Southern California are investigating what appears to be the spontaneous combustion of rocks scooped from a San Clemente Beach that left a woman with third-degree burns.

Biden attacks Romney tenure as venture capitalist
2012-05-17T02:56:33Z
Vice President Joe Biden, campaigning in Democratic territory with high unemployment, went after Republican Mitt Romney's business background Wednesday and cast him as a corporate raider more interested in profits than people.

'American Idol' judges spread the love for final 3
2012-05-17T02:49:46Z
The three "American Idol" finalists earned nearly uniform votes of confidence from the show's judges. But it's the audience tally that will determine which two singers advance to next week's finale.

Celtics top 76ers 107-91 in Game 3 for 2-1 lead
2012-05-17T02:46:49Z
Kevin Garnett scored 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and used a dominant second quarter to help the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-91 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

TB patient charged in Calif. for not taking meds
2012-05-17T02:45:35Z
Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious.

North Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor: report
2012-05-17T02:45:26Z
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, website 38North reported on Thursday. Based on April 30 satellite images, work halted in December at the reactor had now re-started, said the website (http://38north.org), run by the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University and former U.S. State Department official Joel Wit. ...

CA museum gets big gift to build shuttle exhibit
2012-05-17T02:41:29Z
A California museum says it has raised nearly half of the $200 million needed to build a permanent exhibit for the space shuttle Endeavour.

Kentucky Derby champ draws ninth spot for Preakness
2012-05-17T02:36:37Z
Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another will leave from the ninth gate in Saturday's 137th Preakness, two spots outside where Derby runner-up Bodemeister was drawn on Wednesday.

'Lady A' fetes students in tornado-hit Ind. town
2012-05-17T02:29:35Z
The Grammy Award-winning country music trio Lady Antebellum performed a "mini-prom" for students of a southern Indiana town that was devastated by a tornado in early March.