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1963 letter indicates former pope knew of abuse
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:06 pm PDT
 AP - The head of a Roman Catholic order that specialized in the treatment of pedophile priests visited with then-Pope Paul VI nearly 50 years ago and followed up with a letter recommending the removal of pedophile priests from ministry, according to a copy of the letter obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
Custom may explain dumping of dead babies in China
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:18 pm PDT
 AP - Rural traditions of abandoning dead infants because they're considered bad luck may have played a role in the case of 21 babies' bodies found along a river in eastern China, apparently dumped by hospital mortuary workers. Full Story | Top |
Pope sees sex scandal as test; bishops urge reform
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:30 pm PDT
 AP - Pope Benedict XVI sees the priestly sex scandal as a "test for him and the church," his spokesman said Wednesday, as bishops around Europe used Holy Week's solemn call for penitence to pledge transparency in dealing with the abuse of children. Full Story | Top |
New England flooding drowns homes and dreams
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:30 pm PDT
 AP - Flooding on a scale rarely seen in New England forced hundreds of people from their homes Wednesday, overwhelmed sewage systems to the point that families were asked to stop flushing toilets, and washed out bridges and highways from Maine to Connecticut. Full Story | Top |
Recharging debate, Obama expands offshore drilling
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:30 pm PDT
 AP - Shaking up years of energy policy and his own environmental backers, President Barack Obama threw open a huge swath of East Coast waters and other protected areas in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico to drilling Wednesday, widening the politically explosive hunt for more homegrown oil and gas. Full Story | Top |
NASA Prepares 'Global Hawk' for Takeoff
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:16 pm PDT
 LiveScience.com - NASA is gearing up Global Hawk, a remote-controlled airplane, for its first scientific flights in coming weeks. With its capacity for long-distance, high-altitude flights that can last over a day, Global Hawk presents a new chapter in Earth science for NASA. "It's a very exciting time," said Chris Naftel, project manager for Global Hawk. "This is the very first time that Global Hawk will be used for science." Northrop Grumman originally manufactured the two Global Hawks now being retrofitted by NASA several years ago. ... Full Story | Top |
Environmentalists scoff, GOP shrugs at Obama's drilling plan
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:23 pm PDT
 McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON _ President Barack Obama's announcement Wednesday that he'll lift bans on new drilling for oil and natural gas off much of the U.S. coastline drew criticism from environmentalists and halfhearted welcomes from Republicans, even as Obama called it only one part of a broad strategy to reduce foreign oil dependence and enact climate-change policy. Full Story | Top |
Which States Pay Highest Gas Prices
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:50 am PDT
 LiveScience.com - Everyone grumbles when prices at the pump rise, but some drivers pay more depending on where they live. A new study shows how gas price spikes hurt the wallets of drivers in some states more than in others. Full Story | Top |
Bush wiretapping program takes hit in Calif ruling
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:30 pm PDT
AP - In a repudiation of the Bush administration's now-defunct terrorist surveillance effort, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that government investigators illegally wiretapped the phone conversations of an Islamic charity and two American lawyers without a search warrant. Full Story | Top |
Study: Chocolate could reduce heart risk
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:57 pm PDT
 AP - The Easter Bunny might lower your chances of having a heart problem. According to a new study, small doses of chocolate every day could decrease your risk of having a heart attack or stroke by nearly 40 percent. Full Story | Top |
Prosecutor: Agent infiltrated Christian militia
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:30 pm PDT
 AP - Rough winter weather forced members of a Midwest Christian militia to cut short a road trip to a rally in Kentucky, so suspected ringleader David Brian Stone used time in the van to hone his speech on the "New World Order" he feared, authorities said Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
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