National & World Headlines
Tehran aiding al Qaeda links, Petraeus says
Iran is assisting al Qaeda by facilitating links between senior terrorist leaders and affiliate groups, the commander of U.
Immigrants making a landmark shift
Los Angeles – US immigrant populations are spreading out, a study released Monday found.
Hawaii considering law to ignore Obama 'birthers'
HONOLULU – Birthers beware: Hawaii may start ignoring your repeated requests for proof that President Barack Obama was born here.
Other Headlines
Facebook becomes bigger hit than Google
Social networking website Facebook has capped a year of phenomenal growth by overtaking Google’s popularity among US internet users, with industry data showing it has scored more visits on its home page than the search engine.
Tiger Woods making return at Masters
PALM HARBOR, Fla. - Tiger Woods will return to golf at theMasters next month.
Army changes basic training for first time in three decades
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Guns in recent Pentagon attacks from unusual source
WASHINGTON – Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse both came from the same unlikely place: the police and court system of Memphis, Tenn.
Gangs blamed for killing 3 with US consulate tie
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – U.
Google ‘99% certain’ to shut China engine
Google has drawn up detailed plans for the closure of its Chinese search engine and is now “99.
Official: Pentagon probing alleged spy operation
WASHINGTON – A Defense Department official is under investigation for allegedly hiring private contractors to gather intelligence on suspected insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a U.
Pope under fire for transfer, letter on sex abuse
VATICAN CITY – Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese acknowledged it transferred a suspected pedophile priest while Benedict was in charge and criticism is mounting over a 2001 Vatican directive he penned instructing bishops to keep abuse cases secret.
Mexican military copter over U.S. neighborhood
BROWNSVILLE — The Zapata County sheriff Thursday was questioning why a Mexican military helicopter was hovering over homes on the Texas side of the Rio Grande.
Woods responders concerned about domestic violence
ORLANDO, Fla. – The ambulance crew that responded after golfer Tiger Woods crashed his SUV would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they thought it was a case of domestic violence, documents released Friday by the Florida Highway Patrol show.
God gets a nod in Texas lesson plans
AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas State Board of Education hasadded references to the "laws of nature and nature's God" tocurriculum standards for students in American history.
Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.
