Saturday, April 30, 2005


US Airways loses $191 million
East Valley Tribune - 9 hours ago ARLINGTON, Va. - Bankrupt US Airways Group’s losses widened by 8 percent to $191 million in the first three months of 2005 as steep fuel costs and cheap fares undermined the airline’s cost-cutting efforts.

Attorney: Lynndie England's family accepts her plea decision
KVOA.com - 2 hours ago CHARLESTON, W.Va. An attorney for relatives of Private First Class Lynndie England says they have accepted her decision to plead guilty to abusing Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib (grayb) prison. Roy Hardy told

US Economic growth weakest in two years
Boersenreport - 2 hours ago The US economy grew at its softest pace in two years during the first quarter 2005, slowing to a slowing down 3.1 percent annual rate of expansion as consumers and businesses curbed spending in the face of rising oil and raw material prices, the Commerce

Vietnam Marks 30 Years Since War's End
ABC News - 1 hour ago Vietnamese soldiers re-enact the liberation of Saigon during 30th anniversary day celebrations Saturday, April 30, 2005, in Ho Chi Minh City. The day marks the end of the fighting in the Vietnam War. (AP Photo/David Longstreath).

Taiwan Opposition Leader Returns to China
ABC News - 39 minutes ago A Chinese man holds up a banner with the words "Lien Chan we welcome you" as the Taiwanese Nationalist Party Chairman Lien Chan, right walks by as he arrives at the airport in Xi'an, western China, Saturday, April 30, 2005.

US soldiers cleared in Italian agent's death
CNN - 23 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The US military has determined that no disciplinary action should be taken against any soldier involved in the mistaken killing of an Italian intelligence agent who was trying to spirit a just-freed hostage out of Iraq.

Governor's immigration comments divert attention from agenda
San Jose Mercury News - 30 minutes ago SACRAMENTO - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ignited controversy and drew national headlines this week with remarks supporting citizen militias patrolling the US-Mexico border and criticizing billboards in Los

Social Security: Help for the Poor or Help for All
New York Times - 29 minutes ago WASHINGTON, April 30 - In attempting to fix Social Security's long-term problems without raising taxes, President Bush has chosen to recast the 70-year-old retirement program as one that would keep the lowest-income workers out of poverty but become

Women militants die in attacks on Cairo tourists
Times Online - 56 minutes ago A BOMBER injured seven people and two hours later his sister and fiancée attacked a tourist bus in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, yesterday as Islamic extremists resumed their campaign of terror against foreign visitors.

Bride Resurfaces, Admits Faking Abduction
ABC News - 47 minutes ago Missing Ga. Bride Turns Up in NM, Says She Faked Abduction, Ran Away to Avoid Wedding Pressure. Jennifer Wilbanks, the Georgia runaway bride, is escorted by police through the airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Saturday, April 30, 2005.