Fed Expected to Raise Interest Rates
Los Angeles Times (subscription) - 1 hour ago By Jesus Sanchez, Times Staff Writer. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to nudge interest rates higher today and possibly drop hints about the pace of future rate hikes in the wake of slowing economic growth and rising prices.

Qwest wireless revenues inch lower as subscribers drop
RCR Wireless News - 41 minutes ago Qwest Communications International Inc. reported a 1.6-percent drop in first-quarter wireless revenues from $126 million during the first quarter of 2004 to $124 million this year. Qwest's wireless revenues

Iran Will Pursue Nuclear Technology
ABC News - 3 hours ago Iranian Minister of Foriegn Affairs Kamal Kharrazi speaks during a conference to review the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at the United Nations. Kharrazi said Tehran is "determined" to

Berlusconi's US relationship becomes less special
Reuters - 1 hour ago By Phil Stewart. ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, long proud of having friends in high places, has seen the limitations of his rapport with Washington after a public falling-out over the killing of an Italian agent in Iraq.

Status of Those Charged at Abu Ghraib
Washington Post - 1 hour ago By The Associated Press. -- Pfc. Lynndie England's guilty plea has made her the eighth Army reservist convicted of abusing detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison. Spc. Sabrina Harman, 27, of Lorton, Va., the other

Not guilty pleas for alleged Kansas serial killer
Reuters - 2 hours ago WICHITA, Kan. (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday entered not guilty pleas to 10 charges of murder for a former Boy Scout leader suspected of being the "bind, torture and kill" murderer who terrorized this city for more than three decades.

Groom Gives Ring Back to Runaway Bride
FOX News - 40 minutes ago DULUTH, Ga. — When runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks (search) made her way home after running away last week, John Mason was waiting to give something to his fiancée. "The first thing I gave to her when I saw her was her diamond back.

Laura Bush: First Lady Of Comedy
Bayou Buzz - 3 hours ago First Lady Laura Bush brought down the house at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington DC this weekend. She kidded her husband about his early bedtime and said she watched “Desperate Housewives”.

Iraqi leader still trying to put Cabinet together
Albuquerque Tribune - 1 hour ago By Associated Press. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's incoming prime minister met today with the presidential council to finalize the remaining seats in his Cabinet before Iraq's first democratically elected government was sworn in, lawmakers said.

Taiwan President Invites China's Leaders to Visit
Voice of America - 2 hours ago By Heda Bayron. The president of Taiwan has invited China's leaders to visit the island, as Beijing offered economic concessions and a pair of giant pandas as goodwill gestures to its rival. Beijing responded