Jilted Groom: I Still Want Her
CBS News - 4 hours ago (CBS/AP) The man whose jittery bride-to-be skipped town days before her lavish wedding and claimed she had been abducted says that his fiancée wants the "whole world to know she's very, very sorry.". John

Iran determined to pursue nuclear enrichment
Reuters - 1 hour ago By Louis Charbonneau. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran vowed on Tuesday to press ahead with nuclear activities that could be used to develop weapons and accused the United States and Israel of threatening international peace with their own atomic arsenals.

Italy rejects US report on shooting
International Herald Tribune - 4 hours ago ROME Italy has issued a strongly worded rebuttal to a US report clearing US soldiers of responsibility for the shooting death of an Italian intelligence agent at a roadblock in Iraq. "Inexperience and stress

Not-Guilty Plea Entered for BTK Suspect
ABC News - 1 hour ago Dennis Rader, charged with 10 counts of murder in the BTK serial killings that terrorized Wichita since the 1970s, is led from Sedgwick County court in Wichita, Kan., Tuesday, May 3, 2005, after his arraignment.

China panda-ing to archrival Taiwan
New Zealand Herald - 50 minutes ago In a series of goodwill gestures at the end of a visit by Taiwan opposition leader Lien Chan, Beijing will lift restrictions on Chinese tourists crossing the strait, and offered to scrap tariffs on more than 10 kinds of fruit from Taiwan.

Fed poised to raise rates again
USA Today - 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Federal Reserve policymakers were expected to admit to troublesome signs of weaker growth Tuesday, but the central bank's concern over bubbling prices all but ensures they will raise rates for an eighth time.

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”.

Blair Campaigns Against Voter Apathy
Voice of America - 2 hours ago By Michael Drudge. The polls say British Prime Minister Tony Blair should win a third consecutive term in Thursday's election. But the prime minister is campaigning hard against voter apathy as the shadow of Iraq continues to hang over the election.

Qwest wireless revenues inch lower as subscribers drop
RCR Wireless News - 43 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

Iraqi Cabinet Sworn In, as New Fighting Is Reported Near Syria
New York Times - 36 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 3 - Iraq's first fully and freely elected government was formally sworn in today, setting up a Shiite-majority leadership that must try to forge unity in the country as it deals with a surge in violence.