Stocks Mixed After Fed Raises Key Rate
Forbes - 18 minutes ago Stocks remained narrowly mixed Tuesday after the Federal Reserve gave few new perspectives on causes and extent of a recent slowdown in economic growth. The Fed also announced a widely expected quarter percentage

Italy rejects US report on shooting
International Herald Tribune - 5 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

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.

Iraqi transitional government sworn in, seven posts undecided
Xinhua - 31 minutes ago BAGHDAD, May 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Iraq's newly approved transitional cabinet was formally sworn in on Tuesday, after three months of haggling over the allocation of governmental posts following the Jan. 30 landmark parliamentary elections.

Groom of Runaway Bride Still Wants Her
Newsbug - 2 hours ago So put yourself in the shoes of John Mason. Your bride-to-be unexpectedly bolts just days ahead of your extravagant wedding. Rather than just come out and say that she didn't want to go through with it, she hops on a bus to New Mexico.

Global Semiconductor Sales Up
Top Tech News - 56 minutes ago The semiconductor industry's relatively strong first-quarter sales have been attributed to higher than expected sales of wireless handsets, personal computers and consumer electronics. Complimentary Whitepaper

When the First Lady gets the laughs
Allentown Morning Call - 11 hours ago If there was any doubt about President George W. Bush's strong suit in his second term in the White House, it was cleared up Saturday evening at an inside-the-Beltway event at the Washington Hilton. The occasion

China panda-ing to archrival Taiwan
New Zealand Herald - 1 hour 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.

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.

Verizon prevails in battle for MCI
Washington Technology - 1 hour ago Verizon Communications Inc. emerged as the winner yesterday with a revised $8.5 billion bid in a crushing 11-week battle with Qwest Communications International Inc. for long-distance company MCI Inc. MCI Inc.