Two US F-18s Crash in Iraq
Washington Post - 3 hours ago By Caryle Murphy and Fred Barbash. BAGHDAD, May 3 -- Searchers located the body of Marine pilot Tuesday morning, hours after two F-18 Hornet jets apparently crashed during an operation over Iraq, a military spokesman said Tuesday.

New Iraqi Govt. Swears In
Sofia News Agency - 30 minutes ago The parliament of Iraq has sworn in the first Iraqi government since elections were held in the end of January. Seven positions in Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari's cabinet - including the defence and oil ministries

Suspect in Kansas Serial Killings Pleads Not Guilty
New York Times - 39 minutes ago Dennis L. Rader, charged by prosecutors with 10 murders as the "BTK" serial killer, pleaded not guilty today, speaking only in response to questions during a brief court appearance in Wichita. He is charged with 10 counts of first degree murder.

More overseas Chinese, media hail Hu-Lien meeting
Xinhua - 31 minutes ago BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhuanet)-- Overseas Chinese and media have hailed the meeting between Hu Jintao and Lien Chan, top leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party as of historic and realistic importance.

Runaway Bride Should Pay Bill for Dishonesty
Wheeling News Register - 33 minutes ago Jennifer Wilbanks, the Georgia woman who got cold feet and fled to New Mexico to dodge an impending wedding, may deserve a certain amount of sympathy. Clearly, she found herself in a situation she wasn't able to handle in a mature manner.

Italy rejects US report on shooting
International Herald Tribune - 2 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

Qwest gives few hints about MCI moves
MSN Money - 29 minutes ago By Justin Hyde. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Qwest Communications International Inc. posted a slightly wider-than-expected operating loss on Tuesday and gave few specifics about its next strategic moves after losing a bidding war for MCI Inc..

Fed expected to announce another hike in interest rates
New Ratings - 40 minutes ago NEW YORK, May 3 (newratings.com) – The federal open-market Committee, the rate setting panel of the US Federal Reserve, is expected to announce later on Tuesday a quarter percentage hike in the interest rates.

Laura Bush: First Lady Of Comedy
Bayou Buzz - 1 hour 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”.

US presses Iran demand
Chicago Tribune (subscription) - 5 hours ago By David E. Sanger. NEW YORK -- The gulf between Iran and the US widened considerably Monday when the Bush administration, at the opening of a conference on the future of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty