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•Parents of slain USC students sue
37 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES, May 18 (UPI) -- Two Chinese couples are suing the University of Southern California for the wrongful death of their children, slain in what appears to have been a carjacking.
[From Top News - UPI.com]
•China Sentences Fugitive to Life
47 minutes ago
China sentences ex-fugitive Lai Changxing to life in prison for leading $3B smuggling network
[From ABC News: Top Stories]
•Raul Castro's daughter to visit U.S.
51 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro and niece of Fidel Castro, is being allowed to visit the United States, officials say.
[From Top News - UPI.com]
•Sweet 16: Streaking Spurs go up 2-0 on Clippers
by By PAUL J. WEBER
53 minutes ago
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Tony Parker scored 22 points on his 30th birthday, Tim Duncan had 18 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the fading Los Angeles Clippers 105-88 on Thursday night, pushing their winning streak to 16 and taking a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series....
[From AP Top Headlines At 1 a.m. EDT]
•Investors brace for Facebook debut on Wall Street
58 minutes ago
(Reuters) - Investors are bracing for Facebook's Wall Street debut on Friday after the world's No.1 online social network raised about $16 billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings in U.S. history.
[From Reuters: Top News]
•Japan government ups economic outlook on consumption, exports
1 hour ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government took a brighter view of the economy in a report on Friday, thanks to improvements in private consumption and exports, but it warned that Europe's debt crisis and financial market swings could worsen the outlook.
[From Reuters: Top News]
•'American Idol' down to final 2 singers
by By DERRIK J. LANG
1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "American Idol" finalist Joshua Ledet won't be belting it out on this season's final showdown....
[From AP Top Headlines At 1 a.m. EDT]
•Trayvon evidence fails to answer who screamed for help
1 hour ago
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An FBI expert found crucial evidence in the Trayvon Martin case was inconclusive, saying it was impossible to tell if the voice screaming for help belonged to the black Florida teenager or his shooter George Zimmerman just before the neighborhood watch captain pulled the trigger.
[From Reuters: Top News]
•Facebook's IPO one of world's largest
by By BARBARA ORTUTAY
1 hour ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook is about to find out just how much status updates, puppy photos and billions of "likes" are worth on Wall Street....
[From AP Top Headlines At 1 a.m. EDT]
•Documents shed new light on Trayvon Martin killing
by By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KYLE HIGHTOWER
1 hour ago
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Trayvon Martin was shot through the heart at close range. George Zimmerman had a broken nose, bruises and bloody cuts on the back of his head....
[From AP Top Headlines At 1 a.m. EDT]
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