2012-05-17T01:23:26Z
RFK Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary, found dead in NY

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead at the family property Wednesday.

2012-05-17T01:14:51Z
Greece gets caretaker PM until new vote in June

A senior judge has been sworn in to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.

2012-05-17T01:11:00Z
Rodin Museum in Philadelphia to reopen in July

The Rodin Museum in Philadelphia is getting ready to reopen after three years of renovations.

2012-05-17T01:07:31Z
2 US Navy ships collide in Pacific; no injuries

An 844-foot-long U.S. Navy assault ship collided with a refueling tanker Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, causing damage to both ships, but there were no injuries or fuel spills, military officials said.

2012-05-17T01:00:48Z
Several brokerages stop taking Facebook IPO orders

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors who want Facebook Inc shares when the No. 1 online social network goes public later this week may have lost the opportunity. TD Ameritrade and Fidelity's brokerage arm both stopped accepting orders of Facebook shares as of Tuesday evening, according to representatives for each of the companies. Morgan Stanley & Co did the same, according to three advisers at the firm who declined to be named because they are not authorized to speak to the press. E*Trade Financial also stopped accepting orders as of 4 p.m. ...

2012-05-17T00:52:44Z
Robert F. Kennedy Jr's second wife found dead

Mary Richardson Kennedy, the 52-year-old estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr, has died, her family said Wednesday, in what local media called an apparent suicide at her home in suburban New York.

2012-05-17T00:51:53Z
Factbox: Facebook's IPO: who gets rich?

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The rich are going to get richer when Silicon Valley's biggest IPO starts trading on Friday. Facebook this week raised the number of shares it intends to float by 25 percent to 421 million shares, and lifted the target price range to $34-$38 per share as investors clamored for a slice of the third-largest IPO in U.S. history. As a result, the No. 1 social network and its shareholders will now collectively reap more than $15 billion from the initial public offering - a $5 billion hike from early May, when Facebook sought an IPO of roughly $11 billion. ...

2012-05-17T00:50:03Z
Bodemeister 8-5 morning line favorite in Preakness

Just like in the Kentucky Derby, Bodemeister is the favorite in the Preakness.

2012-05-17T00:45:37Z
Singapore Q1 economic growth slows to 1.6 percent

Singapore says its economic growth slowed in the first quarter as manufacturing fell.

2012-05-17T00:45:15Z
Cannes' female-free directors line-up criticized

At this year's Cannes Film Festival, there are directors in their 30s and their 80s, directors from Europe and North America, directors from Asia and the Middle East — but no women.

2012-05-17T00:42:08Z
Japan's economy grows 4.1 pct amid recovery

Japan's economy grew at an annual rate of 4.1 percent from January to March amid a gradual recovery from last year's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.

2012-05-17T00:40:44Z
Wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. found dead at NY home

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr, was found dead on Wednesday at her home in a New York City suburb, an officer at the Westchester County Medical Examiner's Office said. She was 52. Mary Kennedy had four children with Kennedy, the son of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy. He is a prominent New York environmentalist. ...

2012-05-17T00:39:01Z
Cannes opens with Anderson's 'Moonrise,' camel

Wes Anderson opened the 65th Cannes Film Festival with his meticulously composed ode to young love, "Moonrise Kingdom," while less mannered theatrics surrounded the annual French Riviera extravaganza.

2012-05-17T00:38:24Z
Authorities: Trooper gets text seeking illegal buy

Two women face possible charges after authorities say a text message seeking the illegal purchase of alcohol was errantly sent to an Alaska State Trooper.

2012-05-17T00:35:35Z
TB patient charged in Calif. for not taking meds

Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious.

2012-05-17T00:33:52Z
U.S. Senate to consider new Iran sanctions on Thursday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid will ask the U.S. Senate to approve a new package of oil and economic sanctions on Thursday aimed at further pressuring Iran to abandon its nuclear program, a Democratic leadership aide told Reuters. The politically popular sanctions are focused on foreign banks that handle transactions for Iran's national oil and tanker companies, and include measures to close loopholes in existing sanctions. Iran has insisted its nuclear program is for civilian purposes. ...

2012-05-17T00:33:14Z
Chuck Brown, pioneer of 'go-go' funk music, dies

Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation's capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75.

2012-05-17T00:32:02Z
J.C. Penney's shares in free-fall after 1Q loss

Wall Street doesn't seem to like J.C. Penney's new everyday low pricing any better than Main Street does.

2012-05-17T00:29:57Z
Manny Pacquiao denounces anti-gay allegations

Manny Pacquiao says he loves and supports gays and lesbians, even though he does not approve of gay marriage.

2012-05-17T00:17:20Z
Army launches review of PTSD diagnoses

Army leaders said Wednesday they are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly overturned.

2012-05-17T00:15:58Z
Kings bring dominant playoff run back home

The Los Angeles Kings have maintained their discipline and cool during a dominant playoff run that has them two games away from the team's first Stanley Cup finals appearance since 1993.

2012-05-17T00:15:57Z
Activision, EA settle lawsuit over execs' leaving

The legal battle between gaming giants Activision Blizzard Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. is over, with the companies announcing they have settled a case that accused EA of improperly recruiting two executives who oversaw the creation of the smash videogame "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2."

2012-05-17T00:14:14Z
Students in tornado-hit Ind. town await 'Lady A'

Tornadoes battered their school and homes, and spring break was spent cleaning up. Henryville has only begun to rebuild, but for one night, its high school students will get to put aside their worries for a private show by one of country music's biggest acts.

2012-05-17T00:08:42Z
Red carpet look

Chinese actress Fan Bing Bing poses on the red carpet before the screening of "Moonrise Kingdom" and the opening ceremony of the 65th Cannes film festival in Cannes.

2012-05-17T00:06:49Z
New home

Rescued Magellanic Penguins from South America play in the water at the new June Keys Penguin Habitat at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California.

2012-05-17T00:05:29Z
Santiago demo

Students protest demanding higher quality, free public education in Santiago, Chile.

2012-05-17T00:03:56Z
Off the platform

Russia Yulia Koltunova competes in the women's 10m platform diving final of the 31st LEN European Swimming Championships, in Eindhoven.

2012-05-17T00:03:41Z
No sure thing for GOP: a tight battle for Senate

Divisive Republican primaries, an out-of-nowhere GOP retirement in Maine and an unexpectedly competitive race in North Dakota add up to an unpredictable battle for control of the Senate this fall, confounding early forecasts that an era of Democratic rule was inevitably coming to an end.

2012-05-17T00:02:45Z
Just passing through

A woman looks at an elk standing on a lawn at a residential area in eastern Moscow. An elk family of bull, cow and calf wandered today into a residential area in the eastern part of the Russian capital, close to Losiny Ostrov (Elk Island) National Park, Russian media reported.

2012-05-17T00:01:30Z
Hosting Cannes

French actress Berenice Bejo arrives on stage to host the opening ceremony of the 65th Cannes film festival in Cannes.

2012-05-17T00:00:34Z
Pre-match glow

Munich's football stadium is illuminated with the colours of the UEFA Champions League in Munich, southern Germany.

2012-05-16T23:59:55Z
Officer's acquittal over Texas arrest upsets some

A jury's acquittal Wednesday of a former Houston police officer in the alleged beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect during a videotaped arrest upset black community leaders who criticized the verdict as unjust and racist.

2012-05-16T23:59:02Z
Guarding Roland-Garros

A Harris hawk, Tara, used to scare pigeons with eight other hawks, keeps watch at the Roland-Garros tennis stadium in Paris, six days ahead of the start of the French Open tennis event held from May 22 to June 10.

2012-05-16T23:55:36Z
Jays' Lawrie suspended 4 games for ump altercation

Brett Lawrie heard the penalty, then expressed just one regret about his tantrum: that his batting helmet bounced up and hit an umpire.

2012-05-16T23:54:43Z
Training missile falls from Army chopper in Texas: US

A US Army Apache helicopter accidentally dropped an inactive missile over central Texas, forcing dozens of homes to be evacuated, officials said Wednesday.

2012-05-16T23:53:30Z
House OKs GOP's anti-violence against women bill

House Republicans set up a showdown Wednesday with the Senate and President Barack Obama over legislation to protect women from domestic violence, a fight that's become as much about female voters this election year as cracking down on abuse.

2012-05-16T23:53:07Z
Lawrie joins list of baseball's wildest rants

Helmet tossing and bat banging have become all the rage, it seems. Yet suspended Toronto infielder Brett Lawrie and injured Washington teen phenom Bryce Harper still have a long way to go before hitting our list of baseball's wildest rants and raves.

2012-05-16T23:50:56Z
Suspect groom called his family about 'bad fight'

Hours after police found Estrella Carrera stabbed to death in her bathtub, still clad in the silver sequined cocktail dress she wore to celebrate her wedding to her on-and-off boyfriend, her family received a haunting phone call from the groom's family.

2012-05-16T23:44:55Z
Detective: Video shows Miss. murder-for-hire plan

A well-known Mississippi oncologist accused of orchestrating a plot to kill his ex-wife's divorce lawyer said he wanted a picture of the slain attorney with a "bullet between his eyes," according to testimony Wednesday.

2012-05-16T23:33:11Z
Romney keeps media at bay as he sticks to script

Mitt Romney is trying harder than ever these days to stay on script — and keep his traveling national press corps at arm's length.