Gay marriage opponents vow to fight Calif. ruling (AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 10:44:38 GMT
AP - Even as same-sex couples across California begin making plans to tie the knot, opponents are redoubling their efforts to make sure wedding bells never ring for gay couples in the nation's most populous state.

Bush asks Saudis to increase oil production (AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 11:30:55 GMT
AP - President Bush, on a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia, is taking a second stab on Friday at getting the oil-rich nation to increase production and drive down soaring gasoline prices hurting U.S. consumers.

Zimbabwe presidential runoff on June 27 (AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 11:34:44 GMT
AP - A presidential election runoff between Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be held June 27, the electoral commission said in an announcement published Friday.

Bin Laden: Palestinian cause fuels war (AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 10:48:00 GMT
AP - Osama bin Laden said in a new audio recording released Friday that al-Qaida will continue its holy war against Israel and its allies until it liberates Palestine.

Aftershocks spark landslides at quake epicenter (AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 10:59:16 GMT
AP - A strong aftershock sparked landslides near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake Friday, burying vehicles and again cutting off ravaged areas of central China.

Florida, Michigan delegates cannot save Clinton (AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 10:51:23 GMT
AP - Sorry, Sen. Clinton. Michigan and Florida can't save your campaign. Interviews with those considering how to handle the two states' banished convention delegates found little interest in the former first lady's best-case scenario.

Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer, study finds (AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 10:52:39 GMT
AP - Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found — adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. The results are sure to renew arguments about whether a little more sunshine is a good thing.

'$100 laptop' nonprofit now teamed with Microsoft (AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 10:53:21 GMT
AP - The One Laptop Per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft Corp., a rival the nonprofit group once derided, is the solution to its problems in spreading inexpensive portable computers to schoolchildren.

DeGeneres, de Rossi plan to marry, AP is told (AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 10:54:02 GMT
AP - Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action — she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.

Ginobili, Duncan help Spurs force Game 7 (AP)
Fri, 16 May 2008 10:55:52 GMT
AP - The San Antonio Spurs' Big Three came through. Now they have to win one on the road to keep their title defense alive. Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Tony Parker added 15 points in the Spurs' 99-80 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 6 on Thursday night.