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U.S.  KOMO Obama Adds Seven Superdelegates, Closing on Clinton (Update4) Bloomberg - 1 hour ago By Christopher Stern May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama picked up seven more superdelegates, including one who switched from Hillary Clinton, and has almost drawn even with his rival in endorsements from the party ... Obama narrows Clinton lead in superdelegates CNN 4 more superdelegates back Obama Los Angeles Times Turkish Press - The Associated Press - FOXNews - Washington Post all 1,047 news articles » 39 Republicans Join Democrats As Mortgage Bill Passes House Washington Post - 7 hours ago By Lori Montgomery The House yesterday approved an ambitious plan to rescue hundreds of thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure by helping them trade exotic loans with rapidly rising monthly payments for more affordable mortgages backed by the ... White House leaves door open on housing rescue Reuters HUD Chief Open to Compromise on Anti-Foreclosure Plan (Update1) Bloomberg Christian Science Monitor - The Associated Press - Los Angeles Times - WLOS all 792 news articles » The Southern Ledger Mo. woman pleads, will be sentenced in stolen baby attack San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours ago By JIM SALTER, AP Writer A woman accused of slashing a young mother's throat, kidnapping her newborn and passing off the child as her own for five days reached a plea deal Friday and will be sentenced this summer. Missouri's Shannon Torrez Enters Plea in Kidnapped Baby Case FOXNews Mo. woman enters Alford plea in kidnapping case Newsweek St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MyFox Saint Louis - KWMU all 190 news articles » CBS News Nothing Wrong With Land Swap, Says McCain CBS News - 1 hour ago COLUMBIA, SC -- John McCain responded to an article in the Washington Post today, which alleges that a land swap deal in Arizona that benefitted one of his contributors, saying he did nothing improper. Democratic leaders blast John McCain's ties to Arizona land deals ... Bizjournals.com Questions Submitted to the McCain Campaign Wednesday Washington Post Reuters - BloggingStocks - Town Hall - The Carpetbagger Report all 32 news articles » Gov. Schwarzenegger starts fire safety at home Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago For Wildfire Awareness Week, he notes hazards at his own house and urges Californians to heed prevention measures. By Michael Rothfeld Times Staff Writer SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Schwarzenegger orders fines for overgrown properties San Jose Mercury News No Defensible Space? Fire Fines Possible KCRA.com CBS 13 - Central Valley Business Times - Sacramento Bee - KPBS all 30 news articles » Brocktown News Body of woman, 90, found on toilet in inhabited Wis. home Washington Post - 59 minutes ago AP NECEDAH, Wis. -- A sheriff's deputy discovered the remains of a 90-year-old woman on a toilet in a house she apparently shared with a woman and two children. Woman dead in Wisconsin house; residents lived with corpse for 2 ... KARE Elderly Woman Found Dead in Bathroom, Two People Arrested WYOW Chicago Tribune - Westfall Weekly News - WEAU-TV 13 - WKBT all 77 news articles » NECN Suffolk DA: Lover's quarrel preceded fatal South Boston fire Boston Globe - 1 hour ago By Donovan Slack and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff The girlfriend of the mother of two young sisters killed in a South Boston fire was arrested today on murder and arson charges. Source: Mom’s pal arrested in deadly Southie fire Boston Herald Woman arrested for fatal South Boston fire NECN WHDH-TV - Boston Channel.com - WBZ - WHDH-TV all 17 news articles » 10TV Dann Addresses Calls For Resignation NBC4i.com - 47 minutes ago By Denise Yost COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Speaker of the House Jon Husted, along with Ohio Senate President Bill Harris said they will craft a law that will put the attorney general's office under the microscope of the state inspector general. Legislators paving way for probe into AG's office Bizjournals.com Ohio politics news and analysis from The Plain Dealer The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com WTOL - NewsNet5.com - WKYC-TV - Legal News Line all 28 news articles » New offer by alumni to keep Antioch College open rejected Boston Globe - 3 hours ago YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio—A new offer from an alumni group trying to keep Antioch College from temporarily closing has been rejected, officials said Friday. Antioch board renews plan to close in June Bizjournals.com Last Minute Bid To Keep Antioch Open Rejected WHIO Radio WHIOtv.com - Toledo Blade all 15 news articles » eFluxMedia Fossella’s Hometown Paper Calls for Resignation New York Times - 7 hours ago By Jonathan P. Hicks One of the most notable features in the week-long saga of Representative Vito J. Fossella is the clear reluctance on the part of his fellow politicians, Democrat or Republican, to weigh in on the matter publicly. NY rep faces questions after admitting affair, secret child Examiner.com NY Congressman Acknowledges Affair, Child Washington Post CQPolitics.com - Staten Island Advance - SILive.com - Newsday - Boston Globe all 607 news articles » Locke High School locked down after huge brawl Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago By Howard Blume And Jessica Garrison Times Staff Writers As many as 600 students at Locke High School fought in a lunchtime brawl that has left the campus locked down and four students arrested, police and school officials said this afternoon. Hundreds brawl at LA high school San Jose Mercury News Hundreds brawl at LA high school KESQ Greensboro News Record - Los Angeles Times all 13 news articles » WKRG-TV NC officials: Fatal twister could have been worse Houston Chronicle - 3 hours ago By MIKE BAKER AP Writer © 2008 AP RALEIGH, NC - Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. AssociatedPress Homes in Virginia damaged by storm system WTTE San Jose Mercury News - KMPH Fox 26 - KGAN - Associated Content all 539 news articles » Brocktown News Man crashes at driveway, sees home catch fire, gets ticket Washington Post - 4 hours ago AP Rock Island, Tenn. -- A Rock Island man whose car was hit as he tried to make a left turn into his driveway saw his home going up in flames as he was airlifted to the hospital. Driver gets in wreck, sees his home catch fire, gets ticket International Herald Tribune Tennessee driver gets in wreck, sees his home catch fire, gets ticket Canoe.ca all 114 news articles » PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) Blackwater unlikely to face charges in Iraq shooting International Herald Tribune - 3 hours ago AP WASHINGTON: Blackwater Worldwide, the security contractor blamed by an angry Iraqi government for the shooting deaths of 17 civilians, is not expected to face criminal charges - all but ensuring the company will keep its multimillion-dollar contract ... AP: Guards, not Blackwater, likely to face charges in Iraqi deaths USA Today Blackwater unlikely to face charges in Iraq shooting WAVY-TV Rock Hill Herald all 94 news articles » 'Funeral Day Burglar' found guilty of 10 counts in Mo. The Associated Press - 5 hours ago PLATTE CITY, Mo. (AP) - A burglar who authorities say used the obituary pages to select his targets was convicted of 10 counts Friday. Man found guilty in burglaries during funerals Kansas City Star 'Funeral Day Burglar' found guilty of 10 counts in Mo. WTTE NTV - Hays Daily News all 111 news articles » Washington Post Police Union Says Fenty Unwelcome Washington Post - 5 hours ago By David Nakamura and Allison Klein Tension between DC police officers and Mayor Adrian M. Fenty over a high-profile shooting case escalated yesterday when the Fraternal Order of Police rescinded an offer to him to attend its annual memorial service. Police Revoke Fenty's Invitation To Speak At Memorial Service NBC 4.com Police Pull Fenty Invitation Over Shooting WJLA WNDU-TV - Washington Post all 6 news articles » Business group opposes ESD changes Bizjournals.com - 4 hours ago Unshackle Upstate is voicing concerns over reports that Gov. David Paterson plans to change the co-chairmanship structure of Empire State Development Corp. Upstate Economic Czar Supports Whatever Paterson Wants Politics on the Hudson Upstate/downstate economic divide may be rekindled News 8 Utica Observer Dispatch - Buffalo News - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com all 15 news articles » Colleges accept more wait-listed students United Press International - 7 hours ago NEW YORK, May 9 (UPI) -- Several leading US universities plan to accept significantly higher numbers of students from waiting lists this year than in the past, school officials said. Colleges tap waiting lists Denver Post Top Colleges Dig Deeper in Wait Lists for Students New York Times all 5 news articles » PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) Tiny Crawford relegated to supporting role for Jenna Bush wedding International Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago AP CRAWFORD, Texas: So close and yet so far: Tiny Crawford is sort of like a bridesmaid at arm's length from Jenna Bush's wedding Saturday. White House Stays Quiet on Jenna Bush's Wedding FOXNews First Daughter Jenna Bush Ties the Knot Back at the Ranch Gay Wired CNN - USA Today - Dallas Morning News - ABC News all 980 news articles » Albany Times Union Church records offer rare look inside polygamist families The Associated Press - 23 hours ago SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Hand-scrawled records taken from a polygamist sect are helping untangle the spider-web network of family relationships at the Yearning For Zion ranch, where some husbands had more than a dozen wives. Bishop’s Records Help Untangle Polygamist Sect’s Family Relationships KWTX Few who are left at polygamist ranch try to make sense of it all Dallas Morning News all 241 news articles »