Iowa river searched for 4 missing after boat crash
2012-05-19T16:33:54Z
Crews searched Saturday for four people missing after an overnight boat crash on the Mississippi River in Iowa, although one official said it was mostly a recovery effort.

Cardinal's presence felt at Pa. church-abuse trial
2012-05-19T16:28:36Z
Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua died just weeks before his longtime aide went on trial in the alleged cover-up of sexual assaults by priests within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Torch starts its 8,000 mile journey
2012-05-19T16:27:56Z
British sailing hero Ben Ainslie kicked off the torch relay for the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday with a stroll through teary, flag-waving crowds who cheered the arrival of the flame.

Cool weather aids in fight against Colo. wildfire
2012-05-19T16:24:24Z
Lower temperatures and higher humidity Saturday were expected to help crews assigned to a wildfire that has scorched 12 square miles in northern Colorado.

Michelle Obama host G-8 spouses at White House
2012-05-19T16:23:59Z
While President Barack Obama hosts world leaders at Camp David, Michelle Obama is entertaining their spouses at the White House.

Crews chisel rock to free man stuck in Iowa cave
2012-05-19T16:23:34Z
Rescue crews are chiseling away rock to free a man trapped in a cave at an Iowa state park.

Syria bomb kills 9, Damascus blames foreign plot
2012-05-19T16:08:01Z
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb blew up at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, killing nine people, an attack that Syria said was the latest proof that an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad is a foreign plot. The official SANA news agency said the blast had been the work of a suicide bomber, and had killed nine and wounded about 100, including guards, at what it called military installations. It said residences had been damaged. ...

Obama wants new banking rules put in place soon
2012-05-19T16:06:20Z
President Barack Obama says the big trading loss at JPMorgan Chase shows the need to finally put in place banking rules he signed into law two years ago. He also is calling on Congress to stop trying to weaken the regulations.

One dead, five badly hurt in Italy school blast
2012-05-19T16:00:39Z
Italy was in shock on Saturday after a 16-year-old girl died and five other teens were gravely injured in a bomb blast at a school, as investigators cast doubt on possible involvement by the mafia.

3 men charged with terror conspiracy ahead of NATO
2012-05-19T15:55:33Z
Three men arrested earlier this week when police raided a Chicago apartment were being held Saturday on terrorism conspiracy charges, accused of trying to make Molotov cocktails ahead of the NATO summit.