German saved after buried in China's earthquake (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 08:13:12 GMT
AP - A German tourist and a 52-year-old man were rescued Saturday — nearly five days after being buried by a powerful earthquake that ravaged China's Sichuan province, state media reported.

Bush pivots to Arab side of Mideast peace dispute (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 07:55:38 GMT
AP - President Bush is pivoting to the Arab side of the Mideast peace dispute, and he may well get a less glowing reception than he did in Israel earlier this week.

UAW, American Axle reach deal that may end strike (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 07:22:32 GMT
AP - About 3,600 workers at American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. will find out soon whether a new contract was worth 80 days without a company paycheck.

Late Senator figures in 2008 presidential furor (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 08:06:27 GMT
AP - Being dead since 1940 hasn't kept Idaho U.S. Sen. William Borah from being inserted squarely into 2008 presidential politics after Democratic candidate Barack Obama took issue with President Bush's borrowing of a quote from Borah.

Oregon race could spell end of Schumer streak (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 08:10:28 GMT
AP - As head of the deep-pocketed Democratic Senatorial Campaign Commission, New York Sen. Charles Schumer hand-picked his party's nominee to take on Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith, the last Republican standing on the West Coast. But apparently, Schumer forgot to inform the state's voters.

New leaders unlikely to ease US-Russian tensions (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 08:12:01 GMT
AP - Russia's new president has promised the kind of democratic change that Washington advocated during predecessor Vladimir Putin's tenure. At the same time, all the candidates to succeed President Bush have promised a break from a foreign policy that Moscow has bitterly criticized.

Robert Mondavi, California wine pioneer, dies at 94 (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 08:15:00 GMT
AP - Robert Mondavi, the vintner who built his career and helped an iconic Northern California industry blossom by insisting that Napa Valley wines can compete with the best in the world, died in the valley Friday. He was 94.

Signs point to imminent Ashlee Simpson wedding (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 08:16:11 GMT
AP - Though Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are keeping a tight lid on their nuptuals, it's looking like a wedding is imminent. Aerial photos posted Friday at several celebrity Web sites, credited to the Insight News & Features paparazzi photo agency, purport to show the Simpson family home near Los Angeles dotted with large white party tents.

Lakers hold off Jazz 108-105, reach West finals (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 08:19:21 GMT
AP - Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years.

James scores 32, Cavs beat Celtics to force Game 7 (AP)
Sat, 17 May 2008 08:20:17 GMT
AP - The Cleveland Cavaliers packed for a weekend stay in Beantown — not a few weeks on Cape Cod. They've got at least one more game left, and in the NBA, it's as big as they ever get. Game 7. On Sunday. In Boston.