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2012-05-18 14:26

Notorious 1980s drug dealer arrested in New York

In this photo provided by the New York City Police Department, James Corley is shown. Corley, 51, was charged with in New York on Thursday, May 17, 2012 with criminal sale of a controlled substance and other drug charges. His arrest was the result of a 15-month undercover investigation that used wiretaps and surveillance. (AP Photo/New York City Police Department)A drug dealer who got his start during the crack epidemic of the 1980s and was so good at hiding his whereabouts that he was known as "the ghost" has been arrested along with dozens of others on new charges.


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2012-05-18 14:26

Wayne Newton sued over Las Vegas home museum plans

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2012 file photo, Entertainer Wayne Newton performs during the 100th Anniversary celebration of Arizona's statehood, at the Capitol in Phoenix. The company that purchased the rights to convert Newton's home into Plans to turn Wayne Newton's sprawling Las Vegas estate into a celebrity museum have shifted into an ugly legal battle citing mismanagement, animal abuse and sexual harassment.


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2012-05-18 14:26

Pepsi drops horse show after video of animal abuse

Soft drink maker Pepsi said on Thursday that it was dropping sponsorship of a prestigious national horse show, one day after ABC News broadcast footage of a horse in training for a show being beaten by a trainer. The Walking Horse National Celebration said that Pepsi had been a sponsor since 2010 of the nation's leading competition for Tennessee Walking Horses, a breed known for its high-stepping gait. "We have ended our sponsorship of the event," Pepsi spokesman Vincent Bozek said on Thursday without elaborating. ...

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2012-05-18 14:26

Bus plunges into Vietnam river bank; 34 killed

In this photo taken on Thursday, May 17, 2012, rescuers work to search for victims of a bus accident in central highland province of Dak Lak, Vietnam. The crowded bus plunged into a river bank, killing 34 people and injuring 21 others in one of the country's deadliest road accidents. (AP Photo/Tuoi Tre Newspaper, Thai Ba Dung)A crowded bus plunged into a river bank in central Vietnam, killing 34 people and injuring 21 others in one of the country's deadliest road accidents.


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2012-05-18 14:26

Tweets show strong support for gay marriage

More Than Twice as Many Tweets Supported Gay Marriage Than Opposed ItThe tweeting masses are on board with the cause of the moment, gay marriage, by a roughly 2.6-to-1 margin, according to

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2012-05-18 14:26

6 shot, 3 dead in Louisville neighborhood

A woman is overcome with grief at the scene where four people were shot on a street corner in a west Louisville neighborhood Thursday, May 17, 2012. Police say two of the four people have died after being shot near 32nd and Kentucky Streets, and more gunfire rang out while officers were investigating. (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Michael Clevenger) NO SALES; MAGS OUT; NO ARCHIVE; MANDATORY CREDITThree people were killed Thursday after a chaotic shooting scene that had crowds running for cover in a crime-ridden section of Louisville.


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2012-05-18 14:26

The Liberation of Rahm Emanuel

The Liberation of RahmIt doesn’t sound like Rahm Emanuel, the current mayor of Chicago and former Obama chief of staff, misses working in the White House all that much.


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2012-05-18 14:26

Facebook set for big first-day pop

The Facebook logo appears on a display inside the NASDAQ Marketsite in Times Square Thursday, May 17, 2012, in New York. Facebook priced its IPO at $38 per share on Thursday, at the high end of its expected range. If extra shares reserved to cover additional demand are sold as part of the transaction, Facebook Inc. and its early investors stand to reap as much as $18.4 billion from the IPO. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Facebook is set to raise up to $18.4 billion in its IPO and become the first U.S. company to be worth more than $100 billion at its debut, as investors bet on a big pop when it begins trading Friday on the Nasdaq.


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2012-05-18 14:26

Jury to begin deliberations in John Edwards case

Former presidential candidate and Sen. John Edwards arrives at a federal courthouse in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, May 17, 2012. Edwards has pleaded not guilty to six counts related to campaign finance violations over nearly $1 million from two wealthy donors used to help hide the Democrat's pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)Jurors were set to begin deliberating the fate of John Edwards on Friday, weighing nearly four weeks of testimony and evidence from the former presidential candidate's corruption trial.


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2012-05-18 14:26

Colorado wildfire grows amid erratic wind gusts

Fire burns through trees on the Hewlett wildfire in the Poudre Canyon northwest of Fort Collins, Colo., on Thursday, May 17, 2012. More than 50 homes were evacuated on Thursday. The fire has grown from 1.5 square miles to 8 square miles in the last day as erratic wind gusts of up to 50 mph moved into the area fueled by thunderstorms that didn’t produce rain. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)Hundreds of firefighters worked to combat a growing blaze that was scorching terrain around a scenic canyon in northern Colorado.


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