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    Former Bosnian Serb military commander Gen. Ratko Mladic is seen at the start of his trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday May 16, 2012. Twenty years after the opening shots of the Bosnian War, Mladic has gone on trial on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, his appearance at the UN tribunal marks the end of a long wait for justice to survivors of the 1992-95 war that left some 100,000 people dead. (AP Photo/Toussaint Kluiters, Pool)

    Judge postpones evidence in Mladic trial

    The presiding judge in the U.N. trial of Gen. Ratko Mladic has delayed indefinitely the presentation of evidence that had been scheduled to start later this month due to "errors" by prosecutors in disclosing evidence to defense lawyers. More »Judge postpones evidence in Mladic trial

    Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters after speaking at a campaign stop, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

    Look out Obama: Romney raises over $40 million in April

    Romney nearly matched the $44 million that President Obama raised during the same pe … More »Look out Obama: Romney raises over $40 million in April

    FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2009 file photo, Internet pioneer Len Kleinrock poses for a portrait next to an Interface Message Processor, which was used to develop the Internet. Kleinrock, arguably the world's first Internet user, says Facebook is fine for his grandchildren, but it's not for him. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

    As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'

    Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there. More »As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'

    • FILE - This Sept. 18, 2008 file photo shows Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in New York. An attorney on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said Mary Kennedy has been found dead on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s property in Bedford, N.Y. (AP Photo/Andy Kropa, File)
      The Kennedy curse lives on ABC OTUS News - 14 hrs ago

      The Death of RFK Jr.'s wife is the Latest Tragedy for the Kennedy Family. More »The Kennedy curse lives on

      FILE - This Sept. 18, 2008 file photo shows Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in New York. An attorney on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said Mary Kennedy has been found dead on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s property in Bedford, N.Y. (AP Photo/Andy Kropa, File)

      The Death of RFK Jr.'s wife is the Latest Tragedy for the Kennedy Family.

    • Chart shows racial breakdown of births in the U.S. from July 2010 to July
      Census: Minorities surpass whites in U.S.births AP - 4 hrs ago

      For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. More »Census: Minorities surpass whites in U.S.births

      Chart shows racial breakdown of births in the U.S. from July 2010 to July

      For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing.

    • 'Ex-Patriot Act' responds to Facebook's Saverin's tax 'scheme' ABC OTUS News - 52 mins ago

      Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has a status update for Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin: Stop attempting to dodge your taxes by renouncing your U.S. citizenship or never come to back to the U.S. again. More »'Ex-Patriot Act' responds to Facebook's Saverin's tax 'scheme'

      Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has a status update for Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin: Stop attempting to dodge your taxes by renouncing your U.S. citizenship or never come to back to the U.S. again.

    • FILE - In this Friday, March 16, 2012 file photo, a "No Trespassing" sign is shown in front a neighborhood of 262 homes called Strawberry Lakes, in Lake Worth, Fla. National foreclosure trends took a positive turn in April, as the number of homes seized by banks declined and fewer properties entered into the foreclosure process RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday May 17, 2012. But state-level data point to potentially more home repossessions ahead in Florida and many of the 25 other states where courts are required to sign off on foreclosures. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
      Report: Fewer US homes foreclosed upon in April AP - 4 hrs ago

      National foreclosure trends took a positive turn in April, as the number of homes seized by banks declined and fewer properties entered into the foreclosure process. More »Report: Fewer US homes foreclosed upon in April

      FILE - In this Friday, March 16, 2012 file photo, a "No Trespassing" sign is shown in front a neighborhood of 262 homes called Strawberry Lakes, in Lake Worth, Fla. National foreclosure trends took a positive turn in April, as the number of homes seized by banks declined and fewer properties entered into the foreclosure process RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday May 17, 2012. But state-level data point to potentially more home repossessions ahead in Florida and many of the 25 other states where courts are required to sign off on foreclosures. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

      National foreclosure trends took a positive turn in April, as the number of homes seized by banks declined and fewer properties entered into the foreclosure process.

    • U.S ambassador to Israel Shapiro listens to an Israeli army colonel as they stand next to a launcher in a field near the southern city of Ashkelon
      Plans to strike Iran "ready," says U.S. Israel envoy Reuters - 1 hr 2 mins ago

      JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. plans for a possible military strike on Iran are ready and the option is "fully available", the U.S. ambassador to Israel said, days before Tehran resumes talks with world powers which suspect it … More »Plans to strike Iran "ready," says U.S. Israel envoy

      U.S ambassador to Israel Shapiro listens to an Israeli army colonel as they stand next to a launcher in a field near the southern city of Ashkelon

      JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. plans for a possible military strike on Iran are ready and the option is "fully available", the U.S. ambassador to Israel said, days before Tehran resumes talks with world powers which suspect it of seeking to develop nuclear arms. Like Israel, the United States has said it considers military …

    • This undated photo provided by the Burbank, Ill., police department shows Arnoldo Jimenez. Police in the Chicago suburb of Burbank said that they are searching for Jimenez, the newlywed husband of 26-year-old Estrella Carrera, whose body was found stabbed and clothed in the silver sequin cocktail dress she wore at her wedding reception. (AP Photo/Burbank Police Department)
      Manhunt for groom charged in Ill. bride's slaying AP - 4 hrs ago

      Police and FBI officials were poring over more than 100 tips as they hunted for a man accused of stabbing his new wife to death and leaving her body in her bathtub, still clad in her silver-sequined wedding dress. More »Manhunt for groom charged in Ill. bride's slaying

      This undated photo provided by the Burbank, Ill., police department shows Arnoldo Jimenez. Police in the Chicago suburb of Burbank said that they are searching for Jimenez, the newlywed husband of 26-year-old Estrella Carrera, whose body was found stabbed and clothed in the silver sequin cocktail dress she wore at her wedding reception. (AP Photo/Burbank Police Department)

      Police and FBI officials were poring over more than 100 tips as they hunted for a man accused of stabbing his new wife to death and leaving her body in her bathtub, still clad in her silver-sequined wedding dress.

    • John Edwards arrives at a federal courthouse for his trial on charges of campaign corruption in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, May 16, 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/Chuck Burton)
      Closing arguments to begin in John Edwards case AP - 3 hrs ago

      With only two hours each to make their closing arguments, prosecutors and defense lawyers neared the end of a month-long trial into whether former presidential hopeful John Edwards violated campaign finance laws. More »Closing arguments to begin in John Edwards case

      John Edwards arrives at a federal courthouse for his trial on charges of campaign corruption in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, May 16, 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/Chuck Burton)

      With only two hours each to make their closing arguments, prosecutors and defense lawyers neared the end of a month-long trial into whether former presidential hopeful John Edwards violated campaign finance laws.

    • GOP Senate hopes once again rest on insurgents AP - 4 hrs ago
      In this May 16, 2012, photo, Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer addresses supporters with her former opponent, state Attorney Gen. Jon Bruning applauding, right. For Senate Republicans, 2012 is starting a lot like 2010. Republicans have a shot at taking control of the Senate from Democrats as long as insurgent conservatives who are defeating the GOP’s more establishment candidates in primaries don’t frighten off independent voters like they did two years ago. Fischer, a little-known state senator, became the latest unexpected Senate Republican nominee Tuesday, rallying late to upset the favored _ and better funded _ choices of both the party’s mainstream and tea party establishments. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

      For Senate Republicans, 2012 is starting a lot like 2010. They have a shot at taking control from Democrats as long as insurgent conservatives don't frighten independent voters like they did two years ago.

    • Caretaker Greek Cabinet, legislators sworn in AP - 2 hrs 28 mins ago
      Newly appointed caretaker Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos attends the swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Council of State head Panagiotis Pikrammenos, 67, was appointed earlier Wednesday to head a government that will lack the mandate to make any binding commitments until new elections, which are expected June 17. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

      Greece's caretaker Cabinet was sworn in and will lead the country into next month's election, after a deadlocked vote sparked more political turmoil and brought the country's use of the euro currency into question.

    • Leading insurer pays $109M for dog bite claims AP - 5 hrs ago
      Eleasha Gall, director of behavior and training at spcaLA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles), interacts with Tux, a one-year-old Pit bull, in an effort to promote behavior to avoid dog bites, at the spcaLA P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village and Education Center in Long Beach, Calif., on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. One of the nation's largest home insurers released its 2011 statistics on dog bite claims Wednesday. A State Farm Insurance spokesman says more than $109 million was paid on about 3,800 dog bite claims nationwide. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

      Dog bites man does not get a lot of attention in the news, but it costs insurance companies hundreds of millions in claims every year.

    • Biden lays into Romney, GOP: 'They don't get who we are!' ABC OTUS News - 14 hrs ago
      Vice President Joe Biden speaks at M-7 Technologies, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in Youngstown, Ohio. Biden is pouncing on Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney in swing state Ohio, casting him as a corporate raider more interested in making profits than in the needs of workers. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

      At a campaign stop in Youngstown, Ohio, Vice President Joe Biden lit into Republicans and their presumed  presidential nominee for what he described as a failure to understand the plight of the middle class.

    • Chuck Brown, pioneer of 'go-go' funk music, dies @ Yahoo! Music - 2 hrs 32 mins ago
      FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2010 file photo, master of ceremonies Chuck Brown speaks during a program to celebrate the legacy of the late Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington. Brown, who styled a unique brand of funk music as a singer, guitarist and songwriter known as the "godfather of go-go," died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

      Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation's capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75.

    • 2 US Navy ships collide in Pacific; no injuries AP - 10 hrs ago
      This undated image provided by the U.S. Navy shows the amphibious assault ship USS Essex underway in the Pacific Ocean. The Essex and a refueling tanker, the USNS Yukon, collided in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday May 16,2012, but there were no injuries and no fuel spills, the 3rd Fleet said. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joe Kane)

      An 844-foot-long U.S. Navy assault ship collided with a refueling tanker Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, causing damage to both ships, but there were no injuries or fuel spills, military officials said.

    • No tears as woman sees bacteria-ravaged hands AP - 12 hrs ago
      Blood drive for woman with flesh-eating disease

      A Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection has been looking at her ravaged hands and asking about the damage, all without tears, her father said.

    • New U.S.-Russian crew arrives at space station SPACE.com - 7 hrs ago
      New US-Russian Crew Arrives at Space Station

      An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station early Thursday, kicking off a four-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory.

    • Is the Fed to blame for JPMorgan's $2 billion blowup? Time.com - 15 hrs ago
      US fund manager Saratoga Capital Management filed a class-action lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase

      The JPMorgan $2-billion-trading-loss story is nearly a week old, and the news has predictably gone through the various spin cycles of the political right and left. Initially, progressives pounced on the loss as reason to strengthen the yet-to-be-fully-implemented Dodd-Frank financial reform law. Conservatives then pushed …

    • Manny Pacquiao denounces anti-gay allegations AP - 10 hrs ago
      Boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao speaks about his views on same-sex marriage at his home in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. Pacquiao was quoted in a recent interview as opposing President Barack Obama's views on same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

      Manny Pacquiao says he loves and supports gays and lesbians, even though he does not approve of gay marriage.

    • Verizon Wireless to scrap unlimited plans for 4G users Reuters - 13 hrs ago
      A Verizon logo is seen during the International CTIA WIRELESS Conference & Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana

      NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless is planning to force customers to give up their unlimited data plans when they move to its high-speed wireless service, a top executive for parent company Verizon Communications Inc said on Wednesday. For now, Verizon Wireless customers who move to the company's highest-speed fourth …

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