Obama picks up 9 superdelegates, union endorsement
(AP)
 AP - Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic Party began coalescing around the Illinois senator for the fall campaign.
Obama Unlikely to Pick Clinton as Running Mate, Kennedy Says
(Bloomberg)
 Bloomberg - May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate
Barack Obama isn't likely to pick rival Hillary Clinton as a
running mate, according to one of his most prominent supporters.
Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident
(AP)
 AP - Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003.
Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child
(AP)
 AP - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman — she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins.
Records show Sharpton owes overdue taxes, other penalties
(AP)
 AP - Big corporations give him money. Presidential candidates seek his endorsement. He has influential friends in Congress and the governor's mansion. The Rev. Al Sharpton has emerged over the past decade as perhaps the nation's most prominent civil rights leader, a status that was demonstrated again this week when he led protests against police brutality that briefly shut down six of Manhattan's major bridges and tunnels.
Dig for human remains to begin at ranch where Manson hid
(AP)
 AP - The sheriff of the remote region where Charles Manson hid after a killing spree in the summer of 1969 said Friday that he will allow researchers to begin digging into the sandy soil in search of possible human remains.
What's Up, Doc?
(Dear Margo)
Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: For more than a year, I have been dating an emergency room doctor who works with her ex-fiance.
Russia puts tanks and missiles back in Red Square parade
(AP)
 AP - Russia showcased its military might and youthful new president to the world Friday, as heavy tanks and missile launchers rumbled across Red Square in a Victory Day parade for the first time since the Soviet era.
Judge sends wrestler's son to jail for 8 months for crash
(AP)
 AP - A judge in Florida says the 17-year-old son of wrestler Hulk Hogan should serve eight months in jail for reckless driving. Nick Bollea was led off to begin his sentence immediately after Friday's ruling. He will be on five years' probation and lose his driving privileges for three years.
A Lot Of Sex Is In Your Mind
(Dear Margo)
Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: My husband of a year, "Michael," is everything a partner should be: generous, caring, supportive, intelligent, easygoing and optimistic.
Military adds armor to Iraq vehicles as roadside bombs surge
(AP)
 AP - The U.S. military is reinforcing the sides of its topline mine-resistant vehicles to shore up what could be weak points as troops see a spike in armor-piercing roadside bombings across Iraq, The Associated Press has learned.
Rapper DMX arrested for drugs, animal cruelty
(AP)
 AP - DMX was arrested on drug and animal-cruelty charges following an overnight raid on the rapper's house Friday, authorities said.
Chile volcanic eruption seen at critical stage
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A towering plume of ash
from an erupting volcano in Chile's remote Patagonia could rain
down on the surrounding area and cause devastating damage, a
volcano expert warned on Friday.
New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye
(AP)
 AP - Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest — dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain.
Lebanon government denounces Hezbollah "coup" in Beirut
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group
took control of the Muslim half of Beirut on Friday in what the
U.S.-backed governing coalition described as "an armed and
bloody coup."
Aid on the way to devastated Myanmar but so is heavy rain
(AP)
 AP - More aid is on the way to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar — but so is the heavy rain. A week after Cyclone Nargis flattened low-lying villages and killed whole families at a time, the military junta finally agreed Friday to allow a U.S. cargo plane to bring in food and other supplies to the isolated country. Myanmar gave the green light after confiscating other shipments, prompting the U.N. to order a temporary freeze in shipments.
Relief falls far short in Myanmar, aid organizers say
(AP)
 AP - No helicopters. Almost no boats. Floods and fallen trees on the roads.
No infectious outbreak on Canadian train: officials
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Canadian health officials said
on Friday that a death and reported outbreak of flu-like
symptoms aboard a cross-Canada train were not due to an
infectious disease and in fact were likely not related at all.
Driver gets in wreck, sees his home catch fire, gets ticket
(AP)
AP - One moment, Justin Hill was turning into his driveway. Minutes later he was being flown to a hospital as his home went up in flames. Then he got a traffic ticket.
Obama gathers support as he looks to November
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama turned
his focus to a general election showdown with John McCain on
Friday and said the Republican White House candidate would
continue the failed policies of President George W. Bush.
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