Forty-three Catholic dioceses, universities and other organizations have filed 12 suits across several US states challenging a federal requirement that their health plans cover birth control.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T06:31:07Z
Revived focus on regulation after JPMorgan loss
Federal regulators and lawmakers are renewing the focus on financial regulation in the wake of a multibillion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T04:03:43Z
Obama praises Joplin's resiliency after tornado

President Barack Obama speaks at the Joplin High School commencement ceremony, Monday, May 21, 2012, at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

One year after a deadly tornado devastated their city, President Barack Obama praised the residents of Joplin, Mo., for a spirit of perseverance and resiliency that he said could serve as a model for a nation still grinding its way through tough economic times.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T04:30:41Z
Ex-detainee: Syrian prisons are 'slaughterhouses'
A prominent Palestinian writer who was jailed in Syria for nearly three weeks described the facilities as "human slaughterhouses," saying security agents beat detainees with batons, crammed them into stinking cells and tied them to beds at night.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T06:26:53Z
Ex-Rutgers student gets 30 days in webcam case

Dharun Ravi sits in court during his sentencing in New Brunswick, N.J., Monday, May 21, 2012. Ravi, a former Rutgers University student who used a webcam to watch his roommate kiss another man days before the roommate killed himself, was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail. A judge also gave 20-year-old Dharun Ravi three years of probation. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

A former Rutgers University student who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate was sentenced Monday to just 30 days in jail — a punishment that disappointed some activists but came as a relief to others who feared he would be made a scapegoat for his fellow freshman's suicide.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T04:28:22Z
Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO

FILE - In a Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo, curious bystanders watch through the Nasdaq windows as Facebook shares begin trading, in New York. Facebook's stock is sinking nearly 7 percent, Monday, May 21, 2012, falling below the $38 IPO price, in the social network's second day of trading as a public company. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Facebook was supposed to soar. Instead, it plunged.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T04:57:46Z
Buccaneers deal TE Winslow to Seattle, sign Clark
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded tight end Kellen Winslow to the Seattle Seahawks for a draft pick on Monday night and signed former Colts star Dallas Clark to replace him.
Publ.Date : 2012-05-22T03:59:29Z

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