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UPCOMING

FEA-Cinco-De-Mayo-Origins (12:01 a.m.)

Cinco de Mayo -- the unofficial U.S. holiday long believed to have been imported, with celebratory beer, from Mexico -- isn't a Mexican holiday at all but rather an American one created by Latinos in the West during the Civil War, according to new research by a California professor.

Afghanistan-Skype-Death (monitoring)

An Army captain's wife witnessed her husband's death while the couple was engaged in one of their regular video chats -- he from his base in Afghanistan and she from the United States, some 7,500 miles away -- the family said.

US-Gitmo-Arraignment 12:30 a

The Obama administration's struggle over how to handle the prisoners and prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, enters a new chapter Saturday when a military judge here convenes an arraignment for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men for their alleged roles in the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Syria-Unrest (monitoring)

Syrian government snipers and other forces stalked opponents in homes and neighborhoods Friday in a campaign of gunfire, shelling and arrests amid mass protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, an opposition group said.

Pakistan-Drone-Strike

Nine suspected militants were killed early Saturday morning when a US drone fired two missiles at a militant compound in Pakistan's tribal region, an intelligence official and a political official told CNN.

SPORT-Dr- Shaq 3:00 a

Shaquille O'Neal The retired basketball star and TNT NBA analyst graduates Saturday from Florida's Barry University with a PhD in Human Resource Development.

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INTERNATIONAL

France-Strauss-Kahn

French prosecutors said Friday they are considering widening an investigation into former IMF chief Dominique Strauss Kahn's alleged participation in a prostitution ring.

Cuba Jailed American

A jailed American contractor said Friday he feels like a "hostage," in Cuba, where he is serving a 15-year prison sentence on charges of subversion.

Colombia-Prostitute-Interview

Book publishers and modeling agents, take note: The woman at the center of the U.S. Secret Service prostitution scandal is embracing her notoriety and spilling colorful details about that infamous night. At a bar in Cartegena last month, Secret Service agents were "buying alcohol like it was water." The same agent who refused to pay also liked to dance in a "disorderly" manner in which "he lifted his shirt to show off his six-pack." Agents were dancing on the bar. Dania Londono Suarez, the escort who unwittingly sparked investigations that have ensnared roughly two dozen members of the Secret Service and U.S. military over reported use of prostitutes in Colombia in the days before President Barack Obama visited last month, gave a lengthy, wide-ranging interview to Colombia's W Radio on Friday.

Syria-Unrest

Syrian government snipers and other forces stalked opponents in homes and neighborhoods Friday in a campaign of gunfire, shelling and arrests amid mass protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, an opposition group said.

Canada-Hang-Glider-Death

A Canadian hang-gliding instructor who police say swallowed a memory card possibly containing video of a fatal accident was granted bail Friday, a court spokesman said.

France Muslim Fears

France is home to Western Europe's largest Muslim population, but on the eve of presidential elections, mainstream French society is questioning whether a person can be both Muslim and French -- and that worries French Muslims, who see no contradiction between the two identities.

Mexico-Violence

Residents of the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo found nine bodies hanging from an overpass Friday morning, along with a message directed to a drug cartel.

Mexico-Journalists-Killed

The governor of Mexico's eastern state of Veracruz vowed Friday to create two organizations -- one to help the victims of organized crime and the other to protect journalists.

China-Activist-US

The diplomatic drama over Chen Guangcheng showed promising signs of a resolution Friday, with China indicating the activist could apply to travel to the United States and New York University announcing it has invited him to be a visiting scholar.

China-Activist-Friend

As criticism intensified over the Obama administration's handling of Chen Guangcheng's case, the State Department released a translation of his friend's Twitter post in which the Chinese activist denies he wanted political asylum and says he was not forced out of the U.S. Embassy.

China-chen-florcruz

China, U.S. searching for 'face-saving' solution to Chen saga.

China-Chen-Saga

Throughout her nearly 24-hour journey from Washington to Beijing, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton avoided the cameras of journalists traveling on her plane. For nearly a week leading up the trip -- ever since the blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng had fled his village home and sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing -- both the secretary and her spokespersons refused to answer any and all questions about him, save a tight-lipped "We've got nothing on that for you." But the U.S. officials did have someting, a full-scale diplomatic mess that would play out not just behind closed doors, but through the media and social media with every few hours bringing a new twist.

Afghanistan-Taliban-Strength

Just two hours before President Barack Obama landed in Afghanistan on Tuesday, a congressional delegation was departing.

Argentina-UK-Falklands-Video

Argentina angered some this week when it released an advertisement filmed in the Falkland Islands that claims that the country still has sovereignty over the South Atlantic island chain.

UK-Hacking-Inquiry

Eight UK government ministers were given the right Friday to see written witness statements before the witnesses testify to an independent inquiry into phone hacking and news media ethics.

Egypt-Protests

Mass demonstrations are expected in Cairo Friday after several parties urged supporters to voice their outrage at this week's deadly clashes and demand the resignation of Egypt's interim military government.

Saudi-Arabia-Egypt

Saudi Arabia is re-establishing its diplomatic presence in Egypt after tensions briefly spurred the kingdom to pull its envoys and shutter its missions, Egyptian and Saudi state news agencies said Friday.

Ireland-Church-Abuse-Scandal

Ireland's top Roman Catholic cleric, Cardinal Sean Brady, was under mounting pressure to resign Friday amid renewed allegations about his role in dealing with the sexual abuse of children by priests.

Obama-G8-Africa

President Barack Obama invited four African leaders to join food security talks at the annual G8 summit this month.

Pakistan-Attack

An explosion killed 13 and injured 60 others in Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Friday, a government official told CNN.

France-Election

The two contenders for the French presidency entered the final day of campaigning Friday, with opinion polls giving challenger Francois Hollande the edge over President Nicolas Sarkozy.

France-Germany-Analysis

There has been a great deal of austerity-bashing -- that is to say Germany-bashing -- this French election season. Buoyed by his success in the first round, socialist contender Francois Hollande declared last Thursday: "It is not for Germany to decide for the rest of Europe." Vowing to reset Europe on a growth path, he said, "we're not just any country, we can change the situation."

SPORT-football-euro-2012-putin

Russian premier Vladimir Putin has criticized plans by European leaders to boycott next month's Euro 2012 football finals due to the treatment by Ukrainian authorities of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

SPORT-motorsport-f1-alonso-ferrari

Ferrari's hopes of a first world title since 2008 were effectively blown away before this season even started when the legendary Formula One team admitted the 2012 car was not up to speed.

U.S.A.

ENT-Beastie-Boys-Death

Adam "MCA" Yauch, a founding member of the pioneering rap band Beastie Boys, died Friday after a nearly three-year battle with cancer, the band's publicist said.

MED--Beastie-Boys-MCA-Death-Salivary-Gland-Cancer

It's extremely rare for people to be diagnosed with salivary gland cancer. Most Americans who get it are older than 55. Adam Yauch, better known as "MCA" of the Beastie Boys, died Friday at age 47 after having cancer for nearly three years. Yauch was one of the few younger patients diagnosed with the disease. Two adults in 100,000 are diagnosed with salivary gland cancer per year, according to the American Cancer Society.

ENT-Celebs-React-Adam-Yauch

Celebrities and musicians react to the death of Beastie Boys rapper Adam Yauch.

US-Panetta-Troops

The enemy may be losing on the battlefield in Afghanistan, but he is trying to win the public relations war with the help of misconduct among a few U.S. military personnel, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told soldiers Friday.

Afghanistan-Skype-Death

An Army captain's wife witnessed her husband's death while the couple was engaged in one of their regular video chats -- he from his base in Afghanistan and she from the United States, some 7,500 miles away -- the family said.

Pennsylvania Abuse Scandal

Philadelphia's Catholic archbishop announced Friday that five priests will not be reinstated following a church investigation into accusations of child sex abuse, though the men have a right to an appeal.

POL-John-Edwards-Trial

A former adviser recalled Friday how he urged John Edwards to steer clear of a campaign videographer, later revealed to be his mistress. But the then-presidential candidate refused, Peter Scher said in court.

Florida-FAMU-Hazing

All but one of the 11 people facing felony hazing charges in connection with the death of a Florida A&M University band member had turned themselves in by Friday afternoon, a state police spokeswoman said.

Washington-Child-Porn

A soldier currently serving in Afghanistan is under investigation on allegations involving the production and possession of child pornography and blackmail, the Washington State Patrol said Friday.

California-Teacher-Penson-Fund-Wal-Mart

The California State Teachers' Retirement System has filed a derivative action lawsuit against current and former Wal-Mart executives and board members for the firm's alleged bribery in Mexico and a subsequent corporate coverup, the system said Friday. A derivative action is a lawsuit brought by shareholders on behalf of a company against a third party, and the California entity, which is the second-largest U.S. public pension fund, holds more than 5.3 million shares of Wal-Mart, valued at more than $313.5 million as of Tuesday, according to the fund and its lawsuit.

New-York-Chamberlain-Death

Federal prosecutors will investigate the case of a white police officer who shot and killed an ailing 68-year-old black veteran in his own apartment, a spokeswoman said Friday.

US-Keystone-Pipeline

A Canadian company has reapplied for a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline that would connect the tar sands oil development in northern Alberta to the U.S. Gulf Coast, the State Department announced Friday.

Ohio-Animals-Return

Five exotic animals once owned by an Ohio man who last year set free dozens of animals before committing suicide were returned to the man's widow Friday.

SPORT-NFL-Seau-Autopsy

Junior Seau's family will let researchers study the former NFL linebacker's brain for evidence of trauma, San Diego Chargers chaplain Shawn Mitchell said Friday.

US-Peterson-Trial

In his first court appearance in nearly two years, former police officer Drew Peterson entered an Illinois courtroom Friday for a hearing in his upcoming murder trial.

Gitmo Arraignment

The Obama administration's struggle over how to handle the prisoners and prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, enters a new chapter Saturday when a military judge there will convene an arraignment for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men for their alleged roles in the September 11 terrorist attacks.

POLITICS

POL-Obama-Ohio-Walkup

As President Obama prepares to officially kick off his reelection campaign with a rally here at The Ohio State University on Saturday, the Ohio chapter of Obama for America is already in full swing.

POL-santorum-romney

Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum battled each other for months, trading attacks over the Massachusetts health care plan, who was the true fiscal conservative and each other's records. Now the one-time foes for the Republican presidential nomination are sitting down Friday in Pittsburgh not to hash over their differences, but instead to get to know each other better and discuss what role Santorum may play in helping Romney, according to Santorum aides. The two had a phone conversation when Santorum suspended his campaign on April 10, and they briefly chatted when they both spoke to the National Rifle Association meeting. No photo-op of the two hand-shaking their differences away is planned. The campaigns are trying to make sure the session is completely private. Don't expect any statements to the cameras after showing how much they now agree on. Only Romney and Santorum are expected to be in the room during the meeting, and there is no planned agenda.

POL-Santorum-Aide-Meeting

John Brabender, a senior strategist to former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum, said Friday if the ex-GOP candidate endorses his former top rival Mitt Romney it will be "in the next week or so."

POL-Santorum-Indiana-Endorsement

Former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum has made an endorsement - but it's not the one Mitt Romney may be waiting for. The former senator from Pennsylvania tweeted his support Friday for State Treasurer Richard Mourdock, who is challenging the seat's long-time holder, Sen. Dick Lugar.

POL-BTN-GOP-Campaign

With Newt Gingrich's withdrawal earlier this week, the Republican presidential race is winding down. Although Ron Paul continues his quest -- all the way to the convention, he says -- Mitt Romney has turned his campaign toward President Barack Obama. Here's a look at how the GOP campaign broke down by the numbers.

POL-Jobs-Report-Politics

Hands down, it's the most important monthly economic report in the race for the White House. And April's numbers from the Labor Department didn't provide President Obama a lot to brag about.

POL-DNC-RNC-Videos

The Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee were on the attack Friday morning, armed with videos critical of the other party's presidential candidate.

POL-Republicans-React-Jobs

Both the presumptive GOP presidential nominee and the chairman of the Republican National Committee were quick to use April's unemployment numbers to criticize President Barack Obama's job on creating jobs.

POL-Graham-Marriage-Amendment

The Rev. Billy Graham, the world's best-known evangelist, has endorsed a ballot initiative to constitutionally ban gay marriage in his home state of North Carolina, a rare move for a preacher who has typically avoided political fights. North Carolinians will vote on the state's Marriage Amendment Act before North Carolina voters next Tuesday.

POL-Romney-Unemployment-Rate

Mitt Romney, slamming President Barack Obama for his performance creating jobs, said Friday any unemployment figure above 4% shouldn't be cause for celebration.

POL-Romney-Adviser-Comments

Mitt Romney said Friday his team encouraged Richard Grenell, a spokesman who resigned after less than two weeks on the job, to stay with the campaign.

POL-Romney-Delegates-Ohio

Governor Mitt Romney will drop his challenge for the four remaining delegates in Ohio, effectively giving them to Rick Santorum.

POL-Indiana-Senate-Race-Ads

With less than four days before the Indiana Senate primary, incumbent Sen. Dick Lugar and his challenger Richard Mourdock made their closing arguments in new television ads released Friday - the final spots of a long, often-times ugly nomination battle.

POL-Romney-Ohio-Letter

As President Barack Obama gears up for a big rally in Ohio--his first official campaign event this cycle--his likely opponent Mitt Romney penned a not-so-warm welcome letter for the president in The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

POL-Biden-Violence-Act

Vice President Joe Biden targeted House Republicans on Friday in the fight to renew the normally-bipartisan Violence Against Woman Act.

COMMENTARY-borger-romney-rivals

GOP rivals snuggle up to Mitt Romney.

COMMENTARY-obeidallah-obama-too-cool

Is Barack Obama too cool to be president?

MONEY

MONEY-Stocks

U.S. stocks sold-off Friday after a government report showed that employers added fewer than expected jobs in April.

MONEY-Oil-Prices

Oil prices have plunged this week, erasing the gains of recent months and dissipating fears of $5-per-gallon gas ... at least for now.

MONEY-Jobs-Report-Unemployment

Hiring slowed in April and workers dropped out of the labor force in droves -- not a good sign for the job market going forward. The economy added just 115,000 jobs in the month, the Labor Department reported Friday, down from March when employers created 154,000 jobs.

MONEY-Unemployment-Rate

There are far more jobless people in the United States than you might think. While it's true that the unemployment rate is falling, that doesn't include the millions of nonworking adults who aren't even looking for a job anymore. And hiring isn't strong enough to keep up with population growth.

MONEY-Obama-Reagan-Recovery

April's jobs report was, in a word, disappointing. The economy added only 115,000 jobs. Hiring slowed. More than 340,000 workers dropped out of the labor force. April's report, which follows lackluster numbers for March, is particularly bad news for President Obama's campaign staff in Chicago.

MONEY-Unemployment-Rate-Georgia

As the United States grapples with stubbornly high unemployment, there's one part of the country where the jobless rate is plummeting. Walker County, Ga., population, 68,756.

MONEY-Fracking-Rules

The Obama administration tightened rules on hydraulic fracturing Friday, requiring the disclosure of chemicals used in the process when done on federal and American Indian lands.

MONEY-golf-bubba-watson-players

Even by Bubba Watson's unpredictable standards, his decision to pull out of this month's Players Championship to spend more time with his family is an unusual one.

MONEY-Yahoo-Thompson-Education

The proxy fight between Yahoo and activist shareholder firm Third Point just got extra nasty.

MONEY-Linkedin-Slideshare

LinkedIn's stock was soaring on Friday, a day after the career networking site announced strong quarterly earnings and its plans to buy SlideShare.

MONEY-Stadium-Sponsors-Chesapeake

The Stadium Sponsor Stock Curse strikes again! The victim this time is Chesapeake Energy, whose name appears on the arena that hosts the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.

MONEY-Spouse-Money

Lying about money can ruin a relationship, but couples still do it all the time. Three in ten adults who are married or living with a partner cop to committing some form of financial infidelity, including hiding purchases and splurging on big-ticket items without discussing it first, according to a report released Friday by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

MONEY-airline-consolidation

Analysts are predicting plane tickets will get more expensive as more airlines merge in response to deep-seated structural problems in the industry. Faced with soaring fuel costs, slack passenger demand and an economic slowdown, mergers are shaping up as a necessary measure to remove excess capacity from the industry.

MONEY-Postal-Service-Closings

What does May 15 mean for your local post office? Last December, the Postal Service agreed to back off closing any more post offices and postal plants until May 15. The moratorium was aimed at giving Congress time to pass legislation to help the service get back on firmer financial footing. The service lost $5 billion in its most recent year and is $12 billion in debt to the Treasury Department.

MONEY-Unique-Homes-Lake-Tahoe

When Internet millionaire Tom Gonzales was putting together his elaborate family compound on the shores of Lake Tahoe, he had one big concern: Where to put some of the most valuable cars in his 400-car collection.

MONEY-Facebook-Privacy-Controls

As Facebook barrels toward its IPO, one of its biggest lightening-rod issues -- privacy -- is drawing a fresh spotlight. A Consumer Reports study released this week estimates that 13 million American Facebook users have never set or simply don't know about the site's privacy controls.

FEATURES, ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY

US-Super-Moon

Wait until dark Saturday. Dust off your telescope or binoculars. Grab the kids (dust them off too if needed). Go outside. Look up at the moon. Does it look bigger than usual? According to NASA, this May's full moon is called a "super moon," and it will look about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons this year.

New York Mariano Rivera

A Panama native, nicknamed "Mo," who endeared himself to New Yorkers with a cut fastball that consistently baffled baseball's finest sluggers is now faced with the prospect of an unceremonious end to his illustrious 18-year career.

US-Thriller-Novels

Selling a spy novel these days can be a killer. While there is undoubtedly an appetite for fast-paced, heart-thumping thrills in print, it seems that a combination of shrinking shelf space and authors who publish books seemingly forever, are making the competition stiff.

US-Cotto-Mayweather-preview

Miguel Cotto says he will beat Floyd Mayweather -- "no doubt" -- but don't expect him to dance around the gym, making it rain and running his mouth about it. It's not how he rolls. Unlike his opponent in Saturday's WBA super-welterweight title fight, Cotto doesn't resort to third-person, braggadocio-packed soliloquies when a reporter asks a question. "I'm ready and prepared for anything he can bring to me the night of May 5," Cotto said of Mayweather. Period. That's it. Cotto has trained his trunks off and all the Mayweather jawing in the world can't get into his head. "Those guys can't penetrate our minds," he said.

FEA-Marcia-Clark-author-interview

Marcia Clark knows her way around a courtroom. She spent years as a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles. She became a household name as the lead prosecutor in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, one of the only cases she ever lost. Clark left that life behind a long time ago, but she's still mining her past, only now as a successful crime novelist.

FEA-kentucky-derby-hats

During the 138th annual "Greatest Two Minutes in Sports," bets will be lost, hearts will break and mint juleps will be sipped, but for many spectators at the Kentucky Derby and elsewhere, "It's all about the hats." And it's a time for the artists who craft these hats to sit back, rest their exhausted hands and look for their creations among the crowds on TV.

FEA-Harolds-Bbq-Closing

It was a few minutes before 11 a.m. and Bill Adams had two things on his mind: Brunswick stew and cracklin cornbread. To satisfy his craving for meat stew and fried pig skin, this lifelong Georgia boy made the hour-long drive Tuesday from his home in Griffin to Harold's Barbecue in south Atlanta. When he and his friends learned this was to be Harold's last week in business, they made plans for a final pilgrimage. "Just wanted to stop by for one last meal," the longtime patron said as he waited in the restaurant's dusty parking lot for doors to open. He wasn't alone; there were about a dozen others, including a pair of Georgia State Troopers. "It's inevitable. Everything changes. Nothing lasts forever," he said. "We don't like it but we can't stop it." The barbecue joint has been an Atlanta mainstay since it was opened by Harold Hembree Sr. in 1947. It's earned spots on "best-of" lists nationwide, as well as in the hearts of natives, many of whom remember when the run-down two-room establishment was still a one-room curbside spot where teens brought dates and families came for lunch.

TRAVEL-socotra-island-yemen-wildlife

Most people would struggle to place it on a map, but Socotra is one of the world's last unspoiled island chains -- an archipelago off the coast of Yemen that has wildlife so diverse it has been described as the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean.

TECH-adam-montoya-seananners

Adam Montoya is cool, collected and on a mission to annihilate his enemies. Armed with a small arsenal of guns, the 27-year-old races through a bombed-out Middle Eastern city, firing at adversaries who dart out of doorways and emerge around corners. As he eludes gunfire and switches nimbly between assault rifles and handguns, Montoya keeps up a running commentary. "Trader Joe's has the best frozen chicken," he says. "I got some chicken with some mushrooms, some baby tomatoes. I got some paprika, some cumin in there. I do believe we have some green onion, some olive oil ... some thyme in there, some nutmeg. It's pretty good." Welcome to the singular world of Montoya -- better known to the Internet as SeaNanners -- one of the few people in the world who can earn a living combining "Call of Duty" with chatter about what he's cooking for dinner. Montoya lives in West Los Angeles, California, and is a star in the exploding field of video-game commentary. Those who love video games and YouTube might argue he has the dream job.

Mutoko-women-africa

When I think of the story of African women, I immediately think of my mother and I want to use her story as a frame of reference in how African leaders can improve the lives of women. My mother is a huge inspiration to me but sadly, many African women do not have the opportunities that she has. They are the backbone of our nations and their success will lead to the success of Africa. Using this platform afforded to me, I would like to tell our leaders the five things African women need to succeed.

COMMENTARY-Bergen-bin-Laden-mission

Would any president have made the call to kill bin Laden?

COMMENTARY-Su-Chinese-dissident

Was the U.S. naive about the Chen Guangcheng deal?

COMMENTARY-Stanley-Ron-Paul

Why Ron Paul is not going away.

COMMENTARY-borger-romney-rivals

GOP rivals snuggle up to Mitt Romney.

COMMENTARY-navarrette-dream-act-progress

Will parties keep hope live for immigrant children?

COMMENTARY-opinion-jenkins-samsung-galaxy

Opinion: Why is Samsung so hot right now?