BUSINESS

• GM buys its Detroit headquarters for $626 million
• Wachovia separates chairman, CEO positions
• GM to pay up to $200M to help end American Axle strike
• Rice futures jump on worries over Myanmar supply; Oil jumps
• AIG posts 1Q loss of $7.8B, plans to raise $12.5B in capital
• More shoppers seeking shelter from economy in discounters
• Jobless claims post sharp decline
• Warner Music Group 2Q loss widens on increased expenses
• Top 3 air carriers boost fuel charge by $20 roundtrip
• Best Buy teams up with leading European cell phone retailer
• Treasurys extend rally as investors seek safe haven bets
• Gas jumps nearly 3 cents to record; oil crosses $124
• Will love of mom overcome economy worries on Mother's Day?
• Rates on 30-year mortgages edge down slightly
• Stocks edge higher as investors watch oil retreat
• Best Buy puts $2.1 billion into European cell phone retailer
• ECB, Bank of England leave rates steady
• Nasdaq first-quarter profit surges on boost from OMX buyout
• Lobster boat builders pinched as catch drops, economy slows
• Toyota projects first full-year profit drop in 7 years
• Dynegy swings to 1Q loss as energy prices surge
• Wal-Mart same-store sales top Wall Street expectations
• InBev profit drops on rising costs
• Japanese shares fall on inflation fears; Nikkei sheds 159
• Euro sinks to 2-month low against the dollar
• Bridgestone's first-quarter net profit falls 18.4 percent
• Northwest cherry harvest down with the temps
• South Korea may demand revision of US beef import pact
• Softbank's annual net profit surges to record high
• AP Interview: Paulson says credit crisis may be fading
• Consumer borrowing unexpectedly surges in March
• Oil companies agree to settle MTBE contamination lawsuits
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ENTERTAINMENT

• 'CSI' star Gary Dourdan charged with felony drug possession
• Gorilla celebrates her 55th birthday with frozen cake
• Omaha man uses steak knife to perform self-tracheotomy
• Jeff Probst: Surviving 16 seasons of `Survivor'
• Suspect surrenders after cop yells 'Taser, Taser, Taser'
• Iguana causes power outage for 20,000 in Florida
• Woman files claim, saying dog feces ruined family outing
• Cosmetics firm Lancome and Uma Thurman in contract dispute
• Country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies at 89
• `Rafta, Rafta' gently lampoons generational differences
• How Iron Man was trounced by a scruffy car thief
• Study of 'Daily Show': It's a lot like O'Reilly
• Minn. driver kills dog, then sues owners for damage
• Whoopi Goldberg will serve as host of the 2008 Tony Awards
• Capsule reviews of `Speed Racer' and other films this week
• NBA playoff matchup No. 1 on cable for April 28-May 4
• Carly Simon charts new course with Brazilian-inspired CD
• Ne-Yo bringing awareness to foster care system
• Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon spill wedding beans to People
• A mother and child reunion for TV actors in mom's day salute
• Review: No luck finding surprises in `Vegas'
• Portrait of Heath Ledger wins Australian art award
• Jammys bring Phish together again; awards show to end
• On the Net: A bug's life thrives online
• Police: Victims' own photo helped cops nail robbery suspect
• Frank Zappa's widow supports plans for Baltimore bust
• Amy Winehouse arrested on suspicion of drugs possession
• McCain jokes about rivals with comedian Jon Stewart
• Dan Rather files amended lawsuit against CBS over his firing
• Leger painting auctioned for more than $39 million in NYC
• Kung Fu film 'The Forbidden Kingdom' is a hit in China
• `American Idol' boots another finalist; 3 singers remain
• That Was the Week That Was
• Celebrity Birthdays
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HEALTH

• Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors
• New rule would limit insurers contact with elderly, disabled
• Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study
• Chantix recommended to quit smoking despite safety concerns
• More than half of US diabetics have arthritis
• Group asks government to end use of birth-control patch
• Death toll from child viral disease up to 30 in China
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POLITICS

• Obama accuses McCain of 'losing his bearings'
• Armstrong urges Congress to renew war on cancer
• Today on the presidential campaign trail
• Political Play: McCain visits NYC fire station
• Clinton presses on, urges supporters to ignore calls to quit
• Pentagon proceeding cautiously on potential aid drop
• Labor Department wants more info from union officials
• Unions focus against McCain as Democrats still battling
• Lawmakers finish farm bill as White House repeats opposition
• President Bush in Texas for daughter Jenna's wedding
• Obama gets big welcome, fresh support on Capitol tour
• Bush nominates Va. judge to fill vacancy on 4th Circuit
• Correction: Economy story
• House approves housing rescue plan, defying veto threat
• Senator says ban torture but give CIA interrogation leeway
• Ethics committee won't investigate Sen. Vitter
• Coleman says Franken has shifted stances
• Report: US lacks plan to counter terrorist messages
• Bush signs bill extending US labor law to Marianas
• House vote breakdown on aid to struggling homeowners
• AP IMPACT: The people in Obama's army of small donors
• White House renews veto threat against troop funding bill
• Cindy McCain says she'll never release her tax returns
• House passes bill to make coin-making cheaper
• US diplomat receives key North Korean nuclear documents
• US, Russia trade diplomatic expulsions
• Investment cos. reduce emergency borrowing from Fed
• Questions and answers about veterans suicide
• NY congressman admits child from affair
• APNewsBreak: NC superdelegate Rep. Brad Miller now for Obama
• Fla. Dems ask national party to seat presidential delegation
• Obama's small donors, in their words
• Snapshots of four donors to the Obama campaign
• Bottle warmers recalled
• Major provisions of housing rescue package
• Miller to Justice: Investigate Crandall Canyon
• Plan offered to give people notice about rates on some loans
• White House: No wedding coverage
• Many businesses didn't claim tax refund
• Mail carriers collecting food
• Clinton campaign presses on with visits to 3 states today
• Indiana's primary turnout high, despite photo ID law
• Evidence scant that Wright hurt Obama much in Ind., N.C.
• Key Mississippi congressional race up for grabs _ twice
• Ohio congressional hopefuls swift to rebuke attorney general
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SCITECH

• Facebook, states set bullying, predator safeguards
• Google execs hope for long-term ad deal with Yahoo
• New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye
• Court weighs whether to restrict 'business method' patents
• Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus
• Activision 4Q profit soars past expectations
• MySpace to allow users to share data with Yahoo, others
• With Microsoft mum, analysts mull next moves for Live Search
• Cablevision plans wireless broadband network
• AMD tightlipped on company's future
• Intel buys license for Sweden-wide WiMax network
• Seaweed provides clues to earliest inhabitants of Americas
• T-Mobile USA adds nearly 1 million customers in 1Q
• North Carolina TV market to make early switch to digital TV
• Overlooked in the global food crisis: A problem with dirt
• Correction: Smart meters story
• Cablevision 1Q loss widens, but revenue rises 10 percent
• Google looking golden again after challenging stretch
• Papa John's surpasses $1 billion in online pizza sales
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U.S.

• Conservationists, developer reach major Calif. land deal
• Illegal immigrant convicted of killing Houston policeman
• 7 more cops pulled from Philly streets over taped beating
• Church records offer rare look inside polygamist families
• Family of woman who died after airport arrest sues Phoenix
• Lawyers: McGreeveys reach custody deal in divorce case
• Lack of water cited in deaths of 9 S.C. firefighters
• San Diego State students plead not guilty in major drug bust
• Severe storms cause damage in 3 Southern states
• NY governor vows to examine undercover police procedures
• Air pollution in Wyo. community rivals that of big cities
• Huge Texas sinkhole's appetite decreasing, officials say
• Hispanic growth fueled by higher fertility rates
• Commencement readers cram to prep for tongue-twister names
• N.Y. judge to review CIA memo on interrogation methods
• Bond lowered for N.M. sect leader accused of sex crimes
• 2 murder convictions for suspect in Michigan serial killings
• 'Best Santa ever' arrested in N.J. on child sex charges
• Federal judge in Montana rejects bid to delay wolf lawsuit
• 12 children hurt in Yosemite school bus collision
• Judge sentences former Alaska lawmaker in bribery case
• System uses sound to find whales, avoid ship strikes
• Authorities: Fla. courthouse shooter had ammo, gas mask
• Charges dropped against central Fla. reality show director
• Minn. gov signs bill to pay bridge collapse victims
• Oldest league bowler dies at 106
• Today in History
• Experts check to see if tornadoes caused damage in Oklahoma
• Marine who killed Iraqi gets sentence cut, rank reduction
• Firefighters make progress on blaze in central New Mexico
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WORLD

• 1st big foreign aid flights finally let in by Myanmar junta
• Israeli leader denies taking illicit donations from American
• Acquitted Brazilian rancher says he admired US nun
• Spain claims $500 million in sunken treasure
• President Morales agrees to Bolivian recall vote
• Iraqi officials say leader of al-Qaida in Iraq arrested
• Chavez: Venezuela won't tolerate secession in Bolivia
• Acting Mexican police chief killed outside his home
• UN officials criticize Myanmar's response to cyclone
• UK says louts should be punished
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,073
• Lost in the Holocaust: experts plumb newly opened archive
• Zimbabwe: 40,000 farm workers displaced
• Radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada granted bail in Britain
• New Berlusconi government sworn in
• Iraqi army says Iraqi al-Qaida leader arrested
• Iraqi army: Iraqi al-Qaida leader arrested
• Manta ray released from Bahamas resort
• Sectarian street clashes in Beirut boil up into gunbattles
• Israel celebrates its 60th birthday
• Chilean troops force volcano evacuations
• Correction: Brazil-Boat Sinks story
• Olympic flame summits Mount Everest
• Cyclone Nargis had all the makings of a perfect storm
• Malaria, diarrhea reported after storm hits Myanmar
• Underground sport: Saudi women shed veils to play basketball
• Iran says explosion in mosque last month was deliberate
• Putin signals he intends to stay in charge of Russia
• Rights activist urges China to grant Olympic pardon
• Guantanamo judge may suspend trial for Canadian detainee
• Police and Israeli Arabs clash in northern Israel
• Sri Lanka rescinds move to bar foreign media for elections
• Suicide bomber in car blows himself up and wouneds 3 in Kabul
• China lauds Chinese orchestra performance at Vatican
• Today in History - May 8
• South Korea bans US pedophiles from entering country
• Vietnam to try American for terrorism
• Ex-Khmer Rouge soldier held in Briton's death
• Nepal police detain more than 200 Tibetans protesters
• Dalai Lama's envoy details Tibetan proposals at China talks
• Bus plunges into Kashmir river killing 22, injuring 3
• Myanmar democracy leader lost roof in cyclone, says neighbor
• Police: 5 wounded in Philippine bus bombing
• US says it does not have permission to fly aid to Myanmar
• Chinese president faces criticism over Tibet in Japan
• China concerned over high grain prices
• China urges Myanmar to work with intl community on aid
• Islamic court says Muslim convert can return to Buddhism
• Captive macaws now reproduce in the wild in Costa Rica
• Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable cruise missile
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BASEBALL

• Navarro grand slam in 13th lifts Rays, 8-3
• Nationals beat Astros 8-3 behind Harris, Mackowiak HRs
• Markakis homer keys Baltimore past KC 4-1, snapping skid
• Treanor HR helps Marlins beat Brewers 7-2 for sweep
• Beckett strikes out 8, Youkilis homers again for Boston
• Trump talks about A-Rod, Jeter during luncheon
• Arizona's Webb goes to 8-0 with 8-3 victory over Phillies
• Rollins to rejoin Phillies in San Francisco
• Uribe homer lifts White Sox
• Nats' Lo Duca to go on disabled list with broken hand
• Pirates trade for OF Michaels
• Rockies blast Cardinals 9-3, De La Rosa picks up win
• Braves beat Padres 5-4 to complete 6-0 homestand
• Yankees hit 4 homers to defeat the Indians 6-3
• Gardenhire back with Twins after brother's death
• LaRoche single propels Pirates to 3-game sweep of Giants
• White Sox's Ozzie knows what sells
• Acosta's third save taken away
• Votto leads Reds power surge; Rockies rally
• Reds hit 4 homers in inning off Lieber and crush Cubs 9-0
• Lee wins sixth straight start for Tribe
• Padilla holds Mariners to 2 hits and Rangers win 2-0
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BASKETBALL

• Postseason NBA Schedule
• Pierce, Allen lead Celtics to 89-73 Game 2 win over Cavs
• Documents from potential Sonics buyers to remain sealed
• Celtics, Cavs getting banged up in playoff Game 2
• Nets promote Kiki Vandeweghe to general manager
• Pistons' Billups still sore, unsure he can go in Game 4
• Bucks G Mo Williams undergoes thumb surgery
• Bryant unanimous pick for All-NBA team
• Hornets look to steal game in San Antonio
• Jazz owner Larry Miller to skip Sunday playoff game
• MVP Kobe Bryant leads Lakers to 2-0 series lead over Jazz
• Hawks GM to step down despite helping to end playoff drought
• Kobe's 34 points help Lakers beat Jazz and take 2-0 lead
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COLLEGE SPORTS

• West Virginia coach Huggins hurt in airport fall
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FOOTBALL

• Titans ready to look toward future
• Browns LB McGinest to retire after '08 season
• Federal judge orders Vick to pay Canadian bank $2.4M
• Running back Dominic Rhodes signs deal to return to Colts
• Walsh sends NFL 8 tapes that don't include Rams' walkthrough
• Eagles coach's son smuggled drugs into jail; faces 2 years
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GOLF

• Garcia builds an early lead with 6-under 66 at Sawgrass
• Wie struggles to 75 in 1st round on LPGA Tour since February
• Masters champ Trevor Immelman withdraws due to illness
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HOCKEY

• Canada, Sweden win qualifying round openers
• Postseason NHL Schedule
• Red Wings roll past Stars 4-1 in West finals opener
• Flyers D Timonen likely out of East finals with blood clot
• Paul Maurice fired after failing to get Leafs into playoffs
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LAW CENTER

• China's family planning rules at issue in US asylum cases
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MORE SPORTS

• Bolt and Gay to race in 100 meters at NY track meet
• Jockey Club creates safety committee to study equine health
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NASCAR

• Dale Jr.: Busch has "Intimidator's style
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