Mother's Day Meal A Dream Come True For Brenda Martin It was the only Mother's Day gift her mom wanted and yet, for so long it seemed like the unlikeliest of encounters.

Police arrest man wanted in fatal shooting Police have charged a 27-year-old Columbia man with murder in connection with the shooting death of another man.According to the Richland County sheriff's department media phone line, Julius Marvin Jacobs was arrested Saturday night at a Columbia hotel. He is charged in the death of 30-year-old Darrick Darby of Cameron.

Tornado warnings follow path of storm in North Carolina Tornado warnings were issued for several North Carolina counties Sunday as a storm system swept across the state and brought the threat of high winds and heavy rain.

America's Team The American Kennel Club honored one of Fort Hood's military working dog teams with the 2007 DOGNY Heroic Military Working award Monday at Fort Hood.

Hindus Urge India Censor Board to Halt Hollywood Movie 'The Love Guru' On the other hand, Hindu groups have recently been approaching film distributors associations, exhibitors groups, regulatory bodies, government ministries, theater owners, etc.

Redbelt Film Review The story revolves around Mike Terry (Chiwetel Ejiofor), the cash-strapped sensei of a jiu-jitsu dojo located in downtown Los Angeles.

Myanmar cyclone toll climbs to 28,458 The death toll of Myanmar's cyclone disaster rose to 28,458 from 23,335, according to a brief news report of the state TV Sunday evening.? More international relief supplies flow in Myanmar? More China's relief supplies arrive Myanmar biggest city

Pro-Western coalition wins Serbian parliamentary elections BELGRADE, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The pro-Western coalition ...

20,000 take part in 25th Tour of Athens ATHENS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- More than 20,000 Athenians ...

Serbian parliamentary and local elections end with poor turnout BELGRADE, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Serbian parliamentary and ...

News Analysis: Politically suicide attack by Darfur rebels in Sudan KHARTOUM, May 11 (Xinhua) -- By infiltrating into the ...

Chad denies involvement in Sudan's Darfur rebel attack on capital Khartoum KHARTOUM, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chadian government on ...

Obama Campaign Predicts Victory, Clinton Campaign Continues Obama has overtaken Clinton in many tallies of superdelegates, party insiders who are free to vote for either candidate at party's nominating convention in August

The Charlatans Go On Tour After Giving Album Away Free On Net They have just given their latest album away for free on the internet so now indie band The Charlatans are heading on the road to earn some money.

Obama catches Clinton in race for superdelegates Sen. Barack Obama has tied Sen. Hillary Clinton in the race for superdelegates, according to CNN's latest count. Obama today picked up the backing of California superdelegate Crystal Strait of the Young Democrats of America. The Democrats next face off Tuesday in West Virginia, where Clinton leads in polls.

Severe storms kill at least 21 At least 21 people have died in severe weather in Missouri, Oklahoma and Georgia.

Tenuous Cease-Fire Takes Hold in Sadr City A truce is in place in Baghdad's Sadr City, where more than 1,000 people have been killed in fighting that has waged for the last six weeks. NPR's Ivan Watson talks about the pause in the violence and his visit to the main checkpoint between the Shiite slum and the rest of Baghdad.

Deadly Storms Tear Through Nation's Heartland Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes ravaged parts of Missouri, Oklahoma and Georgia on Saturday, killing more than 20 people. KCUR reporter Frank Morris reports from the small town of Picher, O.K., which was devastated by a tornado.

Pro-European Candidates Win Serbian Elections Pro-European candidates have eked out a victory in Serbia's parliamentary elections. Dejan Anastasijevic, a journalist for the Serbian newsmagazine Vreme, talks with host Andrea Seabrook about the hard-fought contest against the ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party.

Chilean Volcano Erupts, Forces Evacuations The Chaiten volcano in the remote Patagonia region of southern Chile has been dormant for 2,000 years. But for more than a week, lava, ash and huge plumes of smoke have spewed from the volcano. Thousands of people in surrounding towns are being forced to leave their homes and livestock behind.

Woman Injured By Fall Onto Tracks At Spadina Subway Station An 30-year-old woman was in hospital Sunday night after a terrifying fall at Spadina subway station.

Navy plans live-fire combat training Public-information sessions are scheduled at the John C. Stennis Space Center in advance of the Navy's planned live-fire combat training on the Pearl River.Property owners who live near the firing area and local civic groups are invited to come to Stennis Wednesday and Thursday for information sessions.

Police looking for 2 men in Sumter woman's death Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis says deputies are searching for a two men in connection with the shooting death of one of the men's wife.Coroner Verna Moore says 37-year-old Angela Anderson of Sumter died Saturday evening at a Columbia hospital from a gunshot wound to the back.

NC counties keep on losing infrastructure tax votes Last year, the General Assembly and county commissioners statewide thought they had found a way to help local governments pay for the infrastructure needs of a growing North Carolina.So far, voters aren't buying in.

One Florida Lotto player wins $16 million jackpot One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $16 million, lottery officials said Sunday.The winning ticket was bought in Bradenton, officials said.

Attorney blames Tallahassee police for woman's death A former Florida State student found dead after helping with a narcotics investigation should not have been placed in such a dangerous situation, lawyers representing the woman's family said Sunday.

Serbian President Boris Tadic has claimed victory in the country's legislative elections With the majority of the votes counted, monitors say Serbia's pro-European Union parties have won a "very convincing victory" over anti-EU nationalists but are short of...

Bid to oust Mbeki fails The South African Communist Party's plan to drive President Thabo Mbeki from his post has failed, say the three parties in the alliance.

Rape: Hospital 'window-dressing' Cape Town's Tygerberg Hospital is going to ask for CCTV and better security after a student was raped, but this has been labelled "window-dressing".

Former astronaut, UV imaging telescope specialist dies Former space shuttle payload specialist Ronald Parise died at his home in Silver Springs, Md., Friday after a three-year battle with brain cancer. He was 56.

Horse Racing: A Fix That Can Work When he burst across the finish line five lengths ahead of Eight Belles, I burst into happy tears because I knew what this would mean for horses.

Tadic Declares Victory in Serbia Boris Tadic wants to move Serbia towards European Union membership

23 Killed in Storms in Oklahoma, Missouri, Georgia Officials say a severe weather system moving across region since Saturday has killed at least 23 people in three states

Storms, Tornados Leave 21 Dead In 3 States The federal government will offer all the assistance it can to areas hit by another round of tornadoes and storms, President George W. Bush says.

Shooting death and injury in Oakland A man was killed and a woman critically injured during a shooting in East Oakland early this morning, police said. The victims of the 2:53 a.m. shooting on the 1800 block of 89th Avenue, who were each struck multiple times by bullets, were not immediately...

Toll In Latest Round Of Storms Climbs To 21 President George W. Bush says the federal government will offer all the assistance it can to areas hit by another round of tornadoes and storms.

Recruiters Draw Students From Abroad, for a Price More American universities are using recruiting agents to draw foreign students, and those middlemen are reaping the benefits-from both sides. One Chinese student paid $3,000 to a company that "suggested Ohio University might be the best for me," unaware that OU pays the company a $1,000 commission per student, the New York Times reports.

Woman Injured By Fall Onto Tracks At Spadina Subway An 30-year-old woman was in hospital Sunday night after a terrifying fall at Spadina subway station.

Member of polygamist sect seeks Bush help in Texas raid A member of an embattled polygamous church sect delivered a 10-page letter on Saturday to staff members outside Bush's Texas ranch, where Jenna Bush got married.

Parents Fight Over Life of Their Daughter When does life end and death begin? This difficult question will have to be answered soon by the parents of a 23-year-old girl who has been put on a breathing machine for almost two years.