Bill deadline nears in California Legislature - Sacramento Bee
28 May 2012, 1:56 am
The Assembly and Senate will be working longer hours in floor sessions this week to consider hundreds of bills facing a Friday deadline to be acted upon in their house of origin. Those that pass will face hearings and more votes in the other ...

After Talks Falter, Iran Says It Won’t Halt Uranium Work - New York Times
27 May 2012, 11:40 pm
Iranian officials have been unclear about how much of the higher enriched uranium they want to produce. A Friday report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said that Iran had produced 145 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 20 percent ...

Yahoo scraps recently introduced digital magazine designed for iPad - Metronews.ca
27 May 2012, 9:17 pm
A Friday post on Yahoo’s corporate blog made it clear that more services will be closed, without specifying a precise number. “When we discontinue products, it will be so that we can focus on opportunities where we lead and where we can create the most ...

Aberdeen man dies from motorcycle wreck injuries - NE Mississippi Daily Journal
27 May 2012, 8:12 pm
ABERDEEN - An Aberdeen man died early Saturday morning from injuries sustained in a Friday afternoon crash. Kenneth G. Atkinson, 42, of Aberdeen, was traveling east on Egypt Road on a 1997 Suzuki motorcycle when he collided with a 1993 Chevy pickup ...

Las Vegas Is About To Become Irrelevant: Say Hello To 'Divorce Hotel'! - Forbes
27 May 2012, 7:44 pm
The concept is fairly simple. On a Friday, a couple – which already have plans to split – check into a designated luxury hotel. On Monday, after meeting with lawyers, mediators, notaries, and psychologists all weekend, the pair walks away ...

Bucs OC says Greg Schiano similar to Tom Coughlin - NFL
27 May 2012, 6:32 pm
Offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan delivered high praise for the former Rutgers coach during a Friday interview with Sirius XM NFL Radio. “Coach Schiano is in many ways similar to (Tom) Coughlin, from the standpoint of very, very organized ...

U.N. Security Council meets over massacre in Syrian town - Los Angeles Times
27 May 2012, 6:03 pm
Several nations, including Britain and France, reportedly were pushing for a statement that would condemn the Syrian government as causing the deaths during a Friday barrage of artillery and tank shells targeting  the town of Houla, an ...

Don't count Celtics out versus Heat - ESPN
27 May 2012, 4:02 pm
Back in 1984, the Lakers were extended to six games in the Western Conference finals before finally eliminating Phoenix on a Friday night. They flew to Boston on Saturday to open the NBA Finals on Sunday afternoon -- and beat the rested Celtics 115-109.

Apartment fire displaces multiple Longview residents - KLTV
27 May 2012, 3:55 pm
A Friday night fire at a Longview apartment complex has displaced multiple residents. Officials say the fire started around 11pm Friday night in an apartment in the 400 block of South Fredonia Street. Fire Marshall Johnny Zackary says a resident left the ...

Nightfall joins Riverbend, bans smoking - msnbc.com
27 May 2012, 3:12 pm
Two weeks ago, Dorothy Caplenor tried to evade tendrils of cigarette smoke at a Friday night Nightfall concert -- even as she counted dozens of children and other pregnant women in the hazy air. "I wasn't going to go back because you couldn't get away from ...