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Video: Roncalli defeats Kewaunee 11-9 to claim Regional Softball Championship
Roncalli takes on Kewaunee during their softball regional championship game on Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Manitowoc. Matthew Apgar/HTR Media
htrnews.com (20 minutes ago)
Epaulette wins Doomben 10,000
There was a sense of timing about Epaulette heading into the Doomben 10,000, and the breaks went the colt's way to claim victory on Saturday.
abc.net.au (2 hours ago)

Car insurance: one bump and your old car could be on the scrapheap
Drivers of older cars are being advised to think carefully before they are tempted to claim on their car insurance following a minor bump. The warning comes after one London motorist had her vehicle written off following the smallest of accidents, in which just the side light on her ageing Toyota was broken. Lesley...
guardian.co.uk (3 hours ago)
Four women accuse former Fontana district officer of rape
Four Fontana Unified School District Police Department employees claim they were raped or sexually assaulted by an officer with a history of sexual misconduct, according to lawsuits filed in San Bernardino Superior Court.
dailybulletin.com (4 hours ago)
Division I district track: Amherst wins team title by one point
AMHERST - Sher Champe, Brianna Shagovac, Alexis Szivan and Lindsay Sands emphatically ended the long district championship drought of Amherst’s girls track team. The quartet ran a school-record time of 3:55.56 in winning the 1,600-meter relay Friday night, allowing the Comets to claim the Amherst Division I district...
chronicle.northcoastnow.com (4 hours ago)

Ontario's claim seeking to end agreement over ONT is rejected
The claim by Ontario seeking to end its agreement over LA/Ontario International Airport has been rejected by the city of Los Angeles. Special Section: Ontario Airport
redlandsdailyfacts.com (5 hours ago)
Ill. House approves gun plan opposed by governor
SPRINGFIELD – Gun owners could carry concealed weapons in Illinois, the last state in the nation to prohibit it, under legislation that swept through the House Friday with the backing of the powerful Democratic speaker from Chicago, a city torn by violence despite what critics claim are the nation's toughest...
nwherald.com (5 hours ago)
Militant Says He Is Behind Fatal Niger Attack
If true, Mokhtar Belmokhtar’s claim would put one of the Sahel’s most hardened militants, whom Chad’s military said it had killed, back at the center of jihad.
nytimes.com (6 hours ago)
Bandys grads challenged to ‘Rise up and claim it’
HICKORY NC -– The Bandys High School 2013 graduating class was challenged Friday evening by a former student to “Rise up and claim it.”
hickoryrecord.com (7 hours ago)

Ontario's claim seeking to end agreement over ONT is rejected
The claim by Ontario seeking to end its agreement over LA/Ontario International Airport has been rejected by the city of Los Angeles. Special Section: Ontario Airport
dailybulletin.com (8 hours ago)

Man Accused Of Killing 5 People Takes Stand
PEORIA, Ill. — A 34-year-old man accused of killing five members of a central Illinois family with a tire iron took the witness stand Friday, wiping away tears as he painted a horrifying picture of the murder scene. Christopher Harris also insisted it wasn't him, but one of the children, who slaughtered the family...
huffingtonpost.com (8 hours ago)
Four women accuse former Fontana district officer of rape
Four Fontana Unified School District Police Department employees claim they were raped or sexually assaulted by an officer with a history of sexual misconduct, according to lawsuits filed in San Bernardino Superior Court.
sbsun.com (9 hours ago)

Sightseeing Seattle: a city with more than coffee at its core
There are some popular misconceptions about Seattle – like the notion that it rains all the time. It is, in fact, raining as I type this. Am I going to stick a fork in my eye? Or jump off a bridge? Hell no! Seattle's best-kept secret is that it's usually a sunshiny 80F (27C) in the summer. It's cloudy and might...
guardian.co.uk (10 hours ago)

Napoli claim to have reached agreement with Rafael Benítez
Napoli have stepped up their efforts to lure Rafael Benítez by publicly claiming to have agreed a deal with the Spaniard.
telegraph.co.uk (11 hours ago)

Flight lands with fighter escort after men claim to have bomb
Two men who claimed they had a bomb tried to burst into the cockpit of a flight bound for Britain, triggering fighter jets to be scrambled to intercept the aircraft.
telegraph.co.uk (12 hours ago)

Bright Spark: Mark Hughes would be interested in succeeding Tony Pulis as Stoke boss
PLUS: The Potters claim they bhave turned down a transfer request from midfielder Steven Nzonzi
mirror.co.uk (12 hours ago)
Brad Spirrison: School Doesn't Have to Be in Session to Learn From These Educational Apps
There is no reason your kids' brains should go unused this summer just because school is not in session. When they are not outside enjoying a trip to the water park or backyard barbecue, they can tap into educational opportunities on their iPads and touchscreen devices. The trick, of course, is to understand which...
huffingtonpost.com (13 hours ago)

Will 'American Idol' Alumni Take Over The Judges' Table? (We Hope So!)
American Idol has now been around long enough that it can turn to the celebrities the show itself made famous to act as judges. With Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson and Keith Urban reportedly not returning to the Fox singing competition, the new stars rumored to replace the judges all come from Idol's past....
ivillage.com (13 hours ago)

PAWS Rescuing 75 Homeless Pets From Oklahoma
No-kill animal shelter PAWS Chicago set off Friday on their rescue mission that will transfer 75 pets from Oklahoma to Chicago in the wake of the devastating tornado that hit Moore on Monday. The Oklahoma City Animal Care & Control (OACC) has experienced an increase in the number of displaced, injured and...
huffingtonpost.com (13 hours ago)
Spanish Teacher Allegedly Fired For Using The Word 'Negro'
A New York City teacher was allegedly fired for using the word "negro" to describe a student in her Spanish class, which she claims was part of a lesson in translation. Now she is suing because she hasn't been able to find another job since she was sacked. Petrona Smith, 65, non-tenured, junior high school teacher,...
huffingtonpost.com (13 hours ago)
Maria Burnett: Repressing Rights While Talking Law in Uganda
"The police [are] working within the parameters of the law," Uganda's information minister, Mary Karooro Okurut, told journalists on Monday in Kampala, hours after police had forced two newspapers and two radio stations to shut down while they conducted a search -- and kept them shut. After years of documenting...
huffingtonpost.com (13 hours ago)

Britain 'within six hours of running out gas' after cold snap and fault drained reserves
The National Grid, which pipes gas around the UK, dispute the claim, saying the UK had “substantial resilience” of supplies
mirror.co.uk (15 hours ago)
What If Stocks, Bonds and Housing All Go Down Together?
Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith of OfTwoMinds blog, About the claim that central banks will never let asset bubbles pop ever again--their track record of permanently inflating asset bubbles leaves much to be desired. The problem with trying to solve all our structural problems by injecting "free money" liquidity...
zerohedge.com (16 hours ago)

Education advocacy group slams operators of some new charter schools
The Education Trust-Midwest, a nonpartisan education advocacy group, issued an analysis of six schools scheduled to open in the fall which will be run by operators they claim have poor track records.
mlive.com (16 hours ago)

Christie backs Parsippany mayor who faced political bribery claim
Christie faced similar accusation in 2009.
nj.com (16 hours ago)
Nigeria military says it rescued hostages in north
Nigeria's military says it has rescued women and children taken hostage by Islamic extremists after an attack on a police barracks. The claim Friday by Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade could not be independently confirmed. Olukolade said the army freed three women and six children who had been in a propaganda video by the...
foxnews.com (17 hours ago)

They think it's all über: London braces for all-German Champions League final
It is less than a mile from the home of the London club that broke Bayern hearts 12 months ago, but there is a corner of the Fulham Road that is forever Munich. At the Octoberfest pub in Chelsea on Saturday evening, 225 Bayern Munich fans will gather in the hope that their team can succeed where they failed in 2010...
guardian.co.uk (17 hours ago)
Report: Militants claim Niger attacks
An Islamist militant group has claimed responsibility for Thursday's deadly attacks on an army barracks and a uranium mine in Niger, saying they were responses to Niger's cooperation with France in a "war against Sharia," CNN affiliate BFMTV reported.
cnn.com (18 hours ago)

Conservative reaction to gay Boy Scouts decision is sickening | Jesse Berney
The Boy Scouts of America decided to let gay kids in yesterday, only that's not what really happened, is it? There have always been gay children in the Boy Scouts. What changed yesterday is that they won't kick you out if you tell people you're gay. So you won't be told by an adult authority figure – one wearing a...
guardian.co.uk (18 hours ago)

Amanda Bynes Arrested: A Timeline of Her Downward Spiral
Remember back at the beginning of April when we thought Amanda Bynes was at her lowest point? Well, spoiler alert, she's gotten lower. The 27-year-old actress was arrested in New York City on May 23 after being caught throwing a bong out the window of her apartment. Police arrived to her home on West 47th Street...
ivillage.com (18 hours ago)