Nowak Described As Smart, but Selfish

Colleagues say former astronaut Lisa Nowak is smart and hardworking, but also selfish; Nowak was arrested in February after allegedly attempting to kidnap a romantic rival.

Clashes erupt at immigration rally

Los Angeles Police fire rubber bullets into crowd after immigration protestors clash with police. Crowd control police fired rubber bullets to disperse the crowd of 3,000 an no arrests were made.

Del. Bus Driver Stabbed To Death

(Philadelphia) Marge Pala reports a school bus driver was found stabbed to death inside her bus.

Police Shoot Machete Wielding Mom

(Philadelphia) A woman is in critical condition after being shot by police following a confrontation Tuesday night.

Pets And Owners Can Be Buried Together

(Miami) The legislature for the first time will allow people to legally be buried with their pets in Florida cemeteries.

Human Skulls Found At Wicker Park Mannequin Dealer's Home

(Chicago) When a fashion designer visited a Wicker Park mannequin dealer, he found the dealer was boiling a human skull. Police want to know where the skulls came from, as CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports.

SEGOLENE ROYAL, POLITICS RENEWED?

The contrast between this 53-year-old career politician and her rival could not be more marked, but for the one quality they share: dogged tenacity in the race for the presidency. Royal embodies the promise of renewal for France and has crafted a unique, highly personal campaign to convinve voters that French politics will be more open, more democratic, under her watch. But critics slam her proposals for wanting to please everyone without accepting the harsher reality of France's economic woes. A portrait of the candidate.

Turkey's PM reaches to nation

Tayyip Erdogan's Islamist-rooted AK party has proposed Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul as Turkey's next president but the idea has been met with mass street protests and a warning from the country's military of possible intervention. A first round of voting by MP's in Gul's favour has been declared invalid by the constitutional court.

That sinking feeling

Experts say Bangkok is steadily sinking because of the amount of ground water pumped out from beneath it while some villages on the coast are already under water which environment campaigners blame on rising sea levels.

Rivals Call for Israeli Leader to Resign

Israel's foreign minister is calling on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign following a harsh report about his leadership during the Lebanon war; Tzipi Livni is the highest ranking official to call for Olmert's resignation.

Pressure mounts for Olmert to go

Now, even senior members of his own party doubt he can go on after sharp criticism of his conduct in last year's Lebanon war.

Senator Ben Cardin Speaks Out On President Bush's War Bill Veto

Maryland Senator Ben Cardin and other top U.S. lawmakers blasted President Bush for vetoing a bill that would have wound down the war in Iraq. Kai Jackson reports.

GOP Leaders Support Iraq Veto

GOP leaders stood by President Bush's veto of an Iraq spending bill and called on Democrats to work out a compromise.

NASA Wowed by New Jupiter Pictures

NASA scientists are pouring through new images sent back by the New Horizons space probe of our solar system's largest planet, Jupiter.

Britney's Back, but for Just 5 Songs

Britney Spears gave a short performance Tuesday night at the House of Blues in San Diego, believed to be her first public concert appearance in nearly three years.

First Person: Highs, Lows for Spears Fans

In what's believed to be her first public performance in nearly three years, Britney Spears did a five-song set last night at the House of Blues in San Diego. Some fans however, thought things could have been better.

NHL Bloopers

Some great NHL bloopers.

Hitching a Ride

May 1 - Members of the Hochenaschau Costume Association hitch a ride on their May pole before it's erected in the village of Aschau. Inter-village rivalry is fierce in Germany as traditional costume associations strive to erect the tallest and most beautifully decorated May pole.

Thousands breastfeed for change

In a bid to promote breastfeeding thousands of mothers gather in the Philippines to feed their babies. Thousands of mothers gathered in day care centers, hospitals and private venues in the Philippines as part of government and NGO efforts to promote breastfeeding and smash the Guinness World Record for simultaneous breastfeeding in multiple sites.

Kashmir's embroidered shawls

Considered by many to be works of art, some embroidered shawls made in the Indian region of Kashmir can take up to three years to complete, and often sell for thousands of dollars. Yet in rural villages, embroiderers say they are earning barely enough to feed themselves.

John McCain Announcement Tour - Sioux City, Iowa

John McCain visits Sioux City, IA on his announcement tour.

Questions Over Maryland Cheerleader Hit List

A Maryland teen faces charges of bringing a knife to school, but questions remain over who posted a hit list on her MySpace.com page.

Eight Students Injured in School Bus Crash

Ten people, including eight children, were injured when the driver of a stolen car crashed into a school bus in Queens; the driver was trying to escape a police pursuit when he crashed into the bus.

L.A. Rally Urges Path to Citizenship

Thousands of protestors in Los Angeles rally to press for a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants living in the U.S. The rally was enthusiastic, but smaller than a similar rally last year.

New Yorkers March for Immigrant Rights

Immigrant rights demonstrators take to the streets in hopes of forcing lawmakers to clear a path for illegal immigrants to become citizens.

Raw Audio: Tape Captures Kent State Shootings

A just-released audio tape purportedly shows the command issued to Ohio National Guardsmen in 1970 to fire on students during an anti-war protest at Kent State University. Three survivors are calling for a new investigation of the incident.

Northern Counties Battered By Storms

A violent storm left behind a path of destruction in Mercer County: KDKA's Alison Morris reports.

Seeya Later, Alligator: Reggie Is Back!

He's been gone (vacation perhaps?) but it's official...Reggie the Alligator is back in Machado Lake. Now we need someone to catch him. Any volunteers? Dave Lopez reports.

3 Little (Okay, Not So Little) Bears Make The Scene In Bradbury

They went rummaging through trash for food, took a few dips in neighbor pools and scaled fences all the while looking adorable. Dave Malkoff reports.

Colombia Finds Large, Buried Cocaine Cache

Colombia's navy says a huge cocaine cache they found buried in packages is not the largest bust in the nation's history, but is still the largest so far this year.

Venezuela seizes oil operations

President Hugo Chavez sent thousands of workers backed by troops to occupy the multi-billion-dollar installations.

Anna Nicole Smith's Baby Arrives in Kentucky

Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend flew to Kentucky from the Bahamas Tuesday with their infant daughter and said he is looking forward to introducing the baby to his family.

Mike Huckabee on Education

Mike Huckabee believes that every child in America has a right to a quality public education that teaches the fundamental skills needed to compete in a world economy.

Rudy Giuliani: Leadership

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