Bush Talks War Funding in Radio Address

In his weekly radio address, President Bush urged Congress to craft a war spending bill quickly, but offered no clues about whether he'll compromise over linking U.S. support to stability in Iraq.
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Royal Visit to Kentucky Derby

Queen Elizabeth, an avid horse enthusiast, attended the 133rd Kentucky Derby with her husband, Prince Philip. The British monarch arrived two hours before the race began, and watched from a balcony above the finish line.
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'There's Just Not a Lot Down There'

Emergency crews in Kansas say a tornado has all but destroyed the twon of Greensburg, adding there's not much for residents to come home to.
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First Person: Hindenburg Worker Remembers Fire

On the 70th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster, the last living member of the ground crew talks about how he survived on May 6, 1937 when 36 people died in the airship's fiery crash.
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BB's Fired At Cars In Southeastern Massachusetts

(Boston) Someone has been firing BB's at cars at Route 24 in Raynham. Paul Burton reports.
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Huntington Memorial ER Evacuated For Chemical Leak

(Los Angeles) Hazmat crews are on the scene and patients have been taken to other hospitals.
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Chino Pot House Goes Up In Smoke

(Los Angeles) The house was also rigged to steal electricity, which may have caused the fire that alerted authorities to its presence.
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Caught On Tape: Boat Fire Off Avalon Waters

(Los Angeles) One person was rescued from the 54-foot boat.
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Massive floods hit Sri Lanka

High rainfall has caused widespread chaos and hardship on the island. Some estimate that up to 80,000 people eventually will be displaced by flooding.
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Al Qaeda video death call

On a tape posted on the internet Ayman al-Zawahiri , Al Qaeda's number two says he wants to spill more American blood before they withdraw from Iraq. He mocked a bill passed by Congress setting a timetable for the pullout of U.S troops in Iraq.
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French Voters Prepare for Election

Voters in France will select a president on Sunday. The run-off pits conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy against Socialist candidate Segolene Royal. Voter registration has risen ahead of the election.
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Fujimori denies asylum bid

Peru's ex-President Alberto Fujimori denies he will seek asylum to avoid extradition. The Peruvian government wants to try Fujimori for human rights abuses and embezzlement.
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New Gaza border tension

Palestinian militants launch Qassam rockets into southern Israel as tension across Israel's border with Gaza grows. The rocket hit a building in a residential area but no one was hurt. Tensions have been running high in the Gaza Strip since Hamas's armed wing resumed rocket fire at Israel last month.
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Missing three-year-old

Madeleine McCann was last seen sleeping in her parents' holiday apartment on Thursday evening. The family had been staying in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz.
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Hilton sentenced to jail

A Los Angeles judge orders Paris Hilton to 45 days in jail for probation violation. Hilton's latest legal problems come a little more than three weeks before her reality TV show, "The Simple Life," co-starring her friend Nicole Richie, returns to the airwaves for a fifth season.
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McCain Talks Iraq War, Gays In Military In Google Visit

(San Francisco) Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain discusses the Iraq war and gays in the military in a visit to Google on Friday.