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Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel

Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel
By FRANCES D'EMILIOAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience, hours

Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered

Arrests in New Orleans parade shootings cheered
By KEVIN McGILLAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Days after sudden gunfire brought a chaotic and bloody end to a Mother's Day neighborhood parade in New Orleans, news of six arrests gave an organizer of the traditional event reason to celebrate again. "I'm just ecstatic," Edward Buckner,

Wade Robson: 'Pedophile' Michael Jackson Abused Me For 7 Years

Wade Robson: 'Pedophile' Michael Jackson Abused Me For 7 Years
TODAY.COM - In 2005, Wade Robson was the first defense witness at Michael Jackson's trial, where the singer was accused of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor. At the time, Robson was unequivocal: He was not sexually abused by the man known as the King of Pop. But eight years later

Highlights: music, maps, photo, other Google tools

Highlights: music, maps, photo, other Google tools
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and ANICK JESDANUNAP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google used its annual conference for software developers to unveil several new products, services and features. They include enhancements for online games, maps, search, music and photos and are meant to help the

Stock indexes shake off early slide, close higher

Stock indexes shake off early slide, close higher
NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market is closing higher after shaking off a morning slump. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 60 points to close at 15,275 Wednesday, a gain of 0.4 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose eight points to 1,658, or 0.5 percent. Both the Dow and S&P are

Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades

Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks. Google made it available in the U.S. Wednesday for

Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades

Google's music plan part of fresh wave of upgrades
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and RYAN NAKASHIMAAP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. unveiled a streaming music service called All Access that blends songs users have already uploaded to their online libraries with millions of other tracks for a $10 monthly fee. The service puts the Internet

Google unveils maps, photo, music features

Google unveils maps, photo, music features
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming

Google unveils maps, photo, music features

Google unveils maps, photo, music features
By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened Wednesday with a chance for the company to showcase its latest services. Announcements included new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming

Stocks climb as traders shrug off economic reports

Stocks climb as traders shrug off economic reports
By MATTHEW CRAFTAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Investors nudged the stock market to all-time highs Wednesday despite a handful of disappointing economic reports. Google's stock topped $900 for the first time after the company announced new versions of its prodcuts, and Macy's rose after