Tesla expands from electric cars into home, business batteries

USA TODAYTesla expands from electric cars into home, business batteriesUSA TODAYHAWTHORNE, Calif -- Seeking to redefine itself as more than a high-tech automaker, Tesla Motors announced Thursday night that it's going to expand to make inroads into residential and business battery systems. While home batteries aren't as sexy as ...Tesla batteries to jump-start energy storage industry for businesses, homesLos Angeles TimesUPDATE 1-Tesla unveils suite of batteries for homes, businessesReutersTesla's new product is a battery for your homeCNNMoneyLearnBondsall 452 news articles »

What Communist Vietnam is hiding: Column

USA TODAYWhat Communist Vietnam is hiding: ColumnUSA TODAYA few weeks ago, I came across an article reaffirming how, on the 40th anniversary of the defeat of Saigon by communist forces from North Vietnam, the country now known simply as Vietnam has moved on, its young consumer population embracing Western ...and more »

Last US Marines to leave Saigon describe chaos of war's end

U.S. News & World ReportLast US Marines to leave Saigon describe chaos of war's endWashington PostHO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — As the Marines scrambled to the roof of the U.S. Embassy, they locked a chain-link gate on every other floor to slow the throng of panicked Vietnamese civilians sure to come behind them. They knew if the crowd pushed ...Vietnam Celebrates 40th Anniversary of End of WarVoice of AmericaVietnam PM attacks 'barbarous US crimes' on war anniversaryThe NationWhat Communist Vietnam is hiding: ColumnUSA TODAYall 1,406 news articles »

UPDATE 2

CNNUPDATE 2-US House Republicans pass deep spending cuts, aim at ObamacareReuters(Adds details on spending bill). By David Lawder. WASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first joint House-Senate budget plan in six years on Thursday, a measure that aids the party's goal of ...House Adopts Compromise GOP Budget Targeting 'Obamacare'TIMEHouse passes budget that cuts MinnesotaCareMinneapolis Star Tribuneall 877 news articles »

Jameis Winston Selected First in NFL Draft

New York TimesJameis Winston Selected First in NFL DraftNew York TimesCHICAGO — Jameis Winston, the star quarterback from Florida State who played under a swirl of controversy, was chosen first over all in the N.F.L. draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday. Winston led the Seminoles to a national championship ...The Latest: Fowler's stylist picked his draft lookSan Jose Mercury NewsJameis Winston is NFL draft No.1 overall pick by Tampa Bay BuccaneersNew York Daily NewsArmour: Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota will be measured against each otherUSA TODAYLos Angeles Times -Local 10all 946 news articles »

Obama And Democrats Raise Their Minimum Wage Proposal To $12

Huffington PostObama And Democrats Raise Their Minimum Wage Proposal To $12Huffington PostWASHINGTON -- With fast-food workers going on strike and local governments raising their wage floors, Democrats in Congress have decided their stalled proposal to hike the minimum from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour needs to be revised. On Thursday, they ...Democratic Lawmakers' $12 Minimum-Wage Pitch Aims to Highlight Income ...Wall Street Journal (blog)Sen. Murray introduces act that would raise the minimum wage to $12 by 2020Central Kitsap ReporterSaez 202-225-3130 Hoyer: Raise the Wage Act WillNewsroom AmericaCivilrights.orgall 48 news articles »

Bush forcefully defends his views on taxes, immigration

The HillBush forcefully defends his views on taxes, immigrationWashington Post (blog)Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush forcefully defended his positions on immigration and taxes on Thursday while taking several swipes at Republican lawmakers thinking about running for president. Bush, appearing at a summit hosted by the National Review, ...Bush defiant on immigration: 'I'm right about this'The Hill (blog)all 13 news articles »

Jeb Bush says 11 million undocumented immigrants deserve chance to stay

Fox News LatinoJeb Bush says 11 million undocumented immigrants deserve chance to stayFox News LatinoHOUSTON (AP) – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush declared Wednesday that 11 million immigrants in the country illegally should have an opportunity to stay, wading yet again into his party's contentious immigrant debate. In tone and substance, Bush stands out ...Jeb Bush faults Major League Baseball for keeping fans out of Orioles gameWashington Post (blog)Jeb Bush: Empty Baltimore stadium 'sends the wrong signal'MSNBCJeb Bush slams decision to play Orioles game without fans following riotsWashington Timesall 399 news articles »

Nepal Teenager Is Rescued From Rubble Five Days After Earthquake

New York TimesNepal Teenager Is Rescued From Rubble Five Days After EarthquakeNew York TimesKATMANDU, Nepal — Five days had passed since an earthquake devastated Nepal, and rescue teams had largely given up hope of finding anyone else alive among the piles of brick and broken concrete in Katmandu. Then on Thursday, in a part of the city ...and more »

The MESSENGER orbiter has crashed into Mercury

Washington PostThe MESSENGER orbiter has crashed into MercuryWashington PostGoodnight, sweet probe. At 3:26 pm Eastern this afternoon, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft plummeted into Mercury at 8,750 mph, leaving a 52-foot crater in its wake. Quick calculation: @MESSENGER2011 impact released energy equivalent to 0.87 ...NASA's Messenger spacecraft crashes into MercuryFox NewsThe Short List: NASA spacecraft crashes; Freddie Gray investigation; Apple ...USA TODAYUPDATE 1-NASA spacecraft makes crashing finale into MercuryReutersBBC News -Gizmodo -TIMEall 361 news articles »

Nepal earthquake: Rescue stories offer hope

Local 10Nepal earthquake: Rescue stories offer hopeLocal 10On Day Six of Nepal's tragedy, life triumphed as rescuers pulled an 15-year-old from the rubble of a multistory residential building in one of Kathmandu's hard-hit neighborhoods. A large crowd erupted in cheers as Pemba Tamang was carried out on a ...and more »

Woman rescued from damaged hotel five days after Nepal earthquake

Fox NewsWoman rescued from damaged hotel five days after Nepal earthquakeCNN InternationalKathmandu, Nepal (CNN) A worker trapped by Saturday's deadly earthquake in Nepal has been rescued after spending five days in the quake-damaged hotel in which she worked. Sniffer dogs detected her presence early Thursday. A 37-strong Norwegian ...You'll Believe in Miracles After Seeing This Baby & Other Survivors Pulled From ...E! OnlineWoman and teenage boy rescued five days after Nepal quakeeuronewsBaby pulled from Nepal earthquake rubble after 22 hoursKRNV My News 4National Post -The Express Tribune -Sky Newsall 18,764 news articles »

Fall of Saigon remembered by Ottawa's Vietnamese community

CBC.caFall of Saigon remembered by Ottawa's Vietnamese communityCBC.caCeremonies and demonstrations are taking place in Ottawa today as the city's Vietnamese community marks the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Analysis: Today's Vietnam taunts Beijing, tantalizes the West. A flag display was held at the Ottawa police ...and more »

Pakistan: 10 sentenced to life in prison for attack on Malala Yousafzai

CNNPakistan: 10 sentenced to life in prison for attack on Malala YousafzaiCNNPeshawar, Pakistan (CNN) Ten people have been sentenced to life in prison for their roles in the 2012 attack on Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Malala Yousafzai, a judge announced Thursday. The assailants' conviction and sentences follow a trial that ...Pakistan Sentences 10 Men to Life in Attack on Malala YousafzaiWall Street JournalMalala Yousafzai's attackers jailed for 25 yearseuronewsPakistan court sentences 10 militants to life in prison for attack on MalalaFox NewsBloomberg -NBCNews.com -New York Timesall 352 news articles »

'Islamist attack' thwarted in Germany, official says; 2 arrested

NBCNews.com'Islamist attack' thwarted in Germany, official says; 2 arrestedCNN(CNN) German authorities think they "have thwarted an Islamist attack," and a married couple have been arrested in a town near Frankfurt in connection with the case, the interior minister for the German state of Hesse told reporters Thursday. The official didn't ...German police seize explosives in anti-terror raidBBC NewsCouple stockpiled weapons, bomb-making materials ahead of planned Islamist ...New York Daily NewsFrankfurt Prosecutor: Couple Arrested on Suspicion of Plotting 'Criminal Act'NBCNews.comThe Nation -Chron.comall 143 news articles »

Rescuers pull 'miracle' survivor from quake rubble in Nepal's capital

The Globe and MailRescuers pull 'miracle' survivor from quake rubble in Nepal's capitalWashington PostKATHMANDU, Nepal — Surrounded by rubble from a collapsed guest house, a dozen rescue workers crouched around a small opening between two cement slabs Thursday. Underneath, was a teenage boy trapped for nearly 120 hours until someone heard ...Moment building collapses onto motorists in the Nepalese earthquakeDaily MailBoy rescued in Kathmandu rubble, many villagers still strandedReutersNepal earthquake: Teenager pulled alive from rubble on day 6CNNThe Week Magazine -CTV News -Hindustan Timesall 2,611 news articles »

Baltimore waits for answers on black man's death in police custody

ReutersBaltimore waits for answers on black man's death in police custodyReutersBALTIMORE (Reuters) - Residents of Baltimore and activists across the United States waited on Thursday for official word on the cause of a black man's death in police custody earlier this month, as protests over the case spread to other cities. More than 100 ...Baltimore calm as city awaits prosecutor moves on police probeWashington PostBaltimore Stays Relatively Calm Under Curfew as Protests Spread in USNew York TimesEgypt gets a revolution, Baltimore a riot: Why hasn't radical empathy started at ...SalonNBCNews.com -Daily Beast -Newsdayall 11,979 news articles »

Murdoch's Sun backs Cameron in England, nationalists in Scotland

Reuters UKMurdoch's Sun backs Cameron in England, nationalists in ScotlandReuters UKLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's best-selling newspaper, the Sun, urged voters in England on Thursday to back Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives in next week's election to keep out the Scottish nationalist SNP, at the same time as urging Scottish ...Sturgeon: Labour's indyref warnings are desperate scaremongering from a party ...Herald ScotlandRupert Murdoch's Sun endorses 2 rival parties in UK voteChron.com'The Sun' and 'The Scottish Sun' can't agree on who to endorse in UK electionMashableSpiked -Digital By Default Newsall 169 news articles »

Boy rescued in Kathmandu rubble, many villagers still stranded

ReutersBoy rescued in Kathmandu rubble, many villagers still strandedReutersKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Rescue teams toiling amid rubble left by Nepal's devastating earthquake pulled a teenage boy to safety on Thursday after he had been trapped for five days, a rare moment of joy for a country struggling to cope with the aftermath.Nepal earthquake: Teenager pulled alive from rubble on day 6CNNThe Latest on Nepal: France says 3rd citizen among deadWashington PostNepal teen survives 5 days buried under rubbleCTV NewsNBCNews.comall 2,772 news articles »

Kremlin: North Korea's Kim Jong Un Will Not Attend Victory Day Parade

The Moscow TimesKremlin: North Korea's Kim Jong Un Will Not Attend Victory Day ParadeThe Moscow TimesKCNA / ReutersNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the 5th meeting of training officers of the Korean People's Army. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will not attend events in Moscow next week commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of ...and more »

Obama to announce free e

USA TODAYObama to announce free e-books for low-income kidsReutersWASHINGTON, April 30 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will go to a public library in one of Washington's poorest neighborhoods on Thursday to talk about a plan to give low-income children access to 10,000 e-books. Working with publishers and ...Obama's day: A virtual field tripUSA TODAYObama pushes reading through eBook, library initiativesPhys.Orgall 14 news articles »

More Women and Children Freed in Nigeria From Extremists

Times LIVEMore Women and Children Freed in Nigeria From ExtremistsNew York TimesMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A day after the Nigerian army celebrated the rescue of 200 girls and 93 women in the forest stronghold of Boko Haram, the army's spokesman says more women and children believed to have been abducted by the Islamic extremists ...Traumatized by Boko Haram, kidnapped girls fire on rescuersWashington PostBoko Haram crisis: Nigerian army 'frees more camps'BBC NewsNigeria: No #BringBackOurGirls Victims Among 300 Rescued From Boko HaramNBCNews.comThe Guardian Nigeria -CNNall 1,717 news articles »

Kim Jong Un's visit to Moscow is off, Russian official says

CNNKim Jong Un's visit to Moscow is off, Russian official saysCNNMoscow (CNN) Never mind. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has backed out of next month's visit to Moscow for World War II anniversary celebrations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday. "We were informed of the decision via diplomatic ...North Korean leader will not visit Moscow in May: KremlinReutersKremlin: North Korean leader not coming to Moscow on May 9Sioux City Journalall 84 news articles »

European Bonds, Stocks Continue Slide

THE BUSINESS TIMESEuropean Bonds, Stocks Continue SlideWall Street JournalEuropean stocks and bonds continued to tumble Thursday after the previous session's heavy selloff. Wednesday's pullback suggested that investors are growing increasingly uncomfortable with the plunge in bond yields in the euro area since the European ...Euro Area Ends Flirt With Deflation as ECB Pumps Billions in QEBloombergEurozone Consumer Prices Stopped Falling in AprilNew York TimesEurozone exits deflation in AprilBBC Newsseattlepi.com -Reutersall 140 news articles »

Nepal earthquake: Teenager pulled alive from rubble on day 6

CNN InternationalNepal earthquake: Teenager pulled alive from rubble on day 6CNN InternationalKathmandu, Nepal (CNN) On day six of Nepal's tragedy, life triumphed as rescuers pulled an 18-year-old man from the rubble of a multistory residential building in one of Kathmandu's hard-hit neighborhoods. A large crowd erupted in cheers as Pemba ...Boy rescued in Kathmandu rubble, many villagers still strandedReutersRescue crew pulls survivor from rubble 5 days after Nepal quakeFox NewsNepal earthquake: Teenage boy rescued after five daysBBC NewsUSA TODAY -Miami Herald -Los Angeles Timesall 2,192 news articles »