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Foxy Brown pleads guilty to menacing Brooklyn neighbor 25 minutes ago NEW YORK (AP) - Rapper Foxy Brown has pleaded guilty to menacing a neighbor with her cell phone last year. She avoided jail based on time already served. Brown and neighbor Arlene Raymond got into a f  Read Story.

Man crashes at driveway, sees home catch fire, gets ticket 25 minutes ago Rock Island, Tenn. (AP) - A Rock Island man whose car was hit as he tried to make a left turn into his driveway saw his home going up in flames as he was airlifted to the hospital. Tennessee Highway P  Read Story.

Plame seeks to resurrect lawsuit in CIA leak case 25 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Former CIA operative Valerie Plame is trying to resurrect a lawsuit against those in the Bush administration she says illegally disclosed her identity. A federal judge dismissed Plam  Read Story.

Blackwater unlikely to face charges in Iraq shooting 25 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Blackwater Worldwide, the security contractor blamed by an angry Iraqi government for the shooting deaths of 17 civilians, is not expected to face criminal charges - all but ensuring  Read Story.

Obama picks up 9 superdelegates, union endorsement 25 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic P  Read Story.

Avalanche, coach Joel Quenneville go their separate ways 25 minutes ago DENVER (AP) - Joel Quenneville is out as coach of the Avalanche after three seasons, a week after Colorado was swept out of the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings. Quenneville was 131-92-23 in Denver,   Read Story.

Data from Columbia disk drives survived the shuttle accident 25 minutes ago Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found info  Read Story.

NC officials: Fatal twister could have been worse 1 hours ago GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Authorities began combing through the wreckage Friday caused by a twister that killed one person and injured three others in central North Carolina - part of a storm system tha  Read Story.

EBay's PayPal rule in Australia draws fire 2 hours ago SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - EBay Inc. is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where   Read Story.

Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child 2 hours ago LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman - she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven si  Read Story.

Russia puts tanks and missiles back in Red Square parade 2 hours ago MOSCOW (AP) - Russia showcased its military might and youthful new president to the world Friday, as heavy tanks and missile launchers rumbled across Red Square in a Victory Day parade for the first t  Read Story.

Judge: Jury selection can begin in R. Kelly pornography case 2 hours ago CHICAGO (AP) - Jury selection can begin in R. Kelly's long-delayed child pornography trial, a judge ruled Friday. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Vincent Gaughan denied a defense motion to again postp  Read Story.

Roger Federer upset by Radek Stepanek in Rome Masters 2 hours ago ROME (AP) - Roger Federer lost again, falling to 27th-ranked Radek Stepanek 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) Friday in the Rome Masters quarterfinals. Also losing was eighth-seeded American James Blake, who was defea  Read Story.

Myanmar seizes UN aid supplies, 'not ready' to let in US 3 hours ago YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military leaders seized aid shipments headed for cyclone survivors and told the top U.S. diplomat there Friday that they're not ready to let in American aid workers de  Read Story.

Obama picks up 5 superdelegates, union endorsement 3 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama all but erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among national convention superdelegates on Friday and won fresh labor backing as elements of the Democratic P  Read Story.

R. Kelly arrives at Chicago courthouse for pornography trial 4 hours ago CHICAGO (AP) - R. Kelly arrived at a Cook County courthouse Friday to face child pornography charges filed after a videotape allegedly showed him having sex with a girl as young as 13. The Grammy-winn  Read Story.

Tanks, missiles roll through Red Square on Victory Day 4 hours ago MOSCOW (AP) - Missiles, tanks and other heavy weaponry rolled through Moscow's Red Square in the Victory Day parade Friday, the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union that they have appeare  Read Story.

Obama picks up 3 superdelegates, union endorsement 5 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) - The movement of Democratic superdelegates to presidential hopeful Barack Obama gained steam Friday with endorsements from a union president and two congressmen, including one who swi  Read Story.

Gas jumps above $3.67, oil passes $126 on Venezuela concerns 5 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) - Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Vene  Read Story.

Drugs, teens, pot are dangerous mix 5 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday. A teen   Read Story.

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