http://www.mail.com/subjects/304-general-news.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/304-general-news.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107484-foreign-preacher-takes-rare-turn-vietnam-stage.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The 25,000 people at the soccer stadium and the millions more watching at home waited 90 minutes before the Australian evangelical preacher got to the message he had come to Communist-ruled Vietnam to deliver. "Do you know why I love God?" Nick Vujicic asked a young girl on stage who, like him, was born without arms and legs. "Becaus... Fri, 24 May 2013 09:15:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107484-foreign-preacher-takes-rare-turn-vietnam-stage.html 2013-05-24T09:15:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2107482-obamas-drone-speech-welcomed-pakistan-yemen.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones to kill Islamic militants was well-received in two countries most affected by the strikes — Pakistan and Yemen — but criticism of the U.S. policy remains strong. Obama cast the drone program as crucial to U.S. counterterrorism efforts, though he announced more restrictive rules governin... Fri, 24 May 2013 09:13:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2107482-obamas-drone-speech-welcomed-pakistan-yemen.html 2013-05-24T09:13:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2107476-57-magnitude-quake-widely-felt-n-calif.html GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage. The magnitude-5.7 quake broke dishes and shook mirrors when it struck at 8:47 p.m. Thursday, officials said. It was centered near Greenville... Fri, 24 May 2013 09:02:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2107476-57-magnitude-quake-widely-felt-n-calif.html 2013-05-24T09:02:24Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2107478-jc-chandor-gains-cannes-hit-with-all-lost.html CANNES, France (AP) — J.C. Chandor may just have saved someone's life during an interview in Cannes. The director who put Robert Redford in a struggle for survival as a capsized sailor in "All Is Lost" is talking about mortality when a gust of wind lifts a large beach umbrella from its base and sends it and its heavy metal pole sailing straight toward a p... Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2107478-jc-chandor-gains-cannes-hit-with-all-lost.html 2013-05-24T09:00:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107466-britain-braces-copycat-attacks.html LONDON (AP) — Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the slaying of a young soldier, adding some 1,200 police to potential trouble spots. Images captured on video made for gruesome viewing — one man with bloodied hands and holding butcher's knives angrily complained about the presence of British... Fri, 24 May 2013 08:57:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107466-britain-braces-copycat-attacks.html 2013-05-24T08:57:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2107468-jury-arias-case-up-consensus.html PHOENIX (AP) — As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, "Sorry." The silent gesture offered a glimpse into what was likely a tense few days inside the de... Fri, 24 May 2013 08:52:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2107468-jury-arias-case-up-consensus.html 2013-05-24T08:52:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107462-syrian-media-rebels-attack-prison-north.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's state media say rebels have fired mortar shells at the central prison in an embattled northern city, killing and wounding several inmates. The pro-opposition Aleppo Media Center says clashes are underway between rebels and government troops at the prison in Aleppo. The center says a large fire has broken out at the facility. Friday's... Fri, 24 May 2013 08:42:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107462-syrian-media-rebels-attack-prison-north.html 2013-05-24T08:42:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2107460-i-5-bridge-collapse-survivor-you-hold-on.html MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust." "I hit the brakes and we went off," Sligh told reporters from a hospital, adding he "saw the water approaching ... you hold on as tight as you can." Slight, his wife and anoth... Fri, 24 May 2013 08:42:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2107460-i-5-bridge-collapse-survivor-you-hold-on.html 2013-05-24T08:42:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107450-guarantee-peace-nkorean-envoy-warns-china.html BEIJING (AP) — China's state media says an envoy from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned there is no guarantee of peace on the Korean Peninsula, but also stressed that his country is willing to hold talks with all sides to find a solution. The Xinhua News Agency quoted North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae as making the comments Friday to Gen. ... Fri, 24 May 2013 08:34:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107450-guarantee-peace-nkorean-envoy-warns-china.html 2013-05-24T08:34:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107422-syrian-govt-to-take-peace-conference.html MOSCOW (AP) — The Syrian government has agreed to a conference on the country's future proposed by Russia and the United States, Russia's foreign ministry said Friday Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in televised remarks that the Syrian government had "agreed in principle" to participate in the conference in Geneva which is expected w... Fri, 24 May 2013 08:28:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107422-syrian-govt-to-take-peace-conference.html 2013-05-24T08:28:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107438-plastic-ocean-debris-target-calif-bill.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage. Each year cleanup crews throughout the U.S. collect millions of pounds of plastic trash from beaches and coastal waterways, with the biggest numbers coming from California's 1,100-mile coastline. Once in ... Fri, 24 May 2013 08:17:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107438-plastic-ocean-debris-target-calif-bill.html 2013-05-24T08:17:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2107424-older-brother-held-deaths-2-younger-siblings.html WEST POINT, Utah (AP) — A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said. He was arrested Thursday in the deaths of the boys, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new houses and tidy lawns, police said. ... Fri, 24 May 2013 08:04:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2107424-older-brother-held-deaths-2-younger-siblings.html 2013-05-24T08:04:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2107128-i-5-bridge-collapses-wash-river-injuring-3.html MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers as three injured people were pulled from the chilly waterway. Authorities said it appeared nobody was killed in the bridge failure that raised the question about th... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:37:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2107128-i-5-bridge-collapses-wash-river-injuring-3.html 2013-05-24T07:37:01Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2107358-turkey-passes-bill-restricting-alcohol-sales-ads.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's parliament has passed legislation to ban all advertising of alcohol and tighten restrictions on sales in the mainly Muslim but secular country. The legislation, adopted on Friday, bans the sale of alcoholic drinks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. It also prohibits alcohol sales anywhere close to mosques and educational centers. Th... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:21:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2107358-turkey-passes-bill-restricting-alcohol-sales-ads.html 2013-05-24T07:21:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107354-safe-room-mandates-remain-rare-tornado.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery — for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker beneath the slab of their garage in early May. About three weeks later, the shelter saved their lives when a tornado that killed 24 people tor... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:21:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107354-safe-room-mandates-remain-rare-tornado.html 2013-05-24T07:21:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107352-hurricane-center-beware-storm-surge.html MIAMI (AP) — During a hurricane, the storm surge poses the greatest threat to life and land, yet many people don't even know what it means. Simply put, storm surge is the abnormal rise of sea water. Predicting it is far more complicated and explaining it is tricky, too, as forecasters at the National Hurricane Center discovered, again, during a review of ... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:18:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107352-hurricane-center-beware-storm-surge.html 2013-05-24T07:18:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2104616-boy-scouts-approve-plan-to-accept-openly-gay-boys.html GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's controversies are far from over. The Scouts' longstanding ban on gay adults remains in force, and many liberal Sc... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:15:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2104616-boy-scouts-approve-plan-to-accept-openly-gay-boys.html 2013-05-24T07:15:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107330-earthquake-hits-russias-east.html MOSCOW (AP) — A powerful earthquake on Friday hit Russia's Far East with tremors felt as far away as Moscow, about 7,000 kilometers (4,400 miles) west of the epicenter. Marina Kolomiyets, spokeswoman for Obninsk's seismic station of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told The Associated Press the epicenter was in the Sea of Okhotsk, east of the Russian coas... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:12:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107330-earthquake-hits-russias-east.html 2013-05-24T07:12:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2107338-christie-co-hosting-today-to-promote-nj-shore.html SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is co-hosting NBC's "Today" on Friday morning as part of a campaign to proclaim that the state's shore is ready for business seven months after being devastated by Superstorm Sandy. The governor, who has made several appearances on national talk shows, follows Laura Bush and Sarah Palin as politi... Fri, 24 May 2013 07:05:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2107338-christie-co-hosting-today-to-promote-nj-shore.html 2013-05-24T07:05:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107324-police-suicidal-jumpers-fall-kills-skorean-girl.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police say a suicidal man jumping to his death killed a 5-year-old girl by falling on her as she walked with her parents outside the apartment building. A police official said the 39-year-old man died immediately after he jumped Wednesday from the 11th floor of the building in the southeastern port city of Busan. The... Fri, 24 May 2013 06:27:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2107324-police-suicidal-jumpers-fall-kills-skorean-girl.html 2013-05-24T06:27:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2107240-actress-bynes-arrested-nyc-marijuana-charge.html NEW YORK (AP) — Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window. It happened at an apartment building on West 47th Street at about 7:40 p.m. Thursday. Police say a building official called police to complain that Bynes was smoking marijuana and rolling a joint in the building's lobby... Fri, 24 May 2013 06:09:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2107240-actress-bynes-arrested-nyc-marijuana-charge.html 2013-05-24T06:09:05Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2107286-oil-falls-94-weak-outlook-demand.html BANGKOK (AP) — The price of oil was knocked lower Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand. Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 40 cents to $93.85 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 3 cents to close at $94.25 a barrel in New York on Thursday. The price sa... Fri, 24 May 2013 05:52:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2107286-oil-falls-94-weak-outlook-demand.html 2013-05-24T05:52:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2107282-5-climbers-feared-dead-worlds-3rd-highest-peak.html KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Nepalese official says five climbers are missing and feared dead on the world's third highest mountain. The five disappeared Monday on Mount Kanchenjunga, and bad weather was preventing a rescue helicopter from reaching the base camp. Mountaineering Department official Dipendra Poudel said Friday the climbers were descending from ... Fri, 24 May 2013 05:52:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2107282-5-climbers-feared-dead-worlds-3rd-highest-peak.html 2013-05-24T05:52:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2107280-asia-stocks-extend-losses-big-sell-off.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stocks continued to retreat Friday after being routed the day before by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary stimulus. Japan's Nikkei 225 index, which plummeted more than 7 percent Thursday, reversed a big morning gain and shed 0.7 percent to 14,391.74 as the yen str... Fri, 24 May 2013 05:47:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2107280-asia-stocks-extend-losses-big-sell-off.html 2013-05-24T05:47:35Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2107246-6-wyeth-paintings-fetch-2m-nyc-auction.html NEW YORK (AP) — Six paintings by the famous Wyeth family of artists have sold for just over $2 million at a New York City auction. New Jersey businessman Eric Sambol sold the works by Andrew, Jamie and N.C. Wyeth at Christie's on Thursday. They included three by Andrew, two by Jamie, and one by N.C. The highlight of the sale was N.C. Wyeth's "Norry Seavey... Fri, 24 May 2013 05:02:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2107246-6-wyeth-paintings-fetch-2m-nyc-auction.html 2013-05-24T05:02:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2104760-brown-hounded-calling-manila-gates-hell.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital. The book "Inferno," which is being sold in the Philippines, describes a visitor to the city who is taken aback by poverty, crime and prostitution. The chairman of metrop... Fri, 24 May 2013 03:15:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2104760-brown-hounded-calling-manila-gates-hell.html 2013-05-24T03:15:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2104758-jurors-deadlock-jodi-arias-penalty-retrial-set.html PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die for murdering her boyfriend, sending prosecutors back to the drawing board to rehash the shocking case of sex, lies and violence to another 12 people. Judge Sherry Stephens gave a heavy sigh as she announced a mistrial in t... Fri, 24 May 2013 03:14:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2104758-jurors-deadlock-jodi-arias-penalty-retrial-set.html 2013-05-24T03:14:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2106758-study-higher-cancer-rate-conn-pratt-plants.html EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Illinois at Chicago... Fri, 24 May 2013 03:14:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2106758-study-higher-cancer-rate-conn-pratt-plants.html 2013-05-24T03:14:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2107116-nj-caramel-colored-rubbing-alcohol-sold-scotch.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water — and apparently not even clean water at that. State officials provided those new details Thursday on raids they conducted a day earlier as part of a yearlong investigation dubbed Ope... 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