Triple Crown dreams often dashed at Belmont
2012-05-20T02:50:59Z
but fallen short in the Belmont Stakes. I'll Have Another will try to snap that streak on June 9.
Mark Zuckerberg marries longtime love
2012-05-20T02:42:48Z
(Reuters) - Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg wed longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan on Saturday, announcing the nuptials through a status update on the social networking site. Tens of thousands of people "liked" his status change, which was accompanied by a photo of the couple in wedding attire. The 28-year-old billionaire is also the CEO of Facebook, which had a historic initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock exchange on Friday. Zuckerberg co-founded the site Facebook in a Harvard dormitory eight years ago. ...
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg marries sweetheart
2012-05-20T02:36:15Z
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to "married" on Saturday.
5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes near Bologna, Italy
2012-05-20T02:26:52Z
(Reuters) - A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Bologna, Italy, on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake, which initially registered at magnitude 6.3, was centered 22 miles north-northwest of Bologna in northern Italy at a relatively shallow depth of 6.3 miles, the USGS said. The last major earthquake to hit Italy was a 6.3 magnitude quake in the central Italian city of L'Aquila in 2009, killing nearly 300 people. In January, a 5.3-magnitude quake in northern Italy was felt in Genoa, Bologna, Turin and Italy's financial capital, Milan. (Writing by Doina Chiacu)
Facebook's Zuckerberg changes status, weds Chan
2012-05-20T02:23:38Z
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg capped the week of a lifetime, changing his own status to married after wedding Priscilla Chan just a day after his company went public, he announced.
Blind Chinese dissident completes US odyssey
2012-05-20T02:16:21Z
Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng began a new life in the United States, praising Beijing's "restraint and calm" as he sought to draw a line under a month-long tussle that tested China-US ties.
Chinese activist who fled house arrest lands in US
2012-05-20T02:10:21Z
A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the U.S. on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.
Sri Lanka President orders ex-army chief freed
2012-05-20T02:09:45Z
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse has ordered the release of his jailed electoral rival, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, the presidential spokesman said.
Men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit
2012-05-20T02:03:09Z
Three activists who traveled to Chicago for a NATO summit were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets.
Arizona tribes talk significance of solar eclipse
2012-05-20T02:03:07Z
Seven years old and lounging in a tree listening to the radio, Baje Whitethorne Sr. wasn't aware of the lesson he was about to learn.