Police searched without success Sunday for a University of Georgia professor who allegedly shot and killed his wife and two other people at a community theater group’s reunion Saturday, then fled.
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CNN man begins bid to ‘tweet’ London Marathon
A CNN.com journalist has begun his bid to "tweet" the London Marathon — but admits he has no idea whether his plan will work. Pete Wilkinson, a digital news producer at CNN.com in London, plans to update his Twitter page during Sunday’s race via text messages from his cellphone but said that typing and running at the same time was “incredibly hard.” Wilkinson hopes to complete the iconic 42.1 kilometer (26.2 miles) race in four hours or less and said he planned to tweet without stopping
The Bloody Border of Mexico’s Drug Wars
Pedro Rojas is the sort of wealthy Mexican who’s usually in control of his world.
Why Google Wants You To Google Yourself
The act of Googling oneself has become the digital age’s premiere guilty pleasure — an activity enjoyed by all and admitted by few. The phenomenon has even been the subject of scholarly research.
Petraeus: Afghanistan could be harder than Iraq
Defeating extremists and stabilizing Afghanistan and Pakistan will require a "sustained, substantial commitment," Gen. David Petraeus, the chief of U.S. Central Command, said Friday.
Microsoft Follows in the Footsteps of McDonald’s and Wal-Mart
Microsoft just released earnings that were mediocre but not any worse than was expected. It said that the balance of the calendar year would not be much better
60 dead in Mexico flu outbreak
A flu outbreak in Mexico has killed at least 60 people and sickened nearly 1,000, health officials said Friday. The outbreak has led health officials in the United States to suspect a connection with seven known cases of a novel swine flu infection in California and Texas
Zuma, South Africa’s Next President, Now Must Prove Himself
Jacob Zuma’s election as President of South Africa, all but assured as his party took a formidable lead in early results from this week’s balloting, completes an extraordinary, triumphant comeback in which he overcame prosecutions for rape and corruption and finally toppled his predecessor, Thabo Mbeki.
Bioengineered bugs could lead to malaria vaccine
For most Americans, mosquitoes are pests whose bites leave behind itchy bumps.
ANC celebrate ahead of S. Africa vote tally
Votes were still being counted Thursday evening in South Africa’s parliamentary elections, but the ruling African National Congress was already celebrating what party officials predicted will be a crushing victory. Presumed president-to-be Jacob Zuma — an ethnic Zulu whose flamboyant style sits in contrast to more staid predecessors Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki — led a raucous rally in Johannesburg, telling thousands of cheering supporters the ANC will outstrip its goal of two-thirds control in parliament.