Rome protest turns up heat on new PM Letta
ROME - Thousands of people protested in Rome against austerity policies and high unemployment, urging new Prime Minister Enrico Letta to focus on creating jobs to help pull the country out of recession. Full Article
Bernanke upbeat on innovation outlook in commencement address
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living standards, delivering a sweeping look at the last 100 years that included memories of his 1963 South Carolina home.
France's Hollande signs gay marriage law
PARIS - French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, one of the biggest social reforms since abolition of the death penalty in 1981, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings. Full Article
Powerball jackpot can go over $600 million
AUSTIN, Texas - The Powerball jackpot being drawn on Saturday night could be even higher than the record $600 million advertised, pushing it near or above the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said. Full Article
IRS chief won't name those involved in scandal
WASHINGTON - The outgoing head of the Internal Revenue Service angered Republican lawmakers by resisting their demands that he identify who at the tax-collection agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny. Full Article
New Xbox more than a console for Microsoft
SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry. Full Article
Change looms for Ethiopia's ancient salt trade
HAMAD-ILE, Ethiopia - For years Ethiopia's independent miners pulled slabs of salt from the earth and slowly transported them by camel. But a modern paved road could change that tradition -- and, some fear, invite large companies into the fray. Full Article | Related Story
Medical weed could jinx recreational market
OLYMPIA, Washington - Key officials helping to create Washington state's potentially lucrative recreational pot market say its success may hinge on preventing consumers from choosing to get high on readily available medical cannabis. Full Article
A front row seat to aviation history
ATLANTIC OCEAN, COAST OF VIRGINIA - The U.S. Navy made aviation history by catapulting an unmanned jet off an aircraft carrier for the first time, testing a long-range, stealthy, bat-winged plane that represents a jump forward in drone technology. Full Article
Plane catches fire landing at Moscow airport
May 18 - Tense scenes on Moscow airport tarmac as passengers evacuate a burning plane. Tom Dinham reports.
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Austerity is a moral issue
Europe’s economic turmoil is dragging the world economy down. Despite this destructive display of unnecessary masochism, many Americans still demand that the U.S. sequester be allowed to continue slashing at public spending. Commentary
Massive, open, online disruption
Massive, open, online classes are transforming higher education and saving students money. So why are so many administrators and professors scared? Because tech is about to disrupt their industry like it's changed so many others. Commentary
The radical force of 'Abenomics'
The financial arithmetic of Abenomics means that tolerable stagnation is no longer an option for Japan. Will the radical steps taken by the government be enough to fix the country's economy? Commentary
Washington-gate
An increasingly polarized Washington is devouring its own. Ceaseless, take-no-prisoners political warfare, not nefarious White House plots, ravages government. Commentary
Why the underwear-bomber leak infuriated Obama
It wasn't the substance of the AP story that exasperated the government, but that the AP found a source or sources that spilled information about an ongoing intelligence operation and that even grander leaks might surge into the press corps’ rain barrels. Commentary
‘Reset’ on Iran now
Evidence that sanctions are not achieving their purpose should give President Obama political breathing room to have negotiators put serious sanctions relief on the table – which could prove to be in America’s national security interest. Commentary
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Gundlach: Market 'drowning in central banks'
Jeffrey Gundlach, who runs $56 billion DoubleLine Capital, doubts central banking stimulus will ever stop and calls Apple the new Microsoft. Video
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