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• Controversial Arizona sheriff played federal probe for laughs
• Dowd: Secret Service, GSA gaffes erode faith
• French presidential election heads to runoff
• Iowa paper devotes front page to fighting bullying
• Searchers scour Tucson for missing 6-year-old girl
• New York search for 'milk carton' boy finds stain on wall
• All eyes on Fla. jail as Zimmerman awaits release
• ‘One Day on Earth:' Film with footage from every country debuts
• More firings likely coming in Secret Service scandal
• Iran says it recovered data from captured US drone
• What causes 'brain freeze' headaches? New answers
• Wal-Mart probes bribery allegations in Mexico
• Olbermann: Dog-gate vastly raises 'absurdity' of campaign
• Study: Arctic Ocean could be source of greenhouse gas
• Millions of books to be donated Monday night
• Photos: World celebrates Earth Day
• Senator: No evidence Colombian prostitutes were underage
• Light bulb with 20-year life unveiled in U.S. on Earth Day
• US, Afghanistan finalize strategic drawdown pact
• UN observers tour rebel-held town in Syria
• Doctor: Bee Gee Robin Gibb has colorectal cancer

Controversial Arizona sheriff played federal probe for laughs Posted: An audio recording has surfaced of an Arizona sheriff playing his refusal to cooperate in a racial profiling investigation for laughs at a fundraiser for an anti-illegal immigration group in Texas. He ridicules politicians who sought the probe and displayed contempt toward federal authorities who were — and are still — investigating him on two fronts.

Dowd: Secret Service, GSA gaffes erode faith Posted: ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd said the recent scandals involving the Secret Service and GSA reflect a declining trust in American institutions at all levels. "The American public has lost faith in every single institution in this country," Dowd said this morning on the...

French presidential election heads to runoff Posted: The French presidential election appears to be headed to a runoff. Exit polls cited by French television in Sunday's first round of voting show President Nicolas Sarkozy losing by a thin margin to Socialist challenger Francois Hollande. According to CNN, Sarkozy captured 25.5 percent of the vote, while Hollande took 28.4 percent. Marine Le Pen, [...]

Iowa paper devotes front page to fighting bullying Posted: In a rare and forceful act of advocacy, an Iowa newspaper devoted the entire front page of its Sunday edition to an anti-bullying editorial after a gay teen committed suicide.

Searchers scour Tucson for missing 6-year-old girl Posted: The parents of a missing 6-year-old Arizona girl asked their parish priest for prayers Sunday as volunteers passed out fliers across Tucson and scores of law enforcement officers tried to figure out whether she had been abducted.

New York search for 'milk carton' boy finds stain on wall Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investigators searching a New York basement for clues about the 1979 disappearance of a 6-year-old boy have ended their search after "nothing conclusive was found," a law enforcement source said on Sunday. Etan Patz was one of the first missing children in the United States to have his photograph printed on milk cartons after he disappeared and helped fuel an intense national campaign in search of missing children in the 1980s. ...

All eyes on Fla. jail as Zimmerman awaits release Posted: All eyes remain on the Florida jail where the man charged with murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is awaiting release on bail, and it could be several days before he leaves.

‘One Day on Earth:' Film with footage from every country debuts Posted: On Oct. 10, 2010, a pair of aspiring American filmmakers--who had never made a film before--asked people in every country in the world to document something they saw that day and submit footage to them for inclusion in an ambitious film project. "It was a big idea," Kyle Ruddick, the first-time director, told Yahoo News [...]

More firings likely coming in Secret Service scandal Posted: The chairman of a House committee investigating an alleged Secret Service prostitution scandal predicted more firings as key lawmakers and a top adviser to President Barack Obama expressed confidence Sunday that the agency will effectively deal with the incident.

Iran says it recovered data from captured US drone Posted: Iran claimed Sunday that it had recovered data from an American spy drone that went down in Iran last year, including information that the aircraft was used to spy on Osama bin Laden weeks before he was killed. Iran also said it was building a copy of the drone.

What causes 'brain freeze' headaches? New answers Posted: Most people have likely experienced brain freeze — the debilitating, instantaneous pain in the temples after eating something frozen — but researchers didn't really understand what causes it, until now.

Wal-Mart probes bribery allegations in Mexico Posted: Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, said it is probing allegations its managers in Mexico employed a widespread campaign of bribery to secure and expand the company's presence in the country."This ...

Olbermann: Dog-gate vastly raises 'absurdity' of campaign Posted: After a week of dog-eat-dog politicking between President Obama and Mitt Romney's respective campaigns, Keith Olbermann said today that the "dog-gate" controversies have gotten out of hand. Politicos, pundits and the presidential-campaign watching public spent the past week pondering which is worse, a presidential candidate...

Study: Arctic Ocean could be source of greenhouse gas Posted: The Arctic Ocean could be a significant contributor of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, scientists reported on Sunday.

Millions of books to be donated Monday night Posted: You won't need to visit a store or library Monday night to see a book change hands or receive a free copy yourself.

Photos: World celebrates Earth Day Posted: Thousands of cyclists hold up their bicycles at Budapest's city park, at the end of the Critical Mass bicycle ride across the Hungarian capital, April 22, 2012.The ride was organised to commemorate World Earth Day, which is celebrated April 22 annually. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (HUNGARY - Tags: SPORT CYCLING ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Senator: No evidence Colombian prostitutes were underage Posted: Sen. Susan Collins said this morning that according to Secret Service director Mark Sullivan, there is no evidence that the women who were allegedly solicited by agents in Colombia earlier this month were underage. "He told me that at this point there is no evidence of...

Light bulb with 20-year life unveiled in U.S. on Earth Day Posted: A prize-winning, super-energy-saving LED bulb from Dutch electronics giant Philips said to last over 20 years went on sale Sunday to coincide with Earth Day.

US, Afghanistan finalize strategic drawdown pact Posted: Afghan and U.S. officials finalized a long-awaited strategic partnership deal Sunday that is meant to set forth guidelines for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan as forces draw down, the two governments said.

UN observers tour rebel-held town in Syria Posted: U.N. cease-fire monitors toured a rebel-held town in central Syria Sunday with army defectors, while government troops pounded a Damascus suburb with artillery and heavy machine guns, activists said.

Doctor: Bee Gee Robin Gibb has colorectal cancer Posted: Bee Gees star Robin Gibb has advanced colorectal cancer and remains in intensive care after waking from a coma, his doctor said Sunday. The statement confirmed the exact nature of the illness afflicting the artist.

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