Suspect in death of Etan Patz considered suicide risk - CTV
25 May 2012, 3:21 pm
NEW YORK — A man who New York police say has confessed to choking to death a 6-year-old boy in a landmark U.S. missing-child case was hospitalized for fear he might attempt suicide as he awaited arraignment Friday, exactly 33 years after the 6-year-old ...

Tim Schafer considered One of the 'Top 100 Most Creative People' - Examiner
25 May 2012, 2:45 pm
Business publication Fast Company is recognizing game designer, Tim Schafer, as one of the Top 100 Most Creative People in their 2012 list.  Gameindustry.biz shares: [QUOTE]Notably, three people in gaming made the list: Double Fine's Tim ...

Age limit 'being considered' for Gaga’s concert - Jakarta Post
25 May 2012, 8:55 am
The Jakarta Police say they will consider imposing age restrictions on US pop singer Lady Gaga’s concert, making it for 18 year olds or older after the concert permit is issued. “We will discuss it [age restrictions] with the local promoter ...

Should all Canadians be automatically considered organ donors? - CTV
25 May 2012, 6:39 am
With dozens of Canadians dying every year while sitting on organ transplant wait lists, and so few signing up to be donors, some say the solution is to flip the system so that everyone is automatically considered a would-be donor unless they explicitly say ...

Consumer protections considered for prepaid debit cards - USA Today
23 May 2012, 6:15 pm
Prepaid debit cards may soon be subject to federal regulations requiring more transparent fee disclosures and increased financial protection. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Wednesday it is considering new consumer protections for ...

Foreign aid bill being considered by Senate - Politico.com
22 May 2012, 4:15 pm
A $52.1 billion State Department and foreign aid budget began moving through the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, carrying with it new conditions on assistance to Pakistan and making deep cuts from post-war police training funds for Iraq.

Rafael Nadal Should Be considered Favorite at French Open After Title in Rome - Bleacherreport.com
21 May 2012, 8:27 pm
Rafael Nadal is going to take the 2012 French Open title. He is healthy and at the top of his game. When these two things coincide, he cannot be beaten on clay (at least red clay). Nadal drove this point home on Monday when he beat Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 ...

Pakistan blocks Twitter for several hours because of tweets considered offensive to Islam - Washington Post
20 May 2012, 5:26 am
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the country’s top telecommunications officials. The tweets were promoting a competition ...

Emergency law considered in Quebec as thousands of students protest tuition; 122 arrests - Washington Post
17 May 2012, 8:43 am
MONTREAL — Facing the most sustained student protests in Canadian history, Quebec’s provincial government introduced emergency legislation Thursday that would shut some universities and impose harsh fines on pickets blocking students from attending ...

Lead poisoning guidelines revised; more considered at risk - USA Today
17 May 2012, 3:42 am
Up to 365,000 more children across the USA will be considered at risk of lead poisoning under new guidelines released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an important shift, the CDC cut in half the amount of lead that ...