Kansas governor signs 'Shariah bill' to ban Islamic law - msnbc.com
26 May 2012, 6:09 am
KANSAS CITY, Kansas — Republican Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill aimed at keeping state courts and agencies from using Islamic or other non-U.S. laws when making decisions, his office said on Friday, drawing criticism from a ...

Timmins officials watch fire, smoke for signs more evacuations are needed - YAHOO!
26 May 2012, 3:24 am
TIMMINS, Ont. - Emergency officials in northern Ontario say a fierce forest fire that has blanketed the Timmins area with smoke and ash could force more evacuations unless the powerful winds fuelling the flames die down. Provincial police say they are ...

signs of Tunisian recovery: IMF official - YAHOO!
26 May 2012, 3:24 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tunisia's economy is showing signs of revival after popular protests last year pushed it into recession but the crisis in the euro zone, its most important export market, presents risks, a senior IMF official said on Friday.

Gold trumps dollar signs for men's water polo team - MySanAntonio
25 May 2012, 10:59 pm
DALLAS (AP) — An Olympic gold medal is worth more to the U.S. men's water polo team than some fat contract. Surprise silver medalists four years ago, the Americans made the unanimous decision to stay home and train together before the London Games rather ...

Distin signs one-year deal with Everton - espnstar.com
25 May 2012, 10:31 pm
Everton defender Sylvain Distin has signed a new one-year contract to keep him at the club next season. The 34-year-old centre-back's existing deal had expired but he was always determined to remain at Goodison Park and a new agreement was not long in ...

Sam Brownback signs Bill Banning Islamic Law In Kansas - Huffington Post
25 May 2012, 7:25 pm
TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a law aimed at keeping the state's courts or government agencies from basing decisions on Islamic or other foreign legal codes, and a national Muslim group's spokesman said Friday that a court ...

signs indicate the rains will soon be here, says Pagasa - Global Nation
25 May 2012, 5:52 pm
MANILA, Philippines—Summer is ending. Climate signs indicate that the wet season will soon be here. According to Administrator Nathaniel Servando of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), the country is ...

Ten signs that you've 'gone native' in Sweden - Local
25 May 2012, 10:06 am
The reasons for this can be many. A raised eyebrow among peers, a comment from a loved one, or even finding yourself doing something that feels just a little too Swedish for your own liking. The Local's guide to "going native". The question is - how to ...

signs of Shift Among African-Americans on Same-Sex Marriage - New York Times
25 May 2012, 7:57 am
President Obama’s self-described “evolution” on same-sex marriage — from opponent to proponent — appears to be catalyzing a similar shift among some of his most loyal supporters, African-Americans. Although evidence for such a shift is ...

Nervous investors are looking beyond positive U.S. economic signs - Los Angeles Times
24 May 2012, 4:34 pm
New home sales are up. The unemployment rate is falling. Companies are buying one another, signaling confidence in the economy. But investors are turning their back on positive economic signs, looking nervously at Europe's seemingly never-ending ...