The GuardianMedicare key to shocking Democratic win in New York House raceAnderson Independent MailAP BUFFALO, NY — Kathy Hochul told her supporters they had picked the right issue to fight a Republican on long-held Republican turf. The Democrat rode…

ABC NewsCasey Anthony trial day 1 delivers plenty of shockersFlorida TodayDefense says Caylee drowned: Casey Anthony's defense attorney, Jose Baez, tells jurors that Caylee drowned accidentally in the family swimming pool. He says that the cover up…

ReutersFlights Seen Resuming as Ash ClearsWall Street JournalScott Heppell/AP Passengers rested on the floor after their flights were canceled Tuesday at Edinburgh Airport in Scotland. Meteorologists said Wednesday they expect the volcanic-ash clouds t…

Independent OnlineJohn Edwards faces prosecution for affair cover upUSA TodayFormer Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards will reportedly be indicted for alleged violations of campaign finance law as he tried to cover up his extramarital affai…

Reuters AfricaSenate Democrats may join rebuff of Obama on Israeli border issueThe HillSenate Democrats are expected to support a resolution intended as a rebuff to President Obama's call for basing Middle East peace talks on the 1967 Israeli-Pales…

The HinduObama to address British parliamentCNN InternationalBy the CNN Wire Staff Barack Obama speaks to Prime Minister David Cameron as he arrives at 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday. London (CNN) — President Barack Obama is due to address b…

Fox NewsFrench Minister to Seek Top IMF JobNew York TimesPARIS — Europe's top candidate to lead the International Monetary Fund, Finance Minister Christine Lagarde of France, formally announced her bid Wednesday, despite an unusual joint complain…

MiamiHerald.comBlagojevich attorneys to mount first defenseSan Jose Mercury NewsCHICAGO—Rod Blagojevich's attorneys will begin mounting their first defense of the former Illinois governor Wednesday in his retrial on corruption charges, and new Ch…

The GuardianStorms Hit 3 States and at Least 9 People Are KilledNew York TimesAn official searched for a missing child near a lakeshore after a tornado ripped through the Falcon Lake area in Piedmont, Okla., on Tuesday. By ANAHAD O'CONNOR A series …

ReutersElizabeth Smart abductor to be sentencedCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff Elizabeth Smart is expected to address the court Wednesday before her kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell, is sentenced. "I felt that because of what he had done to me, I was mark…