Race questions over New York 'cop-on-cop' shooting of Omar J. Edwards - Times Online

Race questions over New York 'cop-on-cop' shooting of Omar J. Edwards - Times Online: "Omar J. Edwards, 25, was returning to his car after a shift at Harlem police station when he saw a stranger rummaging in his car. As he tried to apprehend the suspect, he was shot at six times by a colleague.
Civil rights leaders today condemned the latest incident of a black officer being killed by a white policeman."

US officials: North Korea may launch new missiles - Yahoo! News

US officials: North Korea may launch new missiles - Yahoo! News: "North Korea on Friday vowed to retaliate if punitive U.N. sanctions are imposed for its latest nuclear test, and U.S. officials said there are new signs Pyongyang may be planning more long-range missile launches. With tensions rising, the communist nation punctuated its barrage of rhetoric with yet another short-range missile launch — the sixth this week."

White House: Sotomayor says she chose word poorly - Yahoo! News

White House: Sotomayor says she chose word poorly - Yahoo! News: "In a bit damage control, the White House on Friday said Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor acknowledges she chose her words poorly by saying in 2001 that a female Hispanic judge would often reach a 'better' conclusion than a white male judge. 'I think if she had the speech to do all over again, I think she'd change that word,' presidential spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters."

UAW members approve General Motors concessions - Yahoo! News

UAW members approve General Motors concessions - Yahoo! News: "The United Auto Workers union has ratified a package of concessions designed to reduce General Motors Corp.'s labor costs, completing a key piece of the automaker's massive restructuring effort. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said at a news conference Friday that 74 percent of GM's 54,000 U.S. production and skilled-trade workers voted in favor of the deal."

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Electronic Village: Police Taser 15-Year Old Robert Mitchell to Death

Electronic Village: Police Taser 15-Year Old Robert Mitchell to Death: "The police chased the teenager into an abandoned house. One of the police officers enters the vacant house ... pulls out his taser ... and shoots 50,000 volts of electricity into the young boy."

China May Test North Korea Sway After Nuclear Test - Yahoo! News

China May Test North Korea Sway After Nuclear Test - Yahoo! News: "China has the ability to cripple North Korea by cutting off shipments of food, fuel, and luxury goods that Kim Jong Il doles out to loyalists. Kim’s nuclear detonation may put that leverage in play and test its impact on the leadership."

NKorea test-fires missile, slams Security Council - Yahoo! News

NKorea test-fires missile, slams Security Council - Yahoo! News: "North Korea defiantly test-fired another short-range missile Friday and warned it would act in 'self-defense' if provoked by the U.N. Security Council, which is considering tough sanctions against the communist regime for conducting a nuclear test."