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Subject: In Chicago tonight ... a 'Qu_er Prom' - OneNewsNow Daily News Summary (Friday, May 23, 2008)
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 11:34:29 -0500

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Today's Poll: The effect of an 'exodus' Chicago hosts 'Queer Prom' tonight Conservative activists are speaking out against a so-called "Queer Prom" for Latino youth tonight in Chicago. So. Baptists revive school exodus issue A resolution has been submitted for the upcoming business meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, which calls on parents to rescue their children from indoctrination in sexual deviancy in California's public schools. Court allows partial-birth abortion in VA A federal court has struck down Virginia's ban on partial-birth abortions a second time, even after the legislature amended the law to comply with the first negative decision.(WARNING: The following story contains material not suitable for children.) Obama's media crush A veteran journalist may have just affirmed Hillary Clinton campaign manager Terry McAuliffe's contention that the mainstream news media is "in the tank" for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Drumming up prayer A ministry has taken to the highways to generate prayer. Prayer Force One is the name of the ministry -- and a bus -- which travels the nation's highways calling on people to repent and to pray. Shooting of Koran 'poor judgment' Senior army strategist Bob Maginnis says a U.S. soldier clearly used poor judgment when he used a Koran for target practice in Iraq on May 9. Plane crashes in Billings, Montana, kills pilot BILLINGS, Mont. The Federal Aviation Administration says a small plane has crashed into a building in Billings, Montana, killing the plane's pilot. An FAA spokesman says the Beachcraft 1900 had ... Crane collapses at KC-area power plant WESTON, Mo. A crane has collapsed at a Kansas City Power & Light power plant near Weston, Missouri. It's not clear how many were injured. Several ambulances were sent to ... Tornado kills 1, injures 13 in northern Colorado WINDSOR, Colo. Residents of a devastated neighborhood grabbed what they could from their debris strewn homes before police imposed an overnight curfew after a tornado swept ... Wildfire in central California prompts evacuations CORRALITOS, Calif. Hundreds of people evacuated from their homes are anxiously waiting to be let back into their neighborhoods while frustrated firefighters battle a fast moving wildfire burning ... UN chief: Myanmar to allow all aid workers NAYPYITAW Myanmar U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki moon, on a mission to open Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow ... Texas seizure of polygamist-sect kids thrown out SAN ANGELO, Texas An appellate court decision upended the custody case that sent more than 440 children from a polygamist sect's ranch into foster care, but ... Rising gas prices forcing some cops out of cars, onto feet NEWBERRY, S.C. With gasoline climbing toward $4 a gallon, police officers around the country are losing the right to take their patrol cars home and are ... Vt Student Murd... Myanmar Latest Latest in the p... Oil Prices   U.S. Park for just a penny in Sycamore, Ill. There\'s at least one city left in the United States where you just have to feed a penny into the parking meters: Sycamore, Ill. Univ. of Arizona team to call shots for Mars robot A robotic spacecraft scheduled to land Sunday on Mars will be operated by NASA. But it\'s scientists at a University of Arizona lab who will be calling the shots on what the robot does. Tenn. nursing home evacuated after tanker leak A gasoline tanker has overturned near Memphis and led to the evacuation of a suburban nursing home. Man stealing pipes from Pa. fast-food bathrooms Somebody\'s pulling the pipes out of men\'s rooms in fast-food restaurants. Tornado kills 1, injures dozens in northern Colo. Residents awoke Friday to find debris-strewn neighborhoods, houses torn to pieces and trees stripped bare of their spring leaves after a tornado swept through northern Colorado, killing one person and injuring dozens.   Business China's telecom restructuring may be under way China\'s biggest mobile phone company will take over a smaller fixed-line carrier, a state news agency said Friday, in what was expected to be the start of a sweeping industry restructuring. United Airlines raises fares up to $60 roundtrip United Airlines ratcheted up the pressure on fliers ahead of the holiday weekend, raising most domestic fares by as much as $60 roundtrip to offset the runaway cost of fuel. Gas roars higher, pressuring holiday travelers As consumers began hitting the road Friday for the Memorial Day weekend, they faced the sobering reality that it now costs $87 to fill a Ford Explorer SUV, up $14 from last year, and $72 to fill a mid-sized Honda Accord, up $12. American Axle workers vote to end nearly 3-month strike American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. said Friday it expects production to resume next week after workers overwhelmingly approved a new contract with the auto parts supplier that contains steep pay cuts and other concessions. GM expects $1.8B hit from American Axle strike General Motors Corp. says the three-month strike at parts supplier American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. will cost the automaker about $1.8 billion before taxes in the second quarter.   General Wednesday's Sports Scoreboard Weather around the U.S.A. Tuesday's Sports Scoreboard Tuesday\'s Sports ScoreboardAll Times EasternAmerican LeagueBaltimore 12, N.Y. Yankees 2 FBoston 2, Kansas City 1FDetroit 12, Seattle 8FL.A. Angels 3, Toronto 1 FMinnesota 11, Texas 4FChicago White Sox 4, Cleveland 1 FTampa Ba McCain makes age jokes on 'Saturday Night Live' John McCain is 71 years old, and his age has provided late-night comics with some easy punch lines. On "Saturday Night Live," he joined in. Weather around the USA   World Pennsylvania soldier killed in Iraq getting Medal of Honor The White House says a Pennsylvania soldier who jumped on top of a grenade in Iraq and saved the life of his comrades will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor. Official: NKorea very close to turning in nuclear accounting A senior U.S. official says North Korea is very close to turning in a long-awaited accounting of its nuclear program-a major step toward a disarmament deal with the reclusive communist regime. China contains radiation in quake area Emergency crews worked Friday to secure 15 sources of radiation buried in the rubble of China\'s devastating earthquake, the government said as it evacuated thousands of survivors downstream from rivers dammed by landslides. Sunni preachers denounce Quran shooting by sniper Sunni preachers on Friday denounced the shooting of a Quran, Islam\'s holy book, by a U.S. sniper in Iraq following a series of apologies by American commanders and President Bush. Official: US envoy to meet NKorean for nuclear talks A senior U.S. official says the chief U.S. envoy for North Korean nuclear disarmament talks will meet next week with his North Korean counterpart in China.   Politics Obama gains delegates, moves closer to nomination Barack Obama inched closer to securing the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, picking up four delegates, including a California congressman who switched his allegiance from Hillary Rodham Clinton. Two New Hampshire Edwards delegates back Obama Two of John Edwards\' New Hampshire delegates said Friday they will back Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. AP: McCain appears cancer-free, healthy Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical records reviewed by The Associated Press. A look at McCain's health records Republican presidential candidate John McCain\'s campaign allowed The Associated Press to review his medical records, spanning 2000 through May 2008. Highlights of the records: APNewsBreak: McCain appears cancer-free, healthy Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical records reviewed by The Associated Press.   Sports Federer to play American Querrey at French Open Top-ranked Roger Federer will face American Sam Querrey at the French Open, beginning the lastest bid for the only Grand Slam title missing from his collection. Federer meets Querrey in French Open Top-seeded Roger Federer will play American Sam Querrey in the