AP - Authorities began combing through the wreckage Friday caused by a reported tornado that killed one person and injured three others in central North Carolina.

AFP - Defending drivers world champion Kimi Raikkonen shrugged off a gearbox problem here Friday to clock the fastest time in second practice for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix.

AP - Authorities began combing through the wreckage Friday caused by a reported tornado that killed one person and injured three others in central North Carolina.

Reuters - Citigroup Inc , the largestU.S. bank, said on Friday said it aims to shed$400 billion ofassets over the next two to three years, in a drive to becomemore efficient.

AP - The movement of Democratic superdelegates to presidential hopeful Barack Obama gained steam Friday with endorsements from a union president and two congressmen, including one who switched his backing from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton.

InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems is counting on the ubiquitous nature of Java to help its JavaFX technology compete in the rich Internet application (RIA) space against rivals Adobe Systems and Microsoft.

AFP - Unseeded teenager Victoria Azarenka upset 15th seed Alona Bondarenko in straight sets to become the first player to reach the German Open semi-finals here on Friday.

AP - Jury selection was set to start Friday in the long-delayed trial of one of urban music's biggest stars.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- It's important for a person diagnosed withAlzheimer's disease to continue to perform the daily tasks of life -- asbest as the person can.

AP - A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats.