Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama turned his focus to a U.S. general election showdown with John McCain on Friday and said the Republican White House candidate would continue the “failed policies” of President George W. Bush.

U.S. makes changes to cremations for slain troops (Reuters)
Reuters - The Pentagon on Friday announced changes to procedures for the cremation of slain U.S. troops after concerns emerged about the military’s use of a crematorium that burns both human and animal remains.

Rocketeers rock Redmond
Local third-graders had a great day launching rockets. KING 5’s Lori Matsukawa explains.

RealNetworks to spin off growing casual-games business
The company’s casual-games business is to become an independent public company, capitalizing on its growing success.

Myanmar junta opens vote, despite fears for cyclone victims (AFP)
AFP - Myanmar’s junta Saturday pushed ahead with a vote on a new constitution, ignoring calls from the United Nations to focus on delivering aid to 1.5 million cyclone victims facing disease and hunger.

Kids, mom lived with 90-year-old’s corpse for weeks in Wis. (AP)
AP - Two children and their mother lived for about two months with the decaying body of a 90-year-old woman on the toilet of their home’s only bathroom, on the advice of a religious “superior” who claimed the corpse would come back to life, authorities said Friday.

Malkin’s 2 goals lead flyin’ Penguins past Flyers 4-2 (AP)
AP - Evgeni Malkin scored two dazzling goals 5 minutes apart to give Pittsburgh a two-goal lead, after Sidney Crosby tied it, and the Penguins rode their two big stars to a 4-2 victory over cross-state rival Philadelphia in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night.

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