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• Commentary: Obama meets match in Russia?

  Barack Obama often seems to have much of the planet at his feet in rapt attention to his every word.

• Ex-VP accuses insurer of 'purging' customers

  Wendell Potter says he is finished defending the insurance industry, which he says is "beholden to Wall Street."

• Estimate puts health care bill's cost at $611B

  A health-care reform bill that includes a public insurance plan and requires employers to cover workers would cost $611 billion over 10 years, far less than previous estimates, according to a new analysis from Congress.

• Air France jet 'went straight down,' report says

  The Air France plane that crashed last month with 228 people aboard "did not break up or become destroyed in flight," the French air investigation agency announced today. "The plane went straight down," investigator Alain Bouillard said.

• Diprivan not approved for sleep disorders

  Diprivan is a powerful I.V. anesthetic drug used for patients undergoing certain surgeries and diagnostic procedures.

• Media Decoder: Washington Post Cancels ‘Salons’ With Lobbyists

  Plans were scrapped to charge lobbyists for access to the paper’s staff and government officials at off-the-record “salons.”

• U.S. Faces Resentment in Afghan Region

  A new American military operation in southern Afghanistan may ignite further tensions among a weary population, residents and local officials warn.

• Attacks, arrests slowing online news from Iran

  Bloody attacks and midnight arrests, combined with a regime growing more tech savvy, have begun to stem the online information flow from dissidents in Iran, activists and human rights officials say. Once emboldened by an ability to dodge the government and spread news, many in the youth-driven protest movement, they say, now fear the consequences.

NEWS RELEASE DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS: PIKESVILLE, MD 21208 (410)486-3101 TTY For Hearing Impaired (410)486-0677 Toll Free: 1-800-525-5555 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 27, 2009 TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO RECOVERY OF DRUGS, CASH, WEAPONS ANNAPOLIS MAN ARRESTED (Havre de Grace, MD) – A traffic stop by a Maryland state trooper on I-95 early this morning led to the recovery of suspected cocaine, cash and weapons and the arrest of an Anne Arundel County man on felony drug charges. The accused is identified as Michael J. Jackson, 28, of the unit-block of College Creek Terrace, Annapolis, Md. He is charged with importing cocaine into the state, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of cocaine. Additional charges are pending. Jackson is currently being held in the Harford County Detention Center on $50,000 bond. At about 1:00 a.m. today, a Maryland state trooper assigned to the JFK Highway Barracks stopped a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria with Maryland tags for traffic violations on southbound I-95 in Harford County. A scan of the vehicle by a State Police K-9 unit alerted troopers to the presence of drugs in the car. Troopers conducted a probable cause search of the car and found five ounces of cocaine, with a street value of $5,000. Troopers also found more than $14,500 in cash hidden inside the car. The driver, identified as Jackson, was placed under arrest. Members of the Maryland State Police Drug Enforcement Division were notified of the arrest and initiated a follow up investigation that led to the issuance of two search and seizure warrants. Later this morning, state troopers, along with officers from the Annapolis Police Department and the Metro Area Drug Task Force, comprised of Maryland State Police, University of Maryland Police, and Greenbelt Police, served the warrants on Jackson’s home and another residence on Belle Court in Annapolis. In Jackson’s home, police found three shotguns, four rifles, two handguns, and various drug packaging materials used for individual drug sales. They also found an additional $20,000 in cash. The search warrant served on Belle Court did not result in the recovery of additional contraband. The investigation is continuing. CONTACT: Greg Shipley – Office of Media Comm. – 410-653-4236 or 4200

• New penalty hearing ordered for Md.-Del. shooter

  A man sentenced to death after a two-state shooting spree that left two people dead and four wounded deserves a new penalty hearing, the Delaware Supreme Court has determined. In a 52-page ruling handed down this week, the court upheld the convictions of Allison Lamont Norman but overturned his death sentence because of the circumstances under which prosecutors sought the death penalty.

• Attorney says Visteon making progress on financing

  Auto-parts supplier Visteon Corp. says it is making good progress in obtaining the financing needed to see it through Chapter 11 bankruptcy. An attorney for Visteon said Friday that the Van Buren Township, Mich., company has made "very substantial" progress with its North American customers regarding help with debtor-in-possession financing.

• Delaware Lottery

  These Delaware lotteries were drawn Friday night:

• Man sets off fireworks in bathroom in Del. Arby's

  The Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office said a man damaged a toilet at an Arby's by setting off fireworks in the bathroom. Fire marshals said the man walked into the restaurant Thursday about 9:30 a.m. Delaware State Police are also investigating and searching for the man. Authorities said no one was injured, although five employees and two customers were in the restaurant. The man fled the restaurant right before the people inside heard a loud blast from the bathroom.

• Dream home: Place on a hill boasts million-dollar view

  Bel Air spot has rolling countryside and space for animals Lisa Pattisall found her dream home the moment she turned her car into its long, winding driveway dotted with evergreens and weeping willow.