French officials -- who said there is now no hope that anyone survived the crash of an Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic -- said Wednesday they may never find the doomed jets flight data recorders. The Airbus 330, with 216 passengers and 12 crew members on board, disappeared from radar screens, some three hours after it took off from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil en route to Paris. A memorial for the victims of Flight AF 447, which included 61 people from France, 58 Brazilians, 26 Germans and people from 29 other countries, will take place at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris at 10 a.m. ET. Brazil has declared three days of mourning. CNN
President Obama arrived in Saudi Arabia today for the first leg of his third overseas trip, where the Middle East peace process is at the top of his agenda. Obama will spend the day at the king's horse farm outside the city and the two leaders are expected to discuss the Middle East peace process, Iran, Pakistan and oil prices. The White House recently added this quick stop in Riyadh before the president travels to Cairo Thursday. ABC News
An activist abortion opponent was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, asking the judge by video when he would see his court-appointed lawyer. Scott Roeder, 51, was shown via a video link from the Sedgwick County Jail. Judge Ben Burgess ordered Roeder to be held without bond and said he was not allowed to communicate with Tiller's family. Roeder will be assigned a public defender. CBS News
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