Current events of 3 May 2008 (2008-05-03) (Saturday) edit history watch

Microsoft withdraws its bid for Yahoo! after the two companies fail to reach agreement on a price. (The New York Times) United States presidential election, 2008: The Guam caucuses result in a near-perfect tie, with Barack Obama ahead by only 7 ballots in 4,521. (AP via Google News) (AP via Yahoo! News) Big Brown wins the 2008 Kentucky Derby. Eight Belles, the only filly in the field, breaks down after finishing second in the race, and is euthanized. (NBC Sports) At least 18 prisoners are killed during a fight in a jail in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. This follows the recent deaths of nine prisoners in a riot in San Pedro Sula with both riots being blamed on overcrowding and gang rivalry. (BBC News) In Chilean Patagonia, almost all Chaitén's inhabitants flee the capital city of Palena Province when a nearby volcano erupts after being inactive for 450 years. (The Telegraph)