| Lawyer blasts release of affidavit in balloon case (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 11:22 pm
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|  AP - A mother's confession that she and her husband faked their 6-year-old son's disappearance in a runaway balloon shouldn't have been made public, an attorney for the father said.
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| Patients - and patience - in health care end game (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 11:20 pm
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|  AP - In Congress these days, the health care debate is as much about patience as patients.
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| UN nuclear inspectors head to Iran to visit site (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 11:18 pm
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|  AP - A team of U.N. inspectors went to Iran on Saturday to visit a recently revealed nuclear site, amid new efforts to curb Iran's nuclear program.
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| Church janitor charged in slaying of NJ priest (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 11:17 pm
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|  AP - Authorities investigating the slaying of a priest arrested the church janitor Saturday, alleging he stabbed the cleric 32 times with a kitchen knife after arguing with him in the rectory.
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| Pilot who overshot airport denies crew was napping (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 11:15 pm
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|  AP - The first officer of the Northwest Airlines jet that missed its destination by 150 miles says he and the captain were not sleeping or arguing in the cockpit but he wouldn't explain their lapse in response and the detour.
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| Obama declares swine flu a national emergency (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 11:12 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected patients.
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| Pakistan troops retake Taliban stronghold in Waziristan (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 10:56 pm
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|  Reuters - Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery recaptured a strategic town from Taliban militants after fierce fighting, officials said on Saturday.
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| Egyptian passenger trains collide, at least 15 dead (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 10:45 pm
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| | Reuters - Two Egyptian passenger trains collided on Saturday south of Cairo, killing at least 15 people and leaving passengers trapped in wreckage, security sources said. |
| Karzai rival says won't join Afghan government (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 10:41 pm
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|  Reuters - Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan President Hamid Karzai's rival in next month's run-off election, said he would not join Karzai's government if the incumbent won.
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| Asian leaders to pledge EU-style bloc (AFP)
October 24, 2009 at 10:37 pm
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|  AFP - Asian leaders will pledge to overcome their differences and push towards the formation of an EU-style community as they wrap up an annual summit in Thailand on Sunday.
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| Game 6 of AL championship series postponed by rain (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 10:32 pm
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|  AP - An hour after Game 6 of the AL championship series was postponed, there was Andy Pettitte in a nearly empty Yankee Stadium, drenched in the pouring rain.
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| UN team to visit Iran uranium plant (AFP)
October 24, 2009 at 10:31 pm
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|  AFP - UN inspectors were on Sunday set to visit a second Iranian plant for uranium enrichment, which lies at the heart of Western concerns about Tehran's nuclear programme.
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| Cody's 2 blocked kicks lift Tide past Vols, 12-10 (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 10:20 pm
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| | AP - Alabama's Mount Cody proved too big for Tennessee to kick over. |
| Garth's still got it: Brooks' Vegas shows sell out (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 9:32 pm
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| | AP - Garth Brooks mused that the public may have moved on when he announced he was coming out of retirement. |
| Mother praises police searching for girl's killer (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 8:57 pm
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|  AP - The mother of a 7-year-old Florida girl found slain in a landfill praised the hard work of authorities combing through evidence to find clues to her daughter's killer.
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| Land deal advisor resigns from Calpers (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 7:55 pm
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| | Reuters - The real estate investment manager who led the California Public Employees' Retirement System, the nation's largest pension fund, into a money-losing land venture has resigned as an adviser to the fund, a spokeswoman for MacFarlane Partners said on Saturday. |
| Game 6 of AL championship series postponed by rain (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 6:59 pm
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|  AP - Game 6 of the AL championship series between the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees was postponed because of rain Saturday.
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| Suicide bomber in car kills Pakistani policeman: police (AFP)
October 24, 2009 at 6:49 pm
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|  AFP - A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-filled car on a Pakistani motorway early Sunday, killing a patrol officer, the chief of motorway police said.
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| US, France, Russia pledge support for Iran nuclear deal (AFP)
October 24, 2009 at 4:30 pm
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|  AFP - US President Barack Obama spoke with his Russian and French counterparts Saturday, rallying support for a deal to end the crisis over Iran's nuclear program, as they urged Tehran to accept the offer.
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| No 11 Ga Tech keeps running, tops Virginia 34-9 (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 3:54 pm
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|  AP - Georgia Tech ran around in the pouring rain. They also ran over, under and through the Virginia defense, breaking tackles and burning up the clock.
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| Diplomat meets North Korean official in New York (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 3:31 pm
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|  Reuters - A U.S. diplomat met on Saturday with North Korea's second-ranking official involved in stalled six-country nuclear negotiations, a move that could be a step toward reconvening the talks.
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| UN nuclear inspectors head to Iran to visit site (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 3:07 pm
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| AP - A team of U.N. inspectors went to Iran on Saturday to visit a recently revealed nuclear site, amid new efforts to curb Iran's nuclear program.
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| Cracked ramps at Yankee Stadium draw scrutiny (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 2:49 pm
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|  AP - The New York Yankees might look rock solid, but the concrete at their new stadium is drawing extra scrutiny amid a probe of construction companies.
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| Obama calls Sarkozy, Medvedev on Iran nuclear plan (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 2:47 pm
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| | Reuters - President Barack Obama called Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday to consult on Iran's nuclear program, the White House said. |
| Probe widens in Galleon case: report (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 2:40 pm
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|  Reuters - Federal prosecutors in the Galleon Group case have sent a subpoena to a former employee of SAC Capital Advisors, a sign that the scope of the probe into the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history is expanding, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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| Could letting pilots take a nap make flying safer? (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 2:19 pm
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|  AP - Charles Lindbergh famously fell asleep while crossing the Atlantic, and despite strict federal rules against it, experienced airline pilots say it's not uncommon to sneak a nap inside the cockpit.
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| Maine girl with 'mermaid syndrome' dies at 10 (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 2:12 pm
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| | AP - Shiloh Pepin, a girl who was born with fused legs, a rare condition often called "mermaid syndrome," and gained a wide following on the Internet and national television, has died. She was 10. |
| Shuttered girls reformatory recalls horror, haven (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 2:10 pm
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|  AP - Many were broken, many were saved here.
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| Saudi female TV journalist gets 60 lashes (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 2:07 pm
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| | Reuters - A Saudi court sentenced a female journalist to 60 lashes in a case brought after a Lebanese television channel she worked for aired the sex confession of a Saudi man, the reporter and a lawyer said. |
| Obama declares swine flu a national emergency (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 2:02 pm
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| | Reuters - President Barack Obama has declared 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, the White House said on Saturday. |
| Lebanese to Israel: Hands off our hummus! (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 1:11 pm
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|  AP - Lebanese chefs prepared a massive plate of hummus weighing over two tons Saturday that broke a world record organizers said was previously held by Israel — a bid to reaffirm proprietorship over the popular Middle Eastern dip.
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| Obama declares swine flu a national emergency (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 12:26 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people.
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| Patients — and patience — in health care end game (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 11:19 am
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| AP - In Congress these days, the health care debate is as much about patience as patients.
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| AP interview: Cosby keeps it clean for humor prize (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 10:51 am
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|  AP - Bill Cosby still thinks America is funny — like the name-calling over health care and the way we drink so much water from plastic bottles that could be toxic — even though he says the nation has some serious problems it needs to tackle.
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| Saudi female journalist gets 60 lashes for TV show (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 10:04 am
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| | AP - A Saudi court on Saturday convicted a female journalist for her involvement in a TV show, in which a Saudi man publicly talked about sex, and sentenced her to 60 lashes. |
| Four Afghan civilians killed by U.S. forces: police (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 9:37 am
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|  Reuters - Four Afghan civilians, including two children and a woman, were killed by U.S. forces in southern Kandahar city Saturday, a police official said.
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| Pakistan captures Taliban chief's hometown (AFP)
October 24, 2009 at 9:09 am
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|  AFP - Pakistan said on Saturday it has captured Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud's hometown as the US demonstrated its support for the war on the Islamists with an air strike that killed 14 people.
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| Obama: Time for big banks to help small businesses (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 9:04 am
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|  AP - Big banks that got big bailout bucks should return the favor by lending more to qualified small businesses, President Barack Obama says.
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| Pakistan troops retake Taliban stronghold in Waziristan (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 8:55 am
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|  Reuters - Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery recaptured a strategic town from Taliban militants after fierce fighting, officials said on Saturday.
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| Michael Bloomberg now biggest U.S. political spender (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 8:08 am
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|  Reuters - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent more of his own money in pursuit of public office than any other individual in U.S. history, spending $85 million as of Friday on his latest reelection campaign, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
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| Abbas insists on January date for Palestinian vote (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 7:56 am
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| | Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday he was pressing ahead with January elections but held out hope that reconciliation with his Hamas rivals could still be achieved. |
| Chances growing Japan may sign off on U.S. base-media (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 7:23 am
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| | Reuters - The Asahi newspaper reported on Saturday that chances are growing Japan may sign off on a plan to reposition a U.S. Marine air base, which would help clear the way for a realignment of U.S. troops in the country. |
| Obama presses banks on small business loans (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 6:42 am
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| | Reuters - President Barack Obama urged banks on Saturday to make more loans to small businesses and said his administration would do everything it can to push them to do so. |
| Republicans question health care improvements (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 6:04 am
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|  AP - Republicans are asking voters a basic question about Democratic proposals to overhaul the nation's health care system: "Will this improve your life?"
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| Army captures Pakistani Taliban leader's hometown (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 6:03 am
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|  AP - The army captured the strategically located hometown of Pakistan's Taliban chief Saturday after fierce fighting, officials said, snagging its first big prize in a major U.S.-backed offensive along the Afghan border.
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| Pakistani troops retake Taliban stronghold (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 5:40 am
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|  Reuters - Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships and artillery recaptured a strategic town from Taliban militants after fierce fighting, officials said on Saturday.
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| Taliban threaten Afghan run-off vote (Reuters)
October 24, 2009 at 5:23 am
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|  Reuters - The Taliban called on Afghans on Saturday to boycott next month's presidential election run-off and vowed to disrupt voting in a repeat of their threat to derail the disputed first round.
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| Taliban call for Afghan vote boycott (AFP)
October 24, 2009 at 5:09 am
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|  AFP - The Taliban called Saturday for a boycott of the upcoming run-off in Afghanistan's fraud-tainted presidential election as top US and UN envoys predicted fewer problems with the second round.
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| Affidavit: Mom told deputies balloon saga was hoax (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 4:40 am
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|  AP - The mother of the 6-year-old boy once feared missing inside a runaway helium balloon told Colorado sheriff's deputies that the whole saga was a hoax, according to court documents.
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| Taliban call for Afghans to boycott runoff poll (AP)
October 24, 2009 at 4:26 am
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|  AP - Taliban fighters warned Afghans not to take part in the war-wracked country's upcoming presidential runoff, threatening Saturday to launch a fresh wave of violence on polling day to stop them.
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