| Suicide bomber kills six in Afghan town: police (AFP)
November 20, 2009 at 12:41 am
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|  AFP - A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle blew himself up in the heart of Afghanistan's southwestern town of Farah, killing six people and wounding 36 civilians, the provincial police chief said.
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| Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD (AP)
November 20, 2009 at 12:29 am
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| | AP - Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images. |
| Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps (AP)
November 20, 2009 at 12:22 am
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| | AP - Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. |
| AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 11:31 pm
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|  AP - When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.
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| GOP advisers: Giuliani leans toward a Senate race (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 11:07 pm
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|  AP - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is leaning toward running for the U.S. Senate rather than making a bid for governor, two Republican advisers said Thursday.
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| Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 10:50 pm
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|  AP - Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.
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| 'Too early' for Afghan handover deadline: Gates (AFP)
November 19, 2009 at 9:35 pm
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|  AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it is too soon to set a timeline for shifting security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.
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| Alleged burglar warms up bottle for crying baby (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 9:27 pm
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| | AP - An 18-year-old is in police custody after he warmed up a bottle for a crying baby inside the house he was allegedly robbing. Indianapolis police arrested the suspect at Arlington High School on Tuesday after receiving a tip from a television viewer saw surveillance video on a newscast. |
| Panthers lead Dolphins 3-0 after 1st quarter (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 9:14 pm
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|  AP - John Kasay kicked a 29-yard field goal to give the Carolina Panthers a 3-0 lead against the Miami Dolphins after the first quarter Thursday night.
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| Gates says Afghan surge could happen swiftly (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 8:54 pm
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|  AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said any new U.S. forces President Barack Obama sends to Afghanistan could move into the country swiftly, despite logistical hassles that force almost all major deliveries of troops and supplies to go by air.
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| Bank bill delayed in House, Senate divided (Reuters)
November 19, 2009 at 8:37 pm
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|  Reuters - Progress toward tighter U.S. financial regulation faltered in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as a House committee postponed a pivotal vote and Republicans on a Senate committee aired stubborn opposition.
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| Man accused of squeegee attack at Ark. gas station (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 7:58 pm
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| | AP - A man accused of using a squeegee to hit another man during a fight over who was first in line at a gas pump was due in court on charges. The man, Hector Chavez, 21, was to be arraigned Friday in Faulkner County Circuit Court on a second-degree battery charge. |
| Geithner, under fire, defends AIG bailout (Reuters)
November 19, 2009 at 7:45 pm
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|  Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday defended the costly bailout of insurer AIG and urged swift regulatory reform to safeguard the economy from the failure of big financial firms.
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| Giants' Lincecum wins second consecutive Cy Young (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 7:28 pm
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|  AP - Talk about a freak — Tim Lincecum needed just 15 wins to bag another NL Cy Young Award. Yup, throw out those old baseball cards. Wins and losses don't mean much anymore when it comes time for voters to pick baseball's best pitchers. It's all about WHIP, FIP, BABIP and other lines of alphabet soup.
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| Europe names Belgian PM as first president (AFP)
November 19, 2009 at 7:15 pm
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|  AFP - EU leaders on Thursday picked little known Belgian prime minister Herman Van Rompuy as Europe's first president with a mission to give the continent a greater world profile.
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| Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 7:12 pm
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|  AP - The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks.
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| GOP governors push for 2010 party rebirth (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 7:12 pm
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|  AP - Thrilled with twin victories this month, Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to come.
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| 200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 7:12 pm
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|  AP - Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings.
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| US survey shows southern counties most obese (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 7:12 pm
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|  AP - The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to the new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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| Republicans blast 'bait and switch' health bill (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 7:11 pm
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|  AP - Digging in for a long struggle, Republican senators and governors assailed the Democrats' newly minted health care legislation Thursday as a collection of tax increases, Medicare cuts and heavy new burdens for deficit-ridden states.
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| Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011 (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 7:11 pm
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|  AP - Oprah Winfrey's iconic television talk show will end in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, her production company said Thursday. Winfrey plans to announce the final date for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on a live Friday broadcast, according to Chicago-based Harpo Productions Inc.
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| Obama faces showdowns on health, Afghanistan, jobs (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 7:11 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip. On Saturday, two days after his return to Washington, the Senate plans a make-or-break vote on his hard-fought plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. Obama also confronts a difficult choice on strategy and troop levels in Afghanistan, which will be criticized no matter what he decides.
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| Slaying suspect said hobby was 'killing people' (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 7:11 pm
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|  AP - On an Internet site, 15-year-old Alyssa Bustamante listed her hobbies as "killing people" and "cutting." It may have sounded like a teenage exaggeration, but authorities say she fulfilled her words.
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| John Kerry's daughter arrested in Hollywood (Reuters)
November 19, 2009 at 6:35 pm
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|  Reuters - U.S. Senator John Kerry's elder daughter, Alexandra, who made a red-carpet splash at the Cannes film festival five years ago in a see-through dress, was arrested in Hollywood on Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving.
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| Obama faces showdowns on health, Afghanistan, jobs (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 5:16 pm
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| AP - President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip. On Saturday, two days after his return to Washington, the Senate plans a make-or-break vote on his hard-fought plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. Obama also confronts a difficult choice on strategy and troop levels in Afghanistan, which will be criticized no matter what he decides.
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| Newsman Lou Dobbs mulls run for White House, Senate (Reuters)
November 19, 2009 at 4:58 pm
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| | Reuters - A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate. |
| GOP advisers: Giuliani leans toward a Senate race (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 4:44 pm
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| AP - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has not decided whether to run for governor but is becoming more interested in running for U.S. Senate, two Republican advisers said Thursday.
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| Man accused of squeegee attack at Ark. gas station (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 4:44 pm
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| | AP - A man accused of using a squeegee to hit another man during a fight over who was first in line at a gas pump was due in court on charges. The man, Hector Chavez, 21, was to be arraigned Friday in Faulkner County Circuit Court on a second-degree battery charge. |
| Foreclosures hitting more people with good credit (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 4:29 pm
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|  AP - The foreclosure crisis likely will persist well into next year as high unemployment pushes more people out of homes, pulls down housing prices and raises concerns about the broader economic recovery.
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| AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 3:52 pm
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| AP - When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right. The program has been plagued with problems and information gaps:
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| US survey shows southern counties most obese (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 3:32 pm
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| AP - The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to the new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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| Person in chicken suit ruffles feathers in Colo. (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 3:23 pm
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| | AP - A person in a chicken costume ruffled the feathers of Durango's city council as its members discussed rules for backyard fowl. At a council meeting Tuesday, someone in a chicken costume quietly entered the council chambers just as the mayor was discussing a recently-passed backyard hen ordinance. The costumed chicken took a few turns, flapped its arms, then took a seat in the nearly empty gallery. |
| AP NewsBreak: Army keeping media from Palin event (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 2:43 pm
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| | AP - The U.S. Army plans to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama, officials said Thursday. |
| Belgian PM chosen as first EU president (AFP)
November 19, 2009 at 2:23 pm
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|  AFP - European leaders on Thursday chose Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy to become the first president of the European Union, diplomatic sources said.
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| Giants' Lincecum wins second consecutive Cy Young (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 2:02 pm
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| | AP - Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002. |
| Gates Foundation gives $335M for teacher quality (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 1:33 pm
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| | AP - Three school districts and a coalition of charter schools have agreed to be test kitchens for some radical ideas for improving teacher quality — from paying new teachers to spend another year practicing before getting their own class to letting student test scores affect teacher pay. |
| Belgian, Briton on course for EU top jobs (Reuters)
November 19, 2009 at 1:22 pm
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|  Reuters - Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was on course on Thursday to become the European Union's president and Briton Catherine Ashton to become its foreign affairs chief, EU officials said.
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| Belgian PM Van Rompuy proposed for top EU job: diplomats (Reuters)
November 19, 2009 at 1:00 pm
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| | Reuters - Sweden is proposing Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy for the post of EU president and Britain's Catherine Ashton to become the EU's foreign policy chief, diplomats said on Thursday. |
| NY court OKs out-of-state gay marriage benefits (Reuters)
November 19, 2009 at 12:08 pm
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| | Reuters - New York state's top court ruled on Thursday that public officials have the authority to recognize out-of-state gay marriages and pushed state lawmakers to decide whether to legalize same-sex marriage. |
| Oil slips towards $78 on dollar, demand concern (Reuters)
November 19, 2009 at 11:46 am
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|  Reuters - U.S. crude futures fell more than $1 toward $78 a barrel on Thursday as gains in the dollar weighed on prices and doubts about the pace of demand recovery in the United States dampened sentiment.
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| Stimulus watchdog: Job creation data flawed (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 11:22 am
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|  AP - The government watchdog overseeing economic stimulus spending says the White House was too quick to take credit for saving or creating 640,000 jobs.
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| Sen. Kerry's daughter arrested in LA on DUI (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 11:16 am
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| | AP - The daughter of Sen. John Kerry has been arrested in Hollywood for allegedly driving drunk. |
| UN says more children in school and fewer dying (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 10:50 am
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|  AP - Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights, fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school — but an estimated 1 billion still lack services essential to their survival and development, UNICEF said Thursday.
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| Bills owner tells AP big changes could be coming (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 10:37 am
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|  AP - Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson is prepared to revamp his entire football operation after the season and warned that no position is safe.
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| Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccines: WHO (Reuters)
November 19, 2009 at 10:05 am
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|  Reuters - About 40 people have died after being inoculated against H1N1 pandemic flu, but investigations so far show the fatalities were not caused by the vaccine, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
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| EU leaders deadlocked over top 2 EU jobs (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 9:41 am
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| | AP - The European Union's 27 leaders were facing an all-nighter Thursday as a bruising battle loomed over naming the bloc's first full-time president and new foreign policy chief. |
| SAfrican ministry says Semenya to keep gold medal (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 9:25 am
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|  AP - South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South African sports ministry said Thursday.
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| Computer glitch causes U.S. flight delays (Reuters)
November 19, 2009 at 9:23 am
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| | Reuters - A computer glitch caused widespread delays and cancellations on Thursday to flights along the U.S. East Coast, a local Washington radio station said. |
| AOL to cut one-third of workforce (Reuters)
November 19, 2009 at 8:59 am
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| | Reuters - Web company AOL plans to cut one-third of its workforce, or about 2,500 jobs, in an effort to trim some $300 million in annual costs as part of its planned spin-off from Time Warner Inc. |
| New jobless benefit claims unchanged at 505K (AP)
November 19, 2009 at 8:52 am
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|  AP - The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment insurance was unchanged last week, remaining above the level that would indicate the economy is adding jobs.
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