AP Top International News At 2:09 p...
Europe governments go their own way on crisis
LONDON (AP) -- Individual European governments issued a cascade of deposit guarantees to shore up their banks but fell short of any coordinated action Monday to deal with the crisis sweeping fi...
Iraqi women fear going public as candidates
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The 38-year-old teacher wanted to participate in Iraq's first provincial elections in four years - until she realized that a new law would require the ballot to list her name, n...
Taliban, Afghan officials meet in Saudi Arabia
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A former Taliban ambassador said Monday that the hard-line militants sat with Afghan officials and Saudi King Abdullah over an important religious meal in Saudi Arabi...
Military: Suicide bomber kills 27 in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- A suicide bomber who hugged a former army general before detonating his explosive-laden vest killed 27 people gathered in a crowded opposition party office in norther...
3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that...
Lawmaker's home bombed in Pakistan; 15 dead
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber attacked a lawmaker's house in eastern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 50, officials and a witness said....
30 killed when 2 strong quakes hit Tibet
BEIJING (AP) -- Two earthquakes jolted the capital of Tibet and surrounding areas Monday, killing more than 30 people and collapsing hundreds of houses, China's state news agency said. Rescuers...
China detains 6 more suspects in milk scandal
BEIJING (AP) -- China pledged to improve food safety after authorities detained six more people in the country's contaminated milk scandal as the government increases efforts to restore public ...
Earthquake kills at least 72 in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- A powerful earthquake struck the mountains of Central Asia, destroying a village in Kyrgyzstan and killing at least 72 people, emergency officials said Monday....
AP Top U.S. News At 2:09 p.m. EDT
Bus driver in fatal California crash is arrested
WILLIAMS, Calif. (AP) -- The driver of a casino-bound charter bus that crashed and killed eight people was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, the California Highway ...
Transgender Ga. official wins legal battle
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia's top court ruled in favor of a transgender politician who was slapped with a lawsuit by two political opponents who claimed she misled voters by running as a woman....
OJ Simpson jury says witness testimony not trusted
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Jurors who found O.J. Simpson guilty in his armed robbery trial say secret audio tapes and surveillance video swayed them more than witness accounts....
AP Exclusive: FBI file details Knievel's dark side
MIAMI (AP) -- Evel Knievel never denied his scrapes with the law - the late motorcycle daredevil often reveled in them. But even he objected to a 1970s FBI investigation of whether he was invol...
Trial under way for man in slaying of 3-year-old
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A man went on trial for murder Monday in the death of a 3-year-old girl whose headless body was found in the woods and nicknamed "Precious Doe."...
AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At leas...
Americans eye bailout, and continue cutting back
Relief on Wall Street over the hard-won passage of a $700 billion bailout package for the financial system apparently hasn't yet trickled down to the pubs, storefronts, car lots and malls of Main S...
RI schools required to teach about dating violence
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) -- Ann Burke saw signs of trouble with her daughter's boyfriend....
Recordings aim to capture calls of the wild West
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Rattlesnakes aren't to be trifled with, but if you're trying to collect the sound of every creature in the West that slithers, hops, flies or flops, distance isn't a luxu...
Saintly surfers praise divine waves in California
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- He may not be able to walk on water, but when the mood strikes, Father Matthew Munoz can ride one gnarly wave all the way into the beach....
AP Top Headlines At 2:11 p.m. EDT
Wall Street tumbles amid global sell-off
NEW YORK (AP) -- Financial markets took a bleak view of the future Monday, seeing contagion in a credit crisis that threatens to cascade through economies globally despite government efforts to...
Congress opens hearings on financial meltdown
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Days from becoming the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history, Lehman Brothers steered millions to departing executives even while pleading for a federal rescue, Congress was tol...
Palin criticizes Obama's ties to Wright, Ayers
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin expanded her attack on Democrat Barack Obama's character Monday to include his relationship with an incendiary former...
Paulson picks interim head for rescue effort
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The administration has selected a former Goldman Sachs executive to be the interim head of its $700 billion rescue effort for financial institutions....
Bus driver in fatal California crash is arrested
WILLIAMS, Calif. (AP) -- The driver of a casino-bound charter bus that crashed and killed eight people was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, the California Highway ...
Cigarette suit first up in new court term Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday suggesting it would side with tobacco companies in their fight to block lawsuits over deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes....
Ford feature will let parents set limits for teens
DETROIT (AP) -- So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it....
3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that...
Miley Cyrus celebrates Sweet 16 at Disneyland
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Miley Cyrus' 16th birthday party was more boisterous than sweet. Cyrus celebrated the hallmark birthday at an over-the-top Disneyland celebration Sunday - even though sh...
Both American League series play game 4 today
CHICAGO (AP) -- The American League Division Series resume today with the Tampa Bay Rays playing the White Sox in Chicago and the Los Angeles Angels facing the Red Sox in Boston. Both are game ...
AP Top-Sports Headlines At 2 p.m. EDT
Phillies power into NLCS with 6-2 win over Brewers
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- With plenty of power to go with their improved pitching, the Philadelphia Phillies are ready for anything in the NL championship series. Bring on the Los Angeles Dodgers. "I l...
Napoli helps Angels beat Red Sox 5-4, avoid sweep
BOSTON (AP) -- After 11 consecutive losses and two straight playoff sweeps, the Los Angeles Angels had grown tired of being a bump in Boston's road to the World Series....
Jets' Smith appealing suspension for hit on Boldin
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- New York Jets safety Eric Smith has appealed his one-game suspension and $50,000 fine by the NFL for his helmet-to-helmet hit last week on Arizona receiver Anquan Bol...
White Sox beat Rays, close playoff deficit to 2-1
CHICAGO (AP) -- Thanks to John Danks and the White Sox, Chicago still has one team standing. Danks pitched another big game to save the season and well-traveled DeWayne Wise delivered a two-run...
Single wing helps surprising Dolphins stun Bolts
MIAMI (AP) -- The Miami Dolphins are winning the old-fashioned way. The single wing helped build a lead, and a goal-line stand preserved it....
Portis' 145 yards rushing leads 'Skins past Eagles
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Another road win against a division opponent has the Washington Redskins in perfect position to make a run at the NFC East. Clinton Portis ran for 145 yards and one touchdo...
Titans use late score, big defense to beat Ravens
BALTIMORE (AP) -- The Tennessee Titans are still unbeaten, thanks to a late touchdown drive and a defense that outperformed the top-ranked unit in the league....
Texans QB Rosenfels' miscues lead to loss to Colts
HOUSTON (AP) -- Peyton Manning turned a colossal collapse by the Houston Texans into a stunning victory for the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts scored 21 points in a late span of 2:10 - two touch...
Stewart wins Talladega to end winless streak at 43
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -- Tony Stewart was the first driver convicted of dipping below NASCAR's out-of-bounds line, learning a valuable lesson in 2001 at Daytona that he's carried with him the la...
Hamlin released from hospital day after hard wreck
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -- Denny Hamlin was released from a hospital Monday, a day after a tire failure led to a hard crash at Talladega Superspeedway....
AP Top Technology News At 2:09 p.m. EDT
Ford feature will let parents set limits for teens
DETROIT (AP) -- So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor Co. will give you the power to do something about it....
EBay to cut 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of work force
NEW YORK (AP) -- EBay Inc., which still reaps big profits but has been struggling to attract new users, said Monday it will cut its work force by 10 percent - about 1,600 jobs - in an attempt t...
Ask.com hopes to make search faster, more relevant
NEW YORK (AP) -- Assuming your company's name isn't a verb synonymous with looking things up online, how do you get Web surfers to not just try your search engine, but also frequent it?...
Fraud plagues prepaid calling card market
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with family back in Colombia....
Ex-McAfee executive clear of illegal option dating
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A jury on Friday acquitted the former top lawyer at computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. of illegally tampering with his stock option grants to boost his pay packa...
RIM CEO: AT&T still testing delayed BlackBerry
NEW YORK (AP) -- A delayed top-of-the-line BlackBerry phone from Research in Motion Ltd. is still undergoing testing by AT&T Inc., and RIM's co-CEO implied that the carrier wants to avoid the c...
Labor report indicates squeeze on tech sector
NEW YORK (AP) -- The economic slowdown has started to squeeze the technology sector. So far this has not led to wide-scale job cuts, but a slowing demand for computers and other electronics may...
Chinese snoop on Skype, but are they alone?
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Canadian researcher has discovered that a Chinese version of eBay Inc.'s Skype communications software snoops on text chats that contain certain keywords, including "democrac...
Senator urges DOJ to monitor Google, Yahoo deal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A key senator is urging the Justice Department to keep up its investigation into the antitrust implications of the Internet advertising partnership that Google Inc. and Yahoo...
New Sony Reader has light, note-taking stylus
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sony Corp. unveiled a new e-book reader Thursday with a built-in light and a touch-sensitive display, features that set it apart from Amazon.com Inc.'s competing Kindle reader....
AP Top Health News At 2:09 p.m. EDT
3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that...
Doctors: No hamsters or exotic pets for young kids
CHICAGO (AP) -- Warning: young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets - or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter - because of risks for disease....
Jump seen in staph-linked flu deaths in kids
CHICAGO (AP) -- More children have died from flu because they also had staph infections, according to a new government report that urges parents to have their kids get the flu shot....
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:...
China detains 6 more suspects in milk scandal
BEIJING (AP) -- China pledged to improve food safety after authorities detained six more people in the country's contaminated milk scandal as the government increases efforts to restore public ...
Salmonella sickens people in 12 states
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is urging consumers to thoroughly cook frozen chicken dinners after 32 people in 12 states were sickened with salmonella poisoning....
World's heaviest man helps another obese man diet
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- When critically obese, bedridden Jose Luis Garza pleaded for help in shedding a few hundred pounds, he landed the world's biggest weight watcher....
Mental health treatment boosted in economic bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Talk about going out with a win....
FDA: No quick decision on cold medicines for kids
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top government health official Thursday rejected pediatricians' calls for an immediate ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children, saying it might ...
Rabid Iraqi dog arrives in US; warning issued
NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal health officials have issued a public health warning against rabies after an Iraqi puppy with the disease arrived in the United States....
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