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 Reuters: Top News 12 Mar 2010 at 8:33pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on the final drive for healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the sweeping o... Clinton berates Netanyahu over settlements 12 Mar 2010 at 9:17pm JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish settle... Second U.S. woman probed in plot to kill Swede: report 12 Mar 2010 at 10:08pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in a suspected international plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for mocking the Prophet M... Iraq's election race tight, results slow to come 12 Mar 2010 at 11:29am BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a narrow lead over rival Shi'ites, partial results in Iraq's tight election race showed on Friday, but a secularist challenger remained far ahe... German Church apologizes, vows action on abuse 12 Mar 2010 at 6:13pm VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologized to victims of child abuse by priests on Friday and met Pope Benedict who encouraged him to press ahead with tough new measu... U.S. man arrested in Yemen worked in nuclear plants 12 Mar 2010 at 6:17pm SANAA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yemen said on Friday it was holding a U.S. citizen suspected of being an al Qaeda militant who killed a hospital guard last week, and a U.S. firm said the suspect had wor... Calif. lawsuit claims Toyota hid defect evidence 12 Mar 2010 at 4:05pm SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - Southern California prosecutors filed the first U.S. consumer protection lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp on Friday, claiming it had engaged in "fraud" by hiding ... Suicide bombing kills 7 in Pakistan's Swat 12 Mar 2010 at 11:57pm MINGORA (Reuters) - A suicide bombing attack on security forces in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Saturday killed at least seven people and wounded 13, police said. U.N.'s Ban to return to earthquake-devastated Haiti 12 Mar 2010 at 6:18pm UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Haiti on Sunday to meet the country's leaders and people left homeless by a January earthquake that killed hundreds of thous... Women on the pill live longer: study 12 Mar 2010 at 5:02pm LONDON (Reuters) - One of the world's largest studies of the contraceptive pill has found that women who have taken it can expect longer lives and are less likely to die from any cause, including c... AP Top Headlines At 1:28 a.m. EST Mom says daughter held in Ireland in terror plot13 Mar 2010 at 1:18am DENVER (AP) -- A Colorado woman says her 31-year-old daughter is one of seven Muslims arrested this week in Ireland in an alleged plot to assassinate Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks.... US avoids anti-abortion debate at UN meeting 13 Mar 2010 at 1:28am UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A U.N. meeting to assess progress in advancing the fight for women's equality that ended Friday had a dramatically different slant than a similar session held five years ... Democrats seek agreement, vote on health care 12 Mar 2010 at 11:39pm WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly b... Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 7 13 Mar 2010 at 12:37am ISLAMABAD (AP) -- A suicide attacker struck a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring 26.... Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants 12 Mar 2010 at 11:40pm HADDONFIELD, N.J. (AP) -- An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he ... Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions 12 Mar 2010 at 11:40pm SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaw... Texas ed board vote reflects far-right influences 12 Mar 2010 at 11:41pm AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A far-right faction of the Texas State Board of Education succeeded Friday in injecting conservative ideals into social studies, history and economics lessons that will be... Authorities: Haim's name on illegal prescription 12 Mar 2010 at 11:41pm LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The name of the late actor Corey Haim was found on a fraudulent prescription for a powerful painkiller that authorities said Friday was obtained through a major drug ring.... NYC: Taxi drivers overcharged riders by $8.3M-plus 12 Mar 2010 at 10:50pm NEW YORK (AP) -- Thousands of New York City taxi drivers overcharged passengers by more than $8.3 million over the past two years by setting their meters at a rate that was supposed to be used ... Woods responders concerned about domestic violence 12 Mar 2010 at 11:42pm ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The ambulance crew that responded after Tiger Woods crashed his SUV would not allow his wife to ride with him to the hospital because they suspected domestic violence, doc...  USATODAY.com News - Top Stories 12 Mar 2010 at 9:43pm Authorities say a man tried to sexually assault a Southern California jogger who escaped by jumping off a cliff and sliding about ...
Pope under fire for priest transfer, letter on sex abuse 12 Mar 2010 at 7:49pm Pope Benedict XVI's former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to ...
Women on birth control pill may live longer 12 Mar 2010 at 7:51pm Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.
Court: Thimerosal in vaccine didn't cause autism 12 Mar 2010 at 7:07pm The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by ...
Prom offers flood in for Mississippi students 12 Mar 2010 at 6:26pm An advocacy group for gay students in Mississippi said it has been fielding dozens of offers from around the nation to hold a ...
Weekend forecast: Powerful spring storm to sock Northeast 12 Mar 2010 at 5:20pm A dismal weekend is shaping up for much of the Mid-Atlantic, Northeast and New England thanks to heavy rain and strong winds ...
Clinton slams Israel on Jerusalem housing plan 12 Mar 2010 at 3:31pm Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
Senators question $1M pay for Boys & Girls Clubs CEO 12 Mar 2010 at 2:55pm A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs ...
FDA black box warning: Some can't process blood thinner Plavix 12 Mar 2010 at 2:09pm The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix after reports that some patients ...
Suicide bombers kill at least 43, wound 100 in Pakistan 12 Mar 2010 at 2:29pm A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least ...
 CNN.com 12 Mar 2010 at 7:49pm A soldier who received the third-highest award for valor after his outpost was attacked by the Taliban has also received a letter of reprimand for his actions leading up to the same battle, accordi... AG: Haim's death linked to drug probe 12 Mar 2010 at 11:01pm Corey Haim's death is linked to an "illegal and massive prescription-drug ring," California's attorney general said. The coroner hasn't ruled on a cause of death. Weir snubbed by ice tour; GLAAD upset 13 Mar 2010 at 12:56am American figure skater Johnny Weir says he doesn't understand why the only ice skating tour in the United States doesn't want him. Clinton: Israeli announcement insulting 12 Mar 2010 at 7:57pm Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Israel's announcement of new settlement construction in disputed territory in East Jerusalem was "insulting" to the U.S. Tips pour in on serial killer's photos 12 Mar 2010 at 10:31pm Dozens of tips have poured in after California authorities released more than 100 photos of women and children on Thursday that are believed to have been taken by a serial killer who appeared on th... New energy source found at MIT 12 Mar 2010 at 6:17pm It's so tiny, you can't see it with the naked eye. Reid's wife has surgery after wreck 12 Mar 2010 at 6:24pm The wife of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid underwent neck surgery Friday after being injured with their daughter in a four-vehicle wreck in suburban Washington a day earlier, her surgeon said. Terror suspect worked in nuke plants 12 Mar 2010 at 4:04pm The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is working with the FBI to determine whether a New Jersey man suspected of being an al Qaeda member had access to any sensitive areas of the nuclear plants wh... 2008 sighting of bin Laden reported 12 Mar 2010 at 2:39pm A Belgian woman on trial in Belgium for involvement in terrorism says her husband -- himself wanted on terror charges -- met al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the summer of 2008. Funeral van towed with body inside 12 Mar 2010 at 10:44pm For one New Yorker, the journey to the Pearly Gates involved a detour to the city's car pound. ?> |