10/19/2009 10:11:42 PM
AP - Pakistan's army chief has appealed to members of a major tribe linked to the Taliban to support an offensive against the insurgents, a move aimed at further isolating an enemy blamed for a wave of bloodshed in the nuclear-armed, U.S.-allied nation.
10/20/2009 12:06:25 AM
AP - As the University of Connecticut football team prepares to take the practice field for the first time since its starting cornerback was killed, police still haven't said who they think fatally stabbed him during a fight outside a school dance over the weekend.
10/19/2009 7:50:47 PM
AP - After 261 minutes, 14 pitchers, six homers and several big blunders all led to a winning hit by a backup catcher, the Los Angeles Angels finally handed the Yankees their first postseason loss in this cuckoo AL championship series.
10/19/2009 11:53:30 PM
Reuters - President Hamid Karzai, under intense global pressure, looked set to agree to a run-off in Afghanistan's disputed election on Tuesday after a U.N.-backed panel rejected as fraudulent tens of thousands of his votes.
10/19/2009 11:14:14 PM
Reuters - Pakistani forces attacking Taliban militants in their South Waziristan stronghold have captured a town on the approach to one of the insurgents' main bases, security officials said on Tuesday.
10/19/2009 11:09:15 PM
Reuters - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is probing more than 100,000 doubtful claims of a tax credit meant for first-time home buyers, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Tuesday.
10/19/2009 11:29:45 PM
Reuters - Iran on Monday demanded that the U.N. Security Council strongly condemn a bomb attack last weekend that killed dozens of people, six of them commanders in the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guards.
10/20/2009 12:03:46 AM
AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will accept the final ruling of electoral authorities, his spokesman said Tuesday after a report into election fraud rejected many ballots.
10/20/2009 3:04:00 PM
Medicare payments to doctors are scheduled to be cut more than 20 percent on Jan. 1, which could lead many doctors to stop seeing Medicare patients altogether. To stop the cuts, Congress must find a way to offset the estimated $245 billion cost over 10 years.
10/20/2009 8:31:00 AM
The Nehemiah project has made affordable housing possible for working-class homeowners in Brooklyn and the Bronx. The church-run project's strict lending practices have helped keep foreclosure rates surprisingly low.
10/20/2009 3:54:00 AM
In Iran, a conflict over the Iranian economy is growing. It pits Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps — which now controls about half the country's economy — against the U.S. Treasury Department and the threat of additional sanctions. The outcome could determine Iran's future.
10/20/2009 3:01:00 AM
In Egypt, a top cleric has barred the wearing of the full-face veil, or niqab, in classrooms and dormitories at one of the top centers of Sunni Islamic teaching. The ban is an example of Egypt's efforts to push back against the growth of conservative Islam across the region.
10/19/2009 9:50:00 PM
Voters will decide whether to repeal the state's gay marriage law next month. While the latest poll gives an edge to same-sex marriage supporters, opponents aren't backing down. They say the law will result in gay marriage being taught in public schools. Campaign organizers from both camps are expecting a close race.
10/19/2009 9:01:00 PM
Mechanics have made some mistakes fixing US Airways planes at an FAA-approved facility in El Salvador. Industry executives and the FAA say the maintenance work is just as safe as any work done in the U.S. But airlines and the FAA don't make maintenance problems public.
10/19/2009 11:45:03 PM
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is set to respond to doubts over his election victory claim, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
10/19/2009 11:51:02 PM
Fierce fighting has broken out as Pakistani troops battle to gain control of the key militant town of Kotkai in South Waziristan.
10/19/2009 4:03:23 PM
Centenarians with the bodies of 50-year-olds will be a realistic possibility in the future, according to scientists.
10/19/2009 11:55:56 PM
People in Niger vote in the first poll since President Tandja forced through controversial changes to boost his powers in August.
10/19/2009 10:30:09 PM
The US space agency rolls out its Ares 1-X rocket as it tests the design concept of a future astronaut launcher.
10/19/2009 11:52:26 AM
Toyota say they have offered a contract to Kimi Raikkonen to drive for them next season.
10/19/2009 3:43:50 PM
One person is killed and dozens are feared trapped after a multi-story building collapses near the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
10/19/2009 10:46:11 PM
Somali pirates hijack a Chinese cargo ship with 25 crew on board in the Indian Ocean, the EU's anti-piracy force says.
10/19/2009 11:32:25 PM
Chinese annual car production has topped the 10 million mark for the first time, according to state media reports.
10/19/2009 11:45:10 PM
A dangerous category 5 hurricane just two days earlier, Rick weakened to a tropical storm late Monday as it headed toward the ... 
10/20/2009 12:13:21 AM
Proponents of revamping the nation's health care system will hold phone-bank events in 50 states Tuesday and the president will ... 
10/19/2009 10:19:45 PM
If the parents of the boy who did not float away on a balloon hope to profit from their newfound fame, a Colorado law could prevent ... 
10/19/2009 11:39:51 PM
Richard Zagone, a Chicago mask designer, says he was trying to be ironic when he and his brother came up with the "Illegal Alien" ... 
10/19/2009 9:26:08 PM
By the time police Sgt. Robert Motyka responds to the disturbance call at a local hospital emergency room, the man at the reception ... 
10/19/2009 9:01:10 PM
A new report calls for dramatic changes in the meals served to school children, including offering kids a greater variety of ... 
10/19/2009 11:04:26 PM
Turbulent political and economic times roiling the nation are expected to diminish initial participation by households in next ... 
10/19/2009 7:46:20 PM
Markets across Mexico are struggling in the face of changing consumer habits and competition from large chains such as Wal-Mart ... 
10/19/2009 11:15:35 PM
Afghanistan moved closer Monday to holding a runoff vote to settle its presidential race after regulators threw out hundreds ... 
10/19/2009 8:43:33 PM
In preparing for the gargantuan effort of counting every person in the USA on April 1, the Census Bureau has devised a database ... 
10/19/2009 6:57:56 PM
They seem an unlikely match, but magicians and neuroscientists are pairing up to share their knowledge and learn more about the ... 
10/19/2009 3:14:27 PM
More than 8,700 infants end up in the emergency room each year because their car seats are used improperly outside the car, according ... 
10/19/2009 12:25:01 PM
A Marine sergeant charged with faking battle injuries to get freebies intended for wounded warriors will plead guilty, a Marine ... 
10/19/2009 11:33:10 PM
Two interracial newlyweds have called for the dismissal of a justice of the peace who refused to marry them, and have even been joined in their fight by the governor, who said the Louisiana official's license should be revoked. But unseating a justice of the peace isn't easy. In fact, it's up to the Louisiana Supreme Court. 
10/19/2009 8:32:14 PM
Joe Saenz -- wanted in connection with four murders, a kidnapping and a rape -- had eluded authorities for so long, they thought he might be dead. But the emergence of a videotaped killing in California, they said, proved that he was still out there. Saenz is the newest addition to the FBI's Most Wanted list, after three fugitives on the list were recently caught. 
10/19/2009 6:17:38 PM
When the Connecticut Huskies take to the field to play West Virginia on Saturday, their helmets will carry the initials of cornerback Jasper Howard, who was stabbed to death over the weekend. 
10/19/2009 1:30:26 PM
Thirty-two planets have been discovered outside Earth's solar system through the use of a high-precision instrument installed at a Chilean telescope, an international team announcednounced Monday. 
10/19/2009 10:19:23 PM
The lawyer of a Colorado father accused of carrying out a bizarre hoax involving his son and a huge balloon said Monday that official charges in the case could be filed next week. 
10/19/2009 6:33:02 PM
Howard Unruh, a World War II veteran accused of killing more than a dozen people in a shooting spree in New Jersey 60 years ago, died Monday, authorities said. He was 88. 
10/19/2009 2:27:38 PM
If you're on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim of cybertheft. That's because more thieves are targeting increasingly popular social networking sites that provide a gold mine of personal information, according to the FBI. Cybercriminals "are very adept to using social engineering," says one Internet security expert. 
10/19/2009 2:31:39 PM
Sen. John McCain and Rep. Peter King are pressing President Obama to issue a posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson, the African-American boxing champion convicted in 1913 for dating a white woman. He served 10 months in prison on charges "brought forward clearly to keep him away from the boxing ring, where he continued to defeat his white opponents," McCain and King said. 
10/19/2009 2:52:46 PM
Parents may have fond memories of Maurice Sendak's classic children's book, "Where the Wild Things Are," but some are not pleased with the movie. In the middle of a matinee viewing, James Griffioen said his 4-year-old daughter asked, "Why is this movie so sad?" But movie critic and parent Jason Avant praised the film as "a real depiction of how a kid acts." 
10/19/2009 2:37:22 PM
As their parents continue to make tabloid headlines -- Jon faces contempt charges for taking money out of a joint account, while Kate has just lost the reality show franchise that made her famous -- the eight children of Jon and Kate Gosselin are starting to feel the effects of all the stress. 
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