12/3/2009 3:55:42 AM
AP - Comcast Corp. announced Thursday it plans to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal for $13.75 billion, giving the nation's largest cable TV operator control of the Peacock network, an array of cable channels and a major movie studio.
12/3/2009 4:24:23 AM
AP - The chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff is reiterating that the U.S. target date for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan is flexible and will take "conditions on the ground" into account.
12/3/2009 3:49:25 AM
AP - Under pressure from Republicans and an impatient public to fix the sputtering economic recovery, President Barack Obama is refocusing on this politically potent issue by talking job creation with business and labor leaders at the White House.
12/3/2009 3:13:58 AM
AP - Think your kid is not "sexting"? Think again.
12/3/2009 4:23:42 AM
AP - A suicide bomber disguised in women's clothing detonated his explosives during a graduation ceremony at an upscale hotel Thursday, killing at least 14 people, including three Cabinet ministers and two journalists.
12/3/2009 4:25:01 AM
AP - This time they're invited, but they don't want to come.
12/3/2009 3:54:03 AM
AP - They are off to the worst start in NBA history, and the New Jersey Nets might not have hit bottom yet.
12/3/2009 4:12:50 AM
Reuters - Comcast Corp struck a deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co, creating a media superpower that would control not just how TV shows and movies are made, but how they are delivered to the home.
12/3/2009 2:33:09 AM
Reuters - Washington's NATO allies face pressure on Thursday to commit more troops and money to the war in Afghanistan, supplementing President Barack Obama's announcement of an increase in U.S. troops.
12/3/2009 3:23:34 AM
Reuters - Iran's parliament will review the Islamic republic's relations with countries that voted against its nuclear activities at the International Atomic Energy Agency last week, the speaker said on Thursday.
12/2/2009 9:43:05 PM
Reuters - Most Americans would like to see a "public option" in health insurance reform but doubt anything Congress does will lower costs or improve care in the short term, according to a poll released on Thursday.
12/3/2009 1:18:00 AM
Reuters - Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday he did not think al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was hiding in his country.
12/3/2009 3:35:52 AM
Reuters - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia had passed the peak of the economic crisis but a train bombing last week showed the threat of what he called terrorist attacks was "very high."
12/3/2009 3:07:00 AM
AFP - A suicide blast tore through a Mogadishu hotel on Thursday killing at least three ministers in Somalia's transitional government who were at a ceremony, officials said.
12/3/2009 4:06:17 AM
AFP - Survivors of the Bhopal gas leak in India on Thursday marked 25 years since the world's worst industrial accident with rallies demanding those to blame for thousands of deaths finally face justice.
12/3/2009 4:37:00 AM
The attack by a suicide bomber disguised in women's clothing leaves at least 14 dead at a graduation ceremony in Mogadishu. The blast raises new questions about the ability of Somalia's weak government to control even the small area of the capital it holds.
12/3/2009 3:00:00 AM
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will appear before the Senate Banking Committee Thursday. He is seeking confirmation for another four years as head of the nation's central bank. Bernanke may find himself under fire for decisions he made during the bank bailout from angry lawmakers who are looking to limit the Fed's powers.
12/3/2009 3:00:00 AM
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to win approval for a second term. David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal tells Renee Montagne that Bernanke is likely to get some tough questions from Senators today about the financial crisis. Wessel is the author of the book In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic.
12/3/2009 3:00:00 AM
Comcast, the nation's largest cable provider, is buying a controlling stake in NBC Universal which has broadcast and cable networks and a movie studio. The deal would make Comcast one of the nation's most powerful players in news and entertainment.
12/3/2009 2:00:00 AM
Bank of America says it plans to repay the government bailout funds it received during the credit crisis and after it purchased Merrill Lynch & Co. The move would allow Bank of America, which is trying to recruit a new CEO, to free itself from government restrictions on executive pay that come along with bailout funds.
12/3/2009 2:00:00 AM
Three top administration officials are making the case for how the war in Afghanistan can be won. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Admiral Mike Mullen, the nation's top military officer, are making the rounds on Capitol Hill. Their mission: sell the president's new strategy for Afghanistan.
12/3/2009 2:00:00 AM
The top American commander in Afghanistan spent a second day briefing Afghan government officials about how President Obama's new strategy will play out there. Gen. Stanley McChrystal says his main goal is to pair the additional U.S. and NATO troops with Afghan soldiers and police officers. McChrystal says this will speed the handover of the country's security responsibilities to Afghans, which if President Obama has his way, would begin in 18 months.
12/3/2009 2:00:00 AM
Efforts are underway to expand the scope of evidence-based medicine as part of an attempt to reign in health care costs. Congress is still meddling in medical decisions, such as the new guidelines on mammograms. Wednesday's discussions by a House panel on routine mammograms got tangled with the issue of health care overhaul.
12/2/2009 9:01:00 PM
Cities are getting into the business of developing iPhone apps. Boston has created a Citizens Connect app as a way to make a one-touch kvetch about anything from potholes to broken streetlights. Users snap a photo, and the location's coordinates automatically embed in the photo.
12/2/2009 9:01:00 PM
A breakfast joint and pizzeria in Springfield, Mo., share restaurant space to cut costs. At lunchtime, the aromas of frying bacon and bubbling pizza sauce mingle.
12/3/2009 2:21:00 AM
Comcast said Thursday it will put up $6.5 billion in cash and $7.25 billion in assets to buy 51 percent of NBC Universal from General Electric Co. That means the biggest U.S. cable TV provider would control the NBC and Telemundo networks, about two dozen cable channels and the Universal movie studio and theme parks.
12/3/2009 3:56:21 AM
At least 18 people, including government ministers, are killed by a suicide blast at a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu.
12/3/2009 3:24:00 AM
Three people die as an explosion hits a bus in the Syrian capital Damascus, but officials say it was not a terrorist act.
12/3/2009 4:00:02 AM
Cable TV firm Comcast agrees to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal (NBCU), creating a US media superpower.
12/3/2009 2:40:17 AM
A chip that fits a "data centre" onto a piece of silicon the size of a postage stamp has been unveiled by Intel.
12/3/2009 2:55:30 AM
Beyonce leads the field for this year's Grammy Awards with 10 nods, ahead of country star Taylor Swift with eight.
12/3/2009 2:53:38 AM
Tiger Woods will struggle to recapture his form when he returns to golf after allegations about his private life, says former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher.
12/3/2009 3:35:58 AM
Former world number one and 2006 Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo announces her retirement at the age of 30.
12/1/2009 3:06:45 PM
Italy is to send about 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to support a US troops surge. Is more troops the solution to the conflict?
12/3/2009 3:38:24 AM
The ratings agency Standard & Poor's has cut the credit rating of six Dubai companies - including the ports operator DP World.
12/3/2009 4:14:00 AM
Using social network websites and texting improves core writing skills, says the National Literacy Trust.
12/3/2009 4:32:50 AM
More than 1,000 websites which appear to sell cut price designer goods have been brought down by police.
12/2/2009 8:35:38 AM
Film director Roman Polanski will be released from prison on Friday and placed under house arrest at his Swiss chalet.
12/3/2009 1:01:50 AM
Smokers who light up on waking display higher levels of nicotine than those who wait, US research shows.
12/3/2009 3:12:05 AM
A Dutch warship is holding 13 Somali pirates who attempted to hijack a cargo ship south of Oman.
12/3/2009 4:32:02 AM
A group of Nigerian farmers is suing Royal Dutch Shell, claiming that the oil firm polluted their land in the Niger Delta region
12/3/2009 3:35:13 AM
The White House is to step up security procedures after a couple gatecrashed a state dinner and met Barack Obama.
12/3/2009 3:47:29 AM
A Canadian sues Iran over the death in custody of his mother, photojournalist Zahra Kazemi, in 2003.
12/3/2009 3:19:30 AM
The Philippines justice department issues a watch list naming 19 suspects in last week's mass political killing.
12/3/2009 3:29:45 AM
The Israeli prime minister is meeting settlers angered by recently imposed building curbs.
12/3/2009 3:05:52 AM
Pakistan's prime minister tells UK counterpart Gordon Brown he does not think Osama Bin Laden is in his country.
12/3/2009 3:34:46 AM
The US refused to believe UK warnings they would not back an invasion of Iraq without UN efforts first, an inquiry hears.
12/3/2009 3:42:33 AM
A government minister calls on bankers "to come back into the real world" after RBS directors threaten to resign over bonuses.
12/3/2009 4:30:11 AM
The government asks a legal expert to examine the case for lowering the legal alcohol limit for drivers.
12/3/2009 3:57:33 AM
Gordon Brown apologises for delays in sending condolence letters to people who have lost loved ones in Afghanistan.
12/3/2009 4:16:47 AM
The uncle of a four-year-old boy mauled to death by a pit bull-type dog in Liverpool is arrested on suspicion of his manslaughter.
12/3/2009 3:00:08 AM
Breast-feeding may offer mothers long-term protection against a condition linked to diabetes and heart disease, researchers report ... 
12/2/2009 11:21:42 PM
Supreme Court arguments over Florida homeowners' property rights took a lively turn Wednesday as justices raised scenarios of ... 
12/2/2009 11:13:23 PM
President Obama's decision to send 30,000 U.S. reinforcements to Afghanistan will intensify fighting in the short term and place ... 
12/2/2009 8:50:25 PM
White House party crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi declined an invitation to testify to Congress about their caper at President ... 
12/2/2009 7:57:16 PM
The Internal Revenue Service plans to auction land on one of America's poorest Indian reservations, according to a newly filed ... 
12/2/2009 7:29:50 PM
President Obama's decision to order a large but temporary troop increase for Afghanistan gives the military enough resources ... 
12/2/2009 12:53:34 PM
Police now have six people in custody for helping susing suspected cop-killer Maurice Clemmons elude police during a two-day manhunt. 
12/3/2009 2:43:45 AM
A woman who denied having an affair with Tiger Woods will hold a news conference with her lawyer Thursday, a day after Woods admitted his "transgressions." 
12/2/2009 10:47:18 PM
The couple accused of crashing a state dinner at the White House last week have been asked to testify Thursday before the House Committee on Homeland Security. 
12/2/2009 7:19:31 PM
The governor of Washington on Wednesday said her state will no longer accept convicted criminals on parole from Arkansas until the interstate system has been reviewed and she has determined that Arkansas is living up to its responsibilities. 
12/2/2009 3:41:00 PM
The New York state Senate on Wednesday killed a bill that would have legalized same-sex marriage in the state, voting 38-24 against a measure that had the support of the state Assembly and Gov. David Paterson. 
12/3/2009 1:32:47 AM
The director of a British research unit that has been at the center of a row over climate change data said he is standing down from his post while an independent review is conducted. A series of e-mails obtained by a hacker also caused controversy in Washington, where a congressional hearing was held Wednesday. 
12/2/2009 5:39:20 PM
The man who oversees Texas' criminal justice system called for a shake-up as authorities hunt for a prisoner in a wheelchair who fled on foot from armed guards. 
12/2/2009 2:37:15 PM
It is a truth universally acknowledged -- or nearly so -- that Jane Austen, the author of "Pride and Prejudice," died of a rare illness called Addison's disease, which robs the body of the ability to make critical hormones. 
12/2/2009 7:38:01 AM
'Family Ties' actress Meredith Baxter made the media rounds Wednesday confirming the rumors that she is a lesbian. 
12/3/2009 2:24:07 AM
The Grammy stage is set for a redux of one of the most infamous moments in music award show history when Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech after a win over Beyonce at September's MTV awards show. 
12/2/2009 9:40:07 AM
The death of a former Miss Argentina raises questions about the risks of cosmetic surgery. Solange Magnano, 37, died after an elective surgery last week. 
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