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| S.Korea warns of action if North blocks border again (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 10:53 pm
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|  Reuters - South Korea warned Wednesday that it would respond with decisive action if Pyongyang again blocked access to a joint factory park in North Korea, but said it was too early to consider shutting the project down. In the past week, the North has blocked movement across the heavily defended border to an industrial park run by South Korean companies in the city of Kaesong out of anger over joint military drills by South Korean and U.S. troops.
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| Brodeur sets NHL record for wins by goaltender (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 10:51 pm
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|  AP - With the final seconds ticking off the clock, Martin Brodeur saw the shot leave the stick of Chicago forward Troy Brouwer, kicked out his right pad and watched the puck head to the corner.
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| Bush: won't criticize Obama, 'deserves my silence' (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 10:47 pm
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|  AP - Former President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that he won't criticize Barack Obama because the new U.S. president "deserves my silence," and said he plans to write a book about the 12 toughest decisions he made in office.
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| Natasha Richardson seriously hurt in ski fall (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 9:43 pm
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|  Reuters - Actress Natasha Richardson, a member of Britain's Redgrave theatrical dynasty, was severely injured while skiing at a Canadian resort and returned to New York on Tuesday with her husband, actor Liam Neeson, according to media reports.
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| Sources: US to sign UN gay rights declaration (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 9:35 pm
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|  AP - The Obama administration will endorse a U.N. declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality that then-President George W. Bush had refused to sign, The Associated Press has learned.
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| Daughter confronts Austrian incest father in video (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 9:24 pm
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|  AP - The woman who bore seven children through incest and was allegedly locked in a squalid dungeon for 24 years confronted her father Tuesday in a videotape shown in court — testimony that could send him to prison for life. Josef Fritzl, 73, has been charged with murder, enslavement, incest and rape in a case that has drawn media attention from around the world for its shocking allegations.
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| Legally blind Mo. man saves woman from attacker (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 9:15 pm
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| | AP - A legally blind man was credited with saving a woman after authorities said a 45-year-old man broke into her apartment on Saturday night. Authorities said the man, a convicted rapist, was waiting for the woman to return home from work. |
| Rare vine in Hawaii designated endangered species (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 9:13 pm
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|  AP - A rare Hawaii vine has been added to the endangered species list, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday. It's the second species to be classified as endangered by the Obama administration. The first was the reticulated flatwoods salamander, an amphibian native to south Georgia, north Florida and coastal South Carolina. It was put on the list last month.
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| Outraged Congress eyes tax on AIG bonuses (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 7:56 pm
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| | Reuters - Outraged U.S. lawmakers moved on Tuesday toward slapping a heavy tax on millions of dollars in executive bonuses at bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc. |
| U.S. turns up heat on Madoff clan, wants assets (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 7:35 pm
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| | Reuters - U.S. prosecutors raised the pressure on jailed swindler Bernard Madoff's family on Tuesday, signaling their intent to ask for $31.5 million from loans to his sons and $2.6 million worth of his wife's jewelry. |
| Mexico moves to protect consumer in U.S. trade spat (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 6:31 pm
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| | Reuters - Mexico pledged on Tuesday that tariffs slapped on U.S. goods would exclude staple foods and would not hurt consumers, but the first major trade flap of the Obama administration prompted concerns about growing worldwide barriers to trade. |
| Report: Injured Richardson on flight to US (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 3:58 pm
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|  AP - Actress Natasha Richardson, critically injured in a skiing accident, was on a flight to the United States, Britain's Press Association news agency said Tuesday, quoting Sacre-Coeur Hospital.
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| IRS giving relief to some Madoff investors (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 3:52 pm
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|  AP - The Internal Revenue Service issued guidelines Tuesday that will allow tax relief and refunds for some Bernard Madoff victims who were levied for investment earnings that turned out to be nonexistent. IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman told Congress the new guidelines are for taxpayers who have suffered losses from Ponzi investment schemes such as the massive Madoff swindle.
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| Cuomo says AIG paid $1M-plus bonuses to 73 workers (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 3:52 pm
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|  AP - Troubled insurance giant American International Group paid bonuses of $1 million or more to 73 employees, including 11 who no longer work for the company, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.
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| AIG outrage dominates insurance hearing (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 3:50 pm
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| | Reuters - Outraged U.S. lawmakers proposed a special surtax on Tuesday on millions of dollars in executive bonuses at bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc amid howls of protest over the payouts. |
| Obama defends tackling many problems at same time (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 3:50 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama pushed back Tuesday against criticism that he's trying to take on too many issues at once, defending a $3.6 trillion budget that seeks to shore up the economy while also overhauling health care, energy and education. "To kick these problems down the road for another four years or another eight years would be to continue the same irresponsibility that led us to this point," Obama said in an appearance with the heads of the congressional budget committees.
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| New England pastor houses child killer, riles town (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 3:45 pm
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|  AP - A pastor in this quiet, picturesque New England town thought he was doing the Christian thing when he took in a convicted child killer who had served his time but had nowhere to go. But some neighbors of the Rev. David Pinckney vehemently disagree, one even threatening to burn his house down after officials could find no one else willing to take 60-year-old Raymond Guay.
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| Family of Conn. chimp attack victim seeks $50M (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 3:38 pm
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|  AP - The family of a woman mauled by a chimpanzee filed a lawsuit seeking $50 million in damages against the primate's owner, saying she was negligent and reckless for lacking the ability to control "a wild animal with violent propensities."
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| Legally blind Mo. man saves woman from attacker (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 3:31 pm
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| | AP - A legally blind man was credited with saving a woman after authorities said a 45-year-old man broke into her apartment on Saturday night. Authorities said the man, a convicted rapist, was waiting for the woman to return home from work. |
| AP source: Peppers would like to be a Patriot (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 3:31 pm
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|  AP - Julius Peppers wants out of Carolina and wouldn't mind going to New England. The Panthers will let him go only for what they feel is fair compensation. The long-running offseason drama involving the four-time Pro Bowl defensive end is nowhere near a resolution, leaving the Panthers without salary-cap space and Peppers' future uncertain.
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| Natasha Richardson hospitalized: ski resort (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 3:29 pm
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| | Reuters - British actress Natasha Richardson, who is married to actor Liam Neeson, fell while skiing at a Canadian resort and was taken to a Montreal hospital, the resort said on Tuesday. |
| Washington struggles to contain AIG firestorm (AFP)
March 17, 2009 at 3:29 pm
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|  AFP - New revelations about staggering bonuses awarded to employees who brought giant insurer AIG to its knees fueled a political firestorm Tuesday as Washington struggled to contain the fallout.
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| Madagascar's military gives power to Rajoelina (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 3:21 pm
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|  Reuters - Madagascar's military chiefs formally endorsed opposition leader Andry Rajoelina as president of a transitional authority on Tuesday, ending a months-long power struggle on the Indian Ocean island.
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| Pope in Africa reaffirms "no condoms" against AIDS (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 3:19 pm
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| | Reuters - Pope Benedict on Tuesday reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church's opposition to the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS as he started a visit to Africa, where more than 25 million people have died from the disease in recent decades. |
| IRS to allow Ponzi victims to claim theft losses (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 2:38 pm
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| | Reuters - The Internal Revenue Service issued new rules on Tuesday that would allow victims of Ponzi schemes like the one run by Bernard Madoff to recoup some money by claiming theft losses on their tax returns for 2008. |
| U.S. housing offers hope on economy (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 1:47 pm
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| | Reuters - U.S. housing starts and permits rebounded in February from record lows, rising for the first time in 10 months, according to data on Tuesday that gave a glimmer of hope for the recession-hit economy. |
| Caterpillar cuts another 2,454 jobs (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 12:43 pm
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| | Reuters - Caterpillar Inc, the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, notified an additional 2,454 workers in three states on Tuesday that they were losing their jobs as the company continues to try to bring production in line with plummeting demand. |
| Amy Winehouse pleads not guilty to assault (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 8:46 am
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|  AP - Singer Amy Winehouse has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a fan at a party last year. The headline-grabbing diva attended a hearing at a London court on Tuesday.
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| U.S. housing starts rebound (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 8:45 am
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|  Reuters - New U.S. housing starts unexpectedly rebounded in February, surging 22.2 percent, according to data on Tuesday that provided a rare dose of good news for the recession-hit economy and fractured housing market.
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| Stimulus plan: Spend now, details later (promise) (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 8:36 am
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|  AP - President Barack Obama wants governors to hurry up and begin building bridges and schools to revive the economy. His administration is learning that spending $787 billion as quickly and transparently as promised is no easy task.
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| On Africa trip, pope says condoms won't solve AIDS (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 8:32 am
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|  AP - Pope Benedict XVI said on his way to Africa Tuesday that condoms were not the answer in the continent's fight against HIV, his first explicit statement on an issue that has divided even clergy working with AIDS patients.
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| Senator suggests AIG execs should kill themselves (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 8:18 am
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|  AP - Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley suggested that AIG executives should take a Japanese approach toward accepting responsibility for the collapse of the insurance giant by resigning or killing themselves.
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| GM bondholders: Our plan best chance for automaker (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 8:13 am
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| | Reuters - Advisers to bondholders of General Motors Corp said on Monday they have presented a framework plan to U.S. President Barack Obama's autos task force and the ailing No. 1 U.S. automaker that provides the company's best chance for an out-of-court restructuring. |
| Luxembourg seeks Madoff deal (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 7:45 am
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| | Reuters - Luxembourg said on Tuesday it would seek an out-of-court deal to end a protracted legal row about money UBS clients lost to Bernard Madoff that is damaging the country's reputation as a financial center. |
| Thunder spoil Popovich's 1,000th with 78-76 win (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 7:20 am
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|  AP - Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Thabo Sefolosha added 12 and the Oklahoma City Thunder spoiled Gregg Popovich's 1,000th game as San Antonio's coach by beating the Spurs 78-76 on Monday night.
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| Treasury to rework AIG aid to recoup bonuses (Reuters)
March 17, 2009 at 6:48 am
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|  Reuters - The U.S. government will modify a planned $30 billion capital injection for American International Group Inc to try to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars in controversial bonuses, a Treasury official said on Monday.
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| Fritzl abuse trial resumes (AFP)
March 17, 2009 at 6:31 am
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|  AFP - Josef Fritzl -- the Austrian pensioner who raped his daughter at will for a quarter of a century -- took the stand on Tuesday to fight murder and slavery charges that could see him jailed for life.
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| 7 Afghan militants killed in US-led coalition raid (AP)
March 17, 2009 at 6:24 am
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|  AP - U.S.-led coalition troops killed seven militants and detained three others during a raid on a bomb-making cell in southern Afghanistan, where insurgents earlier killed an Australian soldier, officials said Tuesday.
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