| Wall Street appears headed for lower opening (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 8:17 am
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|  AP - Wall Street appears headed for a mostly lower opening Tuesday as investors are cautious ahead of new economic data and earnings reports that will help provide further insight into how the economy is faring.
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| Murky origins of Iraq attacks stir foreboding (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 8:13 am
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| | Reuters - A series of bombings and clashes between Sunni militias and Shi'ite-led government forces have stirred a sense of foreboding in Iraq ahead of a national election and the withdrawal of U.S. troops. |
| Obama's economic update a hedge to good news (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 7:59 am
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|  AP - President Barack Obama is trying to strike a careful balance between highlighting economic progress and underscoring continued challenges as he seeks to reverse the recession he inherited but now owns.
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| N. Korea says it will restart its nuclear reactor (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 7:36 am
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|  AP - North Korea vowed Tuesday to restart its nuclear reactor and to boycott international disarmament talks for good in retaliation for the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of its rocket launch.
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| Castro insists US go further, lift 'cruel' embargo (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 7:35 am
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|  AP - Former Cuban President Fidel Castro says the U.S. did not go far enough in announcing plans to soften sanctions against his country, and he insists that real change in bilateral relations will come only when Washington lifts its "cruel" trade embargo.
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| Demand remains high for stolen personal data (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 7:28 am
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| | AP - One economy apparently isn't hurting these days — the one run by identity thieves in the dark corners of the Internet. Demand and prices remain stable for stolen credit cards, Social Security numbers and other private information, according to a new study by security software maker Symantec Corp. |
| Rockets beat Hornets with playoff picture unclear (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 7:25 am
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|  AP - With two days left in the regular season, the playoff possibilities in the Western Conference remain totally unresolved. But the Houston Rockets have simplified it for themselves after routing New Orleans 86-66 on Monday night. Win their final regular-season game in Dallas on Wednesday and they're Southwest Division champions. They could also have a chance to grab the No. 2 seed in the West.
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| Hong Kong students start vote on Tiananmen killings (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 7:11 am
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| | Reuters - A Hong Kong student union is holding a student vote on whether China should apologize for its crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in and around Beijing's Tiananamen Square 20 years ago in which hundreds were killed. |
| EPA looks for ways to not let the bedbugs bite (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 7:06 am
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|  AP - The federal government is waking up to the growing nightmare of bedbugs.
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| U.S.-Iranian reporter on trial in Iran (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 6:43 am
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| | Reuters - An Iranian-American journalist has gone on trial in Iran for spying for the United States and a verdict is expected soon, the judiciary said on Tuesday. |
| More Americans wary of tax man this year (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 5:01 am
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| | Reuters - As a deep recession strips Americans of their jobs, homes and investments, the 2009 U.S. tax season promises to see a large uptick in first-time delinquent income taxpayers. |
| SEC to review if BofA broke the law: report (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 5:00 am
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|  Reuters - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is reviewing if Bank of America Corp violated federal securities law by failing to disclose to shareholders Merrill Lynch's plan to pay $3.62 billion in bonuses before they voted for the merger of the banks, the Financial Times said.
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| Iran puts US reporter on trial for spying (AFP)
April 14, 2009 at 4:36 am
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|  AFP - US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi, who has been detained in a Tehran jail since January, has been put on trial on charges of spying for Iran's arch-foe the United States, an official said on Tuesday.
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| GM shares fall in Frankfurt amid bankruptcy fears (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 4:04 am
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|  Reuters - Shares in General Motors Corp slumped more than 17 percent in Frankfurt on Tuesday amid growing concern the automaker might file for bankruptcy.
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| North Korea scraps nuclear deal, says to make plutonium (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 2:08 am
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|  Reuters - North Korea said on Tuesday it was no longer bound by an international nuclear disarmament deal and would re-start its plant that makes bomb-grade plutonium after the U.N. chastised it for launching a long-range rocket.
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| Bangkok calmer as protesters leave Govt House (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 2:02 am
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|  Reuters - Anti-government protesters began streaming out of the grounds of Government House in Bangkok on Tuesday, ending a siege of the prime minister's office that had threatened to plunge Thailand into a fresh bout of chaos.
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| DA: Rape may be alleged in Calif. girl's slaying (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 1:54 am
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|  AP - Prosecutors said Monday they may include rape and molestation allegations in their murder charge against the woman suspected of killing an 8-year-old Northern California girl and putting her body in a suitcase.
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| Obama vows to fight piracy after captain's rescue (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 1:33 am
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|  AP - President Barack Obama vowed Monday "to halt the rise of piracy," while shipmates of the rescued American freighter captain called for tough action against Somali bandits who are preying on one of the world's busiest sea routes.
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| Minn. court declares Franken leading vote-getter (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:50 am
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|  AP - A Minnesota court confirmed Monday that Democrat Al Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman, who immediately announced plans to appeal the decision.
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| Phil Spector convicted of murder (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 12:48 am
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| | Reuters - Eccentric music producer Phil Spector was convicted on Monday of murdering a Hollywood actress in 2003, and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. |
| Immigration legal system does not protect rights (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:48 am
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|  AP - Nahuel Castrucci had no lawyer when he went before an immigration judge the first time, or the second time. He sat speechless and handcuffed as the judge was about to expel him from his own country.
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| Passenger lands plane in Fla. after pilot dies (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:45 am
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| | AP - Doug White and his family had just enjoyed a smooth takeoff and were ascending through the clouds when the pilot guiding their twin-engine plane tilted his head back and made a guttural sound. |
| Yao, Scola lead Rockets past Hornets 86-66 (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:44 am
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|  AP - Yao Ming scored 22 points, Luis Scola grabbed 15 rebounds and the Houston Rockets moved within one win of the Southwest Division title with an 86-66 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Monday night.
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| Thai protesters say will disperse to end standoff (AFP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:38 am
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|  AFP - Anti-government protesters massed outside the Thai premier's offices in Bangkok said that they would disperse as troops backed up by armoured vehicles tightened their grip on the city.
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| Mexico slams Burger King for 'whopper' of insult (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:29 am
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| | AP - Mexico is protesting what it says is a whopper of an insult. An advertisement for Burger King's Texican Whopper burger that has run in Europe shows a small wrestler dressed in a cape resembling a Mexican flag. The wrestler teams up with a lanky American cowboy almost twice his height to illustrate the cross-border blend of flavors. |
| NKorea to quit talks, reopen nuke plants (AFP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:28 am
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|  AFP - North Korea announced it would quit six-nation disarmament talks and restart its nuclear weapons programme in protest at the UN's condemnation of its rocket launch this month.
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| Phil Spector found guilty of 2nd-degree murder (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:25 am
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|  AP - Rock music producer Phil Spector was convicted Monday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a film actress at his mansion six years ago, a verdict that will send him to prison for at least 18 years barring a successful appeal.
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| UN Security Council condemns North Korea launch (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:15 am
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|  AP - Eight days after North Korea's rocket launch, the U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned the action, demanded an end to missile tests and said it will expand sanctions against the reclusive communist nation.
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| US eases travel, money restraints on Cuba (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:07 am
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|  AP - In a measured break with a half-century of U.S. policy toward communist Cuba, the Obama administration lifted restrictions Monday on Cuban-Americans who want to travel and send money to their island homeland.
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| Al Franken wins round in Minnesota Senate race (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 11:34 pm
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| | Reuters - A Minnesota court panel ruled on Monday that Democrat Al Franken beat Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in the long-fought contest for a U.S. Senate seat and said the comic turned politician should be certified as the winner. |
| U.S. may drop key condition for Iran nuclear talks: report (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 10:53 pm
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|  Reuters - The Obama administration and its European allies are considering dropping a long-standing U.S. demand that Iran immediately shut down its nuclear facilities if it enters talks over its atomic program, The New York Times reported on Monday on its website.
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| Obama opens crack in U.S. embargo against Cuba (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 9:35 pm
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|  Reuters - President Barack Obama opened a crack on Monday in a decades-old U.S. embargo against communist Cuba, allowing American telecommunications firms to start providing service for Cubans and lifting restrictions on family ties to the island.
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| Phillies announcer Harry Kalas dead at 73 (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 7:57 pm
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|  AP - Radio and TV broadcaster Harry Kalas, whose baritone delivery and signature "Outta here!" home run calls provided the soundtrack to Philadelphia baseball for nearly four decades, died Monday after collapsing in the broadcast booth before the Phillies' game against the Washington Nationals. He was 73.
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| Minn. court declares Franken leading vote-getter (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 7:56 pm
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| AP - A Minnesota court has confirmed that Democrat Al Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman.
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| Phil Spector found guilty of 2nd-degree murder (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 7:49 pm
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| AP - Rock music producer Phil Spector was convicted Monday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a film actress at his mansion six years ago, a verdict that will send him to prison for at least 18 years barring a successful appeal.
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| Mexico slams Burger King for 'whopper' of insult (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 7:44 pm
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| | AP - Mexico is protesting what it says is a whopper of an insult. |
| Phil Spector found guilty of murder (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 7:21 pm
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| | Reuters - Legendary music producer Phil Spector was convicted on Monday of murdering a Hollywood actress in 2003 and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. |
| DA: Rape may be alleged in Calif. girl's slaying (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 7:12 pm
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| AP - Prosecutors said Monday they may include rape and molestation allegations in their murder charge against the woman suspected of killing an 8-year-old Northern California girl and putting her body in a suitcase.
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| Goldman 1Q earnings surpass Wall Street estimates (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 6:53 pm
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|  AP - Goldman Sachs, in another sign that banks may be turning around, beat Wall Street's earnings expectations as it reported a profit of $1.66 billion for the first three months of this year. The bank also said it planned to raise $5 billion in stock to help it pay back government bailout funds.
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| Immigration legal system does not protect rights (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 6:50 pm
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| AP - Nahuel Castrucci had no lawyer when he went before an immigration judge the first time, or the second time. He sat speechless and handcuffed as the judge was about to expel him from his own country.
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| Obama lifts curbs on Cuban money transfers, visits (AFP)
April 13, 2009 at 6:41 pm
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|  AFP - US President Barack Obama on Monday made a landmark gesture to communist Cuba, lifting all curbs on travel and money transfers by Cuban-Americans to the island for the first time in three decades.
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| U.N. demands enforcement of North Korea sanctions (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 5:20 pm
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|  Reuters - The Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea's long-range rocket launch nearly two weeks ago as contravening a U.N. ban, and demanded enforcement of existing sanctions against Pyongyang.
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| Madonna still hopes to adopt Malawian child (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 1:29 pm
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|  AP - Madonna has told a newspaper in Malawi that she still wants to adopt a girl from the poor African nation despite legal obstacles, to educate her and empower her to help people in her country.
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| U.N. council to meet Monday on North Korea rocket launch (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 1:23 pm
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| | Reuters - The U.N. Security Council will meet on Monday to approve a statement condemning North Korea's rocket launch and demanding enforcement of existing sanctions against Pyongyang, a Mexican diplomat said. |
| Obama to ease limits on US-Cuba family ties-official (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 1:00 pm
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| | Reuters - President Barack Obama on Monday will lift some U.S. restrictions to allow Cuban Americans to travel more freely to the communist-ruled island and increase financial help to family members, a U.S. official said. |
| Obama lifting some Cuba travel, money restrictions (AFP)
April 13, 2009 at 12:59 pm
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|  AFP - US President Barack Obama plans Monday to lift restrictions on some travel and remittances to Cuba by Cuban-Americans with family on the island, a White House official told AFP.
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| Obama says stimulus projects under budget (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 12:54 pm
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| | Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that thousands of major infrastructure projects being undertaken as part of his economic stimulus plan were ahead of schedule and under budget. |
| Obama to allow travel, money transfers to Cuba (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 12:54 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama directed his administration Monday to allow unlimited travel and money transfers by Cuban Americans to family in Cuba, and to take other steps to ease U.S. restrictions on the island, a senior administration official told The Associated Press.
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| Afghan villagers say NATO strike killed civilians (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 12:50 pm
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| | Reuters - An overnight NATO-led airstrike on a remote Afghan village killed six civilians, including two children, Afghan officials said on Monday, but Western forces said they had targeted armed militants. |
| Express Scripts to buy WellPoint prescription unit (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 12:38 pm
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| | Reuters - Express Scripts Inc will buy health insurer WellPoint Inc's NextRx prescription business for $4.68 billion, becoming the No. 2 U.S. pharmacy benefit manager while gaining more leverage in driving down drug prices. | | | 
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