| Consumer prices dip unexpectedly in March (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 10:05 am
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| | AP - Consumer prices dipped unexpectedly in March, leaving inflation over the past year falling at the fastest clip in more than a half-century. The recession is expected to keep a lid on inflation as widespread layoffs dampen wage pressures and weak demand keeps companies from raising prices. |
| NBC wants ex-Ill. gov. for Costa Rica reality show (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 9:47 am
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|  AP - In the span of a few months, Rod Blagojevich could trade the Illinois governor's office for the Costa Rican jungle.
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| Consumer prices fall as energy demand slumps (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 9:30 am
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| | Reuters - U.S. consumer prices fell in March and recorded their first 12-month drop since 1955, government data showed on Wednesday, as slumping demand amid a severe recession pushed down energy and food costs. |
| Fiat CEO: Concessions or no Chrysler deal (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 9:23 am
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| | AP - Automaker Fiat Group SpA will walk away from a deal to take a 20-percent stake in Chrysler LLC if the U.S. automaker's unions don't agree to major cost cuts, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said in an interview published Wednesday. |
| Pirates attack U.S.-flagged ship but fail to board (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 8:58 am
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| | Reuters - Pirates attacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Somalia with rockets and automatic weapons on Tuesday but failed to board the craft, the ship's owner and the U.S. military said. |
| Meltdown 101: Can't pay your taxes? Don't panic (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 8:56 am
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|  AP - It's here, April 15, the deadline for filing income tax returns, and the IRS has some reassuring words for procrastinators, especially those who can't pay what they owe: Don't panic.
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| US sailors who thwarted pirate hijackers fly home (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 8:28 am
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|  AP - A shipping company spokesman says the American crew that thwarted the hijacking of a U.S. cargo ship has left Mombasa on a chartered plane heading to the United States.
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| Iran says will offer nuclear package to West soon (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 8:28 am
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| | Reuters - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Iran had prepared proposals to end a stalemate over its nuclear ambitions with six world powers, state television reported. |
| Britain mourns, 20 years after Hillsborough (AFP)
April 15, 2009 at 8:13 am
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|  AFP - Liverpool fans bowed their heads on Wednesday as Britain mourned on the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, when 96 fans were crushed to death at an FA Cup semi-final.
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| Colbert lost in space when NASA names station node (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 8:02 am
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| | Reuters - NASA on Tuesday named its new living quarters on the International Space Station "Tranquillity," denying television comedian Stephen Colbert his attempt to get the new Node 3 named after himself. |
| Fiat CEO warns Chrysler unions: cut costs or we walk (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 7:42 am
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| | Reuters - Fiat SpA's chief executive, facing a two-week deadline to work out a partnership with Chrysler LLC, warned the troubled U.S. carmaker's unions he would ditch the idea unless they agreed to cut labor costs. |
| US to name 'border czar' to watch Mexican border (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 7:35 am
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|  AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is naming a "border czar" to oversee issues related to drug-cartel violence along the U.S.-Mexico border and the hundreds of thousands of people who try to enter the U.S. illegally through the Southwest.
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| Obama to speak on making changes to tax code (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 7:31 am
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|  AP - On the day of the deadline for Americans to file their tax returns, President Barack Obama will talk about restoring fairness to the tax code and providing tax relief to working families.
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| Study: Spammers scourge to inbox and environment (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 7:26 am
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| | AP - There are plenty of reasons to hate spammers. Add this to the list: They're environmentally unfriendly. |
| Lakers earn 65th victory in 125-112 win over Jazz (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 7:24 am
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|  AP - The Utah Jazz got a preview of their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers and didn't like what they saw.
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| NY Gov. Paterson to reintroduce gay marriage bill (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 4:01 am
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|  AP - Gov. David Paterson is making another push to legalize gay marriage in New York, tapping into the momentum of other states that have recently allowed same-sex couples to wed, but the measure will face stiff opposition in the Legislature.
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| N. Korea marks late leader's birthday amid tension (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 4:00 am
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|  AP - North Korea celebrated the birthday Wednesday of late founding father Kim Il Sung amid international censure over the regime's threats to restart its nuclear program, expel U.N. inspectors and quit international disarmament talks.
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| Freed US skipper not reuniting with crew in Kenya (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 3:57 am
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|  AP - The crew of the U.S. freighter that thwarted a pirate attack is at Mombasa airport preparing to return home, and Maersk shipping line says they won't be reuniting in Kenya with their freed skipper.
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| Lakers earn 65th victory, beat Utah 125-112 (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 3:54 am
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| | AP - Andrew Bynum scored 22 points in his best effort since returning from injury and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz 125-112 Tuesday night to close the regular season with their sixth consecutive home victory. |
| `Dancing With the Stars' loses another celebrity (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 3:51 am
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|  AP - After weeks of dismal scores, Steve-O was booted from the "Dancing With the Stars" ballroom Tuesday.
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| Timothy Dolan set to become New York archbishop (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 3:49 am
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|  AP - Archbishop-designate Timothy Dolan urged Americans to swap fear for faith during a prayer service that began his formal installation as New York's Roman Catholic leader.
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| Demjanjuk returns to home after deportation halted (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 3:41 am
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|  AP - A plane was waiting nearby to fly alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to Germany to face an arrest warrant and a possible war crimes trial.
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| Source: Napolitano to name a 'border czar' (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 3:35 am
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| AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is naming a "border czar" to oversee issues related to drug-cartel violence along the U.S.-Mexico border and the hundreds of thousands of people who try to enter the U.S. illegally through the Southwest.
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| US criticizes Pakistan Islamic law deal (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 3:34 am
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|  AP - The U.S. criticized Pakistan's acceptance of Islamic law in a northwestern valley to quell a Taliban insurgency as undermining human rights, while a hard-line cleric who mediated the deal told the Pakistani government Wednesday not to interfere in the region's new judicial system.
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| NKorea to restart nuke programme (AFP)
April 15, 2009 at 3:03 am
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|  AFP - An unrepentant North Korea Wednesday hailed its rocket launch as a historic victory, a day after vowing to restart its nuclear weapons programme in response to UN censure of the exercise.
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| Russia says not selling missile system to Iran: report (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 2:41 am
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| | Reuters - Russia has not supplied Iran its advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems, an official in Russia's state arms export service was quoted as saying on Wednesday. |
| Somali pirates step up hijacking spree (AFP)
April 15, 2009 at 2:13 am
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|  AFP - Somali pirates seized two more ships, brushing off their losses from deadly rescue operations and throwing down the gauntlet to US President Barack Obama after he pledged to curb piracy.
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| U.S. blacks try to turn pride over Obama into gains (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 2:00 am
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| | Reuters - Black American community workers are wrestling with how to translate their pride over Barack Obama's presidency into tangible gains for a racial minority that often lags behind the rest of the country. |
| U.S. planning to reveal data on health of top banks: report (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 1:28 am
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| | Reuters - The Obama administration is drawing up plans to disclose the financial condition of the 19 biggest banks in the country, the New York Times said, citing senior administration officials. |
| Obama tempers optimism with reality on economy (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 12:01 am
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|  AP - Aiming to assert control over the nation's economic debate, President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned Americans eager for good news that "by no means are we out of the woods" and argued his broad domestic agenda is the path to recovery.
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| South Korea set to curtail North arms trade (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 10:55 pm
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|  Reuters - South Korea is expected to announce as early as Wednesday plans to curtail the North's suspected trade in weapons of mass destruction, further raising tensions with Pyongyang after the North vowed to quit nuclear disarmament talks.
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| Obama set to name "border czar": report (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 10:42 pm
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| | Reuters - The Obama administration will name former Justice Department official Alan Bersin to oversee its policy on illegal immigration and drug-related violence along the U.S. border with Mexico, Politico reported on Tuesday. |
| Somali pirates seize two more ships (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 10:10 pm
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|  Reuters - Somali pirates hijacked two more cargo vessels and opened fire on two others on Tuesday in attacks that showed a determination to go on striking at shipping on the region's strategic trade routes.
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| U.S. seizes Demjanjuk, but court halts deportation (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 8:36 pm
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| | Reuters - A U.S. appeals court halted the deportation of accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk on Tuesday and he was freed from custody just hours after immigration agents carried him out of his Ohio home to send him to Germany for trial. |
| Intel says PC market hit bottom but shares slide (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 8:21 pm
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| | Reuters - Intel Corp beat quarterly expectations and declared the worst was over for a battered tech sector, but its shares slid 5 percent after it said economic uncertainty ruled out a clear revenue forecast. |
| Guantanamo captive phones TV office, claims abuse (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 8:06 pm
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| | Reuters - A young Guantanamo prisoner from Chad was given permission to telephone a relative but instead called the al Jazeera television network and said he was being beaten and abused at the U.S. detention camp. |
| Oscar De La Hoya quits boxing at age 36 (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 7:44 pm
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|  AP - Oscar De La Hoya stopped battling himself Tuesday, deciding after much internal turmoil to retire and end a career in which he won 10 world titles in six divisions and became boxing's most popular fighter.
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| Man jailed for spraying urine, feces on food in UK (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 7:34 pm
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| | AP - An unemployed chemist was jailed Tuesday for spraying a mix of urine and feces on food, wine and children's books in several British stores. Sahnoun Daifallah was sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of four counts of contaminating goods. |
| Student killed in love triangle involving teacher (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 7:30 pm
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|  AP - An 18-year-old high school student caught with his 48-year-old math teacher in her bedroom was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, who was himself a former student of hers, police said Tuesday.
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| Here's Bo! Obamas show pooch with 'star quality' (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 7:10 pm
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|  AP - First pooch Bo got star treatment and his first backyard romp at the White House on Tuesday — and even presidential clearance to visit the Oval Office. But he better not get any inflated ideas about doggy sleeping arrangements. "Not in my bed," declared Barack Obama.
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| Gingrich eyes possible White House run in 2012 (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 6:20 pm
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|  AP - More than a decade after he stepped down as speaker of the House into what seemed like almost certain political oblivion, Newt Gingrich is back and seemingly more relevant than ever.
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| 'Glimmers' of hope, but US not out of woods: Obama (AFP)
April 14, 2009 at 6:18 pm
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|  AFP - US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he saw "glimmers of hope" as America battles the deepest economic slump in generations but warned of painful choices and more deep job cuts to come.
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| Forget economic crisis, the Obamas have a new dog (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 6:15 pm
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| | Reuters - Forget the economic crisis, the North Korean nuclear standoff and Somali pirates. The hottest news at the White House on Tuesday was the long-awaited arrival of Bo, the first family's new dog. |
| Billionaire Allen Stanford hires civil lawyer (Reuters)
April 14, 2009 at 5:29 pm
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|  Reuters - Allen Stanford, who is accused of an $8 billion fraud by U.S. regulators and had been representing himself in court matters, has hired a civil attorney in Houston, a court filing showed on Tuesday.
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| Ex-Ill. gov pleads not guilty at arraignment (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 2:32 pm
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|  AP - Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges Tuesday, making official his denial of political malfeasance that authorities say included a scheme to sell President Barack Obama's former U.S. Senate seat.
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