| Russia ends 10 year Chechnya anti-terror operation (AFP)
April 16, 2009 at 5:19 am
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|  AFP - Russia on Thursday ended an anti-terror operation in Chechnya that has been in place for a decade, amid growing stability in the territory torn by two wars since the collapse of Communism.
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| UN inspectors leave North Korea (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 5:17 am
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|  AP - U.N. nuclear experts ordered to leave by North Korea amid an escalating standoff over the regime's recent rocket launch departed the country Thursday.
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| India begins voting in marathon election (AFP)
April 16, 2009 at 4:55 am
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|  AFP - India kicked off its month-long election Thursday that will see hundreds of millions of people cast their ballots in the world's biggest exercise in democracy -- and one likely to end in stalemate.
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| Indians start voting in monthlong elections (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 4:33 am
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|  AP - In tiny villages and sprawling concrete cities, tens of millions of Indians voted Thursday at the start of the world's largest exercise in democracy, a monthlong process expected to yield no clear winner as this Asian giant grapples with global economic malaise.
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| Obama to offer solidarity to Mexico in drug war (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 3:45 am
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|  AP - Confronting a security threat on America's doorstep, President Barack Obama is venturing into the heart of Mexico. His swift diplomatic mission is meant to show solidarity with a neighbor — and to prove that the U.S. is serious about halting the deadly flow of drugs and weapons.
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| `Idol' judges save finalist from elimination (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 3:42 am
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|  AP - A sequel has been greenlit for Matt Giraud on "American Idol."
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| American sailors who thwarted pirates return to US (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 3:41 am
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|  AP - A rainy morning outside the nation's capital couldn't dampen the spirits of the crew of the Maersk Alabama, who returned to the U.S. a week after their ordeal off the coast of Somalia.
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| Blazers beat Nuggets, earn home-court for playoffs (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 3:36 am
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|  AP - Travis Outlaw scored 21 points for the Trail Blazers in a 104-76 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night that clinched home-court advantage for Portland in the first round of the playoffs.
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| US foreclosures up 24 percent in 1st quarter (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 3:28 am
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|  AP - The number of American households threatened with losing their homes grew 24 percent in the first three months of this year and is poised to rise further as major lenders restart foreclosures after a temporary break, according to data released Thursday.
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| Execution top killer of Iraqi civilians: study (Reuters)
April 16, 2009 at 3:25 am
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| | Reuters - Executions by insurgents and death squads made up the biggest number of Iraqi civilian deaths in five years of war, while suicide bombers acting as "smart bombs" rivaled aerial bombs for deadliness, a study said. |
| U.S. foreclosure filings jump as moratoriums end (Reuters)
April 16, 2009 at 12:18 am
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| | Reuters - U.S. foreclosure activity leaped 46 percent in March from a year earlier, hitting a record high as programs stunting the torrid pace of failing mortgages expired, RealtyTrac reported on Thursday. |
| French raid pirate ship, US seeks to freeze assets (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 10:52 pm
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|  AP - The U.S. and its allies battled Somalia's pirates on two fronts Wednesday, with French forces seizing a bandit mother ship and Washington seeking to keep the marauders from their spoils. Another U.S. freighter headed to port with armed sailors aboard after pirates damaged it with gunshots and grenades.
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| Tens of thousands rally at tax day 'tea parties' (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 10:44 pm
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|  AP - Whipped up by conservative commentators and bloggers, tens of thousands of protesters staged "tea parties" around the country Wednesday to tap into the collective angst stirred up by a bad economy, government spending and bailouts.
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| U.S. phone intercepts go beyond legal limits: report (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 10:06 pm
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| | Reuters - The National Security Agency intercepted Americans' e-mails and phone calls in recent months on a scale that went beyond limits set by the U.S. Congress last year, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. |
| Dubinsky's goal gives Rangers 4-3 win in Game 1 (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 10:03 pm
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|  AP - With the score tied in the third period, the New York Rangers did what they do best — kill off a power play. Then Markus Naslund popped out of the penalty box and set up the winning goal.
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| Obamas report $2.7 million in income for 2008 (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 9:54 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, millionaires from his best-selling books, made $2.7 million last year and paid just under one-third of their adjusted income in federal taxes. While the income, mostly his, was far more than the U.S. median household income of about $50,000, it was quite a decrease from the $4.2 million the Obamas made in 2007.
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| U.N. inspectors leave North Korea: report (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 9:46 pm
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|  Reuters - U.N. nuclear inspectors left Pyongyang on Thursday, Japan's Kyodo news agency said, after being ordered out by North Korea, which has raised tensions by vowing to quit disarmament talks.
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| GM pushs faster plan to cut U.S. dealers: sources (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 9:35 pm
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|  Reuters - General Motors Corp has told U.S. dealers it is accelerating its timetable for closing about 1,700 dealerships as it rushes to meet a June 1 deadline to restructure under U.S. government oversight, people with knowledge of the discussions said.
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| Republicans criticize report on right-wing groups (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 9:19 pm
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|  AP - Republicans on Wednesday said a Homeland Security Department intelligence assessment unfairly characterizes military veterans as right-wing extremists. House Republican leader John Boehner described the report as offensive and called on the agency to apologize to veterans.
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| Iraq study: Executions are leading cause of death (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 9:19 pm
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|  AP - Execution-style killings, not headline-grabbing bombings, have been the leading cause of death among civilians in the Iraq war, a study released Wednesday shows. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, point to the brutal sectarian nature of the conflict, where death squads once roamed the streets hunting down members of the rival Muslim sect.
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| Iran willing to build new relationship with US (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 9:18 pm
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|  AP - Iran's president on Wednesday sent the clearest signal yet that the Islamic Republic wants warmer ties with the U.S., just one day after Washington spoke of new strategies to address the country's disputed nuclear program. Taken together, the developments indicate that the longtime adversaries are seeking ways to return to the negotiating table and ease a nearly 30-year-old diplomatic standoff.
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| Man allegedly stabs brother over pork and beans (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 9:17 pm
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| | AP - A sheriff's deputy said a 54-year-old man stabbed his 63-year-old brother during an argument in their kitchen over a can of pork and beans. Sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Chadwick said the suspect was booked Tuesday on one count of aggravated battery. |
| Woody Allen says American Apparel is harassing him (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 9:12 pm
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|  AP - Actor-director Woody Allen has accused a clothing company of trying to harass and intimidate him with a "scorched earth" approach to defending itself against a $10 million lawsuit. In papers filed Wednesday by his lawyers, the 73-year-old Allen said American Apparel Inc. went too far in requesting information about his family life, personal finances and career.
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| DEA says Mexican drug cartels are creeping south (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 9:09 pm
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|  AP - Mexican drug cartels are creeping south into Central America, U.S. drug enforcement officials said Wednesday, as the Obama administration put new pressure on drug kingpins ahead of the president's trip to Mexico City. Drug Enforcement Administration officials said there are growing signs that stepped-up law enforcement efforts on the U.S.-Mexico border are driving the cartels south toward Central America.
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| Child abuse spikes as U.S. economy flounders (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 8:12 pm
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| | Reuters - One 4-month-old baby was shaken so violently she needed surgery. Another 3-week-old suffered fractured ribs from abuse at home. A 9-year-old diabetic boy stopped receiving proper treatment for his condition. |
| NY governor to unveil bill to legalize gay marriage (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 7:22 pm
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| | Reuters - New York Governor David Paterson will introduce legislation on Thursday to make gay marriage legal, but the move faces an uncertain vote in the state's Senate. |
| Octuplets' mom says plans documentary series (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 4:26 pm
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|  Reuters - An American mother of newborn octuplets says she will do a documentary series following her babies until they are 18 years old, but the production company says it is still in "exclusive negotiations" for the deal.
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| Afghan women attacked for protesting marriage law (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 4:23 pm
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|  AP - Dozens of young women braved crowds of bearded men screaming "dogs!" on Wednesday to protest an Afghan law that lets husbands demand sex from their wives. Some of the men picked up small stones and pelted the women. "Slaves of the Christians!" chanted the 800 or so counter-demonstrators, a mix of men and women. A line of female police officers locked hands to keep the groups apart.
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| Tax deadline brings out thousands of protesters (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 4:22 pm
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|  AP - Thousands of protesters, some dressed like Revolutionary War soldiers and most waving signs with anti-tax slogans, gathered around the nation Wednesday for a series of rallies modeled after the original Boston Tea Party. They chose the income tax filing deadline to express their displeasure with government spending since President Barack Obama took office.
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| DEA says Mexican drug cartels are creeping south (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 4:22 pm
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|  AP - Mexican drug cartels are creeping south into Central America, U.S. drug enforcement officials said Wednesday, as the Obama administration put new pressure on drug kingpins ahead of the president's trip to Mexico City. Drug Enforcement Administration officials said there are growing signs the stepped-up law enforcement efforts on the U.S.-Mexico border are driving the cartels south toward Central America.
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| Fed says economic weakness slowing (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 3:56 pm
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| | Reuters - The U.S. economy continued to weaken in March and early April but the speed of contraction was fading amid scattered signs the country's recession may be nearing an end, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday. |
| Hasselbeck jokes about hit-and-run cyclist (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 3:43 pm
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|  AP - Elisabeth Hasselbeck says she feels fine after trying to hail a cab from a Manhattan sidewalk and getting hit by a bike instead. The pregnant co-host of ABC's "The View" joked about the hit-and-run incident on Wednesday's show, noting that whatever the speeding courier was carrying, it must have been delivered on time.
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| Residents flee small ND town because of dam threat (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 3:38 pm
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|  AP - The North Dakota National Guard said residents evacuated this small town Wednesday because of a threat to a dam on a creek, while troops were standing ready to assist evacuations in the flood-threatened town of Valley City a few miles away. Guard Lt. Col. Rick Smith said troops went to Kathryn to help but residents of the town of 50 to 55 people had evacuated themselves.
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| Egypt to search 3 sites for Cleopatra's tomb (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 3:34 pm
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| | AP - Archaeologists will begin excavating sites in Egypt next week in an attempt to solve a mystery that has stymied historians for hundreds of years: Where is the final resting place of doomed lovers Cleopatra and Mark Antony? |
| Red Sox place Dice-K on DL after another bad start (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 3:32 pm
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|  AP - Boston right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka went on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a mild right shoulder strain after his second straight poor start to open the season.
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| Police say 'doc' used vet gear to perform implants (AP)
April 15, 2009 at 3:32 pm
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| | AP - A Spanish man accused of using veterinary equipment to perform cosmetic surgery is in the doghouse. Catalonian regional police said they arrested the 63-year-old Barcelona native for allegedly practicing medicine without a license in filthy conditions at his home. |
| Obama vows to reform "monstrous" tax code (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 3:26 pm
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| | Reuters - President Barack Obama promised Americans his administration would reform the "monstrous" U.S. tax system as millions faced the dreaded annual deadline on Wednesday for filing income tax returns. |
| Ahmadinejad pledges new offer on Iran nuclear crisis (AFP)
April 15, 2009 at 3:16 pm
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|  AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that Tehran will offer a new package to world powers for negotiations aimed at resolving the standoff over its controversial nuclear drive.
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| U.S. to release bank stress data in May (Reuters)
April 15, 2009 at 1:41 pm
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|  Reuters - The U.S. government will release some results of its bank stress tests in May with the goal to stabilize the ailing banking sector, the White House said on Wednesday.
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