| Relations between US, Cuba seem within reach (AP)
April 17, 2009 at 2:39 am
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|  AP - Talks toward a thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations seemed to be a real possibility after the new presidents of both countries reached out to each other with surprisingly straightforward language about their desire to revive a relationship frozen by 50 years of cold war.
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| Obama shields CIA terror interrogators (AFP)
April 17, 2009 at 2:29 am
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|  AFP - President Barack Obama granted immunity to CIA officers involved in tough terror interrogations as he released graphic memos detailing harsh methods approved by ex-president George W. Bush.
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| Thai "yellow shirt" leader Sondhi shot (Reuters)
April 17, 2009 at 1:49 am
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|  Reuters - The founder of Thailand's "yellow shirt" protest movement, which was behind the week-long occupation of Bangkok's main airports last year, was shot and wounded early on Friday, a spokesman for his movement said.
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| Iran could respond to changed U.S.: Mottaki (Reuters)
April 17, 2009 at 1:43 am
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| | Reuters - Iran could respond to U.S. efforts to engage with Tehran if Washington turns the new tenor of its words into reality, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was quoted as saying by a Japanese newspaper. |
| YouTube boosts full-length movies, TV show lineup (AP)
April 17, 2009 at 1:41 am
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|  AP - Google Inc.'s YouTube said Thursday it is vastly expanding its library of full-length movies and TV shows it offers online, while also launching a new advertising service and adding about a dozen new content partners.
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| Anti-Thaksin leader wounded in assassination bid (AFP)
April 17, 2009 at 1:41 am
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|  AFP - The Thai activist who led a blockade of the kingdom's main airports last year has been shot and wounded in the head in an assassination attempt the government said was aimed at inciting fresh unrest.
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| Police: 3 dead in California hospital shooting (AP)
April 17, 2009 at 1:39 am
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|  AP - A hospital worker shot and killed two employees and then killed himself at a medical center Thursday, sending panicked people fleeing, police and witnesses said.
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| State, local changes seen as key to U.S. food safety (Reuters)
April 17, 2009 at 1:38 am
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| | Reuters - Efforts to overhaul the U.S. food safety system could suffer unless major gaps in state and local programs are repaired and integrated with changes taking place in Washington, experts said on Friday. |
| Dozens feared dead in Afghan quake (Reuters)
April 17, 2009 at 1:26 am
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| | Reuters - Dozens of people were feared dead and scores of houses destroyed by an earthquake in eastern Afghanistan early on Friday, villagers and a Reuters eyewitness said. |
| Longtime football broadcaster John Madden retiring (AP)
April 17, 2009 at 1:01 am
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|  AP - John Madden's last game as a football announcer was a thrilling Super Bowl decided in the final seconds.
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| Obama pledges help to slow US arms flow (AP)
April 17, 2009 at 1:00 am
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|  AP - Confronting a Mexican drug war that is "sowing chaos in our communities," President Barack Obama signaled Thursday he will not seek renewal of a U.S. assault weapons ban but instead will step up enforcement of laws banning the transfer of such guns across the border.
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| Palin stands against abortion during Ind. speech (AP)
April 17, 2009 at 12:56 am
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|  AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, speaking at anti-abortion group's dinner, criticized President Barack Obama for supporting abortion rights and challenged the idea that unplanned pregnancies are a nuisance that can be solved by abortion.
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| Somali leader: Give us resources to pursue pirates (AP)
April 17, 2009 at 12:51 am
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|  AP - The United States pressed Somalia on Thursday to root out the pirates menacing the seas off the Horn of Africa, and its prime minister said he could go after them if other nations give him the resources he needs.
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| Captain held by pirates heading home to Vermont (AP)
April 17, 2009 at 12:50 am
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|  AP - Five days after being rescued from the clutches of Somali pirates, cargo ship captain Richard Phillips is headed home. And the "Welcome Home" balloons and signs are already up.
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| Newport folk, jazz festivals returning to roots (AP)
April 17, 2009 at 12:06 am
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|  AP - Lineups for the Newport folk and jazz festivals indicate both are returning to their roots.
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| Obama: No charges for harsh CIA interrogation (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 11:55 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama absolved CIA officers from prosecution for harsh, painful interrogation of terror suspects Thursday, even as his administration released Bush-era memos graphically detailing — and authorizing — such grim tactics as slamming detainees against walls, waterboarding them and keeping them naked and cold for long periods.
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| Obama stands next to Mexico in war on drugs (Reuters)
April 16, 2009 at 10:19 pm
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|  Reuters - President Barack Obama stood alongside Mexico's Felipe Calderon on Thursday and promised to help his "courageous" fight against ruthless drug cartels waging turf wars along the joint border.
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| Fed officials see signs of improvement (Reuters)
April 16, 2009 at 10:04 pm
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| | Reuters - Two top Federal Reserve policy-makers took divergent views on the U.S. economy on Thursday, with the head of the Atlanta Fed seeing a return to growth later this year, while the head of the San Francisco Fed saw the potential for an even deeper contraction. |
| Google profit beats expectations (Reuters)
April 16, 2009 at 9:25 pm
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| | Reuters - Google's quarterly profit topped expectations, helped by cost controls, but Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said the economic environment remains tough with Internet users still searching but buying less. |
| World Trade Center rebuild faces decades of delays (Reuters)
April 16, 2009 at 6:01 pm
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| | Reuters - The rebuilding of New York's World Trade Center site may take up to three decades to complete because the demand for office space has shrunk with Wall Street's falling fortunes. |
| Obama pledges in Mexico to slow US arms flow (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 5:50 pm
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|  AP - Confronting a security threat on America's doorstep, President Barack Obama pledged Thursday in Mexico to help a deeply troubled neighbor in its battle against drugs and violence, including action to slow the dangerous flow of weapons from the United States.
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| No charges against CIA officials for waterboarding (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 5:50 pm
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| AP - Seeking to move beyond what he calls a "a dark and painful chapter in our history," President Barack Obama said Thursday that CIA officials who used harsh interrogation tactics during the Bush administration will not be prosecuted.
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| Talk of delaying WTC towers for decades (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 5:46 pm
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|  AP - Construction of several ground zero office towers could be put off for decades because of the failing real estate market, the site's owners said Thursday, citing an analysis that projected one skyscraper might not be built and occupied until 35 years after Sept. 11.
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| Google shares rise as profit beats Street view (Reuters)
April 16, 2009 at 5:40 pm
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| | Reuters - Google Inc's quarterly profit topped expectations, helped by cost controls and marketers switching to online ads from traditional media, sending its shares up as much as 5 percent. |
| 15 gunmen, 1 soldier killed in Mexican shootout (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 5:39 pm
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|  AP - A shootout between Mexican troops and a convoy of gunmen left 15 assailants and one soldier dead hours before President Barack Obama arrived in the country to show his support for the fight against drug cartels.
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| Democrats: Texas gov should disavow secession talk (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 5:39 pm
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|  AP - Republican Gov. Rick Perry insisted Thursday that his remarks about secession were not intended as an argument that Texas should leave the union, but Democrats still called his comments reckless and anti-American.
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| Clay, sandbags added to dam protecting ND town (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 5:38 pm
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|  AP - A convoy of trucks, excavators, bulldozers and backhoes moved in to fortify a seeping dam Thursday in eastern North Dakota as engineers and National Guard troops worked to save a tiny town that would flood if the dam fails.
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| Health advocates tout new model of female condom (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 5:36 pm
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|  AP - Advocates of the female condom are promoting a less costly, more user-friendly version that they hope will vastly expand its role in the global fight against AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. An early version of the female condom was introduced in 1993, and it remains the only available woman-initiated form of protection against both STDs and unintended pregnancy.
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| Bacteria found thriving beneath Antarctic glacier (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 5:35 pm
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|  AP - Hidden in the bone-chilling dark beneath an Antarctic glacier, a colony of strange bacteria is thriving. Scientists investigating the flow of blood-red water from beneath the glacier discovered the bacteria, which have survived for millions of years, living on sulfur and iron compounds, they report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.
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| Mich. man helps deliver wife's surprise baby (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 5:34 pm
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| | AP - A western Michigan man helped deliver his wife's baby boy despite not knowing she was pregnant. The Grand Rapids Press reported the man called 911 early Thursday as his wife was in labor. The man told the dispatcher that he had not known his 27-year-old wife was pregnant. He said they recently quit smoking and thought her recent weight gain was related. |
| Yanks open new stadium with humiliating 10-2 loss (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 5:34 pm
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|  AP - The Yankees opened baseball's fanciest and priciest ballpark Thursday with a performance that would have embarrassed Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and other stars from their famous pinstriped past. After an 85-year-run in a stadium that produced 26 World Series titles, New York saw its hitters fizzle and its bullpen come apart on a sunny afternoon in a 10-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
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| Obama to shield CIA interrogators from charges (Reuters)
April 16, 2009 at 5:31 pm
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| | Reuters - CIA agents who used waterboarding on terrorism suspects will not be prosecuted, President Barack Obama said on Thursday as his administration released Bush-era memos showing interrogators had official guidance that the practice did not constitute torture. |
| Obama, Calderon vow to tackle cartels together (AFP)
April 16, 2009 at 4:52 pm
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|  AFP - US President Barack Obama and Mexican leader Felipe Calderon vowed to tackle Mexico's violent drug cartels together at the start of a brief but symbolic first visit by Obama south of the border.
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| Yogi Berra pitch, Babe Ruth bat help open new Yankee Stadium (Reuters)
April 16, 2009 at 3:25 pm
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|  Reuters - Former catcher Yogi Berra tossed the ceremonial first pitch and Babe Ruth's bat was laid across home plate to mark the opening of the new $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium against the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.
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| India votes in world's largest election (AFP)
April 16, 2009 at 1:23 pm
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|  AFP - Indians voted in their tens of millions Thursday as the world's largest democracy kicked off month-long, five-stage elections, with little hope of a clear winner emerging at the end of it all.
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| Jobless claims top 6M; housing starts plummet (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 11:16 am
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|  AP - The number of people receiving jobless benefits exceeded 6 million for the first time, the government reported Thursday, and housing construction unexpectedly plunged to its second-lowest level on record — fresh evidence that the recession is far from over.
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| Obama says U.S. high-speed rail "overdue" (Reuters)
April 16, 2009 at 11:15 am
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| | Reuters - President Barack Obama outlined his plan for developing "long overdue" high-speed rail on Thursday that would rival air travel, create jobs and help curb the U.S. transportation system's appetite for oil. |
| U.S. captain held by pirates arrives safe in Kenya (Reuters)
April 16, 2009 at 11:07 am
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|  Reuters - A U.S. ship's captain captured by Somali pirates last week arrived in Kenya on Thursday on a U.S. destroyer.
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| JPMorgan Chase posts better-than-expected profit (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 10:55 am
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| | AP - JPMorgan Chase's first-quarter profit was not as good as last year's, but it told investors what they wanted to hear: Banking is not dead. |
| General Growth files for bankruptcy protection (Reuters)
April 16, 2009 at 10:43 am
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|  Reuters - General Growth Properties Inc, the second-largest U.S. mall owner, declared bankruptcy on Thursday in the biggest real estate failure in U.S. history.
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| Garnett could miss all of the playoffs (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 10:23 am
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| | AP - Kevin Garnett isn't ready to start the playoffs, and Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Thursday that there's a strong possibility that he will miss the entire postseason. |
| Obama: Better trains foster energy independence (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 10:14 am
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|  AP - President Barack Obama is calling for the country to move swiftly to a system of high-speed rail travel, saying it will relieve congestion, help clean the air and save on energy.
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| Falling housing starts dampen recovery hope (Reuters)
April 16, 2009 at 9:35 am
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| | Reuters - The number of Americans claiming jobless aid hit a record early in April and groundbreaking for new homes slumped sharply in March, according to data on Thursday that showed the economy still being held back by the recession. |
| Board denies Demjanjuk request to reopen case (AP)
April 16, 2009 at 9:28 am
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|  AP - A U.S. immigration appeals board on Thursday denied a request to reopen the deportation case of John Demjanjuk, who is wanted in Germany to face accusations that he served as a Nazi death camp guard.
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