| SC wildfire biggest in more than 3 decades (AP)
April 24, 2009 at 12:17 am
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|  AP - South Carolina's biggest wildfire in more than three decades — a blaze four miles wide — destroyed dozens of homes Thursday and threatened some of the area's world-famous golf courses at the height of the spring tourist season.
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| Leno hospitalized with illness, cancels taping (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 11:19 pm
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|  AP - Jay Leno checked into a hospital with an undisclosed illness Thursday and canceled the taping of the "Tonight" show, but was doing well and planned to return next week, his publicist and NBC said.
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| Chrysler's fate rests with debtors as clock ticks (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 11:15 pm
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|  AP - With a government deadline just seven days away, Chrysler LLC is running out of time to work out deals with debtholders, its unions and a foreign partner.
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| Investigators place Craigslist ad to find victims (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 11:13 pm
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|  AP - Prosecutors placed an ad on Craigslist on Thursday in an attempt to find women who may have been victimized by Philip Markoff, the medical student accused of using the Web site to prey on them.
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| Supplement given to polo horses incorrectly made (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 11:12 pm
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|  AP - Unable to legally bring a supplement into the U.S. to make their horses more resilient, a Venezuelan polo team used another way to get ready for a champion match: Have a pharmacy mix up the concoction. What happened next, though, was disastrous. The chemicals were mixed wrong, and 21 horses given the brew died in rapid succession, some collapsing just before taking the field in a championship polo match.
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| GOP chief: Sebelius must answer abortion questions (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 11:11 pm
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|  AP - The head of the Republican Party called on President Barack Obama to withdraw Kathleen Sebelius' nomination as health secretary unless she answers more questions on abortion.
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| Obama pledges protections for credit-card users (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 11:10 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday he is determined to get a credit-card law that eliminates the tricky fine print, sudden rate increases and late fees that give millions of consumers headaches.
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| Holder won't selectively release terror memos (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 11:09 pm
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|  AP - Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Thursday he won't play "hide and seek" with secret memos about harsh interrogations of terror suspects and their effectiveness. In testimony before the House Appropriations Committee, Holder said he's willing to release as much information as possible about the interrogations.
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| Government tally: 87,215 Iraqis have been killed since 2005 (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 11:08 pm
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|  AP - Iraq's government has recorded 87,215 of its citizens killed since 2005 in violence ranging from catastrophic bombings to execution-style slayings, according to government statistics obtained by The Associated Press that break open one of the most closely guarded secrets of the war.
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| Red Wings nick Blue Jackets 6-5 for series sweep (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 10:41 pm
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|  AP - The Detroit Red Wings are moving on, although maybe with a little less swagger. Johan Franzen scored on a power play with 46.6 seconds left, giving the defending Stanley Cup champions a 6-5 victory and a series sweep over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
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| US expresses extreme concern on Pakistan (AFP)
April 23, 2009 at 10:39 pm
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|  AFP - The United States expressed extreme concern about advances by the Taliban in Pakistan and said the issue was taking up a significant amount of President Barack Obama's time.
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| Zuma supporters celebrate SAfrica poll harvest (AFP)
April 23, 2009 at 10:23 pm
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|  AFP - Supporters of Jacob Zuma sang and danced in the streets, celebrating an imminent election victory for his African National Congress that will land him the presidency.
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| Suicide attacks kill 76 as Iraq reports arrest (Reuters)
April 23, 2009 at 10:22 pm
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|  Reuters - Two suicide bombers wearing vests full of explosives blew themselves up in separate attacks on Thursday, killing 76 people, including many Iranian pilgrims, in what appeared to be Iraq's bloodiest day in over a year.
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| U.S. journalists face criminal trial in North Korea (Reuters)
April 23, 2009 at 10:14 pm
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| | Reuters - North Korea said on Friday that the two U.S. journalists arrested last month on its border with China would be put on trial to face criminal charges. |
| Recession, health concerns get Americans gardening (Reuters)
April 23, 2009 at 8:22 pm
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| | Reuters - Alison Baum of San Antonio, Texas hopes to save money and eat better by getting her hands dirty. |
| U.S. Democrats split on Bush-era interrogation probe (Reuters)
April 23, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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|  Reuters - A debate over how to investigate Bush-era officials who authorized harsh interrogation tactics of terrorism suspects split Washington on Thursday, and Democrats squabbled over how to proceed.
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| Obama calls for credit card reforms (Reuters)
April 23, 2009 at 6:15 pm
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| | Reuters - President Barack Obama urged U.S. credit card company executives on Thursday to stop unfair rate increases and be more transparent and accountable, tapping into popular outrage over abusive lending. |
| U.S. jobless claims rise, home sales fall (Reuters)
April 23, 2009 at 6:00 pm
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|  Reuters - The number of newly laid off U.S. workers filing claims for unemployment aid rose last week and sales of previously owned homes fell in March, according to data on Thursday that showed the economy still sliding downward.
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| Gates seeks to fill civilian gaps in Afghanistan (Reuters)
April 23, 2009 at 5:41 pm
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|  Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned on Thursday the civilian side of the Obama administration's strategy for Afghanistan is falling behind the military and may have to be bolstered by military reservists.
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| Cow genome unraveled in bid to improve meat, milk (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 5:28 pm
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|  AP - The cow is of the bovine ilk, one end is moo, the other, milk. Now science knows why which is which, they've read the genome, without a hitch. While poet Ogden Nash had cow basics down, it took 300 scientists six years to outline the genetic sequence of "L1 Dominette 01449," a Hereford cow living on a research farm near Miles City, Mont.
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| Holder won't selectively release terror memos (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 5:09 pm
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| AP - Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Thursday he won't play "hide and seek" with secret memos about harsh interrogations of terror suspects and their effectiveness. In testimony before the House Appropriations Committee, Holder said he's willing to release as much information as possible about the interrogations.
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| AP Newsbreak: Pharmacy made mistake in horse drug (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 5:08 pm
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|  AP - An official at a Florida pharmacy said Thursday the business incorrectly prepared a supplement given to 21 polo horses that died over the weekend while preparing to play in a championship match.
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| Government tally: 87,215 Iraqis have been killed since 2005 (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 5:08 pm
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|  AP - Iraq's government has recorded 87,215 of its citizens killed since 2005 in violence ranging from catastrophic bombings to execution-style slayings, according to government statistics obtained by The Associated Press that break open one of the most closely guarded secrets of the war.
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| Obama pledges protections for credit-card users (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 5:07 pm
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| AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday he is determined to get a credit-card law that eliminates the tricky fine print, sudden rate increases and late fees that give millions of consumers headaches.
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| Dead Florida polo ponies were given botched meds (Reuters)
April 23, 2009 at 5:07 pm
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|  Reuters - A Florida pharmacy said on Thursday it had incorrectly mixed a medication given to 21 polo horses that died this week, as investigators awaited the result of toxicology tests that could reveal what killed them.
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| Gates says more civilians needed in Afghanistan (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 5:07 pm
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| AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday told Marines being deployed to Afghanistan that a U.S. victory there would look similar to progress in Iraq, but he cautioned that more civilians with skills beyond the battlefield will be needed.
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| Chrysler lenders preparing counter offer: sources (Reuters)
April 23, 2009 at 5:06 pm
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|  Reuters - Chrysler LLC's first-lien lenders are preparing another counter-offer to the U.S. Treasury that involves reducing the automaker's debt, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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| Charges weighed in Mich. quadriplegic girl's death (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 4:57 pm
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|  AP - Prosecutors on Thursday were deciding whether to charge the adoptive mother of a 9-year-old quadriplegic girl whose body was found in a storage unit — a child the woman had allegedly insisted was out of state when authorities first questioned her.
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| Bush flirts with no-hitter as Brewers top Phillies (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 4:52 pm
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|  AP - Dave Bush held Philadelphia hitless for 7 1-3 innings before pinch-hitter Matt Stairs homered off the foul pole, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Phillies 6-1 Thursday. Several innings after World Series MVP Cole Hamels was forced to leave after getting hit in the left shoulder by Prince Fielder's line drive, Bush (1-0) became the big story on the mound.
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| Suicide attacks kill 76 as Iraq reports arrest (Reuters)
April 23, 2009 at 4:20 pm
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| Reuters - Two suicide bombers wearing vests full of explosives blew themselves up in separate attacks on Thursday, killing 76 people, including many Iranian pilgrims, in what appeared to be Iraq's bloodiest day in over a year.
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| Zuma supporters celebrate SAfrica poll harvest (AFP)
April 23, 2009 at 3:41 pm
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|  AFP - Supporters of Jacob Zuma sang and danced in the streets Thursday, celebrating an imminent election victory for his African National Congress that will land him in the presidency.
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| Shark dumped on Australian newspaper's doorstep (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 3:26 pm
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|  AP - Journalists have a lot to be nervous about lately: layoffs, furloughs, newspaper closures. But reporters at an Australian paper may have received the scariest threat of the day when a live shark was left on their doorstep. Police said the two-foot creature was spotted early Wednesday by a man who was leaving a McDonald's restaurant next door to the offices of The Standard in the small Victoria state town of Warrnambool.
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| Iraq says Qaeda boss captured as dozens killed (AFP)
April 23, 2009 at 3:06 pm
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|  AFP - The Iraqi military announced the capture on Thursday of the man said to be the head of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, as at least 73 people were killed in bombings on the deadliest day in Iraq in 14 months.
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| Pakistan troops attacked in Taliban-held district (Reuters)
April 23, 2009 at 11:09 am
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| | Reuters - Unidentified gunmen attacked Pakistani paramilitary troops who deployed on Thursday to a district virtually taken over by the Taliban, a day after Washington said Islamabad had abdicated to militants in the region. |
| FDA to allow 'morning-after' pill for 17-year-olds (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 10:54 am
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|  AP - Women's groups cheered the government's decision to allow 17-year-olds to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, but conservatives denounced it as a blow to parental supervision of teens.
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| ANC claims 'decisive' win in South Africa polls (AFP)
April 23, 2009 at 10:41 am
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|  AFP - South Africa's ruling African National Congress on Thursday promised a decisive victory in general elections set to hand its popular but controversial leader Jacob Zuma the presidency.
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| Iraq says top insurgent captured, bombs kill 54 (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 10:27 am
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|  AP - Iraqi security officials said they captured one of the most wanted leaders of the al-Qaida-linked Sunni insurgency Thursday, an arrest that could deliver a significant blow to an intensified campaign of attacks. Two separate suicide bombings killed at least 54 people.
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| ANC takes strong lead in South African election (Reuters)
April 23, 2009 at 9:47 am
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|  Reuters - South Africa's ruling ANC headed for election victory on Thursday despite a reinvigorated opposition challenge and party leader Jacob Zuma was easily on course to become president weeks after beating graft charges.
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| Scores killed in Iraq blasts (AFP)
April 23, 2009 at 9:40 am
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|  AFP - At least 70 people were killed in two suicide bomb attacks in Iraq on Thursday as the military announced the capture of the Al-Qaeda chief in Iraq.
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| UK privacy watchdog clears Google Street View (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 9:34 am
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| | AP - Britain's privacy watchdog says Google Street View should not be removed or shut down. |
| AP Poll: Americans high on Obama, direction of US (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 9:07 am
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|  AP - For the first time in years, more Americans than not say the country is headed in the right direction, a sign that Barack Obama has used the first 100 days of his presidency to lift the public's mood and inspire hopes for a brighter future.
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| New jobless claims rise more than expected to 640K (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 8:53 am
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| | AP - New jobless claims rose more than expected last week, while the number of workers continuing to filing claims for unemployment benefits topped 6.1 million. |
| Lewis testified that U.S. urged silence on Merrill deal: report (Reuters)
April 23, 2009 at 8:40 am
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| | Reuters - Bank of America Corp CEO Kenneth Lewis testified under oath that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson pressured him to keep quiet about losses at Merrill Lynch & Co, which the bank was buying, the Wall Street Journal reported. |
| First steps towards U.S.-Russian nuclear deal (Reuters)
April 23, 2009 at 7:19 am
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|  Reuters - Negotiators from the United States and Russia will take the first steps toward a new treaty to curb nuclear arms Friday, part of an effort to improve relations.
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| Russia seeks to get N. Korea back into nuke talks (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 4:24 am
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|  AP - Russia launched a mission Thursday to try to bring North Korea back into international disarmament talks, sending its top diplomat to Pyongyang after the North announced it would restart its nuclear program.
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| THE INFLUENCE GAME: Pushing a Mideast nuclear deal (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 4:16 am
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|  AP - The United Arab Emirates is wise to the ways of Washington. With Capitol Hill soon to review a deal to send American nuclear power technology to the U.A.E., the oil-rich nation has enlisted a pair of heavyweight lobbying firms to convince lawmakers the agreement won't be a boost to neighboring Iran's pursuit of atomic weapons.
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| Vote caps decade-long gay marriage fight in Conn. (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 4:14 am
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|  AP - A decade-long battle for marriage equality in Connecticut ended late Wednesday when the General Assembly voted to update the state's marriage laws to conform with a landmark court ruling allowing gay and lesbian couples to tie the knot.
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| Billups, Nuggets beat Hornets to take to 2-0 lead (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 3:59 am
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|  AP - Chauncey Billups hasn't had this much fun on the basketball court in Denver since he was winning two high school state titles back in the mid-1990s. Billups led the Nuggets to another blowout of the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night, scoring 31 points in Denver's 108-93 win.
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| Democrats hold back on second interrogations probe (AP)
April 23, 2009 at 3:50 am
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| | AP - Senate Democratic leaders don't appear inclined to appoint an independent panel to investigate the Bush administration's interrogation program before the Senate Intelligence Committee completes its own probe near the end of the year. | 
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