Vessel carrying as many as 200 Haitians capsizes
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:32 pm PDT
 AP - A vessel carrying as many as 200 Haitian migrants capsized and sank near the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. One survivor said the boat struck a reef as they tried to elude police. Full Story | Top |
Israel on Iran: Anything it takes to stop nukes
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:32 pm PDT
 AP - Israel hardened its insistence Monday that it would do anything it felt necessary to stop Iran from getting a nuclear bomb, just the ultimatum the United States hoped not to hear as it tried to nudge Iran to the bargaining table. Full Story | Top |
AP IMPACT: Dodd, Conrad told deals were sweetened
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:52 pm PDT
 AP - Despite their denials, influential Democratic Sens. Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd were told from the start they were getting VIP mortgage discounts from one of the nation's largest lenders, the official who handled their loans has told Congress in secret testimony. Full Story | Top |
AP sources: Senate group omits employer mandate
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:11 pm PDT
 AP - After weeks of secretive talks, a bipartisan group in the Senate edged closer Monday to a health care compromise that omits two key Democratic priorities but incorporates provisions to slow the explosive rise in medical costs, officials said. Full Story | Top |
7 NC men charged with plotting 'violent jihad'
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:01 pm PDT
 AP - A father, his two sons and four other North Carolina men are accused of military-style training at home and plotting "violent jihad" through a series of terror attacks abroad, federal authorities said Monday. Full Story | Top |
Gates 911 call: Witness not sure she sees crime
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:44 pm PDT
 AP - The 911 caller who reported two men possibly breaking into the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. did not describe their race, acknowledged they might just be having a hard time with the door and said she saw two suitcases on the porch. Full Story | Top |
Texas investigators stunned by child dismemberment
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:31 pm PDT
 AP - The scene was so gruesome investigators could barely speak: A 3 1/2-week-old boy lay dismembered in the bedroom of a single-story house, three of his tiny toes chewed off, his face torn away, his head severed and his brains ripped out. Full Story | Top |
Judge orders guardian for octuplets' finances
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:30 pm PDT
 AP - A California judge appointed a lawyer Monday to oversee the estate of Nadya Suleman's octuplets, saying he wanted to ensure they weren't exploited by reality television shows, tabloid photo spreads or other paid ventures. Full Story | Top |
Man with fetish charged with stealing eyeglasses
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:16 pm PDT
AP - An Illinois man was accused of stealing more than $45,000 worth of eyeglasses from suburban Milwaukee stores because he enjoys being around eyewear. Jerry Lowery, 38, was charged with three counts of armed robbery and one count of fleeing an officer. The charges carry a maximum penalty of more than 120 years in prison and a $310,000 fine. Full Story | Top |
Obama calls for deeper U.S.-Chinese ties
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:53 pm PDT
 Reuters - U.S. and Chinese officials began grappling on Monday with how and when to withdraw the huge economic stimulus spending each has applied and to put in place measures to promote steadier long-term growth. Full Story | Top |
Gates reassures Israel on U.S.-Iran strategy
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:59 am PDT
 Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates tried to reassure Israel on Monday that Washington's bid to talk Iran into giving up nuclear work was time-sensitive and worth pursuing, despite Tehran's reticence. Full Story | Top |
U.S. new home sales rise sharply in June
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:03 pm PDT
 Reuters - Sales of new single-family homes in the United States rose more than expected in June, while the inventory of homes for sale fell to a more than 11-year low, government data showed on Monday. Full Story | Top |
Starbucks to match 401k but health benefits costlier
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:44 pm PDT
 Reuters - Starbucks Corp will make discretionary matching contributions to 401(k) retirement plans for its 2009 plan year but employees will face higher health-care costs, Chief Executive Howard Schultz said in a memo to employees on Monday. Full Story | Top |
Republican Senator Bunning announces retirement
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:30 pm PDT
Reuters - Republican U.S. Senator Jim Bunning, a former professional baseball star and leading critic of the Federal Reserve Board, announced on Monday he would not seek re-election to his Kentucky seat next year. Full Story | Top |
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