House Dems reach deal on key health care elements
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:55 pm PDT
 AP - House Democrats reached agreement Wednesday on key elements of a health care bill that would vastly alter America's medical landscape, requiring virtually universal sign-ups and establishing a new government-run insurance option for millions. Full Story | Top |
Car bomb in crowded Pakistan market kills 105
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:37 pm PDT
 AP - Suspected militants exploded a car bomb in a market crowded with women and children Wednesday, killing 105 people and turning shops selling wedding dresses, toys and jewelry into a mass of burning debris and bodies. Full Story | Top |
Obama visits Dover AFB to honor fallen soldiers
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:50 pm PDT
 AP - President Barack Obama made a midnight dash to this air base Wednesday to honor the return of fallen soldiers, absorbing the ultimate cost of war as the United States endures its deadliest month of the Afghanistan campaign. Full Story | Top |
UN workers scramble over roofs during Kabul attack
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:39 pm PDT
 AP - Terrified U.N. workers scrambled over the roof or leaped from windows to escape choking smoke and gunfire after being awakened at dawn Wednesday when Taliban militants wearing police uniforms stormed a residential hotel packed with foreigners. Full Story | Top |
Obama inks defense bill with hate crimes provision
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:38 pm PDT
 AP - Trumpeting a victory against careless spending, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a defense bill that kills some costly weapons projects and expands war efforts. In a major civil rights change, the law also makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation. Full Story | Top |
Storm dumps snow on Rockies, plains, more forecast
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:28 pm PDT
 AP - A storm bringing the first heavy snows of autumn to a large swath of the Rockies and western plains crippled parts of Colorado and Wyoming Wednesday, forcing road closures and sending students home early as the region battled up to 2 feet of snow but braced for twice that. Full Story | Top |
Lee, Utley, Phils top Yanks in World Series opener
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:32 pm PDT
 AP - Look out for Cliff Lee, Chase Utley and this New Red Machine. Lee outdueled CC Sabathia, Utley homered twice and the Philadelphia Phillies kept rolling through October, beating the New York Yankees 6-1 on a misty Wednesday night in the World Series opener. Full Story | Top |
House Democrats to unveil health bill
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:58 pm PDT
 Reuters - Democrats in the House of Representatives finished work on Wednesday on a healthcare bill that includes a government-run insurance plan, requires individuals to buy health coverage and imposes a surtax on the wealthy to help pay for it. Full Story | Top |
White House says attackers in Kabul will not win
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:00 pm PDT
 Reuters - The United States vowed on Wednesday it would not be intimidated after an attack on a U.N. guest house in Kabul, as the Obama administration dodged reports that Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother was being paid by the CIA. Full Story | Top |
Senators eye extending home credit to end of April
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:56 pm PDT
 Reuters - The U.S. Senate's top Democrat and top Republican each voiced support on Wednesday for extending and expanding a soon-to-expire tax credit aimed at boosting the fragile housing market, though a vote on the measure could be delayed until next week. Full Story | Top |
Madoff right-hand man DiPascali stays in jail
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:44 pm PDT
Reuters - Epic fraudster Bernard Madoff's longtime deputy Frank DiPascali must stay in jail at least until more is disclosed about his cooperation in the government's investigation of Wall Street's biggest investment fraud, a U.S. judge said on Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
New home sales drop, durable goods orders up
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:03 am PDT
 Reuters - Sales of new U.S. homes unexpectedly tumbled in September, their first drop in six months, underscoring the hazards to an economic recovery even as businesses appeared to be stepping up investment. Full Story | Top |
Pakistan bomb kills 105 as Clinton visits
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:25 pm PDT
 AFP - Northwest Pakistan plunged into mourning on Thursday after one of the bloodiest attacks in the nation killed 105 people, eclipsing a peace mission by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Full Story | Top |
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