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| GOP leaders say Obama's plan is irresponsible (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 11:24 pm
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|  AP - Republican leaders continued their attacks on President Barack Obama's handling of the economy Tuesday, calling it irresponsible and certain to increase taxes and federal debt.
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| Obama vows to lead US from dire 'day of reckoning' (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 11:12 pm
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|  AP - Standing before the nation on a "day of reckoning," President Barack Obama summoned politicians and public alike Tuesday night to forge a path out of the worst economic disaster in a quarter-century by embracing shared sacrifice and costly new endeavors to improve health care, schools and the environment.
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| San Francisco Chronicle may shut down (Reuters)
February 24, 2009 at 10:19 pm
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|  Reuters - San Francisco may lose its main newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle, as owner Hearst Corp cuts a "significant" number of jobs and decides whether to shut or sell the money-losing daily.
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| Officials: Most troops out of Iraq in 18 months (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 6:56 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama plans to remove all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by August 2010, administration officials said Tuesday, ending the war three months later than he had promised during his presidential campaign.
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| Infant, 5 others shot near Mardi Gras parade route (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 6:23 pm
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|  AP - A Mardi Gras parade erupted into chaos on Fat Tuesday when a series of gunshots struck six people, including an infant. The infant was not seriously injured and two suspects were in custody, police said. The shootings happened near the Garden District about 1:40 p.m. after the last major parade of the celebration, Rex, had ended. Hundreds of truck floats that follow the parade were passing when gunfire broke out.
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| Topless cafe in Maine gives neighbors the jitters (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 5:39 pm
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| | AP - Cup size has more than one meaning at a new central Maine coffeehouse. Servers are topless at the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop, which opened its doors Monday on a busy road in Vassalboro. A sign outside says, "Over 18 only." Another says, "No cameras, no touching, cash only." |
| More evidence links alcohol, cancer in women (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 5:14 pm
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| | AP - A study of nearly 1.3 million British women offers yet more evidence that moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of a handful of cancers. British researchers surveyed middle-aged women at breast cancer screening clinics about their drinking habits, and tracked their health for seven years. |
| Chimp victim's family readies for possible lawsuit (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 5:11 pm
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|  AP - The brother of a woman mauled by a 200-pound chimpanzee last week was appointed her conservator Tuesday as she remains in a medically induced coma. Michael Nash was named temporary conservator of his twin sister, Charla Nash, who was critically injured Feb. 16 when a chimp owned by her friend, Sandra Herold of Stamford, attacked her.
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| US soldier killed in police attack in Iraq (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 4:11 pm
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| AP - Two Iraqi policemen opened fire Tuesday during a U.S. military inspection visit in northern Iraq, killing one American soldier and an interpreter in an attack that deepened worries of possible infiltration of security forces battling insurgents in their last major base. |
| Consumer confidence plummets to new low in Feb. (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 2:16 pm
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|  AP - Americans' already battered confidence in the economy went into free fall in February, sinking to new lows as consumers grow more fearful over massive job cuts and shrinking retirement accounts.
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| 'Degrading' Lyrics Linked to Teen Sex (HealthDay)
February 24, 2009 at 2:02 pm
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| | HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- There's still no firm proof that raunchy music makes kids have sex, but a new study provides another suggestion that there's at least some kind of link between "degrading" songs and teenage sexual activity. |
| Too much PlayStation may cause painful lumps (Reuters)
February 24, 2009 at 1:59 pm
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|  Reuters - Gamers beware: Keeping too tight a grip on the console and furiously pushing the buttons can cause a newly identified skin disorder marked by painful lumps on the palms, Swiss scientists said on Tuesday.
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| Recession raining on Mardi Gras fun? Fat chance (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 1:49 pm
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|  AP - The economic downturn couldn't overshadow the Mardi Gras revelry Tuesday as partiers jostled for beads on parade routes and the French Quarter swelled with boozy fun and masked crowds.
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| NASA global warming satellite crashes after launch (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 1:35 pm
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|  AP - A NASA mission to monitor global warming from space ended Tuesday when a satellite plunged into the ocean near Antarctica minutes after launch. An equipment malfunction was apparently to blame, officials said.
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| Bernanke: economy suffering 'severe contraction' (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 1:31 pm
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|  AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Tuesday the economy is suffering through a "severe contraction" and pledged to use all available tools to lift the country out of the recession that already has cost millions of Americans their jobs.
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| Jobless ex-con asks for more prison time (Reuters)
February 24, 2009 at 12:46 pm
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| | Reuters - A jobless Taiwan man released from prison two years ago asked police to send him back so he could eat, police and local media said Tuesday, a grim sign of hard economic times on the island. |
| Home prices post record annual decline in 4Q (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 12:10 pm
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|  AP - Home prices tumbled by the steepest annual rate on record in the fourth quarter, two housing indexes showed Tuesday, and the pace of decline continued to gain speed in all but a handful of battered cities.
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| Missing Mass. teacher, teen student found in W.Va. (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 11:36 am
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|  AP - A Massachusetts schoolteacher was behind bars on a kidnapping charge in West Virginia on Tuesday after police found her at a motel with a 15-year-old boy whose parents had complained about the relationship.
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| Alp-sized peaks found entombed in Antarctic ice (Reuters)
February 24, 2009 at 9:39 am
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|  Reuters - Jagged mountains the size of the Alps have been found entombed in Antarctica's ice, giving new clues about the vast ice sheet that will raise world sea levels if even a fraction of it melts, scientists said on Tuesday.
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| Thousands demand dissolution of Thai parliament (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 7:38 am
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|  AP - Thousands of protesters surrounded the prime minister's office Tuesday demanding Thailand's parliament be dissolved and new elections held, the latest challenge to the two-month old coalition government.
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| Renewed financial concerns hit world markets (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 6:39 am
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|  AP - World stock markets fell Tuesday as hopes of a speedy fix for the U.S. banking sector dissipated and pushed Wall Street to 12-year lows. Renewed fears about the capital position of some of the world's leading financial firms also weighed on sentiment.
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| LA sheriff could free 4,000 inmates due to budget (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 6:35 am
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|  AP - The head of the nation's largest sheriff's department is warning that nearly 4,000 jail inmates might be released early and about 600 deputy and professional positions could be eliminated to meet budget cuts.
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| Health care costs to top $8,000 per person (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 6:20 am
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|  AP - A new government report on medical costs paints a stark picture for President Barack Obama, who is expected to call for a health care overhaul in a speech Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress.
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| US official: Gaza reconstruction aid to top $900M (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 6:17 am
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|  AP - United States aid for the Gaza Strip's reconstruction will likely top $900 million, an official said, as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepared to make her first Mideast trip as America's top diplomat.
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| North Korea says it is preparing satellite launch (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 6:14 am
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|  AP - North Korea said Tuesday it is preparing to shoot a satellite into orbit, its clearest reference yet to an impending launch that neighbors and the U.S. suspect will be a provocative test of a long-range missile.
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| Report urges boost for US family planning program (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 6:09 am
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| | AP - Publicly funded family planning prevents nearly 2 million unintended pregnancies and more than 800,000 abortions in the United States each year, saving billions of dollars, according to new research intended to counter conservative objections to expanding the program. |
| How heart handles anger predicts irregular beat (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 4:39 am
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| | AP - How the heart handles anger seems to predict who's at risk for a life-threatening irregular heartbeat. Negative emotions like hostility and depression have long been considered risks for developing heart disease, and deaths from cardiac arrest rise after disasters such as earthquakes. |
| Ditched plane's crew, controller to testify (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 3:03 am
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| | AP - The crew of the airliner that ditched into New York's Hudson River last month and the air traffic controller who tried vainly to direct the crippled plane to a landing will testify before Congress. |
| House Democrats propose $410B spending bill (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 11:54 pm
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| | AP - House Democrats unveiled a $410 billion spending bill on Monday to keep the government running through the end of the fiscal year, setting up the second political struggle over federal funds in less than a month with Republicans. |
| McCain questions Obama about helicopter at summit (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 11:51 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama never had a helicopter, which he says might explain why he's perfectly happy with the current White House fleet and doesn't need a more costly one. At the conclusion of a fiscal summit Monday, Obama faced questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers, including his former presidential rival, Sen. John McCain.
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| Gov. Palin's office defends per diem payments (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 11:09 pm
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|  AP - Gov. Sarah Palin's office on Monday defended the governor's practice of collecting per diem from the state while living at her home in Wasilla, saying she was costing the state a lot less than her predecessor.
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| YSL auction fetches record price for Matisse (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 8:46 pm
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|  AP - A painting by Henri Matisse sold Monday for euro32.1 million ($41.1 million) — a record auction price for a work by the artist — at an art sale from the estate of Yves Saint Laurent, Christie's said.
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| Obama mulls chopping costs on helicopter fleet (AFP)
February 23, 2009 at 6:57 pm
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|  AFP - President Barack Obama said Monday he had ordered a review into huge cost overruns on a new fleet of presidential helicopters, after his old foe John McCain complained at the skyrocketing cost.
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