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| Burris refuses to resign despite plea from Durbin (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 11:36 pm
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|  AP - Sen. Roland Burris refused to resign on Tuesday, rebuffing a call from the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, who argued that the embattled Illinois lawmaker has little hope next year of winning the seat vacated by President Barack Obama.
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| Toddler, 6 others shot on Mardi Gras parade route (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 11:28 pm
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|  AP - A Mardi Gras parade erupted into chaos on Fat Tuesday when a series of gunshots struck seven people, including a toddler. The child was not seriously injured and two suspects were in custody, police said.
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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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| Injured climber rescued from Yosemite's Half Dome (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 8:57 pm
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|  AP - An experienced South Korean mountain climber was caught in an avalanche on Yosemite National Park's iconic Half Dome and was stranded overnight with a broken leg on the granite monolith before he was rescued Tuesday.
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| Retail crime grows with demand for discounts: NRF (Reuters)
February 24, 2009 at 7:19 pm
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| | Reuters - Consumer demand for hot new products at huge discounts is fueling organized retail crime, with goods stolen from retailers finding an audience in secondary markets like the web, a retail trade group said. |
| N. Korea plans satellite, but it could be missile (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 3:39 pm
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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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| Dad: Suleman under duress before NBC interview (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 3:27 pm
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|  AP - Nadya Suleman's father told Oprah Winfrey on her talk show that his daughter was under duress before giving an interview to NBC's Ann Curry and should have been given time to recover from giving birth to octuplets.
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| UK blocks publication of Iraq war discussions (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 3:21 pm
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|  AP - Britain's justice secretary overturned an order on Tuesday that would have forced the government to make public the formal minutes of two contentious Cabinet discussions held before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
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| Holocaust-denying bishop scuffles with reporter (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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|  AP - A British bishop whose denial of the Holocaust embroiled the pope in controversy left Argentina Tuesday after the government ordered him out, calling his statements "an insult" to humanity.
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| 1 US soldier killed in attack by Iraqi police (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 2:25 pm
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|  AP - Two policemen opened fire on U.S. troops visiting an Iraqi police station in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday, killing a U.S. soldier and an Iraqi interpreter and wounding three other Americans, officials said.
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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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| Hamas and Fatah to begin talks on repairing rift (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 1:55 pm
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|  AP - The Islamic militants of Hamas and the moderates of Fatah have never had more compelling reasons to repair the rift between them that is fast destroying their dreams for a Palestinian state.
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| Sweden's crown princess to wed former trainer: palace (AFP)
February 24, 2009 at 1:07 pm
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|  AFP - Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria is engaged to marry her former fitness trainer after a seven-year romance, the palace said Tuesday, ending years of speculation about when the popular royal would wed.
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| Octomom to Octograndma: Let It Go (E! Online)
February 24, 2009 at 12:22 pm
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|  E! Online - All this Octomom versus Octograndpa, Octograndma and Octodad stuff is giving us octofatigue, but Nadya Suleman is not going away anytime soon. (She's even being followed by the paparazzi now. "You mean the paparazzi are here to watch me play in the park? So happy!")
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| Octomom fell fast from Miracle Mom to punch line (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 12:12 pm
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|  AP - It seems so long ago now, but for just a day or two last month Nadya Suleman was known as Miracle Mom, the amazing woman who gave birth to the longest-surviving set of octuplets.
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| AIG in talks with U.S. government, sees $60 billion loss: source (Reuters)
February 24, 2009 at 10:41 am
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|  Reuters - American International Group, rescued twice last year by the U.S. government, is asking for more aid and bracing for a fourth-quarter loss of roughly $60 billion, a source familiar with the matter said. It would be the biggest loss in a quarter in corporate history.
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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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| More than 83,000 cholera cases in Zimbabwe: WHO (AFP)
February 24, 2009 at 9:36 am
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|  AFP - The WHO reported more than 83,000 cholera cases in Zimbabwe Tuesday -- two thousand more than its last estimate -- as UN officials held talks in Harare on fighting the deadly outbreak.
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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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| Obama to address Congress, nation on economy (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 7:38 am
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|  AP - Barreling ahead on a mammoth agenda, Barack Obama is ready to offer a detailed sketch of the first year of his presidency, casting the nation's bleeding economy as a tangle of tough, neglected problems. In a prime-time speech from the House of Representatives, Obama will make his case Tuesday that much more has to be done to turn around the economy — a message he knows he must explain.
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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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| NASA global warming satellite has troubled launch (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 6:19 am
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|  AP - A NASA satellite launched on a mission to track carbon dioxide emissions worldwide had technical problems shortly after its pre-dawn takeoff Tuesday that put in jeopardy its mission to better understand greenhouse gas and global warming.
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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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| Truce deal could mean return of Palestinian leader (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 5:30 am
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|  AP - While a possible Israeli-Palestinian prisoner swap focuses on a famous Israeli soldier, the prisoner most likely to affect the direction of Mideast peace is a brash and chubby Palestinian long seen as a potential successor to his people's aging president.
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| 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. |
| Ledger's last film awaits deal for U.S. release (Reuters)
February 24, 2009 at 1:17 am
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|  Reuters - Backstage at the Oscars on Sunday night, where her brother was awarded a posthumous supporting actor's award, Kate Ledger told reporters that her family is very much in the loop on his final movie.
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| Southern wildfires continue to rage in Australia (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 12:44 am
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|  AP - Officials warned Tuesday the wildfires that devastated southern Australia this month could flare anew when high winds and hot temperatures sweep the region later this week, and raised the death toll from the blazes to 210.
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| DA: Blanket is evidence Pa. boy planned to kill (AP)
February 24, 2009 at 12:00 am
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|  AP - An 11-year-old boy apparently covered his shotgun with a blanket to keep it hidden when he left his bedroom, went downstairs and fatally shot his father's pregnant girlfriend in the head as she slept, a prosecutor said Monday.
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| 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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| Britney's dad testifies for restraining order (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 8:59 pm
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|  AP - Britney Spears' father testified for nearly 90 minutes Monday about why he felt a long-term restraining order should be issued against three people, including the singer's former manager and an ex-boyfriend.
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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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| Feds explore taking bigger stakes in shaky banks (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 6:11 pm
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|  AP - The government on Monday moved toward dramatically expanding its ownership stakes in the nation's banks — with Citigroup, the struggling titan of the industry, apparently at the top of the list.
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| Sen. Bunning apologizes for Ginsburg cancer remark (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 6:08 pm
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|  AP - Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning apologized Monday to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for saying he believes she could die within a year from pancreatic cancer. At the same time, his planned bid for a third term in 2010 may have gotten tougher with one of Kentucky's top Republicans saying he has not ruled out a possible run.
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| DA: Blanket is evidence Pa. boy planned to kill (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 6:07 pm
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| AP - An 11-year-old boy apparently covered his shotgun with a blanket to keep it hidden when he left his bedroom, went downstairs and fatally shot his father's pregnant girlfriend in the head as she slept, a prosecutor said Monday. |
| Guantanamo detainee freed after 4 years in prison (AP)
February 23, 2009 at 6:07 pm
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|  AP - The first Guantanamo detainee released since President Barack Obama took office returned to Britain on Monday, saying his seven years of captivity and torture at an alleged CIA covert site in Morocco went beyond his "darkest nightmares."
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