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| New jobless claims rise more than expected (AP)
March 12, 2009 at 9:15 am
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|  AP - With layoffs spreading, the number of initial claims for jobless benefits rose last week, while the total number of people continuing to receive benefits set a record high, the government said Thursday.
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| Pakistanis protest as government scrambles (Reuters)
March 12, 2009 at 9:01 am
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|  Reuters - Hundreds of black-suited Pakistani lawyers and flag-waving opposition activists launched a cross-country protest on Thursday, as the year-old civilian coalition government scrambled for ways to avert a showdown.
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| Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush jailed for 3 years (AP)
March 12, 2009 at 8:50 am
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|  AP - The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at then-President George W. Bush was convicted Thursday of assaulting a foreign leader and sentenced to three years in prison, lawyers said. He defiantly shouted "long live Iraq" when the sentence was read.
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| Ala. town stunned by gunman's terrifying ride (AP)
March 12, 2009 at 8:48 am
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|  AP - Many residents of this quiet, close-knit farming community could hear the rapid crackling of gunfire that killed nine of their neighbors. Others got frantic phone calls from friends or relatives.
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| UN agency: NKorea plans April satellite launch (AP)
March 12, 2009 at 8:46 am
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|  AP - North Korea has told a U.N. agency that it will fire a communications satellite into space next month — a launch the U.S. suspects will test missile technology in violation of international sanctions.
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| School shooter warned of attack, in chat room (AP)
March 12, 2009 at 8:45 am
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|  AP - The 17-year-old gunman who went on a rampage at his former school and killed 15 people before taking his own life warned of his plans in an Internet chatroom only hours before, officials said Thursday.
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| Madoff arrives in court for plea in fraud case (AP)
March 12, 2009 at 8:39 am
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|  AP - Bernard Madoff arrived at the federal courthouse Thursday morning where the disgraced financier is expected to deliver on his lawyer's prediction that he will plead guilty to all 11 felony charges brought by prosecutors.
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| Alaska Gov. Palin's daughter, fiance break up (AP)
March 12, 2009 at 7:35 am
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|  AP - Levi Johnston and Bristol Palin, the teenage daughter of Gov. Sarah Palin, have broken off their engagement, he said Wednesday, about 2 1/2 months after the couple had a baby.
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| Germany grieves after school shooting (AFP)
March 12, 2009 at 7:11 am
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|  AFP - Flags flew at half mast across Germany on Thursday as the numbed nation mourned the 15 mainly female victims of a teenage gunman in a picturesque town.
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| Doctors Without Borders workers abducted in Darfur (AP)
March 12, 2009 at 6:43 am
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| | AP - Five people working for humanitarian aid group Doctors Without Borders' Belgian office were kidnapped in Sudan's Darfur region, officials said Thursday, a week after the government in Khartoum ordered the expulsion of aid groups as a response to the International Criminal Court's decision to indict the president. |
| OLD-FASHIONED FASHION ENJOYS A COMEBACK: SKIRTS FOR MEN (Dear Abby)
March 12, 2009 at 2:16 am
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| | Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: Allow me to offer kudos to "Joe in Pennsylvania" (Dec. 31), who wrote that he prefers wearing skirts at home, on errands and at church. I grew up in southwestern Asia where skirts, sarongs and robes are common daily apparel for men. I have been somewhat surprised by the disapproving looks and downright hostility I have encountered in this country any time I have chosen to leave my home wearing anything other than pants. |
| Report: US on short end of health care 'value gap' (AP)
March 12, 2009 at 12:48 am
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|  AP - If the global economy were a 100-yard dash, the U.S. would start 23 yards behind its closest competitors because of health care that costs too much and delivers too little, a business group says in a report to be released Thursday.
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| Iraqi PM says terrorists are losing capability (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 11:53 pm
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|  AP - Iraq's leader called recent deadly bombings in Baghdad a "lapse" after a calm period, insisting Thursday that terrorists were no longer capable of disrupting efforts to bring security to the country.
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| Coleman Alerts Donors of Data Breach (CQPolitics.com)
March 11, 2009 at 10:22 pm
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|  CQPolitics.com - Republican Sen. Norm Coleman, in the middle of a pricey election recount trial in Minnesota, is concerned that a data security breach affecting donors could harm his fundraising efforts.
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| Chris Brown's star falls; Rihanna's could, too (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 8:03 pm
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|  AP - More than a month after the assault that left Rihanna bloodied and bruised, the situation gets more grim for the once-brilliant career of Chris Brown, her boyfriend and alleged attacker.
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| Octuplets mom says she's paying for new LA house (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 7:29 pm
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|  AP - The Southern California mother of octuplets said in a video posted online Wednesday that she — not her parents — is paying for the four-bedroom, three-bath home where she plans to raise her brood.
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| 3 execs, 81 cars missing from Nebraska dealership (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 7:13 pm
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|  AP - Scores of new cars vanished from a western Nebraska car dealership and a prosecutor said Wednesday that some had turned up in other states and warrants had been issued for three missing executives.
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| Feds spending millions on Kennedy legacy in Mass. (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 7:10 pm
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|  AP - More than one out of every five dollars of the $126 million Massachusetts is receiving in earmarks from a $410 billion federal spending package is going to help preserve the legacy of the Kennedys.
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| Some states push back against stem cell research (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 6:10 pm
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|  AP - A showdown is shaping up in some of the nation's most conservative states over embryonic stem cell research, as opponents draw language and tactics from the battle over abortion to counter President Barack Obama's plan to ease research restrictions.
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| Chain results in 10 kidney swaps among strangers (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 5:52 pm
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|  AP - When Matthew Jones decided to donate a kidney to a stranger, the Michigan father of five had no idea he'd be starting a lifesaving, "pay it forward" chain. His kidney donation to a Phoenix woman in 2007 set off a long-running organ swap that resulted in 10 sick people getting new kidneys over a year. It hasn't ended yet.
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| Billionaire Stanford to take the 5th in fraud case (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 5:50 pm
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|  AP - Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford and one of his top officials have asserted their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in the federal government's fraud case against them and Stanford's companies, according to court documents filed Wednesday.
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| UN says world population to hit 7 billion in 2012 (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 5:34 pm
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|  AP - The world's population will hit 7 billion early in 2012 and top 9 billion in 2050, with the vast majority of the increase coming in the developing countries of Asia and Africa, according to a U.N. estimate released Wednesday.
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| Official warns Congress not to force lending (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 5:13 pm
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| | AP - A top Treasury official told Congress Wednesday that the federal government should not micromanage banks that receive taxpayer assistance, a caution to lawmakers itching to see results from a $700 billion rescue program for the financial sector. |
| Karmapa Lama emerging a Tibet's new voice (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 4:08 pm
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|  AP - Like his 16 previous incarnations, this Karmapa Lama has spent his life immersed in the Tibetan Buddhist arts of meditation, study and prayer. Unlike them, he likes to relax playing war games on his PlayStation.
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| Ford-UAW deal cuts wages to $55 an hour (Reuters)
March 11, 2009 at 1:27 pm
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| | Reuters - Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday that it expects operating savings of $500 million per year from an agreement with the United Auto Workers that will push hourly wage rates into the "ballpark" of foreign-based rivals. |
| Medieval 'Vampire' Skull Found (LiveScience.com)
March 11, 2009 at 12:55 pm
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| | LiveScience.com - The remains of a medieval "vampire" have been discovered among the corpses of 16th century plague victims in Venice, according to an Italian archaeologist who led the dig. |
| Pakistan arrests 100s of activists, bans rallies (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 12:07 pm
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|  AP - Pakistan arrested hundreds of opposition activists Wednesday and banned protests in two regions ahead of a planned rally outside Parliament that could weaken the already shaky rule of the country's U.S.-allied government.
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| 4 states see double-digit jobless rates in Jan. (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 11:42 am
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|  AP - Four states — California, South Carolina, Michigan and Rhode Island — registered unemployment rates above 10 percent in January, and the national rate is expected to hit double digits by year-end.
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| Ford says modified UAW pact brings foreign parity (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 11:41 am
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|  AP - Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that recent modifications to its contract with the United Auto Workers union would help the company achieve parity with wages paid in the United States by overseas-based automakers.
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| Former Nazi camp guard charged 29,000 times (AP)
March 11, 2009 at 10:32 am
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| | AP - German prosecutors said Wednesday they have charged retired Ohio auto worker John Demjanjuk with more than 29,000 counts of accessory to murder for his time as a guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp, and will seek his extradition from the U.S. |
| Children of Older Men Suffer Lower IQ (LiveScience.com)
March 11, 2009 at 9:00 am
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| | LiveScience.com - A new study of old data on 33,000 young U.S. children finds those with older fathers had reduced cognitive abilities. The differences, however, are slight, and no study has been done to see how such children fare later in life. | | |
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