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Protests against Pakistani government turn violent (AP) March 15, 2009 at 9:01 am AP - Pakistan's opposition leader defied house arrest on Sunday to join anti-government protests that quickly descended into violence and chaos, with running battles between stone-throwing protesters and police. US troops to remain active in Iraq after pullback (AP) March 15, 2009 at 8:50 am AP - American forces will still conduct joint combat operations even after they pull back to bases outside Baghdad and other cities as part of the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, a spokesman said Sunday. For Liberians in US, a frightening waiting game (AP) March 15, 2009 at 8:19 am AP - Alexander Collins has two homes: a new one in the U.S. where he wants to stay and one in Africa he wants to leave for good. 2 Israeli envoys make final push to free soldier (AP) March 15, 2009 at 8:11 am AP - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gave his two top negotiators a Sunday deadline to win the release of an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian militants as part of a final push to strike a deal with Hamas before he steps down. Online records: Survey finds many states lagging (AP) March 15, 2009 at 7:56 am AP - Americans can easily learn about their state songs and state flowers with a quick search on the Internet, but most will have a harder time checking whether their children's school buses are safe or a local gas station is charging too much. NASA hopeful repairs will permit Sunday launch (AP) March 15, 2009 at 7:55 am AP - NASA is unsure what caused the hydrogen gas leak that prevented space shuttle Discovery from flying, but nonetheless will attempt another launch Sunday. Insurance giant AIG to pay $165 million in bonuses (AP) March 15, 2009 at 7:55 am AP - American International Group is giving its executives tens of millions of dollars in new bonuses even though it received a taxpayer bailout of more than $170 billion dollars. Obama to unveil proposals to help small businesses (AP) March 15, 2009 at 7:51 am AP - Amid misgivings over his spending blueprint, President Barack Obama has decided to provide billions of dollars in federal lending aid aimed at struggling small business owners. Man kills 4 at gathering in Miami, then kills self (AP) March 15, 2009 at 7:50 am AP - A man shot four people to death at a family gathering early Sunday, then went home and killed himself, police said. SKorea: NKorea's border-crossing ban 'regrettable' (AP) March 15, 2009 at 7:25 am AP - South Korea's ruling party and several of the nation's companies urged North Korea on Sunday to end its ban on border crossings by workers at a joint industrial park, while Seoul called the ban regrettable. Sammy Davis Jr.'s widow dies at age 65 (AP) March 15, 2009 at 2:28 am AP - Altovise Joanne Gore Davis, a dancer and actress and the widow of Sammy Davis Jr., has died. She was 65. WOMAN STARTS TO QUESTION BOYFRIEND'S PROTECTIVENESS (Dear Abby) March 15, 2009 at 2:16 am Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, "Josh," won't leave me alone. We have been living together for almost a year, and he is the ultimate overprotector. When I start to leave the house to run errands or anything, he stops me and asks, "Where do you think you're going?" When I tell him, he will then follow me to the location. Chaos erupts in crowd at NYC 'Top Model' auditions (AP) March 15, 2009 at 12:02 am AP - Three people were arrested and six others hurt Saturday after bedlam broke out while they waited to audition for "America's Next Top Model," police said. Insurance giant AIG agrees to restructure bonuses (AP) March 14, 2009 at 7:19 pm AP - Insurance giant American International Group has agreed to Obama administration demands to restructure some of its corporate bonuses. NIreland riots after police arrest 3 over killings (AP) March 14, 2009 at 6:29 pm AP - Irish nationalist gangs hurled gasoline bombs at police Saturday after three alleged IRA dissidents were arrested on suspicion of killing two British soldiers in an attack designed to trigger wider violence in Northern Ireland. Police find 7 bodies in Mexican border city (AP) March 14, 2009 at 6:18 pm AP - Police acting on a tip found seven bodies partially buried in the desert on the outskirts of the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, an official said Saturday. G-20 pledge sustained action on financial crisis (AP) March 14, 2009 at 6:15 pm AP - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to do "whatever is necessary" to fix the global economy, including supervision of freewheeling hedge funds and restoring bank lending by dealing with the shaky securities burdening their finances. Alaska's Murkowski a new 'powerhouse' in Senate (AP) March 14, 2009 at 5:54 pm AP - Not even a skiing accident could slow Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's political ascent. Austrian incest suspect Josef Fritzl faces justice (AP) March 14, 2009 at 3:09 pm AP - For almost a quarter of a century, Josef Fritzl allegedly held his daughter as a sex slave in a cramped, rat-infested cellar where he fathered seven children with her. Souter, no fan of capital, seems at home in D.C. (AP) March 14, 2009 at 2:41 pm AP - For a guy who often can't wait to leave town and is said to be considering retirement, Supreme Court Justice David Souter gives the impression he's staying put for a while. Bozo the Clown creator Alan Livingston dies at 91 (AP) March 14, 2009 at 1:42 pm AP - Alan W. Livingston, the music executive who created Bozo the Clown and signed the Beatles during his tenure as president of Capitol Records, has died. He was 91. Calif. court issues warrant for Lindsay Lohan (AP) March 14, 2009 at 1:40 pm AP - Beverly Hills police say an arrest warrant has been issued for actress Lindsay Lohan and they believe it involves her 2007 drunken driving conviction. Pakistan government moves to ease political crisis (AP) March 14, 2009 at 1:34 pm AP - Pakistan's government will appeal a court ruling against opposition leaders in an attempt to ease the country's deepening political crisis, an official said Saturday, while also putting the army on alert ahead of planned protests in the capital. Will the stock market rally stick, or vanish? (AP) March 14, 2009 at 1:22 pm AP - Investors have seen this before. Rare Superman comic sells for $317,200 (AP) March 14, 2009 at 1:14 pm AP - A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $317,200 in an Internet auction. The previous owner of Action Comics No. 1 bought it for less than a buck. Boom-years borrowing hits churches (AP) March 14, 2009 at 12:48 pm AP - Metropolitan Baptist Church was bursting out of its home. Hood not so good? Ancient Brits questioned outlaw (AP) March 14, 2009 at 12:35 pm AP - A British academic says he's found proof that Britain's legendary outlaw Robin Hood wasn't as popular with the poor as folklore suggests. In TV confessions, curtain lifted on a narcostate (AP) March 14, 2009 at 12:20 pm AP - When the planes arrived loaded with cocaine, it was Guinea's presidential guard that secured the cargo. Madagascar's president defies ultimatum (Reuters) March 14, 2009 at 12:20 pm Reuters - Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana said on Saturday he would not step down, defying an opposition ultimatum in a crisis on the Indian Ocean island that has killed more than 135 people this year. Women in Congo speak out about rape despite taboo (AP) March 14, 2009 at 12:02 pm AP - Zamuda Sikujuwa shuffles to a bench in the sunshine, pushes apart her thighs with a grimace of pain and pumps her fist up and down in a lewd-looking gesture to show how the militiamen shoved an automatic rifle inside her. Obama focuses on food safety, picks FDA new chief (AP) March 14, 2009 at 11:15 am AP - The nation's food safety system is a "hazard to public health" and overdue for an overhaul, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he focused on that task by filling the top job at the Food and Drug Administration. Pattinson: New role's 'naked stuff' uncomfortable (AP) March 14, 2009 at 10:01 am AP - Robert Pattinson says he wasn't prepared to film his first sex scenes for the upcoming period drama "Little Ashes." Battle brews over Bush library (Politico) March 14, 2009 at 8:04 am Politico - Former President George W. Bush is preparing for one final struggle against the odds: raising $300 million for a presidential library, museum and policy institute at a time when dollars are tight and skepticism about his presidency runs high.