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Shelby assails Geithner's handling of AIG bonuses (AP) March 17, 2009 at 7:17 am AP - The top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee is questioning whether Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner responded appropriately to American Insurance Group's payment of millions in executive bonuses. Nokia to cut 1,700 jobs in sinking phone market (Reuters) March 17, 2009 at 7:16 am Reuters - Nokia Oyj will slash 1,700 jobs globally over the coming few months because of falling demand, the world's top cellphone maker said on Tuesday. Reports: Natasha Richardson in critical condition (AP) March 17, 2009 at 7:10 am AP - British actress Natasha Richardson is in critical condition in a Montreal hospital after being severely injured in a skiing accident in Quebec, according to published reports. Auto delinquency rates rise nearly 9 percent in 4Q (AP) March 17, 2009 at 6:56 am AP - The percentage of auto loans past due 60 days or more rose 8.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared with the prior-year period, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion. And the numbers point to auto delinquencies shooting to their highest point in a decade by the end of the year. Ex-1970s radical set to be freed from prison (AP) March 17, 2009 at 6:31 am AP - Sara Jane Olson, a 1970s radical who assumed a new identity as a Minnesota housewife and spent a quarter century as a fugitive, is to be released from prison Tuesday — this time correctly. Jurors view video on Day 2 of Austria incest trial (AP) March 17, 2009 at 6:31 am AP - Josef Fritzl returned to the courtroom Tuesday for the second day of his Austrian trial on charges he imprisoned his daughter for 24 years in a squalid dungeon and fathered her seven children. Flaws abound in FOIA if Obama wants to fix them (AP) March 17, 2009 at 6:28 am AP - President Barack Obama is promising to reinvigorate the Freedom of Information Act by opening more of the government's filing cabinets without a fight. It can't happen soon enough for the people awaiting replies to more than 150,000 requests for information. 7 Afghan militants killed in US-led coalition raid (AP) March 17, 2009 at 6:24 am AP - U.S.-led coalition troops killed seven militants and detained three others during a raid on a bomb-making cell in southern Afghanistan, where insurgents earlier killed an Australian soldier, officials said Tuesday. Bomb lobbed at police station in China's west (AP) March 17, 2009 at 6:23 am AP - Assailants threw a bomb into a newly built police station in a Tibetan area in western China, a police official said Tuesday, the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's escape into exile in India after Chinese troops crushed a Tibetan revolt. No injuries were reported. NKorea fully reopens border crossing (AP) March 17, 2009 at 6:09 am AP - North Korea fully reopened the border Tuesday to South Koreans commuting to jobs at factories in a northern economic zone after four days of restrictions, South Korean officials said. Kangaroos in the firing line in Australia (AP) March 17, 2009 at 5:49 am AP - Australia's capital is plagued by too many kangaroos, and the best answer is to shoot them in regular culls, an official said Tuesday. Horrified conservationists vowed to demonstrate if authorities tried it. 6 dead as Philippine troops battle kidnappers (AP) March 17, 2009 at 5:45 am AP - Philippine marines clashed for a second day Tuesday with al-Qaida-linked militants holding three Red Cross workers hostage, killing at least six combatants and wounding 19 troops, officials said. NM Senate OKs bill to curb wildlife slaughter (AP) March 17, 2009 at 3:26 am AP - Legislation aimed at stopping the slaughter of wildlife that are munching on crops has passed the state Senate and now goes to the House. Natasha Richardson Hospitalized After Skiing Accident (E! Online) March 17, 2009 at 12:22 am E! Online - Natasha Richardson is in critical condition at a Montreal hospital after being severely injured in a skiing accident. Police: 4 people found slain in Missouri apartment (AP) March 16, 2009 at 9:32 pm AP - Four people, including two young brothers, were found slain in an apartment on Monday, police said. Obama blisters AIG, vows to try to block bonuses (AP) March 16, 2009 at 6:39 pm AP - Joining a wave of public anger, President Barack Obama blistered insurance giant AIG for "recklessness and greed" Monday and pledged to try to block it from handing its executives $165 million in bonuses after taking billions in federal bailout money. La. police arrest growling man on drug charges (AP) March 16, 2009 at 6:26 pm AP - Authorities arrested a 32-year-old Texas man on drug charges on Thursday after construction workers saw him on his hands and knees, eating mud and growling like a dog. A woman who accompanied the man from Texas told investigators he had been wandering around the complex and eating dog food. US says it shot down Iranian drone last month (AP) March 16, 2009 at 6:18 pm AP - U.S. jets shot down an Iranian unmanned surveillance aircraft last month over Iraqi territory about 60 miles northeast of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Monday. A U.S. statement said the Ababil 3 was tracked for about 70 minutes before U.S. jets shot it down "well-inside Iraqi airspace" and that the aircraft's presence over Iraq "was not an accident." Texas jail was an Animal House, authorities say (AP) March 16, 2009 at 5:53 pm AP - For months, perhaps longer, the Montague County Jail was "Animal House" meets Mayberry. Inside the small brick building across from the courthouse, inmates had the run of the place, having sex with their jailer girlfriends, bringing in recliners, taking drugs and chatting on cell phones supplied by friends or guards, according to authorities. They also disabled some of the surveillance cameras and made weapons out of nails. Obama rejects SC gov's bid to use stimulus on debt (AP) March 16, 2009 at 5:53 pm AP - The Obama administration on Monday rejected South Carolina Gov. Airports' homeless resist efforts to remove them (AP) March 16, 2009 at 5:27 pm AP - Life has taken Roger Gleen up and down the East Coast, and on this night the weary traveler settles into a chair in the corner of the world's busiest airport. U.S. gasoline price down first time in 3 weeks: government (Reuters) March 16, 2009 at 5:06 pm Reuters - U.S. retail gasoline prices fell for the first time in three weeks, the Department of Energy said on Monday, as the weak economy cuts into petroleum demand. Missouri man arraigned in incest-murder case (AP) March 16, 2009 at 4:55 pm AP - A man accused of fathering four children with his teenage daughter was arraigned Monday on second-degree murder, child endangerment and other charges involving three of the children. Ex-Pa. senator convicted of 137 corruption counts (AP) March 16, 2009 at 4:35 pm AP - Vincent Fumo, once one of the most powerful figures in Pennsylvania politics, was convicted Monday of more than 130 counts of corruption for schemes that defrauded the state Senate and others of more than $3.5 million and helped pay for his lavish lifestyle. Cheap booze? British tradition under threat (AP) March 16, 2009 at 4:28 pm AP - Two-for-one specials. Alcopops to make booze tasty to teens. Supermarket prices that reward buying in bulk. And pubs on every street corner, making it easy to start your day with a liquid lunch. Fossil sea monster's bite makes T-Rex look feeble (Reuters) March 16, 2009 at 4:13 pm Reuters - A giant fossil sea monster found in the Arctic and known as "Predator X" had a bite that would make T-Rex look feeble, scientists said Monday. Sudan's president: Foreign aid groups must leave (AP) March 16, 2009 at 3:52 pm AP - Sudan's president said Monday he wants all international aid groups out of the country within a year, insisting they can drop off supplies "at airports or seaports" and let Sudanese organizations take care of it. US firm to close branch due to lack of employees (AFP) March 16, 2009 at 3:06 pm AFP - A Florida-based firm will soon close one of its North Dakota offices for a reason that seems unfathomable during the deepening US recession: it can't find enough employees to hire. Nigerian student gets 19 years' jail for love scam (Reuters) March 16, 2009 at 1:59 pm Reuters - A Nigerian undergraduate has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for obtaining $47,000 (33,382 pounds) from an Australian woman by convincing her over the Internet that he was 57 years old, white, and madly in love with her. New test can detect early Alzheimer's: study (Reuters) March 16, 2009 at 1:53 pm Reuters - A new test can accurately detect Alzheimer's disease in its earliest stages, before dementia symptoms surface and widespread damage occurs, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Scholar Claims Dead Sea Scrolls 'Authors' Never Existed (Time.com) March 16, 2009 at 1:40 pm Time.com - A scholar has rocked the world of biblical study with her claim that the Essenes, long attributed as the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls, never existed After Dora uproar, Nick and Mattel soothe moms (AP) March 16, 2009 at 12:18 pm AP - When toy maker Mattel, working with Nickelodeon, announced earlier this month that a "tween" version of Nick's beloved "Dora the Explorer" cartoon character would be unveiled in the fall, the response was overwhelming ... overwhelmingly negative.