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Sources say toxic asset plan near completion (AP) March 20, 2009 at 10:08 pm AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner could announce as soon as Monday his much-anticipated plan to get toxic assets off the books of the country's struggling banks, administration and industry officials said. Auditors project deeper deficits for Obama budget (AP) March 20, 2009 at 9:08 pm AP - President Barack Obama's budget would produce $9.3 trillion in deficits over the next decade, more than four times the deficits of Republican George W. Bush's presidency, congressional auditors said Friday. Transgender wife gets 4 years for husband's death (AP) March 20, 2009 at 9:05 pm AP - James M. Mason knew his wife since she was born a boy. The janitor and former military man was a boarder in the child's home and was treated like family. Conn. biologist voiced concerns about chimp (AP) March 20, 2009 at 8:52 pm AP - A Connecticut biologist warned state officials nearly five months ago that a 200-pound chimpanzee who mauled a woman last month could seriously hurt someone if he felt threatened, according to a memo released to state lawmakers Friday. Kin, friends gather for Richardson private wake (AP) March 20, 2009 at 8:39 pm AP - Liam Neeson looked distraught as he greeted grieving family members and friends who attended a private viewing for wife Natasha Richardson on Friday. Special Olympics bowler: I can beat the president! (AP) March 20, 2009 at 8:34 pm AP - So President Barack Obama thinks he bowls like a competitor in the Special Olympics? 4 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan bombings (AP) March 20, 2009 at 8:28 pm AP - Four Canadian soldiers were killed and eight others were injured Friday in two separate bombings in Afghanistan, Canada's top general in the country said. Senate Republicans brake rush to tax AIG bonuses (AP) March 20, 2009 at 8:25 pm AP - Senate Republicans are drawing out a flap that has made the Obama administration squirm, applying the brakes to Democratic attempts to quickly tax away most of the bonuses at troubled insurance giant AIG and other bailed-out companies. Lawyers: Autistic teen not guilty in Ohio murder (AP) March 20, 2009 at 7:36 pm AP - Lawyers for an autistic teenager charged with the fatal beating of his mother entered a not guilty plea on his behalf Friday. AIG bonus outrage has employees living in fear (AP) March 20, 2009 at 6:24 pm AP - Pillars of the community are now pariahs fearing for their safety in a ritzy area of Connecticut home to many executives at American International Group Inc., hit with a backlash over bonuses it paid to top brass even as it accepted federal bailout money. Federal report highlights threat to Hawaii birds (AP) March 20, 2009 at 5:46 pm AP - Hawaii's native avian population is in peril, with nearly all the state's birds in danger of becoming extinct, a federal report says. Ground is broken for White House 'kitchen garden' (AP) March 20, 2009 at 4:09 pm AP - Twenty-six elementary schoolchildren wielded shovels, rakes, pitchforks and wheelbarrows to help first lady Michelle Obama break ground for a produce and herb garden on the White House grounds. $1 trillion deficits seen for next 10 years (AP) March 20, 2009 at 3:39 pm AP - Despite new estimates that say President Barack Obama's budget would generate unsustainable large deficits averaging almost $1 trillion a year, the White House insisted Friday that the flood of red ink won't swamp its costly agenda. Winfrey offers DeGeneres spot on O magazine cover (AP) March 20, 2009 at 3:17 pm AP - Oprah Winfrey offered to share the cover of O magazine with Ellen DeGeneres, and DeGeneres — who's been campaigning for the spot — has accepted. 2 US Navy vessels collide in Strait of Hormuz (AP) March 20, 2009 at 3:15 pm AP - Two U.S. Navy vessels — a nuclear-powered submarine and an amphibious ship — collided before dawn Friday in the mouth of the Persian Gulf, one of the world's most important sea passages for oil supplies. Space station's new solar wings open easily (AP) March 20, 2009 at 2:51 pm AP - Astronauts successfully unfurled the newly installed solar wings at the international space station Friday, a nerve-racking procedure that went exceedingly well and brought the orbiting outpost to full power. Threats disrupt 10 southern Delaware schools (AP) March 20, 2009 at 2:46 pm AP - State police have arrested three people after bomb threats and text messages warning of shootings disrupted the final day of state standardized testing at 10 southern Delaware schools. Broadway dims lights for Natasha Richardson (AP) March 20, 2009 at 2:38 pm AP - Liam Neeson and Vanessa Redgrave were among family members who went to Broadway as theaters dimmed their lights in tribute to Natasha Richardson, the Tony-winning actress who died from bleeding in the skull caused by the fall she took on a ski slope. Obama urges states to use recovery money carefully (AP) March 20, 2009 at 2:37 pm AP - With states eager to spend, President Barack Obama announced guidelines Friday aimed at preventing waste and fraud and limiting the influence lobbyists will have in carrying out the $787 billion economic stimulus program. Mo. town outraged over killings, illegal immigrant (AP) March 20, 2009 at 2:03 pm AP - A Hannibal police officer was finishing up mundane paperwork on a quiet Saturday morning when Manuel Cazares walked into the station, blood splattered on his hands and shoes. Iran plays down new Obama video message (AP) March 20, 2009 at 1:46 pm AP - Iran played down President Barack Obama's new video message to the Iranian people on Friday, saying it welcomed the overtures but warned that decades of mistrust can't easily be erased. Blackwater sued in US court over alleged cover-up (AFP) March 20, 2009 at 1:21 pm AFP - The widow of a 32-year-old Iraqi has filed suit in a federal court against private security firm Xe, formerly Blackwater, for allegedly trying to hide that her husband was killed by one of its security agents who was drunk. Africans Came with Columbus to New World (LiveScience.com) March 20, 2009 at 1:02 pm LiveScience.com - Teeth from exhumed skeletons of crew members Christopher Columbus left on the island of Hispaniola more than 500 years ago reveal the presence of at least one African in the New World as a contemporary of the explorer, it was announced. Police: Fugitive Ex-NFL QB killed in Greece crash (AP) March 20, 2009 at 12:47 pm AP - A former NFL quarterback who failed to show for sentencing on drunken driving charges nearly four years ago was killed in a car crash in Greece, authorities said, leaving behind an unsolved mystery involving two suspicious fires and years spent on the lam. After horrific trial, Austria struggles to move on (AP) March 20, 2009 at 12:43 pm AP - Long before Josef Fritzl and the horrendous crimes in his dungeon, Austria was maligned for its Nazi past, its right-wing politics and another high-profile abduction case. Appeals court: Madoff stays in prison (AP) March 20, 2009 at 12:29 pm AP - Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff will remain in prison until he is sentenced in one of the largest financial frauds in history. Official: Taliban chief Mullah Omar in Afghanistan (AP) March 20, 2009 at 11:45 am AP - Taliban leader Mullah Muhammed Omar is not in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, a senior official said Friday, and urged the United States not to carry out missile attacks in the region. Saleswoman finds cocaine in box of bananas (AFP) March 20, 2009 at 10:30 am AFP - A stunned supermarket saleswoman stumbled upon 28 kilograms (60 pounds) of cocaine worth over a million euros (dollars) while unpacking boxes of bananas in southern Germany, police said on Friday. Dodd's political stock tumbles in Connecticut (AP) March 20, 2009 at 7:59 am AP - Democrats may want to start thinking about a bailout for Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, whose political stock has slipped amid the financial meltdown. Blacklisted actress Betsy Blair dies in London (AP) March 20, 2009 at 7:53 am AP - Betsy Blair, the Oscar-nominated actress and teenage bride of Gene Kelly, has died in London at the age of 85, her publisher said on Thursday. Not so deadly? Chance Tulsa spider misidentified (AP) March 20, 2009 at 7:37 am AP - A spider that was found in a Tulsa grocery store may not have been as deadly as originally thought. Surprising marriage ends in bizarre Ohio killing (AP) March 20, 2009 at 7:34 am AP - James M. Mason knew his wife since she was born a boy. The janitor and former military man was a boarder in the child's home and was treated like family. New break-in at house of Briton slain in Italy (AP) March 20, 2009 at 7:26 am AP - For the second time in a month, intruders have broken into a house where a British student was killed, Italian court officials said Friday. Obama offers new start with Iran (Reuters) March 20, 2009 at 6:21 am Reuters - President Barack Obama issued an unprecedented videotaped appeal to Iran on Friday offering a "new beginning" of diplomatic engagement to turn the page on decades of U.S. policy toward America's longtime foe. Explosion at California factory kills 2, injures 1 (AP) March 20, 2009 at 6:12 am AP - An explosion in a plastic manufacturing plant in Orange County has killed two people and injured a third person, authorities said Friday. US: Airstrike in Iraq kills 11 insurgents (AP) March 20, 2009 at 6:09 am AP - The U.S. military says an airstrike on a militant hideout north of Baghdad has killed at least 11 insurgents. U.N. rights envoy sees Israeli war crimes in Gaza (Reuters) March 20, 2009 at 5:45 am Reuters - A United Nations human rights investigator said on Thursday that Israel's military assault on densely populated Gaza appeared to constitute a grave war crime. AIG unit sues Countrywide over loan losses (AP) March 20, 2009 at 5:18 am AP - A unit of embattled insurer American International Group Inc. filed suit against mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. in California federal court Thursday, alleging Countrywide misrepresented the health of loans that the company insured, resulting in massive losses. Obama cracks Special Olympics joke on Leno show (AP) March 20, 2009 at 4:40 am AP - President Barack Obama might have rolled a gutter ball on NBC's "The Tonight Show." Does Obama risk overexposure? (Politico) March 20, 2009 at 4:35 am Politico - Did you miss President Barack Obama the other day discoursing on college basketball on ESPN? Then perhaps you caught him instead Thursday night chatting with Jay Leno on “The Tonight Show.” Black candidate wants to solve crime with 'noose' (AP) March 20, 2009 at 4:27 am AP - Down here in the Deep South, calls to bring back the hanging noose are coming from an unlikely source: a 62-year-old, black Republican mayoral candidate in Mississippi's largest city. Report: Energy contributing to birds' decline (AP) March 20, 2009 at 4:27 am AP - Energy production of all types — wind, ethanol and mountaintop coal mining — is contributing to steep drops in bird populations, a new government report says. MAN SETS SAIL AFTER DREAM AS WIFE WATCHES FROM SHORE (Dear Abby) March 20, 2009 at 2:16 am Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Mike," and I have been married for 18 years, but for the last few we have been growing apart. Mike has recently expressed a desire to quit work and sail around the world. He bought an expensive sailboat, took lessons, and is teaching our kids to sail. I tried it, but I'm afraid of the water. I have, however, been supportive of my husband's dream. `Tonight' is friendly turf for President Obama (AP) March 20, 2009 at 1:01 am AP - If TV talk shows have become a battleground where hosts and newsmakers duke it out, Jay Leno and President Barack Obama didn't get the message. Man arrested in arrow shooting of NYC woman (AP) March 20, 2009 at 12:55 am AP - A man accidentally shot a woman in the stomach with a 30-inch arrow when he fired it at a fence and it went through to the property next door, police said Thursday. Obama tells Leno he was stunned by AIG bonuses (AP) March 20, 2009 at 12:02 am AP - President Barack Obama told Jay Leno on Thursday that he was stunned when he learned of the bonuses that bailed-out insurance giant AIG was paying its employees. Man loses tooth as bowlers brawl over etiquette (AP) March 19, 2009 at 8:34 pm AP - Police said a dispute over bowling etiquette led one man to assault another with a 16-pound ball, knocking out one of the man's teeth. They said a 24-year-old man hit a man in the face with the bowling ball during a melee involving six bowlers at the Rocklin AMF Lanes. Two groups got into a fist fight about 12:40 a.m. Thursday after two bowlers approached the lane at the same time. They couldn't agree which should go first. White House to break ground on 'kitchen garden' (AP) March 19, 2009 at 7:33 pm AP - The White House is getting a new garden.