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| Red River retreats, but Fargo remains vigilant (AP)
March 29, 2009 at 4:37 am
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|  AP - As the Red River slowly receded Sunday, Fargo was keeping a close eye on the many miles of sandbag levees that are the main line of defense against a potentially destructive flood that has had the city on edge for more than a week.
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| Shuttle Discovery lands in Fla. after 13-day trip (AP)
March 29, 2009 at 3:56 am
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|  AP - Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and successfully wrapped up a construction mission that left the international space station with all its solar wings and extra electrical power.
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| Storms sow snow, thunder from Plains to South (AP)
March 29, 2009 at 3:49 am
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|  AP - Storms spread misery Saturday from the Great Plains to the Gulf Coast, dumping spring snow that cut power to thousands of Kansas utility customers and spawning tornado warnings and heavy rain across the South.
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| Spanish court considers trying former US officials (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 11:14 pm
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| | AP - A Spanish court has agreed to consider opening a criminal case against six former Bush administration officials, including former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, over allegations they gave legal cover for torture at Guantanamo Bay, a lawyer in the case said Saturday. |
| Antarctica to Pyramids — lights dim for Earth Hour (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 9:43 pm
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|  AP - From an Antarctic research base and the Great Pyramids of Egypt to the Empire State Building in New York, illuminated patches of the globe went dark Saturday for Earth Hour, a campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
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| Obama seeks to rein in Wall Street, broaden agenda (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 9:07 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are stepping through an economic minefield and sowing the ground with unprecedented initiatives that capitalize on the recession to rein in Wall Street and broaden government's reach.
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| G20 marches begin week of protests in Europe (Reuters)
March 28, 2009 at 4:42 pm
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|  Reuters - Tens of thousands of people marched in capital cities across Europe on Saturday to protest about the economic crisis and urge world leaders to act on poverty, jobs and climate change at a G20 summit next week.
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| European protesters march in G20 rallies (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 3:43 pm
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|  AP - Thousands of people marched through European cities Saturday to demand jobs, economic justice and environmental accountability, kicking off six days of protest and action planned in the run-up to the G20 summit next week in London.
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| Witness: Suspect in Italy murder trial had knife (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 3:29 pm
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|  AP - An Albanian man told an Italian trial court in sometimes confusing testimony Saturday that an American student charged with the murder of her British roommate had brandished a knife outside their apartment house.
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| Big Blobs Change View of Evolution (LiveScience.com)
March 28, 2009 at 2:24 pm
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| | LiveScience.com - On a submersible dive off the Bahamas, Mikhail V. Matz of the University of Texas at Austin and several colleagues were seeking big-eyed, glowing animals adapted to darkness. |
| Ex-Khmer Rouge still dominate regions of Cambodia (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 1:10 pm
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|  AP - Just as the chief Khmer Rouge torturer takes the stand before a United Nations-backed genocide tribunal, a mausoleum fit for a king will be unveiled for another murderous leader from the same regime. |
| Afghan, Pakistani leaders praise new US strategy (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 12:47 pm
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|  AP - Afghanistan and Pakistan on Saturday praised the new U.S. strategy for dealing with growing violence in the two countries, with the Afghan president saying the plan to reconcile with moderate Taliban militants was better than expected and his Pakistani counterpart focusing on using development to fight extremism.
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| Obama pumps up his policy, regulatory agenda (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 12:40 pm
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| AP - President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are stepping through an economic minefield and sowing the ground with unprecedented initiatives that capitalize on the recession to rein in Wall Street and broaden government's reach. |
| Some visit Pol Pot's grave looking for luck (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 12:24 pm
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|  AP - He was one of the greatest mass killers of the 20th century, but that doesn't stop the hopeful from praying at Pol Pot's hillside grave for lucky lottery numbers, job promotions and beautiful brides.
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| Obama monitors Midwest flooding, pledges govt help (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 10:38 am
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|  AP - Seeking to avoid a Hurricane Katrina-like leadership failure, President Barack Obama assured the nation Saturday he was keeping close watch on the Midwest floods and putting the government's full weight behind efforts to prevent disaster.
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| US takes new climate change agenda to global talks (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 7:11 am
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|  AP - Joining climate change negotiations for the first time, the Obama administration is trying to convince other countries that the U.S. does care about global warming and wants to shape an international accord.
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| Militants attack NATO supply terminal in Pakistan (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 6:55 am
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|  AP - Dozens of suspected militants fired rockets early Saturday at a transport terminal in northwest Pakistan that is used to ship supplies to NATO troops based in Afghanistan, police said.
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| Sydney first major city to mark Earth Hour 2009 (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 6:51 am
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|  AP - The floodlit cream shells of the famed Opera House dimmed Saturday as Sydney became the world's first major city to plunge itself into darkness for the second worldwide Earth Hour, a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
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| GOP says Obama budget threatens future prosperity (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 6:30 am
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|  AP - Attacking President Barack Obama's grand spending plans, a GOP lawmaker who almost joined the Democrat's Cabinet said Saturday the U.S. must live within its means or risk its tradition of passing a more prosperous country from one generation to the next.
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| Report: North Korea launch would go before UN (AP)
March 28, 2009 at 6:19 am
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|  AP - South Korea, the United States and Japan warned that North Korea's planned rocket launch would violate a U.N. resolution and said they would take the issue to the Security Council if the North goes ahead with it, a news report said Saturday.
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