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3/3/09: Math fans to celebrate Square Root Day (AP) March 2, 2009 at 7:32 pm AP - Dust off the slide rules and recharge the calculators. Square Root Day is upon us. Raul Castro ousts top Cubans loyal to Fidel Castro (AP) March 2, 2009 at 6:53 pm AP - President Raul Castro abruptly ousted some of Cuba's most powerful officials Monday, remaking the government in the biggest shakeup since he took over from his ailing brother Fidel Castro a year ago. 1 dead, 1 wounded in Ariz. Wal-Mart shooting (AP) March 2, 2009 at 6:51 pm AP - A shooting outside a Wal-Mart in eastern Arizona has left an elderly woman dead and an elderly man critically wounded. The D-word: Will recession become something worse? (AP) March 2, 2009 at 6:40 pm AP - A Depression doesn't have to be Great — bread lines, rampant unemployment, a wipeout in the stock market. The economy can sink into a milder depression, the kind spelled with a lowercase "d." Dow finishes below 7,000 for first time since '97 (AP) March 2, 2009 at 6:38 pm AP - A relentless sell-off in the stock market Monday blew through barriers that would have been unthinkable just weeks ago, and investors warned there was no reason to believe buyers will return anytime soon. Obama releases secret Bush anti-terror memos (AP) March 2, 2009 at 6:26 pm AP - The Obama administration threw open the curtain on years of Bush-era secrets Monday, revealing anti-terror memos that claimed exceptional search-and-seizure powers and divulging that the CIA destroyed nearly 100 videotapes of interrogations and other treatment of terror suspects. Trade nominee Ron Kirk agrees to pay back taxes (AP) March 2, 2009 at 6:18 pm AP - Ron Kirk, nominated as U.S. Trade Representative in the Obama administration, owes an estimated $10,000 in back taxes from earlier in the decade and has agreed to make his payments, the Senate Finance Committee said Monday. Gov. Jindal defends message of his GOP speech (AP) March 2, 2009 at 6:18 pm AP - Widely panned for his national TV address, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal offered his first defense of the speech Monday, saying he sticks by the message, while acknowledging shortcomings in his delivery. NC mom recalled to Army duty will be discharged (AP) March 2, 2009 at 6:17 pm AP - The North Carolina mother who reported for Army duty with her two young children will be discharged from the military, her attorney said Monday. Attorney Mark Waple of Fayetteville said it wasn't yet clear if Lisa Pagan would receive an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions. It also wasn't certain when she would be discharged. Tax trial opens for 'Dancing with the Stars' champ (AP) March 2, 2009 at 5:14 pm AP - On top of the world a few months ago, Brazilian race car driver and "Dancing with the Stars" champ Helio Castroneves faces possible prison time if convicted at a tax evasion trial that began Monday with selection of a jury. Some state lawmakers fighting federal stimulus (AP) March 2, 2009 at 4:52 pm AP - For small-government die-hards, the $787 billion economic stimulus bill recently passed by Congress isn't a life saver. It's the last straw. Publicist: Ousted Illinois governor to write book (AP) March 2, 2009 at 4:46 pm AP - A publicist for Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich) says the former Illinois governor plans to write a book "exposing the dark side of politics." Neb. deputies say man stuffed cat inside 'bong' (AP) March 2, 2009 at 4:34 pm AP - A man who tried to cool out his hyper cat by stuffing her into a boxlike homemade bong faces cruelty charges — and catcalls from animal lovers. Lancaster County sheriff's deputies responding to a domestic disturbance call Sunday alleged they saw 20-year-old Acea Schomaker smoking marijuana through a piece of garden hose attached to a duct-taped, plastic glass box in which the cat had been stuffed. Prince to release new CD set through Target (AP) March 2, 2009 at 4:28 pm AP - Prince is coming to a Target near you. Resistance to flu drug widespread in U.S.: study (Reuters) March 2, 2009 at 1:51 pm Reuters - Virtually all cases of the most common strain of flu circulating in the United States now resist the main drug used to treat it, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday. Kids Prefer Veggies With Cool Names (LiveScience.com) March 2, 2009 at 12:45 pm LiveScience.com - Kids won't eat their vegetables? Rename them, scientists say. Limbaugh blasts Steele, the GOP (Politico) March 2, 2009 at 12:07 pm Politico - On the same night he was offering the keynote address to the Conservative Political Action Conference, Rush Limbaugh drew criticism from an unlikely source: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele. Clinton calls for action to forge Mideast peace (AP) March 2, 2009 at 9:43 am AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on her first foray into Middle East diplomacy, declared the Obama administration committed to pushing intensively to find a way for Israelis and Palestinians to exist peacefully in separate states. Gov't extends new aid package to AIG (AP) March 2, 2009 at 9:37 am AP - The government on Monday unveiled a revamped rescue package to insurance giant American International Group and will provide the troubled company with another $30 billion in taxpayer money on an "as needed" basis. Soldiers assassinate Guinea-Bissau president (AP) March 2, 2009 at 8:42 am AP - Soldiers assassinated the president of Guinea-Bissau in his palace Monday hours after a bomb blast killed his rival, but the military insisted no coup was taking place in the West African nation. Northeast pounded by snowy late-winter storm (AP) March 2, 2009 at 8:27 am AP - A massive late winter snow storm roared out of the Southeast and into the Northeast overnight, idling hundreds of flights and making Monday's morning rush treacherous as motorists contended with nearly a foot of snow in spots. Blackwater founder steps down as CEO (AP) March 2, 2009 at 8:16 am AP - Erik Prince, the founder of the beleaguered Blackwater security company, announced Monday he has stepped aside as the company's chief executive officer. Fewer kids have high lead levels than 20 years ago (AP) March 2, 2009 at 7:36 am AP - In a stunning improvement in children's health, far fewer kids have high lead levels than 20 years ago, new government research reports — a testament to aggressive efforts to get lead out of paint, water and soil. Doctor gives dogs with cancer a new lease on life (Reuters) March 2, 2009 at 7:33 am Reuters - Cody was dying of lymphoma and would probably not have made it to his 8th birthday had his family not taken him to one of the only hospitals that offers the bone marrow transplant he needed. HSBC slashes 6,100 U.S. jobs, sets huge share sale (Reuters) March 2, 2009 at 7:26 am Reuters - HSBC launched Britain's biggest rights issue on Monday, to raise 12.85 billion pounds ($18.3 billion) to help it overcome big losses in the United States and exploit the woes of weaker rivals. Unfinished novel by Wallace coming next year (AP) March 2, 2009 at 7:00 am AP - A long, unfinished novel by David Foster Wallace is scheduled for a posthumous release next year. Deja new: Prop. 8 challenge reaches Calif. court (AP) March 2, 2009 at 6:54 am AP - A year after the state Supreme Court entertained arguments on extending marriage to gay couples, many of the same lawyers will be back before the same justices this week arguing why California's voter-appproved ban on same-sex marriage should stand or fall. Iraq's 'Chemical Ali' gets 3rd death sentence (AP) March 2, 2009 at 6:31 am AP - An Iraqi judge has given death sentences to three former officials in Saddam Hussein's regime for slayings and abuses against Shiites a decade ago. Coast Guard got no SOS from 2 missing NFL players (AP) March 2, 2009 at 6:30 am AP - The Coast Guard received no distress signal from a fishing boat that disappeared off Florida's Gulf Coast while carrying two NFL players and two former college players. Some states picking economy over environment regs (AP) March 2, 2009 at 5:09 am AP - The call for economic stimulus is having an unintended side effect in places like Montana, where environmental protections are on the verge of being repealed in the name of jobs. Oft-troubled Broncos WR Marshall in trouble again (AP) March 2, 2009 at 4:35 am AP - Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall was arrested in Atlanta on Sunday on a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a fight. His latest run-in with the law could result in a lengthy suspension from the NFL. Obama will sign spending bill despite earmarks (AP) March 2, 2009 at 4:20 am AP - President Barack Obama will break a campaign pledge against congressional earmarks and sign a budget bill laden with millions in lawmakers' pet projects, administration officials said. Global stocks hit 6-year low, dollar surges (Reuters) March 2, 2009 at 4:00 am Reuters - World stocks fell to nearly six-year lows on Monday and the dollar hit 3-year peaks after a 12.5 billion pound ($17.75 billion) rights issue by HSBC and another cash injection to U.S. insurer AIG . Obama kicks up White House entertaining (AP) March 2, 2009 at 3:58 am AP - The White House is the place to be on Wednesdays. Beached whales, dolphins rescued in Australia (AP) March 2, 2009 at 2:49 am AP - Rescuers used jet skis, backhoes and human muscle to save dozens of whales and dolphins stranded on a beach in southern Australia on Monday, officials and news reports said. AP IMPACT: Some nonprofits can't touch their money (AP) March 2, 2009 at 12:36 am AP - The North Carolina Symphony has all the money it needs. But in this economy, the orchestra isn't allowed to touch it. Vitamin B12 can prevent major birth defects (Reuters) March 2, 2009 at 12:02 am Reuters - Before becoming pregnant, women need to get enough vitamin B12 in addition to folic acid to cut their risk of having a baby with a serious birth defect of the brain and spinal cord, researchers said on Monday.