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Clinton faces first diplomatic test with Russian (AP) March 6, 2009 at 6:41 am AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she is hopeful that her first discussion with her Russian counterpart will open a new page in U.S.-Russian relations without raising questions about American support for European allies. Workers clobbered by relentless layoffs (AP) March 6, 2009 at 6:07 am AP - Cost-cutting employers are resorting to even bigger layoffs as they scramble to survive the recession, feeding insecurities among those who still have jobs and those who desperately want them. FDIC's Bair agrees to trim new bank fees (AP) March 6, 2009 at 5:59 am AP - The head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has agreed to halve a new emergency fee on U.S. banks in exchange for Congress more than tripling the agency's borrowing authority to tap federal aid if needed to replenish the deposit insurance fund. Hunt on for Ohio gunman who killed 4 kids, woman (AP) March 6, 2009 at 5:21 am AP - Police were searching early Friday for a man suspected in the slayings of four children and his wife in what authorities were calling one of the city's most horrific shootings in years. South Korea tells North to withdraw airline threat (Reuters) March 6, 2009 at 4:59 am Reuters - South Korea told the North on Friday to immediately withdraw a threat it made against the South's commercial airliners that has forced them to stop flying near the airspace of the communist neighbor. Pakistan says knows kidnappers of U.N. official (Reuters) March 6, 2009 at 4:43 am Reuters - Pakistani authorities have identified the kidnappers of an American working for the U.N. refugee agency but want to avoid any hasty action that may endanger him, the country's foreign minister said. Senate bogs down over $410 billion spending bill (AP) March 6, 2009 at 4:39 am AP - The Senate, tied up in a fight over a huge omnibus appropriations bill, will have to pass a stopgap spending measure Friday in order to avoid a partial government shutdown. World's heaviest man gets a lift in custom van (AP) March 6, 2009 at 1:52 am AP - The world's heaviest man still can't walk, but he will soon be able to roll. Manuel Uribe said Thursday he is having a 1989 Chevrolet Astrovan outfitted to support his record-breaking weight, giving him mobility after more than six years of being confined to his bed. Slain suspect jumped judge with 6-inch metal spike (AP) March 6, 2009 at 1:51 am AP - Investigators on Thursday were trying to figure out how a murder suspect sneaked a 6-inch metal spike into the Stockton courtroom where he attacked a judge with the handcrafted weapon before a detective shot him to death. Gupta withdraws from surgeon general search (AP) March 6, 2009 at 1:47 am AP - CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta won't be the next surgeon general, the Obama administration confirmed Thursday. Franken pushes to toss Coleman's Minn. Senate suit (AP) March 5, 2009 at 11:50 pm AP - Democrat Al Franken called Thursday for dismissal of Republican Norm Coleman's lawsuit challenging the Minnesota Senate recount, saying the fight had gone on long enough and Coleman hadn't proved his case. Police see hike in Canada drug violence (AP) March 5, 2009 at 11:49 pm AP - A Mexican crackdown on drug cartels has led to increased violence in this Olympic city as rival gangs battle over a dwindling supply of cocaine reaching Canada, police said Thursday. Cops find bags of heroin in pregnant woman's pants (AP) March 5, 2009 at 11:12 pm AP - Police arrested a 31-year-old pregnant woman who had 73 bags of heroin stashed in the waistband of her pants. Police said the woman was a passenger in a car stopped by officers on Wednesday because they believed it had illegal window tint. Former Monkees member says he has cancer (AP) March 5, 2009 at 9:41 pm AP - Peter Tork, a former member of the 1960s pop group the Monkees, says he has a rare form of head and neck cancer, but the prognosis is good. Puerto Rican `Idol' gets love from Anthony, Lopez (AP) March 5, 2009 at 7:40 pm AP - Other than making it to the top 12, the best thing that happened to Jorge Nunez so far in his "American Idol" adventure was getting feedback from Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez. Publicist: Robin Williams needs heart surgery (AP) March 5, 2009 at 6:32 pm AP - Robin Williams needs heart surgery and must cancel the remainder of his one-man comedy show, "Weapons of Self-Destruction," his publicist said Thursday. Calif. Supreme Court weighs same-sex marriage ban (AP) March 5, 2009 at 6:26 pm AP - As thousands demonstrated outside, California Supreme Court justices weighed Thursday whether voters' decision to ban same-sex marriage was a denial of fundamental rights or within what one justice called the people's "very broad powers" to amend the state constitution. Earliest domesticated horses dated 5,500 years ago (AP) March 5, 2009 at 6:20 pm AP - People and horses have trekked together through at least 5,500 years of history, according to an international team of researchers reporting in Friday's edition of the journal Science. AP Interview: Gorbachev criticizes Putin's party (AP) March 5, 2009 at 6:19 pm AP - In some of his strongest criticism of his successors, Mikhail Gorbachev on Thursday likened Vladimir Putin's United Russia party to the worst of the communists he once led and helped bring down, and said Russia is today a country where the parliament and the judiciary are not fully free. Stocks tumble as investors worry about banks, GM (AP) March 5, 2009 at 6:15 pm AP - Investors retreated from Wall Street again, driven by worries about the nation's big banks and General Motors Corp. Both parties play the blame game for economic woes (AP) March 5, 2009 at 5:27 pm AP - Sen. John McCain deployed heavy sarcasm. Fellow Republican Marsha Blackburn trotted out a chart. A group of conservative House Republicans mocked: "'Deficit we inherited?' ... Spare us the false outrage." The war between Republicans and Democrats to frame the blame for the economy erupted in earnest this week. Guinea-Bissau collapse deepens after leader killed (AP) March 5, 2009 at 4:55 pm AP - The blood-soaked kitchen where Guinea-Bissau's president was brutally murdered is littered with broken glass, bullet casings and a rusted machete. Producer: Lauren Conrad leaving MTV's `The Hills' (AP) March 5, 2009 at 4:04 pm AP - "The Hills" will no longer be alive with the drama of Lauren Conrad — at least, after the fifth season. Singer Chris Brown charged over Rihanna assault (AFP/Getty Images/File) March 5, 2009 at 3:07 pm AFP/Getty Images/File - R&B singer Chris Brown has been charged with assault following an alleged attack on his pop-star girlfriend Rihanna in Los Angeles last month, prosecutors said Thursday. Mediator: All but 3 Sept. 11 lawsuits settled (AP) March 5, 2009 at 2:32 pm AP - A mediator says all but three of nearly 100 lawsuits brought on behalf of those killed or injured in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have been settled for half a billion dollars. FDIC warns US bank deposit insurance fund could tank (AFP) March 5, 2009 at 1:20 pm AFP - The US government is warning banks that its deposit insurance fund could go broke this year as bank failures mount. Obama's safety net: the TelePrompter (Politico) March 5, 2009 at 1:04 pm Politico - President Barack Obama doesn’t go anywhere without his TelePrompter. Palestinian driver killed after Jerusalem rampage (AP) March 5, 2009 at 12:25 pm AP - A Palestinian driver rammed a construction vehicle into a bus and police car on a highway Thursday, wounding two officers before he was shot dead, police said — the latest in a string of attacks by militants using heavy machinery against Israeli targets. One in 8 U.S. households late paying or in foreclosure (Reuters) March 5, 2009 at 12:05 pm Reuters - About one in eight U.S. households, a record share, ended 2008 behind on their mortgage payments or in the foreclosure process as job losses intensified a housing crisis spawned by lax lending practices, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Thursday. Obama tries to start conversation on health care (AP) March 5, 2009 at 12:03 pm AP - The nation can't afford to wait for the economy to recover before tackling out-of-control medical costs, President Barack Obama is telling some of the most powerful players in the health care reform debate. Explosion collapses 3 buildings in Bozeman, Mont. (AP) March 5, 2009 at 12:02 pm AP - An explosion rocked downtown Bozeman Thursday morning, collapsing at least three buildings and prompting evacuation of a two-block area, officials said. Canada judge: Man not responsible for beheading (AP) March 5, 2009 at 11:57 am AP - A Canadian judge ruled Thursday that a man accused of beheading and cannibalizing a fellow Greyhound bus passenger is not criminally responsible due to mental illness. Mortgage woes break records again in 4Q (AP) March 5, 2009 at 11:34 am AP - A stunning 48 percent of the nation's homeowners who have a subprime, adjustable-rate mortgage are behind on their payments or in foreclosure, and that's not the worst of it, new data Thursday showed. Why Is Obama Going Gray? (LiveScience.com) March 5, 2009 at 11:20 am LiveScience.com - News reports today point out that President Obama is going a little gray at the temples. Is it the stress of the job, or is he due to go gray about now anyway? Warning: Don't wear medication patches during MRI (AP) March 5, 2009 at 11:04 am AP - Need an MRI scan? Tell the doctor if you use any kind of medication patch — from nicotine patches to hormone-releasing ones — or you risk a burn during the MRI. Boy wins rights to tropical island in lottery (Reuters) March 5, 2009 at 10:57 am Reuters - A 4-year-old boy has won the use of an uninhabited tropical island, with white sand beaches and clear turquoise waters, in a Taiwan lottery aimed at boosting spending during an economic downturn. New jobless claims unexpectedly drop to 639,000 (AP) March 5, 2009 at 10:55 am AP - The number of new jobless claims and the total number of people receiving unemployment benefits both dropped more than expected last week, though they remain at elevated levels and are unlikely to fall substantially in the coming months. Police: 2-week-old Ariz. girl dies in dog attack (AP) March 5, 2009 at 10:39 am AP - A 2-week-old Arizona girl has died after being attacked by the family's dog in their home. House to vote on bankruptcy mortgage rewrites (AP) March 5, 2009 at 10:28 am AP - Debt-strapped homeowners unable to afford their mortgages could get their monthly payments lowered in bankruptcy court under a controversial element of President Barack Obama's housing rescue plan. Allies find agreement on ties with Russians (AP) March 5, 2009 at 10:24 am AP - NATO found agreement after intense internal debate Thursday to restore normal relations with Russia seven months after it froze ties in response to Moscow's invasion of Georgia. GM auditors raise the specter of Chapter 11 (AP) March 5, 2009 at 9:30 am AP - General Motors Corp.'s auditors have raised "substantial doubt" about the troubled automaker's ability to continue operations, and the company said it may have to seek bankruptcy protection if it can't execute a huge restructuring plan. New footage shows rare rhinos in Indonesia (AFP) March 5, 2009 at 8:58 am AFP - New infra-red footage released Thursday captures hitherto unseen images of elusive Javan rhinos, the most endangered mammal in the world with less than 60 individuals believed to remain alive. Mich. boy, 12, killed by gun being cleaned by dad (AP) March 5, 2009 at 8:46 am AP - Police say a 12-year-old Michigan boy was shot and killed when a gun being cleaned by his father went off. Eagle survives crash through truck windshield (AP) March 5, 2009 at 6:53 am AP - The eagle has landed — with a thud — after crashing through the windshield of a tractor-trailer on a Nevada highway. State wildlife officials said Wednesday that a 15-pound golden eagle with a 7-foot wing span has a swollen head but otherwise appears unhurt after crashing into a Florida truck driver's big rig on Monday. Why Steele just doesn't get it (Politico) March 5, 2009 at 4:22 am Politico - Michael Steele has just dipped his toe into the water and is already in over his head. For GOP: all pain, no gain (Politico) March 5, 2009 at 4:20 am Politico - Four months after John McCain’s sweeping defeat, senior Republicans are coming to grips with the fact that the party is still – in stock market terms – looking for the bottom. Miers, Rove will testify to Judiciary (Politico) March 5, 2009 at 4:09 am Politico - Former Bush aides Karl Rove and Harriet Miers will provide private, on-the-record interviews to the House Judiciary Committee for the panel’s investigation of alleged politicization at the Justice Department, under a deal worked out Wednesday. Chris Brown Evidence Includes Rihanna's Bloodstained Gown (E! Online) March 5, 2009 at 12:20 am E! Online - The cops apparently left no stone unturned while investigating Chris Brown.