| Officials say US deaths expected from swine flu (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 8:12 pm
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|  AP - The global swine flu outbreak worsened Tuesday as authorities said hundreds of students at a New York school have fallen ill and federal officials said they expected to see U.S. deaths from the virus. Cuba suspended flights to and from Mexico, becoming the first country to impose a travel ban to the epicenter of the epidemic.
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| At least 5 hospitalized in US with swine flu (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 7:44 pm
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|  AP - At least five people were in U.S. hospitals with swine flu as the number of cases nationwide rose to 68 on Tuesday and a federal health official warned that deaths were likely.
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| Teen hiker lost for 3 nights in NH is found safe (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 7:38 pm
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|  AP - An Eagle Scout whose day hike in the mountains went awry when unusually warm weather turned small streams into raging rivers, blocking his way, was found safe Tuesday after spending three nights alone in the woods.
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| Specter shift puts Dems near filibuster-proof mark (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 7:24 pm
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|  AP - Veteran Republican Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that seemed to stun the Senate, a moderate's defection that pushed Democrats to within a vote of the 60 needed to overcome filibusters and enact President Barack Obama's top legislative priorities.
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| SKorean experts claim to have cloned glowing dogs (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 7:08 pm
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|  AP - South Korean scientists say they have engineered four beagles that glow red using cloning techniques that could help develop cures for human diseases. The four dogs, all named "Ruppy" — a combination of the words "ruby" and "puppy" — look like typical beagles by daylight.
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| Mexicans put faith in masks — but do they work? (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 7:05 pm
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|  AP - The cloth patches in green, blue and white are everywhere, clamped tight over the mouth and nose of teachers, toddlers, policemen and drunks. Even the statue at the church of St. Jude, patron of lost causes, has been fitted with a light-blue surgical mask to ward off swine flu.
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| New York City-sized ice collapses off Antarctica (Reuters)
April 28, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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|  Reuters - An area of an Antarctic ice shelf almost the size of New York City has broken into icebergs this month after the collapse of an ice bridge widely blamed on global warming, a scientist said Tuesday.
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| Blown-away Chihuahua reunited with owners (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 5:55 pm
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|  AP - Tinker Bell has been reunited with her owners after a 70-mph gust of wind picked up the six-pound Chihuahua and tossed her out of sight. Dorothy and Lavern Utley credit a pet psychic for guiding them on Monday to a wooded area nearly a mile from where 8-month-old Tinker Bell had been last seen. The brown long-haired dog was dirty and hungry but otherwise OK.
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| Obama orders review of New York City flyover (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 5:11 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama has ordered an internal review to determine how the decision was made to send of one of his official airplanes on a low-flying photo op past the New York City skyline.
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| GM to force more than 1,000 dealers to close (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 4:35 pm
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|  AP - General Motors Corp. told its dealers Tuesday that it will force 1,000 to 1,200 underperforming locations to close their doors as the automaker tries to thin dealer ranks to make the remaining outlets more profitable.
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| No happily ever after yet for 'Slumdog' kid stars (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 4:26 pm
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|  AP - Rubina Ali's house is flooded with sewer water, and her feet itch. She's discovered a world of creepy-crawlies in the opaque gray water: scorpions, rats and slithery creatures with lots of legs.
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| Terrorists finding safe havens in East Africa (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 1:42 pm
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|  AP - There is growing evidence that battle-hardened extremists are filtering out of safe havens along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and into East Africa, bringing sophisticated terrorist tactics that include suicide attacks.
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| Consumer confidence soars in April (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 1:06 pm
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|  AP - Hopeful signs that the worst may be over for the economy boosted Americans' moods in April, sending a closely watched barometer of sentiment to the highest level since November.
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| In flu crisis, US has planned for the worst (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 12:55 pm
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|  AP - If the Mexico swine flu becomes a global pandemic, the routines and comforts of daily life would vanish in the blink of an eye. Small towns and big cities alike would go into a protective crouch.
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| Shares of BofA, Citi drop on stress test concerns (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 12:49 pm
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| | AP - Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. will need to raise more capital if they can't convince regulators that "stress test" results were mistaken, according to two people familiar with the matter. |
| Obama administration expands housing aid plan (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 12:25 pm
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| | AP - The Obama administration said Tuesday it is expanding its plan to stem the housing crisis by offering mortgage lenders incentives to lower borrowers' bills on second mortgages. |
| Sources: Sen. Specter intends to switch parties (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 12:13 pm
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|  AP - Several officials say veteran Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania intends to switch parties, advancing his own hopes of winning a new term next year while pushing Democrats one step closer to a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority.
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| What you need to know about swine flu (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 3:09 am
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|  AP - A never-before-seen strain of swine flu has turned killer in Mexico and is causing milder illness in the United States and elsewhere. While authorities say it's not time to panic, they are taking steps to stem the spread and also urging people to pay close attention to the latest health warnings and take their own precautions.
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| Leno back on the stage, joking about his illness (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 1:31 am
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|  AP - Jay Leno bounced back from an illness, returning to "Tonight" with jokes about swine flu, the 103-degree fever that sent him to the hospital and the armed guard he said kept him company.
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