| Obama vows to fight piracy after captain's rescue (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 1:33 am
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|  AP - President Barack Obama vowed Monday "to halt the rise of piracy," while shipmates of the rescued American freighter captain called for tough action against Somali bandits who are preying on one of the world's busiest sea routes.
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| Minn. court declares Franken leading vote-getter (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:50 am
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|  AP - A Minnesota court confirmed Monday that Democrat Al Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman, who immediately announced plans to appeal the decision.
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| Immigration legal system does not protect rights (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:48 am
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|  AP - Nahuel Castrucci had no lawyer when he went before an immigration judge the first time, or the second time. He sat speechless and handcuffed as the judge was about to expel him from his own country.
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| Passenger lands plane in Fla. after pilot dies (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:45 am
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| | AP - Doug White and his family had just enjoyed a smooth takeoff and were ascending through the clouds when the pilot guiding their twin-engine plane tilted his head back and made a guttural sound. |
| Phil Spector found guilty of 2nd-degree murder (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:25 am
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|  AP - Rock music producer Phil Spector was convicted Monday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a film actress at his mansion six years ago, a verdict that will send him to prison for at least 18 years barring a successful appeal.
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| DA: Rape may be alleged in Calif. girl's slaying (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:22 am
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|  AP - Prosecutors said Monday they may include rape and molestation allegations in their murder charge against the woman suspected of killing an 8-year-old Northern California girl and putting her body in a suitcase.
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| UN Security Council condemns North Korea launch (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:15 am
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|  AP - Eight days after North Korea's rocket launch, the U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned the action, demanded an end to missile tests and said it will expand sanctions against the reclusive communist nation.
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| US eases travel, money restraints on Cuba (AP)
April 14, 2009 at 12:07 am
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|  AP - In a measured break with a half-century of U.S. policy toward communist Cuba, the Obama administration lifted restrictions Monday on Cuban-Americans who want to travel and send money to their island homeland.
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| Al Franken wins round in Minnesota Senate race (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 11:34 pm
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| | Reuters - A Minnesota court panel ruled on Monday that Democrat Al Franken beat Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in the long-fought contest for a U.S. Senate seat and said the comic turned politician should be certified as the winner. |
| U.S. may drop key condition for Iran nuclear talks: report (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 10:53 pm
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|  Reuters - The Obama administration and its European allies are considering dropping a long-standing U.S. demand that Iran immediately shut down its nuclear facilities if it enters talks over its atomic program, The New York Times reported on Monday on its website.
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| Mark "the Bird" Fidrych dies at 54 (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 7:28 pm
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|  AP - Mark Fidrych, an eccentric All-Star pitcher nicknamed "The Bird" whose career was shortened by injuries, was found dead Monday in an apparent accident at his farm. He was 54.
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| Goldman 1Q earnings surpass Wall Street estimates (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 6:53 pm
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|  AP - Goldman Sachs, in another sign that banks may be turning around, beat Wall Street's earnings expectations as it reported a profit of $1.66 billion for the first three months of this year. The bank also said it planned to raise $5 billion in stock to help it pay back government bailout funds.
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| X-rated star Marilyn Chambers dies at 56 (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 5:42 pm
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|  AP - Marilyn Chambers, the pretty Ivory Snow soap girl who helped bring hard-core adult films into the mainstream consciousness when she starred in the explicit 1972 movie "Behind the Green Door," has died at 56.
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| Death penalty sought in Fla. toddler's slaying (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 5:38 pm
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| | AP - Florida prosecutors plan to seek to the death penalty against Casey Anthony, who is charged with murdering her young daughter whose remains were found in swampy woods months after she was reported missing. |
| Porn Queen Marilyn Chambers Dead (E! Online)
April 13, 2009 at 4:56 pm
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|  E! Online - Marilyn Chambers, whose showbiz career detoured from "99 and 44/100 percent pure" Ivory Snow girl to the decidedly not pure Behind the Green Door, has been found dead.
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| Obama to allow travel, money transfers to Cuba (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 1:04 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama directed his administration Monday to allow unlimited travel and money transfers by Cuban Americans to family in Cuba, and to take other steps to ease U.S. restrictions on the island, a senior administration official told The Associated Press.
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| GM shares slump as bankruptcy fear grows (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 1:00 pm
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|  Reuters - Shares of General Motors Corp plunged 16 percent on Monday as traders shed positions out of fear the U.S. government will push the automaker into a bankruptcy that could wipe out existing equity.
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| Obamas host first White House egg roll (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 12:03 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama welcomed thousands of children and families to the White House Easter Egg Roll Monday, calling it "one of the greatest White House traditions."
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| 18 kids, 1 grandkid: Duggars announce pregnancy (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 10:10 am
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|  AP - Josh and Anna Duggar are following in the family tradition. Josh, the eldest of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar's 18 kids, announced Monday that he and new bride Anna were about to start their own brood. The couple, who's been married since September, said Anna Duggar is due Oct. 18.
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| US captain's rescue raises stakes in piracy ops (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 6:41 am
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|  AP - The killing of three Somali pirates in the dramatic U.S. Navy rescue of a cargo ship captain has sparked concern for other hostages and fears that the stakes have been raised for future hijackings in the busy Indian Ocean shipping lane.
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| Somber return for 5 soldiers killed in Mosul, Iraq (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 3:40 am
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|  AP - On a chilly Easter night, two days after his son and four of his fellow soldiers were killed in Iraq, David Pautsch watched their remains arrive on a jumbo jet during a somber, half-hour ceremony.
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| Analysis: Obama beats first national security test (AP)
April 13, 2009 at 3:07 am
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|  AP - The U.S. economy is showing only glimmers of life and two costly wars remain in the balance, but President Barack Obama's "no drama" handling of the Indian Ocean hostage crisis proved a big win for his administration in its first critical national security test.
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| GM told to prep for bankruptcy filing: report (Reuters)
April 13, 2009 at 12:45 am
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|  Reuters - The U.S. Treasury Department is directing General Motors to lay the groundwork for a bankruptcy filing by June 1, even though the automaker has publicly stated it could reorganize outside of court, The New York Times reported on Sunday.
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