| 2 swine flus in Kan., US total 11; 8 likely in NYC (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 11:21 pm
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|  AP - Two cases of the human swine influenza have been confirmed in Kansas and one more in California, bringing the U.S. total to 11. At least eight students at a New York City high school probably have swine flu also, but health officials said Saturday they don't know whether they have the same strain of the virus that has killed people in Mexico.
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| Mexico fights swine flu with 'pandemic potential' (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 10:58 pm
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|  AP - Mexico's president assumed new powers Saturday to isolate people infected with a deadly swine flu strain as authorities struggled to contain an outbreak that world health officials warned could become a global epidemic.
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| 3 dead, 2 hurt in Ga. shooting; professor sought (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 10:54 pm
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|  AP - Authorities were on a nationwide manhunt for a University of Georgia professor in the shooting deaths of three people, including his ex-wife, Saturday at a community theater near campus.
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| Chrysler creditors urged to make concessions (Reuters)
April 25, 2009 at 10:17 pm
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| | Reuters - With just days to go for Chrysler LLC to reach agreements to cut labor and debt costs or face bankruptcy, members of Michigan's Democratic congressional delegation said on Saturday the onus was now on the U.S. automaker's creditors to make concessions. |
| `Golden Girls' star Bea Arthur dies at 86 (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 9:53 pm
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|  AP - Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and who won a Tony Award for the musical "Mame," died Saturday. She was 86.
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| Inside accounts of interrogation approval differ (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 9:45 pm
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|  AP - Release of Bush-era documents that shed more light on the origins of the CIA's use of harsh interrogation tactics has ignited a backstage battle between former Bush officials over a crucial May 2002 meeting that paved the way for use of waterboarding on a suspected al-Qaida leader.
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| Clinton tries to reassure Iraqis during visit (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 9:26 pm
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|  AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to reassure nervous Iraqis that the U.S. won't abandon them, even as she said the American troop withdrawal would stay on schedule despite a recent surge in violence.
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| Official: Ethiopia arrests 35 for coup plot (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 7:44 pm
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|  AP - The Ethiopian government has arrested 35 people suspected of a coup attempt allegedly backed by an Ethiopian economist now teaching at a Pennsylvania university, a government spokesman said Saturday.
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| WHO declares international concern over swine flu (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 4:56 pm
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|  AP - The World Health Organization warned countries around the world Saturday to be on alert for any unusual flu outbreaks after a unique new swine flu virus was implicated in possibly dozens of human deaths in North America.
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| Mexico fights swine flu with 'pandemic potential' (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 4:17 pm
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|  AP - A new swine flu strain that has killed as many as 68 people and sickened more than 1,000 across Mexico has "pandemic potential," the World Health Organization chief said Saturday, and it may be too late to contain the sudden outbreak.
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| WHO warns of flu pandemic as Mexico City frets (Reuters)
April 25, 2009 at 4:04 pm
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|  Reuters - A new flu strain that has killed up to 68 people in Mexico could become a pandemic, the World Health Organization warned on Saturday, as Mexico's crowded capital hunkered down in fear of the disease. |
| `Golden Girls' star Bea Arthur dies at 86 (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 3:55 pm
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| AP - Beatrice Arthur, the tall, deep-voiced actress whose razor-sharp delivery of comedy lines made her a TV star in the hit shows "Maude" and "The Golden Girls" and who won a Tony Award for the musical "Mame," died Saturday. She was 86.
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| Geithner pushes for more money for IMF lending (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 2:53 pm
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|  AP - As protesters clashed with police on Washington's streets, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged world finance officials meeting near the White House on Saturday to ante up more to help countries wrung by the recession.
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| Clinton: US stands by Iraqis, withdrawal on track (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 2:23 pm
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| AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to reassure nervous Iraqis that the U.S. won't abandon them, even as she said the American troop withdrawal would stay on schedule despite a recent surge in violence.
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| Iran condemns U.S. in Iraq, Clinton sees progress (Reuters)
April 25, 2009 at 2:01 pm
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|  Reuters - The United States and Iraq on Saturday dismissed fears a rash of bloody bombings could tip Iraq back into all-out sectarian war, while Iran said Washington was to blame for the attacks on Shi'ite Muslims.
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| A glance at past flu pandemics (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 1:27 pm
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| | AP - Flu pandemics occur whenever a new strain of the virus arises to which most people have no natural immunity. Experts believe they have been occurring at irregular intervals since at least the 16th-century. |
| NKorea says it has restarted nuclear facilities (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 1:00 pm
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|  AP - North Korea said Saturday it has begun harvesting plutonium from spent fuel rods at its main nuclear plant to build up its atomic arsenal. The move, in defiance of tightening U.N. sanctions, threatened to further damage efforts to dismantle the communist nation's rogue program.
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| Rihanna seeking return of pricey jewelry (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 8:31 am
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|  AP - Rihanna is seeking the return of $1.4 million in jewelry she was wearing the night she was allegedly beaten by Chris Brown. Donald Etra, an attorney for the "Umbrella" singer, filed a motion Tuesday asking that Los Angeles police and prosecutors return a pair of earrings and three rings, which were seized as evidence.
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| Accused man says SC wildfire not his fault (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 8:30 am
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|  AP - Marc Torchi and his family have been getting death threats since South Carolina officials blamed him for the wildfire that has destroyed more than 70 homes and scorched 31 square miles, causing an estimated $16 million in damage.
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| Craigslist founder isn't closing 'erotic' section (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 7:55 am
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|  AP - The founder of Craigslist does not plan to close the "erotic services" section of the Web site despite criticism that has intensified after a medical student was accused of killing a Boston masseuse who advertised there.
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| Okla. governor intervenes in Flaming Lips flap (AP)
April 25, 2009 at 6:40 am
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|  AP - Oklahoma lawmakers who voted against making a Flaming Lips tune the official state rock song represent a minority of "small-minded religious wackos," the band's lead singer says.
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| Iceland votes in general election (AFP)
April 25, 2009 at 12:05 am
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|  AFP - Iceland goes to the polls Saturday in a general election called just months after its economic meltdown, with voters set to snub the party seen as responsible for the crisis in favour of the interim leftist government.
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| Obama touts plan to change college loan system (AP)
April 24, 2009 at 11:23 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama on Friday renewed his call for the government to stop backing private loans to college students and replace them with direct government loans to young people, a challenge to a decades-old program with strong congressional support.
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| G7 signals worst of world recession may be over (Reuters)
April 24, 2009 at 10:19 pm
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| | Reuters - Finance chiefs from the G7 powers said on Friday the global economy may be past the worst phase of a recession although recovery was not yet assured, and they pledged to make sure that big financial firms are sound. |
| Errant plane causes brief White House lock down (AP)
April 24, 2009 at 9:45 pm
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|  AP - A small, single-engine plane strayed into restricted air space near the U.S. Capitol on Friday, forcing anxious officials to place the White House in temporary lockdown and take steps to evacuate the U.S. Capitol.
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| Late night TV host Jay Leno released from hospital (Reuters)
April 24, 2009 at 9:22 pm
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|  Reuters - Jay Leno was released from a hospital on Friday, one day after checking in with an undisclosed illness that forced the comedian to cancel a taping "The Tonight Show" for the first time in 17 years as host.
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| Fox faces uncertainty over fate of "Idol" judges (Reuters)
April 24, 2009 at 9:21 pm
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| | Reuters - Fox television this week faced an uncomfortable future when the two biggest stars on its No. 1-rated show "American Idol" openly discussed leaving, which experts said could send viewership plummeting in future seasons. | | |  |
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