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| Obama's scorecard: Some setbacks but a good summit (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 9:16 pm
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|  AP - At his summit debut, President Barack Obama failed to persuade foreign counterparts to commit to fresh and lavish spending to boost economic revival. And the success he did achieve in finding common ground was as much the result of modified goals as swaying other countries to bend to U.S. priorities. |
| New storm barrage causes train to hit fallen tree (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 8:21 pm
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|  AP - Another barrage of storms hit the Southeast on Thursday, spawning possible tornadoes, causing a passenger train to hit a fallen tree and sending at least one person to the hospital after lightning struck a home.
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| Jury: University of Colorado wrongly fired prof (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 8:07 pm
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|  AP - A jury ruled Thursday that the University of Colorado wrongly fired the professor who compared some Sept. 11 victims to a Nazi, a verdict that gives the professor $1 and a chance to get his job back.
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| Study: Arctic sea ice melting faster than expected (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 8:00 pm
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|  AP - Arctic sea ice is melting so fast most of it could be gone in 30 years. A new analysis of changing conditions in the region, using complex computer models of weather and climate, says conditions that had been forecast by the end of the century could occur much sooner.
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| Obama issues warning as North Korea readies rocket (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 8:00 pm
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|  AP - As North Korea fueled a multistage rocket Thursday for its threatened satellite launch, President Barack Obama promised a "stern" response and Japan vowed to press for an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council. Senior U.S. defense officials said that trailers and vehicles carrying rocket propellant were in place at North Korea's coastal launch site and that fueling had begun.
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| House approves $3.6 trillion budget blueprint (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 8:00 pm
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|  AP - The Democratic-controlled House approved a budget blueprint drawn to President Barack Obama's specifications Thursday and the Senate hastened to follow suit after administration allies rejected alternatives from liberals and conservatives alike.
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| U.S. House approves Democrats' budget blueprint (Reuters)
April 2, 2009 at 7:52 pm
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| | Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a federal budget that embraces President Barack Obama's initiatives on healthcare, energy and education but leaves the government deeply in debt for the foreseeable future. |
| Journalists get shock with 'sexy' White House call (AFP)
April 2, 2009 at 6:32 pm
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|  AFP - Journalists based in the United States got a shock Thursday when they dialed a toll-free number to join a conference call with senior officials accompanying US President Barack Obama in London.
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| 5 banks repay $353M in bailout funds (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 6:30 pm
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|  AP - Five banks have repaid millions of dollars they received from the government's $700 billion financial bailout pot, the Obama administration said Thursday.
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| Mexico reports arrest of major drug suspect (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 3:44 pm
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|  AP - An heir to one of Mexico's most notorious narcotics empires was grabbed by police as he exercised in a city park, officials announced Thursday, shortly before U.S. and Mexican Cabinet officials met to coordinate attacks on escalating drug violence.
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| Police, protesters clash before NATO summit (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 3:41 pm
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|  AP - Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to beat back a crowd of several hundred anti-NATO protesters in Strasbourg on Thursday as the city in eastern France, host of the alliance's 60th anniversary summit, readied for the arrival of world leaders.
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| Critics assail Afghan law that 'legalizes rape' (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 3:27 pm
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|  AP - A new Afghan law makes it legal for men to rape their wives, human rights groups and some Afghan lawmakers said Thursday, accusing President Hamid Karzai of signing the legislation to bolster his re-election prospects.
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| Greenberg spars with lawmakers over AIG mess (Reuters)
April 2, 2009 at 3:00 pm
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| | Reuters - Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, former CEO of American International Group Inc and creator of the AIG unit whose investments triggered the insurance giant's near collapse, portrayed himself as a victim in testimony before a congressional panel on Thursday. |
| Authorities: Missing Neb. couple asked about abuse (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 2:37 pm
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|  AP - Members of a missing Nebraska family whose car was found in the Black Hills of South Dakota were interviewed about allegations of abuse on the day they were last seen nearly two weeks ago, authorities said Thursday.
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| Obama to nominate sampling expert to head census (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 2:28 pm
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| | AP - President Barack Obama has chosen Robert M. Groves to be the next census director, turning to a professor who has clashed with Republicans over the use of statistical sampling to lead the high-stakes head count. |
| Bank of America CEO: Repaying U.S. may take a while (Reuters)
April 2, 2009 at 1:18 pm
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|  Reuters - Bank of America Corp Chairman and Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis said it may take several quarters for the bank to repay its $45 billion of federal bailout money, although he believes the U.S. economy may bottom out in the second half of this year.
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| Report: Pilot asked to divert, gave no reason (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 12:19 pm
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|  AP - A preliminary report released Thursday on the Montana plane crash that killed 14 people two weeks ago said the pilot twice asked air traffic controllers to divert from the flight's original destination but gave no reason either time.
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| New jobless claims jump unexpectedly to 669K (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 9:22 am
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|  AP - The number of people filing new jobless claims jumped unexpectedly last week, while those continuing to receive benefits hit a 10th straight record-high. Both figures show the labor market remains weak and is unlikely to recover anytime soon.
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| Yacht hijacked by pirates near Seychelles islands (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 8:46 am
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|  AP - A tourist yacht and its crew of seven was hijacked by Somali pirates near the Seychelles islands off Africa's east coast Wednesday, said the director of the British agency that books diving tours on the luxury yacht.
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| Former AIG chief says bailout 'failed' (Politico)
April 2, 2009 at 8:23 am
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|  Politico - Former AIG CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg says the bailout has "failed" and he's proposing a 10-point alternative focused on saving, not breaking apart, the mega-insurer.
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| Israeli 13-year-old killed in West Bank ax attack (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 8:13 am
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|  AP - An ax-wielding Palestinian militant went on a rampage Thursday in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, killing an Israeli 13-year-old and wounding a 7-year-old boy before fleeing the area.
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| Is the Afghan War NATO's 'Graveyard?' (RealClearPolitics.com)
April 2, 2009 at 7:45 am
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|  RealClearPolitics.com - As Afghanistan goes, so goes NATO. Interviews across the U.S foreign policy establishment reveal a unified belief that the authority of the transatlantic alliance will be won or lost in the Afghan war.
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| Tobacco regulation bill up for vote Thursday (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 7:16 am
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|  AP - Anti-smoking forces are predicting a long-awaited victory when the House votes on legislation that would, for the first time, allow government regulation of tobacco products.
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| NYC judge denounces woman's self-styled sting (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 7:03 am
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| | AP - A judge has rebuffed a woman's undercover attempt to get her son's Brooklyn murder conviction overturned by conducting an amateur sting operation targeting a juror in the case. |
| U.S. Sees North Korea Going Ahead With Missile Launch (Bloomberg)
April 2, 2009 at 6:51 am
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|  Bloomberg - April 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. expects North Korea to go ahead with the launch of a satellite-bearing missile, an Obama administration official said, as Kim Jong Il’s regime threatened military action against any attempt to shoot it down.
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| U.S. could face second recession next year (Reuters)
April 2, 2009 at 5:37 am
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| | Reuters - Although the U.S. economy is expected to return to growth later this year, there is a danger of a second recession if monetary easing and a weak dollar leads to increased inflation expectations, a report said on Wednesday. |
| Obama, South Korean leader talk security (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 4:21 am
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|  AP - President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart agreed Thursday on the need for a "stern, united" international response if North Korea goes ahead with a planned rocket launch, according to South Korean officials. Obama pledged to push for "peace and stability" on the Korean peninsula.
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| World markets surge as US data boost recovery hope (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 4:11 am
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|  AP - World stock markets soared Thursday, with Hong Kong's benchmark vaulting more than 7 percent, as stronger-than-expected U.S. economic figures boosted confidence the world's largest economy is on the mend.
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| Obama, Hu stress crisis response in first meeting (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 3:47 am
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|  AP - President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, promised to work together to renew global growth and build a strategic partnership but did not discuss Beijing's unease about its holdings of U.S. debt and other disputes in their first meeting at the London economic summit.
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| Israel's Lieberman links peace with disarming Hamas (Reuters)
April 2, 2009 at 3:08 am
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| Reuters - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said in remarks published on Thursday it would be difficult to make progress in peace talks with Palestinians as long as armed Hamas Islamists control the Gaza Strip. |
| Woman Needs An Hour Alone Between Work And Husband (Dear Abby)
April 2, 2009 at 2:16 am
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| | Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: When my husband, "Wyatt," and I first started dating, we both had jobs. Because I am a teacher, my workday ended about two hours before his, allowing me some much-needed time alone before he came home. |
| American Airlines union goes viral against execs (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 12:54 am
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|  AP - Unions at American Airlines have picketed, worn buttons and rented billboards to protest what they consider unseemly management bonuses. Now they're using an interactive Web site game to skewer their CEO.
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| Malaysian PM resigns in favour of deputy (AFP)
April 2, 2009 at 12:44 am
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|  AFP - Malaysia's king Thursday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi after six years in office, clearing the way for a smooth transfer of power to deputy Najib Razak.
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