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| Pakistani leader: Bin Laden 'may be dead' — or not (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 12:07 am
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|  AP - Pakistan's president said Monday his intelligence agencies believe Osama bin Laden may be dead, but he added there is no proof. Other Pakistani officials and a U.S. counterterrorism official said they thought the al-Qaida chief is alive. U.S. officials said bin Laden is most likely hiding in the mountains along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, in particular the lawless tribal regions.
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| Quake jars already-nervous Mexico City residents (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 12:06 am
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|  AP - A strong earthquake struck central Mexico on Monday, swaying tall buildings in the capital and rattling nerves in a city already tense from a swine flu outbreak suspected of killing as many as 149 people nationwide
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| Mexico faces criticism over swine flu response (AP)
April 28, 2009 at 12:05 am
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|  AP - Two weeks after the first known swine flu death, Mexico still hasn't given medicine to the families of the dead. It hasn't determined where the outbreak began or how it spread. And while the government urges anyone who feels sick to go to hospitals, feverish people complain ambulance workers are scared to pick them up.
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| WHO raises global alert level on swine flu (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 11:43 pm
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|  AP - The swine flu epidemic entered a dangerous new phase Monday as the death toll climbed in Mexico and the number of suspected cases there and in the United States nearly doubled. The World Health Organization raised its alert level but stopped short of declaring a global emergency.
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| Fiancee loves Craigslist suspect, but wedding off? (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 11:31 pm
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|  AP - The fiancee of a medical student accused of killing a masseuse he met through Craigslist said Monday she still loves him, but the band hired to perform at their scheduled August wedding said it's been told it won't be needed.
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| Sailor sues over safety of pirated Maersk Alabama (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 9:27 pm
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|  AP - A member of the crew on the U.S.-flagged ship hijacked by African pirates sued the owner and another company Monday, accusing them of knowingly putting sailors in danger. Richard E. Hicks alleges in the suit that owner Maersk Line Limited and Waterman Steamship Corp., which provided the crew, ignored requests to improve safety measures for vessels sailing along the Somali coast.
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| Jet flyover in lower Manhattan sets off panic (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 9:26 pm
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|  AP - One of the president's official planes and a supersonic fighter jet zoomed past the lower Manhattan skyline in a flash just as the work day was beginning Monday. Within minutes, startled financial workers streamed out of their offices, fearing a nightmarish replay of Sept. 11.
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| Snoop Dogg takes stand in civil trial (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 8:06 pm
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|  AP - Snoop Dogg told jurors on Monday that he didn't hit a man suing him for millions of dollars with a brass-knuckle microphone during a melee at one of his 2005 concerts.
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| Fox sticking with schedule instead of Obama (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 6:26 pm
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|  AP - Fox became the first broadcast network to turn down a request by President Barack Obama for time, opting to show its drama "Lie to Me" on Wednesday instead of the president's prime-time news conference.
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| 5 charged in 'nightmare' $70M mortgage scheme (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 5:50 pm
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|  AP - More than 1,000 people were defrauded out of about $70 million by a group advertising the dream of homeownership in what turned out to be a nightmare Ponzi scheme, federal and Maryland officials said Monday.
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| Obama plane photo op startles New Yorkers (Reuters)
April 27, 2009 at 5:49 pm
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|  Reuters - One of President Barack Obama's official planes flanked by an Air Force fighter jet flew low over the Statue of Liberty on Monday for a photo opportunity that reminded startled New Yorkers of the September 11 attacks.
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| Iraq doubts possibility of keeping US in cities (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 5:29 pm
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|  AP - The Iraqi government cast doubt Monday on the possibility that American troops will remain in urban trouble spots like Mosul after the June 30 deadline for U.S. forces to withdraw from cities.
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| Quake jars already-nervous Mexico City residents (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 4:58 pm
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| AP - A strong earthquake struck central Mexico on Monday, swaying tall buildings in the capital and sending office workers into the streets. The quake rattled nerves in a city already tense from a swine flu outbreak suspected of killing as many as 149 people nationwide. |
| What you need to know about swine flu (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 4:41 pm
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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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| IRS says set to pursue "other banks" on tax evasion (Reuters)
April 27, 2009 at 4:33 pm
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|  Reuters - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to pursue other foreign banks for allegedly facilitating tax evasion by wealthy Americans following its high-profile case against Switzerland's UBS AG , an IRS official said on Monday.
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| Same-sex couples tie the knot in Iowa (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 3:59 pm
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|   AP - The first same-sex couples tied the knot in Iowa on Monday as the controversial issue of gay marriage moved to the nation's heartland. Melisa Keeton and Shelley Wolfe were declared "legally married" by pastor Peg Esperanaza during a ceremony in front of the Polk County administrative offices in Des Moines. It didn't take long before they were referring to one another as "wife."
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| Gov't advises against unnecessary travel to Mexico (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 3:58 pm
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|  AP - The federal government is preparing a travel advisory instructing Americans to avoid nonessential travel to Mexico, the acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.
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| Survey: Americans switch faiths early, often (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 12:45 pm
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| | AP - The U.S. is a nation of religious drifters, with about half of adults restlessly switching faith affiliation at least once during their lives, a new survey has found. |
| Obama the first Asian-American president? (AFP)
April 27, 2009 at 10:26 am
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|  AFP - Barack Obama made history as the first African-American president but in his first 100 days he has also shown himself to be America's most Asian leader yet, community members say.
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| FDA warns of salmonella in sprouts (Reuters)
April 27, 2009 at 9:00 am
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| | Reuters - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told people on Sunday not to eat raw alfalfa sprouts, saying they may be contaminated with salmonella. |
| Spain confirms 1st swine flu case in Europe (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 6:39 am
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|  AP - Spain's Health Ministry confirmed the country's first case of swine flu on Monday and said another 20 people are suspected of having the disease. It was the first confirmed swine flu case in Europe and the first outside of North America.
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| Study: SE Asia will be hit hard by climate change (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 5:15 am
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|  AP - Southeast Asia will be hit particularly hard by climate change, causing the region's agriculture-dependent economies to contract by as much as 6.7 percent annually by the end of the century, according to a study released Monday.
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| World Bank: Economic crisis turning into calamity (AP)
April 27, 2009 at 3:42 am
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|  AP - The global financial crisis could become "a human and development calamity" for many poor countries, the World Bank said, urging donor nations to speed delivery of money they have pledged and consider giving more.
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