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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Mexico floods show need for global climate pact: president


Mexico's latest rash of storms and floods highlights the urgent need for a global accord on cutting greenhouse gases blamed for climate change...

Monday, September 27, 2010

Obama presses for longer school years

Barely into the new school year, President Barack Obama issued a tough-love message to students and teachers on Monday: Their year in the classroom should be longer, and poorly performing teachers should get out....

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Sparks flying, wing aground, flight lands in NYC


With a flight attendant yelling "heads down, stay down," passengers cowered and prayed on a tense descent into John F. Kennedy International Airport...

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Official: Shooter may have targeted Neb. workers


Three employees wounded in a shooting this week at a cold-storage warehouse in southeast Nebraska don't appear to be....

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Photos: NYC storm leaves 14-mile path of destruction


The National Weather Service determined that two tornadoes ripped through New York City during a fast-moving storm...

Friday, September 17, 2010

White House defends stimulus, highlights projects


In a report being released Friday by Vice President Joe Biden, the White House pushes back against criticism of its $814 billion stimulus program...

Thursday, September 16, 2010

No deal: Mideast round ends amid fresh violence

A mortar attack by Palestinian militants and airstrikes by Israel formed the grim backdrop as Mideast leaders ended their latest round of peace talks Wednesday...

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Amazon goes after Apple's iPad in new Kindle ad


Amazon.com Inc. is rolling up its sleeves in its fight to convince consumers that its Kindle electronic reader is better than competing devices such as Apple's iPad...

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Economy 101: Who benefits from new banking rules?


At the core of an international agreement to head off future financial meltdowns is a requirement that banks keep more....

Monday, September 13, 2010

Global banking rules aim to balance safety, growth


Banks will have to significantly increase their capital reserves under rules endorsed Sunday by the world's major central banks...

Sunday, September 12, 2010

10 deadliest cancers and why there's no cure


The dread and fear that can come with a cancer diagnosis have their roots in its killer nature: It's the No. 2 cause of death in Americans, second only to heart disease..

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Florida pastor says he's 'rethinking' canceled Quran burning


A Florida pastor who called off a Quran burning said late Thursday he was "rethinking our position" after a proposed meeting over the location...

Friday, September 10, 2010

Al Qaeda prisoners escape US custody in Iraq


Four prisoners with links to Al Qaeda being guarded by American troops escaped from a maximum-security prison in Baghdad and are still at large...

Thursday, September 9, 2010

US embassies brace for Quran burning protests


Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center answers a few questions from reporters after news conference in Gainesville, Fla...

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Report: Castro blasts Ahmadinejad as anti-Semitic


Fidel Castro criticized Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes...

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

US won't say if blowout preventer on way to shore


The Justice Department won't say if the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from gushing from BP's undersea well into the Gulf of Mexico is on its way to shore...

Monday, September 6, 2010

Taiwan's HTC: iPhone's 'quiet' challenger


East Asia is the world's electronics factory, yet unless they are Japanese, producers are largely anonymous. Now HTC Corp., a Taiwanese maker of smart phones...

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Fidel Castro leads first mass rally in four years


Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Friday completed a return to public life, leading his first mass rally since an illness forced him from the presidency four years ago....

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Gaza militants vow new Israel attacks after peace talks


Militants in Gaza have vowed to step up attacks against Israel, following the first direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian...

Friday, September 3, 2010

Israel, Palestinians launch direct peace talks


Palestinian leaders began direct peace negotiations on Thursday, sitting down for U.S.-brokered talks even as hard-liners on both sides vowed never to accept a deal...

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Miners' morale leaps as Chile rescue drill inches closer


The morale of 33 miners trapped in Chile soared Wednesday after music and hot meals were supplied...

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Chilean miners await rescue as drilling begins


31-tonne drill bores 50 feet into rock as rescue mission to save 33 trapped miners begins Drilling began on Monday to rescue the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground...