| Police: Suicide bomb in Pakistan market kills 12
(AP)
| 2009-11-08 01:54:38 |
| AP - A suicide bomber apparently targeting an anti-Taliban mayor struck a crowded market Sunday in northwest Pakistan, killing the mayor and 11 other people and injuring dozens, police said. |
| Ida grows into hurricane near Mexico's Carib coast
(AP)
| 2009-11-08 01:33:31 |
| AP - Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats as Ida strengthened into a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun. |
| Obama wraps up Afghan review, eyes final options
(Reuters)
| 2009-11-08 01:28:32 |
| Reuters - President Barack Obama is wrapping up deliberations on war strategy in Afghanistan and is considering final Pentagon options that include sending about 30,000 more troops, officials said on Saturday. |
| House passes health care bill on close vote
(AP)
| 2009-11-08 01:26:13 |
| AP - In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. |
| UK urges G20 to consider bank levy
(Reuters)
| 2009-11-08 01:25:51 |
| Reuters - Britain pressed the G20 on Saturday to come up with a plan to make banks pay for any future bailouts but one idea of imposing a global financial transactions tax was immediately shot down by the United States. |
| House backs anti-abortion amendment
(Reuters)
| 2009-11-08 01:14:37 |
| Reuters - The House of Representatives voted on Saturday to tighten a ban against using federal funds to finance abortions under the proposed Democratic healthcare reform legislation. |
| House passes sweeping healthcare overhaul
(Reuters)
| 2009-11-08 01:12:41 |
| Reuters - The House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory. |
| 10 people killed in Pakistan car bomb: official
(AFP)
| 2009-11-08 01:05:55 |
| AFP - At least 10 people were killed and 20 others wounded Sunday when a suicide bomber blew up a car outside the home of a local mayor in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city, an official said. |
| High court to look at life in prison for juveniles
(AP)
| 2009-11-08 01:05:37 |
| AP - Joe Sullivan was sent away for life for raping an elderly woman and judged incorrigible though he was only 13 at the time of the attack. |
| Collaros, No. 4 Cincy stay perfect with 47-45 win
(AP)
| 2009-11-08 00:24:32 |
| AP - Zach Collaros kept No. 4 Cincinnati unbeaten with the second-best passing performance in school history, one that will make it tough to send him back to the bench. |