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Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles

By JAY LINDSAY — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:50:29 +0000

BOSTON (AP) — The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime trades….

Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal

By KIMBERLY HEFLING — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:37:32 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — They flew planes during World War II but weren’t considered real military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their service ended, they had to pay their own bus fare home….

House GOP leaders press earmark moratorium

By ANDREW TAYLOR — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:36:43 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — House GOP leaders are pushing rank-and-file Republicans to break their addiction to pet projects by going cold turkey and giving up the long-cherished practice of directing federal dollars to their home districts….

Coast Guard: Icebreaker to be reactivated by 2013

By GEORGE TIBBITS — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:34:20 +0000

SEATTLE (AP) — After a $62 million overhaul, the Coast Guard will have its third icebeaker back in service in 2013, filling a critical need as the fleet takes on new responsibilities, the commandant of the service said Wednesday….

Police surprised by teacher-student sex confession

By JOHN ROGERS — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:23:31 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — In his 28 years with the Burbank Police Department, Sgt. Robert Quesada had never heard of anything quite like it: A well-respected teacher at one of the city’s public schools walks into police headquarters and confesses to having an affair with a 14-year-old boy….

Kansas City, Mo., closing nearly half its schools

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:22:18 +0000

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City school board is closing nearly half the district’s schools in a desperate bid to stay afloat….

Calif. boy who called 911 thanks dispatcher

By THOMAS WATKINS — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:14:36 +0000

NORWALK, Calif. (AP) — A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff’s dispatcher who took his call….

Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems

By ERIN McCLAM and TOM KRISHER — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:17 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn’t mean there’s an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid….

Church abuse scandal reaches pope’s brother

By VICTOR L. SIMPSON — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:15 +0000

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff himself….

Pa. suspect: Caretaker by day, ‘Jihad Jane’ online

By MARYCLAIRE DALE — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:15 +0000

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Colleen LaRose spent long days caring for her boyfriend’s father in a second-floor apartment in Pennsburg, a small town north of Philadelphia….

US-Israel row highlights quandary over settlements

By KARIN LAUB and STEVEN GUTKIN — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:10:04 +0000

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — An open diplomatic row during the visit of Vice President Joe Biden has shined a spotlight on the U.S. failure to rein in Israeli settlement ambitions and deepened Palestinian suspicions that the United States is too weak to broker a deal….

Fed recovers, gets new look as financial regulator

By JIM KUHNHENN — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:06:15 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve, still dusting itself off from a fight that threatened to trim its powers, could emerge from a congressional overhaul of banking rules as the top cop over the nation’s largest financial institutions….

Obama: Time for talk is over on healthcare bill

Reuters: Politics — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:05:14 +0000

ST. CHARLES, Missouri (Reuters) - President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the “time for talk is over” and urged the Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly challenged insurers to forgo profits to make coverage more affordable.

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House leader: Ethics panel ends Massa probe

By LARRY MARGASAK — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:59:16 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Democratic campaign chief said Wednesday the ethics committee has ended an investigation of former Rep. Eric Massa, but the freshman’s alleged harassment of his staff members - with possible sexual overtones - could spell continuing trouble for the party….

Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth

By JACOB ADELMAN — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:59:13 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census announced a new campaign Thursday that aims to reach the hard-to-count demographic through its smart-phone-toting youngsters….

Senate passes $149 bln for jobless aid, tax breaks

Reuters: Politics — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:49:42 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November.

Corey Haim prolonged tragic Hollywood tradition

By SANDY COHEN — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:45:44 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corey Haim’s story is sadly familiar in Hollywood: A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as his star-power faded….

Obama renews backing of earthquake-stricken Haiti

By BEN FELLER — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:42:43 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday renewed America’s commitment to the recovery and reconstruction of earthquake-devastated Haiti, telling visiting President Rene Preval he knows the crisis has not passed….

Garciaparra comes back to Red Sox to retire

AP Top Sports News At 7:33 p.m. EST — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:32:54 +0000

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston’s World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox….

Gates keeps up pressure on Iran with Gulf visit

By ANNE GEARAN — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:25:43 +0000

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Saudi leaders Wednesday that the U.S. effort for diplomatic engagement with Iran had come to naught and he asked for the influential kingdom’s help to win wide backing for biting economic penalties against Tehran….

Faraway Iditarod fans feed race habit

By RACHEL D'ORO — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:25:23 +0000

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Cathleen Griffin usually feeds her passion for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race through the Internet, but next week she’ll travel to Alaska for the first time to see the winner cross the finish line in the old gold rush town of Nome….

Math and English classes could be standardized

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:23:02 +0000

SEATTLE (AP) — Governors and education leaders on Wednesday proposed sweeping new school standards that could lead to students across the country using the same math and English textbooks and taking the same tests, replacing a patchwork of state and local systems in an attempt to raise student achievement nationwide….

House rejects pullout from Afghanistan

Reuters: Politics — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:20:00 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a measure calling for President Barack Obama to pull U.S. forces from Afghanistan, in an election-year test of his decision to escalate the war.

NY lieutenant governor proposes deficit plan

Reuters: U.S. — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:17:42 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state may need a dose of the same medicine that saved New York City from a near bankruptcy in the 1970s as the state struggles with a five-year, $60 billion structural deficit, Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch said on Wednesday.

Wholesale inventories fall while sales increase

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:13:34 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Businesses trimmed inventories at the wholesale level again in January even though sales rose for a 10th consecutive month. The dip in inventories underscored that businesses remain cautious about restocking their depleted shelves….

House bans some earmarks amid ethics concerns

Reuters: Politics — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:12:49 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of Representatives moved on Wednesday to limit the ability of lawmakers to tuck pet projects into spending bills amid mounting election-year ethics concerns.

Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market

By RACHEL METZ — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:06:27 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software….

Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market

By RACHEL METZ — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:06:27 +0000

Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given

By MALCOLM RITTER — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:04:00 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests….

Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks

By ANDREW TAYLOR — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:37 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Wednesday to extend key pieces of last year’s economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor….

Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks

By ANDREW TAYLOR — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:37 +0000

Va. gov counters state atty. gen.’s advice on gays

By LARRY O'DELL — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:44 +0000

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Bob McDonnell directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in employment practices Wednesday, essentially overriding the Virginia attorney general’s advice to public colleges….

House rejects call for withdrawal from Afghanistan

By JIM ABRAMS — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:50:28 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday soundly rejected an effort by anti-war lawmakers to force a withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year….

Making Oscar looks for less

Reuters Video: Entertainment — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:47:09 +0000

Mar 10 - Designers rush to copy the glamorous gowns worn by the stars on the Oscars red carpet, for a fraction of the price. Gemma Haines reports.

Volcker rule gets lift in Senate amid reform talks

Reuters: Politics — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:41:35 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The controversial “Volcker rule” to curb risky trading by banks got a boost in the Senate on Wednesday, as two Democrats introduced a bill that would enact and expand the rule.

Big Miami-Dade hospital system nears insolvency

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:41:30 +0000

MIAMI (AP) — The city’s major hospital network, which runs Miami’s only round-the-clock trauma center and is a safety net for the poor and uninsured, is running out of money and could close, a predicament that illustrates the precarious financial state of many hospitals around the country….

Big Miami-Dade hospital system nears insolvency

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:41:30 +0000

Once-revered SC lawmaker freezes to death alone

By SEANNA ADCOX — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:31:56 +0000

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — When Juanita Goggins became the first black woman elected to the South Carolina Legislature in 1974, she was hailed as a trailblazer and twice visited the president at the White House….

Italy, FBI raids crack down on Mafia in US, Sicily

By TOM HAYS and CURT ANDERSON — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:31:02 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI arrested a reputed U.S. mobster Wednesday on charges he provided protection for a Sicilian counterpart mapping out criminal turf in Florida - part of an international sweep aimed at further crippling the storied Gambino organized crime family and disrupting its ties to the Italian mob….

Italy, FBI raids crack down on Mafia in US, Sicily

By TOM HAYS and CURT ANDERSON — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:31:02 +0000

Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks

By ANDREW TAYLOR — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:30:15 +0000

Crosby’s gold-medal Olympic stick, glove found

AP Top Sports News At 7:33 p.m. EST — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:27:56 +0000

TORONTO (AP) — The stick and glove Sidney Crosby used to give Canada its Olympic gold medal are back where they belong….

Crosby’s gold-medal Olympic stick, glove found

AP Top Sports News At 6:29 p.m. EST — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:27:56 +0000

TORONTO (AP) — The stick and glove Sidney Crosby used to give Canada its Olympic gold medal are back where they belong….

Swedish artist has no regrets over prophet drawing

By KARL RITTER — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:26:45 +0000

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The point of a caricature depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was to show that artistic freedom allows mockery of all religions, including the most sacred symbols of Islam, the Swedish artist who created it said Wednesday….

Faraway Iditarod fans feed race habit

By RACHEL D'ORO — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:26:00 +0000

Ex-Detroit councilwoman gets 37 months for bribery

By ED WHITE — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:25:20 +0000

DETROIT (AP) — A former Detroit city councilwoman was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for bribery after a federal judge refused to set aside her guilty plea during a stormy court hearing dominated by a dispute over evidence of other payoffs….

Stocks rise after inventories fall and sales gain

By TIM PARADIS — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:17:09 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Scant buying lifted stocks for a second day Wednesday after the government reported a drop in companies’ inventories….

Stocks rise after inventories fall and sales gain

By TIM PARADIS — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:17:09 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Scant buying lifted stocks for a second day Wednesday after the government reported a drop in companies’ inventories….

Derivatives debate splits US and Europe regulators

By STEVENSON JACOBS — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:16:17 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — To European officials, financial derivatives are dangerous weapons that worsened Greece’s debt crisis and should be curbed….

Derivatives debate splits US and Europe regulators

By STEVENSON JACOBS — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:16:17 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — To European officials, financial derivatives are dangerous weapons that worsened Greece’s debt crisis and should be curbed….

Disaster experts praise Chile quake response

By MICHAEL WARREN — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:15:15 +0000

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — President Michelle Bachelet leaves office Thursday with a chunk of her country in ruins - and her popularity in the clouds….

Drug arrests latest black mark on RI police force

By ERIC TUCKER — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:10:54 +0000

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — After three Providence police officers were arrested last week in a cocaine-peddling sting, Chief Dean Esserman called it a “hard day” for the department….

Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems

By ERIN McCLAM and TOM KRISHER — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:07:11 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn’t mean there’s an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid….

Republican Bunning stirs anger with WTO block

Reuters: Politics — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:04:29 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican senator who held up action earlier this month on a bill to renew jobless benefits faced more criticism on Wednesday for blocking approval of President Barack Obama’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the World Trade Organization.

Midnight knitter pulls the wool over NJ shore town

AP Top Strange News At 6:05 p.m. EST — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:04:28 +0000

WEST CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) — Someone is spinning quite a yarn over one New Jersey shore town. An unknown person dubbed The Midnight Knitter by West Cape May residents is covering tree branches and lamp poles with little sweaters under cover of darkness….

Midnight knitter pulls the wool over NJ shore town

AP Top Strange News At 6:05 p.m. EST — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:04:28 +0000

Police: Burglar uses church equipment to view porn

AP Top Strange News At 6:05 p.m. EST — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:04:24 +0000

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Second-degree burglary charges have been filed against an Ames man who broke into a church where he allegedly used the institution’s electronic equipment to watch pornography. Police allege the 55-year-old man broke into the First Christian Church on Thursday. After gathering items from around the building, he is believed to have gone to the basement to spend the night….

Police: Burglar uses church equipment to view porn

AP Top Strange News At 6:05 p.m. EST — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:04:24 +0000

Mexico’s Carlos Slim Tops Forbes’s World’s Richest List; Unseats Gates, Buffett

Bruce Watson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:02:00 +0000

Mexico’s Carlos Slim Helu tops Forbes’s World’s Billionaires 2010 list, unseating perennial inhabitants Bill Gates and Warren Buffett and becoming the first non-American to top the list since 1997.

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Witherspoon: First lady is DC’s top fashionista

AP Top Political News At 8:43 p.m. EST — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:59:31 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Actress Reese Witherspoon says her “Legally Blonde” character Elle Woods has been ousted as the most stylish woman to come to the nation’s capital by first lady Michelle Obama….

Witherspoon: First lady is DC’s top fashionista

AP Top Entertainment News At 8 p.m. EST — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:59:31 +0000

Witherspoon: First lady is DC’s top fashionista

AP Top Entertainment News At 6 p.m. EST — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:59:31 +0000

Witherspoon: First lady is DC’s top fashionista

AP Top Political News At 6 p.m. EST — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:59:31 +0000

Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks

By ANDREW TAYLOR — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:57:58 +0000

Check on Ohio State gunman found no criminal past

By MATT LEINGANG — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:54:15 +0000

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University says a background check on a janitor who shot two supervisors didn’t reveal a criminal record, even though he had spent five years in prison….

U.S. calls Myanmar election laws “a mockery”

Reuters: Politics — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:52:54 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New laws enacted by Myanmar’s military government make a mockery of democracy and ensure that elections due later this year will be a farce, the United States said on Wednesday.

Obama decries waste, fraud in gov’t health system

By ERICA WERNER — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:51:23 +0000

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — President Barack Obama denounced waste, inefficiency and downright fraud in the government’s health care system Wednesday as he sought to rally public support for his revamped overhaul plan….

Conan’s lone Twitter followee: ‘It’s totally nuts’

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:51:17 +0000

CONWAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers….

Conan’s lone Twitter followee: ‘It’s totally nuts’

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:51:17 +0000

CONWAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers….

Biden scolds Israel over settlement plan

Reuters: Politics — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:50:40 +0000

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden publicly scolded Israel on Wednesday over a Jewish settlement plan, saying it was undermining peace efforts after Palestinians agreed to U.S.-mediated talks.

Sebelius piles pressure on insurers

Reuters: Politics — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:48:30 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ratcheted up the pressure on health insurance companies on Wednesday, urging them to forgo short-term profits to make coverage more affordable and to stop fighting the Obama administration’s reform effort.

Britain confronts debt of Greek proportions

By JANE WARDELL — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:46:45 +0000

LONDON (AP) — Government debt is growing, as is the deficit. The economy is struggling to get out of recession and there is talk of spending cuts or higher taxes. The unions are on edge. And the currency is plummeting….

NY governor in hot water, 2nd-in-command steps up

Reuters: Politics — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:44:17 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - With Governor David Paterson enveloped in scandal, New York’s lieutenant governor is leading the notoriously difficult budget process and freeing up his boss to fight for his political life, experts say.

Lakers struggling to escape late-season funk

By GREG BEACHAM — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:43:38 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The euphoria from Kobe Bryant’s latest game-winning shot didn’t last much longer than it took for the celebratory streamers to fall from the Staples Center roof onto the Toronto Raptors’ heads….

Lakers struggling to escape late-season funk

By GREG BEACHAM — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:43:38 +0000

Gates, in Riyadh, seeks Saudi help on Iran sanctions

Reuters: Politics — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:39:46 +0000

RIYADH (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates asked Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah for support lobbying for U.N. sanctions against Iran on Wednesday and discussed ways to boost the kingdom’s air and missile defenses.

Study: Law officers struggle to readjust after war

By TODD RICHMOND — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:31:59 +0000

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — For soldiers patrolling in Iraq and Afghanistan, death can come from a bomb hidden in a trash pile or an innocent-looking face in the crowd. Returning home alive can depend on the quick turn of a steering wheel or pull of a trigger….

House bans misleading census mailings

By HOPE YEN — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:28:09 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Wednesday that would ban misleading mailings designed to appear they’re from the Census Bureau, following criticism that Republican groups were sending fundraising letters using the census name….

House bans misleading census mailings

By HOPE YEN — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:28:09 +0000

Marion Jones signs with WNBA’s Tulsa Shock

By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:27:35 +0000

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Marion Jones hasn’t lost much of her swagger….

Marion Jones signs with WNBA’s Tulsa Shock

By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:27:35 +0000

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Marion Jones hasn’t lost much of her swagger….

House bans some earmarks amid ethics concerns

Reuters: Politics — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:23:35 +0000

US-Israel row highlights quandary over settlements

By KARIN LAUB and STEVEN GUTKIN — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:20:32 +0000

Wine Can Boost Health, But Vegetarians Beware

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Cable, sat TV firms ask gov’t to stop TV blackouts

By DEBORAH YAO — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:19:06 +0000

The most recent showdown left millions of Cablevision Systems Corp. customers around New York without an ABC station at the start of the Academy Awards….

Cable, sat TV firms ask gov’t to stop TV blackouts

By DEBORAH YAO — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:19:06 +0000

The most recent showdown left millions of Cablevision Systems Corp. customers around New York without an ABC station at the start of the Academy Awards….

Families: 3 Americans detained in Iran call home

By JEFF BAENEN — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:18:26 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cindy Hickey had rehearsed what she would say to her son when she finally got to talk to him months after he was detained in Iran. When the time came, the conversation lasted only about a minute, she said, “so it was hard to say a lot.”…

Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section

By LAURAN NEERGAARD — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:14:21 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have swung the pendulum back toward the days of “once a C-section, always a C-section.”…

Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section

By LAURAN NEERGAARD — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:14:21 +0000

Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section

By LAURAN NEERGAARD — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:14:21 +0000

Italy, FBI raids crack down on Mafia in US, Sicily

By TOM HAYS and CURT ANDERSON — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:08:13 +0000

Fed recovers, gets new look as financial regulator

By JIM KUHNHENN — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:07:43 +0000

Garciaparra rejoins Red Sox for day, then retires

AP Top Sports News At 6:29 p.m. EST — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:05:59 +0000

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Nomar Garciaparra rejoined the Red Sox for one day and then retired, ending a 14-year career in which he won two batting titles with Boston and was once a beloved player in the city….

Church abuse scandal reaches pope’s brother

By VICTOR L. SIMPSON — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:02:57 +0000

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff himself….

Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal

By KIMBERLY HEFLING — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:02:55 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — They flew planes during World War II but weren’t considered “real” military pilots. No flags were draped over their coffins when they died on duty. And when their service ended, they had to pay their own bus fare home….

‘Lost Boys’ actor Corey Haim dead in Calif. at 38

By ROBERT JABLON — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:02:48 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38. Haim died early Wednesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Los Angeles County coroner’s Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said….

Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given

By MALCOLM RITTER — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:01:21 +0000

Business as usual in NFL free agency

By BARRY WILNER — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:16 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Business as usual….

Business as usual in NFL free agency

By BARRY WILNER — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:16 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Business as usual….