Current News Today
Iran to free female American for holiday clemency
(AP)
 AP - Iran said Thursday it will free Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months, as an act of clemency to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:22:33 GMT
| Suicide car bombing in southern Russia kills 17
(AP)
 AP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin blamed extremists "without souls, without hearts" for a suicide car bombing that killed 17 people Thursday in the crowded central market of a city in the North Caucasus.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:59:14 GMT
| U.S. Marines take back pirate-held ship off Somalia
(AP)
 AP - U.S. Marine commandos stormed a pirate-held cargo ship off the Somalia coast Thursday, reclaiming control and taking nine prisoners without firing a shot in the first such boarding raid by the international anti-piracy flotilla, U.S. Navy officials said.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:49:54 GMT
| Afghans protest Quran burning plan, torch US flag
(AP)
 AP - Hundreds of angry Afghans burned a U.S. flag and chanted "Death to the Christians" to protest plans — canceled Thursday — by a small American church to torch copies of the Muslim holy book on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:28:11 GMT
|
Current News Today
Unhurt Brady practices after car wreck (AP)
Officials say a Massachusetts driver whose van collided with a car driven by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has had his driver's license suspended at least five times. Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles spokeswoman Ann Dufresne (doo-FRAYN') says the driver's license of 21-year-old Ludgero (loo-ZHEHR'-oh) Rodrigues was suspended at least five times in three years.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:54:21 PDT
| Vikings-Saints rematch opens NFL season (AP)
The Saints' first Super Bowl title was so big in New Orleans that Mardi Gras, a revered local institution dating back well more than a century, became popularly known as, "Lombardi Gras." New Orleans' momentous victory over the Indianapolis Colts occurred in the middle of the city's parade season, so the Saints' celebratory ride through town with the Vince Lombardi...
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:43:37 PDT
| Durant's 33 lift US by Russia to semis (AP)
Chauncey Billups made the promise. Kevin Durant made sure it was kept. And by beating Russia on Thursday, the Americans brought a little joy to one of the players who will never forget what happened against the Soviets exactly 38 years earlier. Durant scored 33 points to lead the United States to an 89-79 victory that moved it within two wins of its first world basketball championship since 1994.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:01:34 PDT
| Pack give Woodson deal worth up to $55M (AP)
The Green Bay Packers signed cornerback Charles Woodson to a contract extension through the 2014 season on Thursday, a deal that will likely allow the 2009 AP Defensive Player of the Year to retire as a Packer. The 33-year-old Woodson signed a five-year contract that is worth as much as $55 million, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:12:17 PDT
|
Current News Today
Wall Street buoyed by upbeat economic data
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks rose on Thursday as stronger-than-expected jobs and trade data helped lift optimism about the economic recovery, although sentiment was fragile as investors fretted over European banks.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:51:22 GMT
| Data shows economic recovery still on track
(Reuters)
 Reuters - New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week to a two-month low, while the trade deficit narrowed sharply in July, hopeful signs for the stuttering economic recovery.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:39:56 GMT
| As Wall Street Sheriff, Coffey would be discreet
(Reuters)
Reuters - New York state attorney general candidate Sean Coffey on Thursday said he was the only contender qualified to police Wall Street and called Democratic rivals career politicians fixated on becoming governor.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:09:25 GMT
| McDonald's France lags in August, shares fall
(Reuters)
 Reuters - McDonald's Corp's European sales growth fell in August from the sizzling levels it experienced for much of the year due to weakness in France, which generates the company's biggest European sales, and its shares fell nearly 3 percent.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:30:44 GMT
|
Current News Today
FDA sends warning letters to e-cigarette companies
(AP)
AP - The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Thursday to makers of electronic cigarettes, saying some make unproven health claims, but also said the agency wants to work with them to clarify what's legal.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:33:07 GMT
| Fidel latest to say Cuba's communism doesn't work
(AP)
 AP - Cuba's communist economic model has come in for criticism from an unlikely source: Fidel Castro.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:49:49 GMT
| Pa. mayor to take immigration law to Supreme Court
(AP)
 AP - A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Hazleton, Pa., may not enforce its crackdown on illegal immigrants, dealing another blow to 4-year-old regulations that inspired similar measures around the country. The city's mayor pledged to take the case to the Supreme Court.
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:48:34 GMT
| Even pastor’s old church condemns Quran-burning
(The Upshot)
The Upshot - It's increasingly looking as though the only spiritual or political figure who will not denounce Florida pastor Terry Jones' plan to commemorate Sept. 11 by burning copies of the Quran is Jones himself. Wednesday brings the news that even the church Jones founded in Germany in the 1980s is condemning the upcoming Quran-burning at his [...]
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:14:22 GMT
|
|
