Are Dairy Farmers A Dying Breed?

California dairy farmer Joey Mendoza recently sold off his herd of cows because he's earning about half of what it costs to produce each gallon of milk. The USDA projects that this year's average milk price paid to dairy farmers will be the lowest since 1978.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:54 pm

Dealerships Give 'Cash For Clunkers' A Jump-Start

The final details of the government program that encourages people to trade in older, gas-guzzling cars for more fuel-efficient ones will be released Friday. But car dealers have been using the program to sell cars for weeks.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:08 pm

Baptist Leaders Face Challenge On Women's Roles

The Southern Baptist Convention is losing members. One ex-member, President Jimmy Carter, says a primary reason he left was the denomination's treatment of women. The SBC says women cannot hold positions of leadership over men. And now some Baptists say that stand is contributing to the convention's problems.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jul 2009 | 6:25 pm

Burma trial reaches final stages

The trial of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi resumes, with closing statements from lawyers.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:07 am

Kyrgyz poll condemned by monitors

European monitors say Kyrgyzstan's presidential election was marred by "many problems and irregularities".
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:04 am

Helicopter crashes onto Md. interstate, killing 4 - The Associated Press

Washington Post

Helicopter crashes onto Md. interstate, killing 4 The Associated Press SMITHSBURG, Md. — A commercial helicopter crashed onto a western Maryland interstate highway and burst into flames late Thursday, killing all four people on board, emergency officials said. The aircraft was engulfed when firefighters arrived at the ... Four Killed as Helicopter Crashes Onto I-70 in Western Md.Washington Post 4 die in Maryland helicopter crashCNN International Four reportedly killed as copter crashes onto I-70Baltimore Sun Examiner.com -9&10 News -Frederick News Post (subscription) all 592 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:01 am

Suu Kyi Trial Reaches Final Stage - Wall Street Journal

Boston Globe

Suu Kyi Trial Reaches Final Stage Wall Street Journal By a WALL STREET JOURNAL Staff Reporter YANGON, Myanmar – Speculation over the fate of pro-democracy dissident Aung San Suu Kyi heated up as her lawyers were scheduled to launch final arguments in her trial in Myanmar on Friday. ... Myanmar Dissident's Trial Nears EndNew York Times Closing Arguments Set in Trial of Aung San Suu KyiVoice of America Suu Kyi faces Myanmar trial verdictCNN International guardian.co.uk -AFP -Radio Australia all 1,148 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:01 am

Helicopter crashes onto Md. interstate, killing 4 (AP)

AP - A commercial helicopter crashed onto a western Maryland interstate highway and burst into flames late Thursday, killing all four people on board, emergency officials said.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am

Sergeant Who Arrested Gates Speaks Up

The week-old arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. continues to dominate talk shows and water cooler conversations. It erupted again Thursday following sharp criticism of the Cambridge Police Department by President Obama. The police sergeant who made the arrest says he's dismayed by the president's remarks — and insists he did nothing wrong.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am

Obama Presses His Health Care Preferences

President Obama traveled to Ohio Thursday, continuing to call on Congress to act quickly to overhaul the nation's health care system. But even as the president spoke to an enthusiastic audience in Shaker Heights, Congress was taking steps to slow the process down.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am

Microsoft Reports Drop In Annual Revenue

Microsoft marked the end of its fiscal year Thursday with some grim news. The company reported its first-ever full decline in annual revenue. Liz Jones of member station KUOW in Seattle reports.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jul 2009 | 10:00 am

Explosion occurs at Univ. of Tokyo laboratory, some believed injured+

(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) An explosion occurred at around 6:20 p.m. Friday in a laboratory at the University of Tokyo and apparently injured an unknown number of people, the Tokyo...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:59 am

Myanmar defiant as Suu Kyi trial enters final stage (AFP)

AFP - The trial of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi entered its final stage on Friday as the ruling junta denounced criticism of her ongoing detention and its plan for elections.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:58 am

OSCE monitors slam Kyrgyz presidential election

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- European monitors say Kyrgyzstan's presidential election was marred by ballot-box stuffing and widespread vote counting problems....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:56 am

Kovalainen tops Hungary practice

Heikki Kovalainen clocks the fastest lap late on in a tight first practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:54 am

Police: 3rd bomb in Jakarta attack malfunctioned

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- The suicide attackers who struck the Indonesian capital last week planted a third bomb intended to send panicked crowds to hotel lobbies where the other bombs would explode, but the device's timer malfunctioned, police said Friday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:54 am

Police: 3rd bomb in Jakarta attack malfunctioned

The suicide attackers who struck the Indonesian capital last week planted a third bomb intended to send panicked crowds to hotel lobbies where the other bombs would explode, but the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:53 am

Golf: Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup 2nd-round results+

(Kyodo) _ Leading scores Friday after the second round of the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup at The North Country Golf Club (7,115 yards, par 72) in Hokkaido (Japanese...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:48 am

UN health agency's flu chief: World still 'relatively early' in swine flu pandemic.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:47 am

Sumo: Kotooshu to receive highest award in Bulgaria+

(Kyodo) _ Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu will be awarded with the Stara Planina Order First Class, the highest government award in Bulgaria, diplomatic sources said on Thursday. Kotooshu,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:47 am

Trial of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi resumes

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- The trial of Myanmar's jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi resumed Friday with her lawyers set to present a final argument in their efforts to save the Nobel laureate from a possible five-year prison term....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:46 am

Troops crawl after Guinea attack

Members of Guinea's presidential guard crawl on their bellies to apologise after roughing up a general.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:43 am

Nakasone returns to Japan after ASEAN-related meetings+

(Kyodo) _ Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone returned to Japan on Friday after attending a series of ministerial meetings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:43 am

Relax, bro, Red Sox will hit

The last straw came in the last inning, which couldn't have come soon enough for J.D. Drew. Of all the struggling Red Sox bats, Drew's of late seems the most...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:41 am

Climate change pact 'needs' China

There can be no global climate change agreement without China on board, UN chief Ban Ki-moon says in Beijing.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:40 am

LEAD: Japan extends extraordinary ban on stock short selling for 3 months+

TOKYO, July 24 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) The Financial Services Agency said Friday it will extend its extraordinary ban on a type of stock short selling for three months to Oct. 31
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:40 am

How videogamers are ruining the industry they love

Gamers are paying too much money for the wrong things.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:40 am

Tires fall off giant Westover cargo plane

CHICOPEE - Military officials are investigating how two tires fell off a huge C-5 transport plane on a training flight in Western Massachusetts. Authorities say no injuries...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:39 am

China announces first panda from frozen sperm

China announced the first successful birth of a panda cub from artificial insemination using frozen sperm, giving a new option for the famously unfertile endangered species, officials said Friday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:39 am

Japan opposition hits back as LDP takes off gloves

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's opposition Democratic Party lashed out on Friday at what it charged was a misleading negative campaign by the ruling party ahead of an election that Prime Minister Taro Aso's coalition is in danger of losing.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:34 am

Tweet a prayer - Judaism's holiest prayer site joins Twitter

Jewish people can now use Twitter to send messages to the holy prayer site of Jerusalem's Western Wall.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:28 am

Sumo: Hakuho downs Kotooshu to close in on Nagoya title+

(Kyodo) _ Mongolian grand champion Hakuho took down overnight co- leader Kotooshu on Friday to move into pole position heading into the final weekend of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:26 am

Recording of interrogations should be pledged in manifestos+

(Kyodo) _ The Japan Federation of Bar Associations will ask political parties to pledge the introduction of full mandatory recording of questioning of criminal suspects in their...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:22 am

New Research Sheds Light on How Raindrops Fall

A single drop of water can produce a shower of droplets that has all the hallmarks of rainfall, an elegant model by researchers in France suggests. Scientists had previously thought that the pattern of rainfall seen at ground level was created by drops of rain colliding as they fell.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:20 am

Dollar dips in upper 94 yen level in Tokyo on profit-taking+

(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar dipped in the upper 94 yen range Friday in Tokyo as investors moved to take profits after it climbed to the lower 95 yen zone overnight in New York, but the...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:20 am

Defacing the Bible... in the name of Art

The Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow has invited visitors to "write their way back into the Bible" if they feel excluded. Entries include "The Gospel According to Luke Skywalker," "F*** the Bible" and "Facist God." A Catholic Church spokesman said: "One wonders whether the organizers would have been quite as willing to have the Koran defaced."

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:20 am

Ohio man gets left- and right-handed holes-in-one

An Ohio man who says he's not much of a golfer pulled off a feat that not even some of the best players have matched.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:20 am

WHO says H1N1 flu spreading, behavior unchanged (Reuters)

Reuters - H1N1 flu has now spread to some 160 countries, killing about 800 people, but its behavior so far has not changed, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:16 am

WHO says H1N1 flu spreading, behavior unchanged

GENEVA (Reuters) - H1N1 flu has now spread to some 160 countries, killing about 800 people, but its behavior so far has not changed, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:16 am

Iraq PM hints at longer US role

Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki hints that US forces could stay in Iraq beyond the current deadline of 2011, during a visit to the US.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:15 am

China issues food safety regulation for food producers+

(Kyodo) _ The Chinese government unveiled a regulation Friday that requires food producers to record all information about raw material procurement and food processing procedures and keep
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:14 am

Euro zone surveys point to easing recession

The 16 countries that use the euro saw activity in services and manufacturing contract far less than expected in July, a closely-watched survey showed Friday, in another sign the European economy may be stabilizing after a steep drop earlier in the year.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:12 am

World markets rise on improving data, earnings

BANGKOK - World stocks climbed Friday as economic data and company earnings reinforced confidence that a recovery from the global recession is under way. Nearly all markets...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:11 am

Lou Holtz, Notre Dame legends ready to face Japan

TOKYO - Lou Holtz expects his players to uphold the Notre Dame football tradition when they face Japan in the Notre Dame Japan Bowl. Holtz will coach a selection of alumni...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:08 am

The story behind my Obama question - Chicago Sun-Times

Telegraph.co.uk

The story behind my Obama question Chicago Sun-Times WASHINGTON -- I asked President Obama what turned out to be a provocative question at his press conference on Wednesday night -- well, it was his answer that was really provocative -- about the arrest of noted Harvard ... Arresting Officer To Speak Out About Gates IncidentBoston Channel.com Obama parries, and critics pounceBoston Globe Police debate Obama's remarkLos Angeles Times Christian Science Monitor -Chicago Tribune -Seattle Times all 4,705 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:08 am

World stocks push up to 9-month highs (Reuters)

Reuters - World stocks pushed up to 9-month highs on Friday, cutting demand for government bonds as euro zone manufacturing and services reports beat expectations, fuelling optimism about economic recovery.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:07 am

World stocks push up to 9-month highs

LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks pushed up to 9-month highs on Friday, cutting demand for government bonds as euro zone manufacturing and services reports beat expectations, fuelling optimism about economic recovery.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:07 am

Federer’s wife gives birth to twin girls

Roger Federer's wife Mirka has given birth to twin girls.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:05 am

Cop unions rip President Obama comments

Police nationwide are reeling from President Obama's televised reprimand of Cambridge cops for "acting stupidly" in the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:05 am

Merck net profit falls 48 percent to $153 million

German drug and chemical maker Merck KGaA said Friday its second quarter net profit fell 48 percent as higher research costs and one-time effects from the acquisition of Serono weighed on the bottom line.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:04 am

Belgian convicts break out by air

Three inmates including a bank robber described as dangerous escape from a Belgian jail on board a hijacked helicopter.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:03 am

Ericsson profits drop 56 pct in 2nd quarter

Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson AB's second-quarter profits plunged 56 percent partly because of restructuring charges and losses in its mobile phone unit, Sony Ericsson, the company said Friday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:02 am

Lou Holtz, Notre Dame legends ready to face Japan

Lou Holtz expects his players to uphold the Notre Dame football tradition when they face Japan in the Notre Dame Japan Bowl.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am

Emanuel: Changes To Health System Take Time

In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel acknowledges it is unlikely that Congress will meet an August deadline to finalize health care legislation. But, he says, he expects to have a bill by the end of the year "that controls costs, expands coverage and provides choice."

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 24 Jul 2009 | 9:00 am

Zuma vows help for SA townships

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma promises to deliver better services in a bid to end township protests.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:59 am

Sweden's Saab posts 2Q drop in profits

Second-quarter profits at Swedish aerospace and defense group Saab AB dropped 14 percent due to weaker demand, project delays and order cancellations, the company said Friday. The figures were not as bad as expected, however, causing shares to rally.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:59 am

Via Rail on track for strike

Talks break off with locomotive engineers; company says that barring a last minute resolution, it will cancel all service across the country at noon ET

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:56 am

Tainted history

Russia tries to rule version of past that dominates today
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:55 am

Joba Chamberlain closer to his limitations

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman could be looking to add depth to his starting rotation, in part because of concern about a starter he already has. Joba Chamberlain,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:54 am

Records shed light on Mark Cuban-Don Nelson dispute

DALLAS - The feud between Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and former coach Don Nelson stretches back nearly seven years and has some $7 million at stake. But just how ugly...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:50 am

Activists claim Christian executed in NKorea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea publicly executed a Christian woman last month for distributing the Bible, which is banned in the communist nation, South Korean activists said Friday....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:50 am

Pervy Flesh-Peddler Bill O'Reilly Airs Erin Andrews Video

Yesterday we noticed that Fox News was hyping a Bill O'Reilly "investigation" into the naked Erin Andrews peephole video incident, prompting us to wonder, "Will the ole smut-merchant show the video on the air?" Well, of course he would, duh!

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:50 am

UK 2Q GDP down 0.8 percent

Britain's economy shrank by 0.8 percent in the second quarter, official figures showed Friday, marking the fifth straight quarter of declines in a severe recession and worse than analysts' forecasts of a drop of 0.3 percent.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:49 am

Roger Federer's wife gives birth to twin girls

GENEVA, Switzerland - Roger Federer became a father of twin girls after his wife Mirka gave birth Thursday. In a statement released on his personal Web site and Facebook...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:47 am

Afghan Pres. Skips Country's 1st TV Debate

Incumbent Bails on Presidential Debate, But Still Favored to Win as Country Continues Experiment in Democracy
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am

Deadline broken, talks continue for health bill (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is likening overhaul of the nation's health care system to one of the government's greatest triumphs: the NASA program that landed astronauts on the moon 40 years ago.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:44 am

Swine flu: critically ill pregnant woman getting 'best treatment' in Sweden

Pregnant 26yearold woman critically ill with swine flu getting the "best possible treatment" after being transferred to Stockholm.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:44 am

Chinese builder raises $7.3 billion in IPO

The company that built the "Water Cube" swimming center for the Beijing Olympics said Friday it raised $7.3 billion in the world's biggest initial public offering this year, highlighting a revival in China's financial markets.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:44 am

Samsung 2Q profit rises; Hynix trims loss

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's biggest maker of computer memory chips, said second-quarter net profit rose 5.2 percent while rival Hynix reported a narrower loss as the chip industry emerges from a deep slump.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:43 am

Mexico beats Costa Rica on penalties

CHICAGO - Mexico squeezed past Costa Rica on penalties on Thursday to set up a CONCACAF Gold Cup final against its archrival, the United States. The game finished 1-1...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:43 am

Deadline broken, talks continue for health bill - The Associated Press

FOXNews

Deadline broken, talks continue for health bill The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is likening overhaul of the nation's health care system to one of the government's greatest triumphs: the NASA program that landed astronauts on the moon 40 years ago. If Obama's initiative is to be anywhere near as ... Morning Fix: A One-Month Sprint on HealthcareWashington Post Health-care bill: Senate says legislation won't be finished before ...Chicago Tribune Senate Democrats scrub August vote for healthcare planBoston Globe Los Angeles Times -Wall Street Journal -TIME all 10,785 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:42 am

Autos: 2010 Model Year Preview

For a complete look at the latest vehicles coming down the pike, here's a comprehensive overview of what's new and what's been slightly modified or "refreshed" for the 2010 model year — as well as a few 2009 and 2011 models for good measure.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:40 am

Top 10 Animal Threats to Your Pet

Pet Health Insurer Lists the Wildlife That Could Threaten Your Pet. From the dreaded porcupine to Arizona's rare Javelina, Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. released a list of the most common animals that attack pets.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:40 am

Few spots open, but US players say camp worth it

LAS VEGAS - Mike Krzyzewski and Jerry Colangelo welcomed players here with a meeting and a challenge to prove they want to play for the United States. Most of them won't...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:38 am

Friends defend officer who arrested black scholar (AP)

AP - Supporters say the white policeman who arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his home is a principled police officer and family man who is being unfairly described as racist.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:36 am

Treasury, Fed dispute on display in Congress (AP)

AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke are squaring off in a public dispute over who should become the nation's top consumer watchdog.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:33 am

Exiled Honduran leader heads for border showdown (AFP)

AFP - Honduras's de facto government shut its southern border with Nicaragua Thursday, hoping to block President Manuel Zelaya's bid to return home a month after he was ousted in a coup.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:30 am

Long Island-bred terrorist's plea reveals LIRR plot - New York Daily News

New York Daily News

Long Island-bred terrorist's plea reveals LIRR plot New York Daily News 'He has no family anymore,' says Maria Luisa Uraga, denouncing her son, Long Island-bred terror suspect Bryant Neal Vinas. In a chilling confession, Long Island-bred terrorist Bryant Neal Vinas told how he ... A young American's journey into Al QaedaLos Angeles Times American says he volunteered for Taliban suicide missionChicago Tribune LI terrorist: LIRR knowledge came from riding itNewsday CNN -Reuters -Bloomberg all 1,048 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:28 am

Japan opposition hits back as LDP takes off gloves (Reuters)

Reuters - Japan's opposition Democratic Party lashed out on Friday at what it charged was a misleading negative campaign by the ruling party ahead of an election that Prime Minister Taro Aso's coalition is in danger of losing.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:23 am

Kyrgyz opposition rejects vote, Bakiyev landslide

BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's president won a second term by a Soviet-style margin on Friday, but the opposition complained of vote-rigging in a Central Asian country that is the focus of keen U.S.-Russian rivalry.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:22 am

Kyrgyz opposition rejects vote, Bakiyev landslide (Reuters)

Reuters - Kyrgyzstan's president won a second term by a Soviet-style margin on Friday, but the opposition complained of vote-rigging in a Central Asian country that is the focus of keen U.S.-Russian rivalry.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:22 am

Black market probe nets mayors, rabbis

More than 40 people arrested in New Jersey, some accused of laundering tens of millions of dollars and of black-market trafficking of kidneys and fake Gucci handbags

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:21 am

4 Ariz. boys accused of raping 8-year-old girl

Officers responding to a report of hysterical screams found an 8-year-old girl partially clothed and four boys, barely in their ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:20 am

Jhator: Tibetan Sky Burial

Sky Burial follows the ritual of "jha-tor" the giving of alms to birds in a northern Tibetan monastery - where the bodies of the dead are offered to the vultures as a final act of kindness to living beings.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:20 am

Poll: Palin’s favorability falters

As Gov. Sarah Palin prepares to leave office, there is broad public doubt about her leadership skills, according to a new poll.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:11 am

Schools to compete for $5B from stimulus law - The Associated Press

Washington Post

Schools to compete for $5B from stimulus law The Associated Press WASHINGTON — States and school districts will soon be able to compete for more federal money to undertake school reforms sought by President Barack Obama. Part of the economic stimulus law enacted earlier this year, the $5 billion education fund is ... Obama to unveil $4 billion school improvement planReuters Obama to announce $4.35 billion in stimulus for schoolsCNN California to be told to use test scores in evaluating teachersLos Angeles Times Washington Post -New York Times -Bloomberg all 204 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Jul 2009 | 8:11 am

Ousted Honduran leader sets up Nicaragua base

ESTELI, Nicaragua (AP) -- Honduras' deposed president set up base near his country's border to prepare a return home, urging soldiers to ignore an arrest order against him and shrugging off warnings that his homecoming could provoke violence....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:50 am

World opinion of US improves since Obama's election, poll finds - Dallas Morning News

CBS News

World opinion of US improves since Obama's election, poll finds Dallas Morning News The New York Times, AP WASHINGTON – A new global poll has found a vast improvement in views of the US since the election of President Barack Obama. But the poll, taken by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, also found broad opposition to one of Obama's ... Poll: US image abroad surges under ObamaSan Francisco Chronicle Poll: Obama's Popularity Lifts US Global ImageABC News Israelis Unsure of Obama; Palestinians Prefer OsamaCNSNews.com Politico -Christian Science Monitor -Voice of America all 316 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:38 am

Obama to schools: Change or miss out on cash

Using the promise of $4 billion in federal aid — and the threat of withholding it — President Barack Obama hopes to strong-arm schools into embracing reform.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:33 am

Facebook Relents, Lets You Change Your Username

Last month, Facebook finally announced that they would allow users to pick out custom usernames for use in vanity URLs that read www.facebook.com/username. At the time, users were advised to "choose wisely" because the username they selected would be stuck with them for life. That didn't stop some Facebook users from picking out names ....

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:30 am

With Vigor, Obama Wades Into a Volatile Racial Issue

President Obama addressed the arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Americans got a rare glimpse of what it means to have a black president in the Oval Office.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:30 am

Jersey Mayors Stung in Graft Probe - Wall Street Journal

China Daily

Jersey Mayors Stung in Graft Probe Wall Street Journal New Jersey has never been short of corruption scandals, but the one that unfolded yesterday was surprising even by the standards of the state that inspired "The Sopranos." David Bergeland, The Bergen ... Rabbis, Politicians Snared in FBI StingWashington Post Mayors, rabbis among 44 held in NJ corruption probeDetroit Free Press 44 arrested in NJ corruption sweepPhiladelphia Inquirer Seattle Times -Los Angeles Times -Boston Globe all 1,488 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:29 am

Chinese casino city Macau set to anoint new leader

HONG KONG (AP) -- The upcoming election of Macau's new leader offers something of a rarity in this Chinese gambling city: a sure thing....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:25 am

Dow breaks 9,000 for the first time in 6 months

The index rises 2.1% to close at 9,069.29 as bright reports on home sales and corporate earnings bolster beliefs that the recession is easing.

The stock market has been on a tear as investors have become increasingly convinced that the recession is waning despite the highest unemployment in decades and corporate profits that remain severely depressed.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Ford posts surprise profit of $2.3 billion in 2nd quarter

Analysts had forecast a loss for the automaker, but the company offset plunging revenue with cost cutting and debt reductions as part of an aggressive transformation.

Ford Motor Co. has dodged bankruptcy and found the black.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 24 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

4 die as helicopter crashes onto Md. highway

A commercial helicopter crashed onto a western Maryland highway and burst into flames late Thursday night, killing all four people on board, emergency officials said.



Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 6:50 am

Teixeira, Sabathia lead Yanks to 7th straight

Mark Teixeira homered and drove in three runs, CC Sabathia recovered from a shaky start and the New York Yankees extended their winning streak to seven Thursday night with a rain-delayed 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 6:41 am

Ousted Honduran Leader Inches Toward Home

Exiled President Zelaya in Nicaraguan Border Town Plotting Weekend Return to Challenge Coup Leaders
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 24 Jul 2009 | 6:27 am

Official: 4 killed in Md. helicopter crash

A commercial helicopter crashed onto a highway and burst into flames late Thursday night, killing all four people on board, emergency ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 6:11 am

Map of East Timor

Map of East Timor locating the town of Balibo where five British and Australian reporters were killed in 1975
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:42 am

Senate to miss healthcare August deadline

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's healthcare reform drive suffered a setback on Thursday when Senate leaders said they would not pass it before a month-long August recess, but Obama urged lawmakers to keep working toward approval by the end of the year.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:31 am

Obama to unveil $4 billion school improvement plan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is set to announce on Friday a competition for $4 billion in federal grants to improve academic achievement in U.S. schools, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:29 am

Bakiyev garnered a staggering 89.7 percent of the vote with 30 percent of the ballot counted.

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev speaks with voting officials at a polling station in Bishkek. Bakiyev won a landslide second term in office Friday, bagging nearly 90 percent of a little over a quarter...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:27 am

Hundreds of international observers monitored Thursday's vote

Kyrgyz election officials count votes at a polling station in Bishkek. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev won a landslide second term in office Friday, bagging nearly 90 percent of a little over a quarter...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:27 am

Some 2,000 supporters gathered at Atambayev's campaign headquarters for what they billed a victory concert

Kyrgyz opposition leader Almazbek Atambayev (C) speaks at a rally in Bishkek. President Kurmanbek Bakiyev won a landslide second term in office Friday, bagging nearly 90 percent of a little over a quarter...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:27 am

The government earlier called in more than 5,000 troops to Bishkek for the election

A Kyrgyz man arrives on horseback at a polling station outside Bishkek in Uch-Ilchik. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev won a landslide second term in office Friday, bagging nearly 90 percent of a little...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:27 am

It's no accident that victims were all female

Was this a gaudy example of those magnificently misnamed 'honour' killings?

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:12 am

Mexico defeats Costa Rica on PK'S

El Tri upend Ticos in Gold Cup semi-final match at Soldier Field in Chicago on Thursday and move on to play United States in confederation final

Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 24 Jul 2009 | 5:11 am

Election win confirmed for Indonesian president

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's president has been re-elected to a second five-year term, sparing the country a second round of voting during a nationwide manhunt for terrorists behind two deadly bombings in the capital last week....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 24 Jul 2009 | 4:56 am

In Corsica, two villages near the southern city of Ajaccio were evacuated

A firefighter enters a burning house in the village of Tavaco, southern Corsica. The French army faced mounting flak Friday after a military exercise sparked a sweeping wildfire on the outskirts of Marseille,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 4:53 am

In Italy, two people were killed as fires burned on the island of Sardinia

Volunteer firefighters work to extinguish fa ire on Monte Arci in Sardinia. The French army faced mounting flak Friday after a military exercise sparked a sweeping wildfire on the outskirts of Marseille,...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 4:53 am

Six fires in the northeast province of Teruel remained out of control having burned more than 8,000 hectares

Members of the Spanish Army Emergency Unit (UME) try to extinguish a fire burning in La Zoma near Teruel. The French army faced mounting flak Friday after a military exercise sparked a sweeping wildfire...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 4:53 am

Several fires broke out in Greece, mainly in the southern Peloponnese and on the island of Evia

Firemen work in an Athens suburb. The French army faced mounting flak Friday after a military exercise sparked a sweeping wildfire on the outskirts of Marseille, as firefighters battled blazes across southern...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 4:53 am

A 5th firefighter died in Spain, two people perished on the Italian island of Sardinia, while fires raged in Greece

A firefighter works the edges of a fire in Andorra. The French army faced mounting flak Friday after a military exercise sparked a sweeping wildfire on the outskirts of Marseille, as firefighters battled...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 24 Jul 2009 | 4:53 am

Philippine rebels rule out talks despite truce

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Muslim rebels said Friday they will only resume peace talks if an international body guarantees an autonomy deal with the Philippine government despite President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's order for her troops to hold fire....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 24 Jul 2009 | 4:27 am

Bin Laden's son reportedly killed by US strike in Pakistan - Boston Globe

Telegraph.co.uk

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Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Jul 2009 | 4:19 am

Palin Favorability Rating Dips As She Nears Exit, Poll Finds - Washington Post

Washington Post

Palin Favorability Rating Dips As She Nears Exit, Poll Finds Washington Post As Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin prepares for the next stage of her political career, a majority of Americans hold an unfavorable view of her, and there is broad public doubt about her leadership skills and understanding of ... Sarah Palin Losing Popularity, Problems for Political FutureABC News Palin appoints Janet Woods to state Board of FisheriesAnchorage Daily News Exiting the SarahspherePolitico Los Angeles Times -The Associated Press -KTUU all 450 news articles »

Source: Top Stories - Google News | 24 Jul 2009 | 4:05 am

Taiwan digs up its oldest civilization

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Researchers in Taiwan have discovered what the believe is the island's oldest civilization, dating back about 20,000 years and belonging to a pygmy-like people that came from China, Southeast Asia or beyond, the team leader said on Friday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2009 | 3:57 am

The professor, policeman and president

The white police sergeant criticized by President Obama for arresting black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his Massachusetts ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 3:54 am

Fine line when lobbyists, lawmakers mingle

Under ethics rules passed in 2007, lobbyists must report their contributions to non-profits connected to federal lawmakers twice ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 3:26 am

Lobbyists get power access via caucuses

Lobbyists and businesses that employ them donated $5.8 million last year to foundations affiliated with congressional groups, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 3:23 am

Pilots, others not tested for sleep disorders

At a meeting last week on a fatal subway crash near Boston, the NTSB announced that none of the federal agencies overseeing aviation, ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 3:10 am

Transit accidents linked to sleep disorders

Aviation regulators don't screen commercial pilots for sleep disorders that can trigger deadly mistakes linked to serious accidents ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 3:06 am

Teachers could earn more under plan

States that want a piece of the Obama administration's $4.35 billion Race to the Top Fund for schools must hew to internationally ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 3:01 am

Mayors, rabbis arrested in NJ corruption probe

NEWARK (Reuters) - Dozens of New Jersey politicians, officials and prominent rabbis were arrested on Thursday in a sweeping federal probe that uncovered political corruption, human organ sales and money laundering from New York to Israel, officials said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2009 | 2:39 am

Protests grow with Calif. budget struggles

A budget-cutting deal aimed at papering over the $26 billion deficit that has forced California to issue IOUs is going before ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 2:36 am

Report: Vick to be suspended for 4 games

Michael Vick reportedly will be conditionally reinstated early next week, and he'll then be suspended four additional games.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 2:29 am

Roundup nets several N.J. notables

It's one of the biggest corruption cases in the history of a state that's famous for them three mayors, two state legislators ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 24 Jul 2009 | 2:18 am

New telescope is world’s largest ... for now

A new telescope being inaugurated on Spain's Canary Islands holds the title as the world's largest, but contenders are gathering in the wings.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 2:05 am

‘Birthers’ won't let go of Obama claim

Six months after Barack Obama's inauguration, a persistent and noisy legion of doubters won't let go of an already debunked claim — that he is actually a foreign-born, illegal president.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 1:57 am

Obama stokes racial passions, police anger

BOSTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plunged his presidency into a charged racial debate and set off a firestorm with police officers nationwide by siding with a prominent black scholar who accuses police of racism.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 24 Jul 2009 | 1:48 am

$1.2 billion worth of pot seized in Calif.

Federal and state agents have arrested 83 people accused of growing more than $1.2 billion worth of marijuana in a crackdown on illegal pot gardens in California's Sierra Nevada range.



Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 1:28 am

Report blasts FEMA on trailer formaldehyde

The Federal Emergency Management Agency took too long to respond to initial reports of dangerous levels of formaldehyde in trailers delivered to hurricane victims, exposing people to possible health risks.



Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 24 Jul 2009 | 1:15 am

Wheels fall off US plane

MASSACHUSETTS - Military officials are investigating how two tires fell off a huge C-5 transport plane on a training flight in Massachusetts. Authorities say no injuries have been reported and no property was damaged. Officials...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:39 pm

U.S. man says aided al Qaeda plan NY railroad attack

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. man has pleaded guilty to helping al Qaeda plan an attack on New York's Long Island Rail Road and to firing rockets at U.S. troops in Afghanistan, a court transcript unsealed on Thursday showed.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 11:27 pm

US kids, 9-14, sexually assault girl, 8

PHOENIX - Prosecutors filed sexual assault charges against four boys ages 9 to 14, officials said, alleging they "brutally" attacked an 8-year-old girl after luring her to a shed with chewing gum. The boys held the girl down while...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:37 pm

US man kept 90 dogs at home

DEARBORN, Michigan - A man kept more than 90 dogs - mostly Chihuahuas - in a suburban Detroit home was filled with faeces and trash, authorities said. Neighbours in the past had complained of an odour, but this week was the first...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:24 pm

Jackson's physician identified as target of police investigation

Michael Jackson's personal physician was identified as the target of a police manslaughter investigation in court records filed today in Houston.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:10 pm

Swine flu: 100000 infected in a week

Cases of swine flu have doubled in one week with 100000 people diagnosed with the virus last week officials have announced.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jul 2009 | 10:04 pm

Poll: U.S. Image Abroad Surges under Obama

71% of Those Surveyed had Confidence in Obama's Handling of World Affairs; 17% Supported Bush in 2008
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:30 pm

Drug Firms Pour $40 Million Into Health Care Debate

During three critical months in the debate to overhaul health care, a powerful drugmaker consortium known as PhRMA and its members spent more than $3 million each week lobbying Congress. In the past, PhRMA has won most of its lobbying battles.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:05 pm

Tories will not scrap 50p tax rate until end of first term

David Cameron and George Osborne agree that if they win power the 50p tax rate will stay until the end of their first term.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:04 pm

US machete man hacked wife to death

CALIFORNIA - A man is under arrest for allegedly hacking his estranged wife to death with a machete outside the beauty shop where she worked. Police Sgt. Jeff Decker says 39-year-old Horacio Gonzalez was arrested for investigation...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jul 2009 | 9:01 pm

NZ teacher killed in Vietnam accident

A Taranaki teacher has been killed in a scooter accident in Vietnam. Andrew Thomson, 44, died on Tuesday after being knocked from his scooter and run down by a car in the coastal Vietnamese town of Vung Tau last Sunday. Mr Thomson...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:59 pm

Rising casualties raise doubts abroad on war

BERLIN (AP) -- Rising casualties in Afghanistan are raising doubts among U.S. allies about the conduct of the war, forcing some governments to defend publicly their commitments and foreshadowing possible long-term trouble for the U.S. effort to bring in more resources to defeat the Taliban....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:47 pm

Biden brings tough love to Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- A year after Georgia's disastrous war with Russia, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden assured the small country on Thursday that the United States stands behind it in their continuing conflicts with their region's dominant power....
Source: AP Top International News At 6 a.m. EDT | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:45 pm

Bin Laden's son may be dead: US officials

WASHINGTON - Saad bin Laden, a son of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, may have been killed in a US airstrike, US officials said. The son was likely killed in Pakistan in the last several months, approximately in late spring, said...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:45 pm

Germany Allows Display of Creepy Nazi Gnome

German officials will take no action against German artist Ottmar Hoerl.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:23 pm

Poll: U.S. Image Abroad Up Under Obama

A new poll by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center says that while the U.S. image is improving around the world thanks to President Obama's popularity, in the Middle East its image still needs a lift. Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center, offers his insight.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:17 pm

Karzai Rivals Make Gains Ahead Of Afghan Vote

Afghanistan's presidential campaign is heating up, and by some accounts incumbent Hamid Karzai is not a slam dunk for a second term. Still, it hasn't been easy for the 41 candidates to get out to meet voters and supporters because of security and financial woes.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:15 pm

Italy stops boat sale to N Korea

Italy has blocked the sale of two luxury yachts to North Korea believed to be destined for the country's leader Kim Jong Il in a potential breach of international sanctions, the Financial Times said. The paper said a ?12.5 million...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:15 pm

Berlusconi, King of the bimbo jungle

Italy was galvanised again this week by the baroque sex life of its extraordinary Prime Minister, with the release of tapes surreptitiously recorded by a high-class prostitute called Patrizia D'Addario, who spent an apparently exhausting...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jul 2009 | 8:14 pm

Man sacked over porn star wife revelation

FLORDIA - The mayor of a small Florida town on Thursday defended the town council's decision to fire its city manager after officials learned his wife is an adult film actress. Fort Myers Beach Mayor Larry Kiker insisted that Scott...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:18 pm

9/11 bill hits $1.5 trillion

The total cost of the United States response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the continuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan would top US$1 trillion ($1.5 trillion) under a Pentagon funding bill approved by a key House...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:15 pm

VAT cut must be extended business leaders and MPs say

Temporary cut which will save an average of £475 per household must be extended business leaders and MPs say.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jul 2009 | 7:05 pm

Islamist Group Holds First U.S. Conference

Hizb ut-Tahrir Refutes Extremism Charges In An Interview With CBS News Before Its Upcoming Conference
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 6:30 pm

Toyota considers halt to operations at California's last car plant

The Japanese automaker will begin talks with GM to end their 25-year-old joint venture, NUMMI, in Fremont.

Toyota Motor Corp. reportedly has decided to cease operations at the Bay Area auto assembly plant it shares with General Motors Co., though the Japanese automaker said a final decision hasn't been made to shutter the last remaining car plant in California.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 6:22 pm

Researchers produce cells they say are identical to embryonic stem cells

Scientists in China use cells from adult mice to breed new mice. The breakthrough results are hailed as an advance toward eliminating the need for fetal stem cells in a variety of applications.

Two groups of Chinese researchers have performed an unprecedented feat, it was announced today, by inducing cells from connective tissue in mice to revert back to their embryonic state and producing living mice from them.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 6:16 pm

Former Spy's Memoir Reveals Regret

Briton Anthony Blunt Spied for Soviets before Becoming Art Advisor to Queen
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 6:00 pm

Senate delays healthcare plan vote until fall

The announcement is a blow to President Obama's ambitious timetable to revamp the nation's $2.4 trillion system of medical care.

Senate Democratic leaders on today abandoned plans for a vote on health care before Congress' August recess, dealing a blow to President Barack Obama's ambitious timetable to revamp the nation's $2.4 trillion system of medical care.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 5:58 pm

Cases of swine flu have doubled to 100000 in one week

Cases of swine flu have doubled in one week with 100000 people diagnosed with the virus last week officials have announced.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jul 2009 | 5:52 pm

Listen to what Lord MallochBrown really said to Mary Riddell

Listen to Foreign Office Minister's interview with The Daily Telegraph's Mary Riddell about helicopter shortages in Afghanistan and what he told the BBC.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jul 2009 | 5:51 pm

Tweeting Your Way to Heaven?!

Twitter allows supplicants to place a prayer at Jerusalem's Western Wall.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 5:23 pm

British soldier killed in Afghanistan named

The 19th British serviceman to be killed in Afghanistan this month has been named as Guardsman Christopher King.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jul 2009 | 5:11 pm

Miss Landmine Beauty Pageant to Begin in Cambodia

Pageant organizers want to bring attention to victims of landmine explosions.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 5:07 pm

Canadians Accidentally Kill Afghan Girl

Soldiers Fired Warning Shot at Speeding Motorcycle, Hit Girl Instead
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 5:00 pm

Romania Mayor Apologizes for Nazi Uniform

Official Says He Dressed Like Tom Cruise Character, Didn't See Swastika
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 5:00 pm

New Mozart Works Surface, Foundation Says

International Mozarteum Foundation Claims To Have 2 Undiscovered Piano Pieces From Legendary Composer
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 5:00 pm

New Jersey mayors, lawmaker arrested in corruption case

The mayors of two New Jersey cities and a current and former state legislator were among more than two dozen people arrested today in a sweeping corruption investigation.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 4:49 pm

The Newest Italian Stallion: Silvio Berlusconi

Italian PM gives sexual advice in secretly recorded pillow talk.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 4:46 pm

Early Voting Begins in Key Iraqi Elections

Soldiers and the sick cast early votes Thursday ahead of weekend elections that will determine the leadership of Iraq's Kurdish region, which is locked in an increasingly bitter dispute with the central government over oil-rich land.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 4:44 pm

Osama Bin Laden's son and possible Al Qaeda heir is dead, authorities say

U.S. intelligence agencies say Saad Bin Laden was killed by a missile strike in Pakistan this year.

U.S. intelligence agencies believe that Osama Bin Laden's son and potential heir in the Al Qaeda organization was killed earlier this year by a Predator missile strike in Pakistan.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 4:40 pm

Iraqi PM Talks Arab-Kurdish Dispute

Al-Maliki Says Disagreements Must be Solved through Constitution, not Force
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 4:30 pm

Shanghai Encourages Second Child in Aging City

Shanghai officials are making home visits and slipping leaflets under doorways to encourage certain residents to have a second child in a bid to lessen the burden of the city's growing senior population, providing an exception to the one-child rule.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 4:12 pm

Swine flu: emergency website crashes under weight of demand

The Government's National Flu Service website crashed under the weight of demand immediately after being launched.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jul 2009 | 4:04 pm

PHOTOS: How to Transform Your Garage Door

If you are bored of your old garage door, here's an easy way to change it up.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 4:01 pm

President Obama steps squarely into racial politics

He has been cautious in addressing race-related matters. By staunchly supporting friend Henry Louis Gates Jr., arrested in Cambridge, Mass., he take sides in a highly charged racial controversy.

By inserting himself Wednesday night into the case of an arrested Harvard University professor, President Obama made the most overt step of his tenure into the nation's racial politics.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Jul 2009 | 3:55 pm

Get Married and Baptize Your Child at the Same Time

The Church of England is offering couples the chance to marry and baptize in one ceremony.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 3:54 pm

Despite Confession Trial Continues For Mumbai Gunman

Judge accepts Mumbai gunman's confession, defense lawyer asks to be recused.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 3:47 pm

Risking Wrath of North Korea For Soap Operas

NKoreans are smuggling in SKorean soap operas despite risk of public execution.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 3:41 pm

Amnesty Report Slams Saudi 'Abuses'

Amnesty sees human rights violations where analysts see tradeoffs.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 3:40 pm

Iran Opposition Leader's Wife Says Brother Jailed

The wife of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi says her brother is among the hundreds arrested in Iran's post-election crackdown.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 3:22 pm

Bin Laden's Son Latest Operative Killed in Drone Attack

A list of the 10 operatives killed in the past year.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 2:58 pm

UK Church Unveils Liturgy for Families 'Living in Sin'

The Church of England unveils a two-in-one wedding and baptism liturgy today as it seeks to make peace with families “living in sin.”
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 2:49 pm

U.S. Envoy: Pakistan's Swat Valley a Top Priority

President Obama's special envoy to Pakistan said Thursday that securing hard-fought gains in the Swat Valley and ensuring the safe return of refugees uprooted by the government's anti-Taliban campaign should be Islamabad's top priority.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 2:42 pm

At Least 4 Killed in China Landslide

A landslide triggered by heavy rain hit a county in southwestern China's Sichuan province early Thursday, killing at least four people and leaving 53 others missing, state media said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 2:35 pm

U.S. Resists U.N. Gitmo Investigators

Washington Post: Obama Rebuffs Researchers Seeking Information on Secret Prisons, Private Interviews with Detainees
Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Jul 2009 | 2:30 pm

French Find Black Boxes of Crashed Yemen Jet

A French navy vessel has detected the black boxes of a Yemenia Airways plane that crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros Islands
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 2:20 pm

PHOTOS: Dream Time: A Trip Around the World

Join ABC News in tracking one couple's sailing trip around the world.
Source: ABC News: International | 23 Jul 2009 | 1:49 pm

Israeli Missile-Defense Test Aborted

Tests of a missile-defense system meant to shield Israel from Iranian attack were aborted over the past week on three occasions because of various malfunctions, Israeli defense officials said Thursday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 1:40 pm

How Lord MallochBrown changed his story over helicopter shortages in Afghanistan

Lord MallochBrown's admission in The Telegraph that the Government had left British troops in Afghanistan with a shortage of helicopters.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jul 2009 | 1:34 pm

Rising Casualties in Afghanistan Raises Doubts on War

Europeans and Canadians are growing weary of the war — or at least their involvement in combat operations — even as President Obama is shifting military resources to Afghanistan away from Iraq.
Source: FOXNews.com | 23 Jul 2009 | 1:20 pm

Swine flu: 100000 new cases

840 people are in hospital suffering from the virus with 63 in intensive care as patients crash the new website.
Source: Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Jul 2009 | 1:19 pm