Congo demands stronger mandate for UN troops (AFP)
AFP - Congo demanded a stronger mandate for UN troops in the conflict-torn east Friday, while residents of a squalid refugee camp said government soldiers killed a woman during a looting spree.
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2008-11-21 23:28
2008-11-21 23:28
Bush, Hu to meet ahead of APEC summit (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao planned to discuss North Korea's nuclear program on Friday evening as Asia Pacific leaders gathered for an annual economic summit amid the worst financial crisis since the 1930s.
2008-11-21 23:28
U.S. seeks Afghan troop increase before elections (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday he expected to move five combat brigades into Afghanistan next year and wanted at least some of them in place before the country's election next fall, stressing this was a top priority.
2008-11-21 23:28
Citigroup shares drop; CEO plans to keep Smith Barney (Reuters)
Reuters - Citigroup Inc Chief Executive Vikram Pandit tried to downplay speculation the banking giant might sell major businesses to restore its health and investor confidence, but shares still tumbled for a fifth straight day.
2008-11-21 23:28
Geithner reportedly picked for Treasury; Clinton still in talks (Reuters)
Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama has selected Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary, charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with pulling the United States out of an economic nosedive, NBC news reported on Friday.
2008-11-21 22:54
Air patrols, cameras to watch big inaugural crowd (AP)
AP - Law enforcement officials bracing for the largest crowds in inaugural history are preparing far-reaching security
2008-11-21 22:54
Neb. governor signs safe-haven age limit bill (AP)
AP - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has signed a bill that adds a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law led to the abandonment of nearly three dozen children, including some teenagers as old as 17. The law goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.
2008-11-21 22:54
Stocks jump on report of Geithner nomination (AP)
AP - Wall Street got a boost of confidence late Friday following a report that President-elect Barack Obama plans to name New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary.
2008-11-21 22:54
AP source: Geithner likely Treasury pick (AP)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Tim Geithner, president of the New York Federal reserve, as Treasury Secretary in a time of intense economic turmoil as he rounds out the upper echelon of his Cabinet, an official close to the incoming chief executive said Friday.
2008-11-21 22:20
Bush bows out, China assertive at APEC summit (AFP)
AFP - US President George W. Bush began Friday his last scheduled foreign trip, meeting the leader of increasingly important China ahead of a summit aimed at containing a spiraling financial crisis.
2008-11-21 22:20
U.S. plans Afghan troop increase before elections (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday he expected to move five combat brigades into Afghanistan next year and wanted at least some of them in place before the country's election next fall, stressing this was a top priority.
2008-11-21 22:20
Obama picks Geithner for Treasury: NBC (Reuters)
Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama has selected Timothy Geithner to be his Treasury secretary, putting the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve in a key role as the U.S. economy staggers toward recession, NBC news reported on Friday.
2008-11-21 22:20
Neb. police arrest 'Butt Bandit' vandalism suspect (AP)
AP - Authorities said they've arrested a suspect in the rash of so-called "Butt Bandit" vandalism cases. County Attorney Eric Scott said a 35-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday morning. Formal charges have not yet been filed. Some vandal had been skipping from one building to another at night, pressing his naked buttocks, groin or both on windows.
2008-11-21 22:20
Lavish 1,800 year-old bronze chariot unearthed in Bulgaria (AP)
AP - Archaeologists have unearthed an elaborately decorated 1,800-year-old chariot sheathed in bronze at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Friday. "The lavishly ornamented four-wheel chariot dates back to the end of the second century A.D.," Veselin Ignatov told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from the site, near the southeastern village of Karanovo.
2008-11-21 21:46
Knicks set to make trade for Warriors' Harrington (AP)
AP - The New York Knicks were expected to announce a trade for Golden State Warriors forward Al Harrington on Friday. Media reports had the Knicks sending guard Jamal Crawford to Golden State, though it was unclear if he was the only player.
2008-11-21 21:46
Robber apologizes during Vt. general store holdup (AP)
AP - A thief who robbed a general store apologized to the owner and left the singles behind so workers on the next shift would have something in the till. The knife-wielding man made off with an undetermined amount of money from Joe's Pond Country Store on Wednesday after threatening owner Jeff Downs.
2008-11-21 21:46
Rapper T.I. testifies in Ohio murder trial (AP)
AP - Rapper T.I. testified Friday that he believes the bullets fired at his entourage during a wild vehicle chase two years ago were meant for him. He took the witness stand in the trial of Hosea Thomas, 34, who is accused of firing the shot that killed Philant Johnson during a gun battle on Interstate 75.
2008-11-21 21:02
Congo demands stronger mandate for reinforced UN troops (AFP)
AFP - Congo's government demanded a stronger mandate for UN peacekeepers in the conflict-torn east Friday, while residents of a squalid refugee camp said soldiers killed a woman during a looting spree.
2008-11-21 21:02
Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline on fire after attack: TV (Reuters)
Reuters - Unknown assailants launched an attack on the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline between Iraq and Turkey on Friday, triggering a large fire, broadcaster CNN Turk reported.
2008-11-21 21:02
Iran rejects U.S. reports it has basis for atom bomb (Reuters)
Reuters - Iran rejected Friday U.S. reports it had enriched enough uranium to make an atom bomb, saying this would require steps it had ruled out like ejecting U.N. inspectors and leaving the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
2008-11-21 21:02
Obama pledges fresh view on U.S. role in world (Reuters)
Reuters - With his choice of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state all but certain, President-elect Barack Obama promised on Friday to bring a "fresh perspective" to U.S. relations with the rest of the world.
2008-11-21 21:02
Bailout debate simmers as GM pares output (Reuters)
Reuters - Detroit automakers began work on the turnaround plans demanded by Congress in return for a possible $25 billion rescue as General Motors Corp said it will cut production more deeply and drop two of its controversial corporate jets.
2008-11-21 20:28
GM to extend holiday shutdown, will cut production (AP)
AP - General Motors Corp. will extend its holiday shutdown or make other production cuts at five factories at as it deals with a continued U.S. auto sales slump and fights to stay solvent.
2008-11-21 19:52
DR Congo demands stronger mandate for UN troops (AFP)
AFP - The Democratic Republic of Congo demanded Friday a stronger mandate for UN peacekeepers in the east of the vast country after the UN Security Council approved an additional 3,000 troops.
2008-11-21 19:52
U.S. attorney general back at work after fainting (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey returned to work on Friday after a "fainting spell" during a speech sent him to hospital the night before.
2008-11-21 19:52
Florida teen commits suicide in front of webcam (AP)
AP - A South Florida teen died of a lethal drug overdose in front of a live online webcam audience 12 hours after he started blogging about his plan to commit suicide, an investigator said Friday.
2008-11-21 19:52
Shuttle gives space station a mile-high boost (AP)
AP - Space shuttle Endeavour provided an orbital lift to the attached international space station on Friday as the astronauts encountered more problems with a new water recycling system.
2008-11-21 19:52
Stocks advance moderately after sell-off (AP)
AP - Wall Street moved cautiously higher Friday, with investors taking a breather from the heavy selling of recent days. Energy, utility and technology stocks showed some advances, but bank stocks declined sharply.
2008-11-21 19:18
Neb. lawmakers OK age limit for safe-haven law (AP)
AP - Nebraska lawmakers have approved adding a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that resulted in 35 children
2008-11-21 19:18
Islamists say they'll fight Somali pirates (AP)
AP - A radical Islamic group in Somalia said Friday it will fight the pirates holding a Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million worth of crude oil.
2008-11-21 19:18
Mukasey feeling better, checks out of hospital (AP)
AP - Attorney General Michael Mukasey has left a hospital and is heading back to work at the Justice Department with "clean bill of health" following his collapse at a Washington dinner.
2008-11-21 18:42
GM to return two leased jets amid criticism (Reuters)
Reuters - General Motors Corp will return two of its leased corporate jets amid intense criticism in Washington this week on the luxury travel arrangements of its chief executive even as the company pleads for federal aid.
2008-11-21 18:42
Attorney general recovers from fainting spell (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey was expected to return to work on Friday after a "fainting spell" during a speech sent him to hospital the night before, a spokeswoman said.
2008-11-21 18:42
Citigroup shares drop as CEO plans to keep Smith Barney (Reuters)
Reuters - Citigroup Inc shares tumbled for a fifth straight day, as Chief Executive Vikram Pandit tried to downplay speculation the banking giant might sell major businesses to restore its health and investor confidence.
2008-11-21 18:42
Sorenstam 3-over after 9 holes, may miss cut (AP)
AP - Annika Sorenstam has enjoyed plenty of great rounds at Trump International, a course where she won three times in a four-year span earlier this decade.
2008-11-21 18:42
Stocks show moderate decline after sell-off (AP)
AP - Wall Street sagged again Friday but took a break from the heavier selling of recent days as energy, utility and technology stocks showed some advances and bank stocks declined.
2008-11-21 18:06
Iraqi Shiites burn Bush effigy to protest US pact (AP)
AP - Thousands of followers of a radical Shiite cleric protested a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security deal Friday, burning an effigy of President George W. Bush in the same square where Iraqis beat a toppled Saddam Hussein statue five years ago.
2008-11-21 17:32
Citigroup shares slide as bank mulls merger and asset sales (Reuters)
Reuters - Citigroup Inc shares fell sharply again on Friday as the second-largest U.S. bank by assets mulled a variety of options including a possible merger or asset sales to restore the bank's health and investor confidence, a source said.
2008-11-21 17:32
Mukasey had fainting spell: official (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey was doing well in hospital on Friday after an apparent "fainting spell" that caused his collapse during a speech the night before, a spokeswoman said.
2008-11-21 17:32
Pressure grows on Obama as world economy deteriorates (Reuters)
Reuters - US stocks recovered some ground on opening on Friday, though Citigroup fell further, amid continued fear that central bank moves to stabilize financial markets might not be enough to prevent a prolonged global recession.
2008-11-21 17:32
Stocks show moderate advance after sell-off (AP)
AP - Wall Street took a break from two days of steep selling to show a moderate advance Friday as energy, technology and financial stocks mostly rose.
2008-11-21 17:32
Neb. lawmakers OK age limit in safe-haven law (AP)
AP - Nebraska lawmakers have given final approval to adding a 30-day age limit to the state's safe-haven law.
2008-11-21 16:22
Palin pardons turkey while others slaughtered (AP)
AP - Gov. Sarah Palin has granted the traditional Thanksgiving pardon to one lucky turkey, but the video that shocked some viewers captured what was happening in the background.
2008-11-21 16:22
Wal-Mart names Duke to succeed Scott as CEO (AP)
AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, unexpectedly announced Friday that its chief executive will retire in February and be replaced by the head of its international division.
2008-11-21 16:22
Gov't: AG doing better after collapse (AP)
AP - Attorney General Michael Mukasey was feeling better Friday after collapsing during a speech, his spokeswoman said.
2008-11-21 16:22
Stocks open higher after steep sell-off (AP)
AP - Wall Street experienced some relief early Friday following a report that a pounded-down Citigroup Inc. might put itself up for sale. That prospect, along with some bargain-hunting after two days of steep selling, sent stocks higher in early trading.
2008-11-21 15:48
Mukasey takes get-well call from Bush (AP)
AP - Attorney General Michael Mukasey was conscious and alert early Friday
2008-11-21 15:48
Bush signs jobless benefits extension (AP)
AP - With no end in sight to economic bad news, President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end holidays approach.
2008-11-21 15:14
Bush signs law extending unemployment insurance (Reuters)
Reuters - President George W. Bush on Friday signed into law an extension of unemployment benefits, the White House said.
2008-11-21 15:14
For toilet-less Vermont library, a new chapter (AP)
AP - When you gotta go, you gotta go. But for decades, when you had to go in the Roxbury Free Library, you really had to go
2008-11-21 15:14
Kenya: Somali pirates make $150M in a year (AP)
AP - Somali pirates have collected more than $150 million in ransoms over the past year, Kenya's foreign affairs minister said Friday, calling on ship owners not pay when their vessels are hijacked.
2008-11-21 15:14
Bush effigy burned in anti-US protest in Baghdad (AP)
AP - Followers of a Shiite cleric on Friday stomped on and burned an effigy of President George W. Bush in the same central Baghdad square where Iraqis beat a toppled statue of Saddam Hussein with their sandals five years earlier.
2008-11-21 15:14
Stocks point higher after steep sell-off (AP)
AP - Wall Street found some relief Friday from a report that a pounded-down Citigroup Inc. might put itself up for sale. That prospect, along with the possibility that low prices will draw in bargain-hunters after two days of steep selling, sent stock futures sharply higher.
2008-11-21 14:06
Islamists on trail of Somali pirates (Reuters)
Reuters - Dozens of Somali Islamist insurgents entered a port on Friday in search of the pirate group behind the seizure of a Saudi supertanker that was the world's biggest hijack, a local elder said.
2008-11-21 14:06
Attorney General Mukasey sounds well: White House (Reuters)
Reuters - President George W. Bush spoke with U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Friday and the top U.S. law enforcement official sounded well after collapsing during a speech, the White House said.
2008-11-21 14:06
Atty. Gen. Mukasey recovering after collapse (AP)
AP - Attorney General Michael Mukasey was conscious and alert early Friday
2008-11-21 13:24
Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce (AP)
AP - Madonna and Guy Ritchie were granted a preliminary decree of divorce Friday.
2008-11-21 13:24
US details role for additional Afghan forces (AP)
AP - With the United States reevaluating strategy in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is telling allies that additional U.S. forces planned for the war must be shared across the region taking the brunt of the fighting.
2008-11-21 13:24
European, Asian markets rebound despite US losses (AP)
AP - European and Asian stock markets rebounded Friday as expectations of a recovery on Wall Street prompted investors to scoop up battered financial and energy shares.
2008-11-21 12:50
Thousands of Sadrists protest Iraq-US military pact (AFP)
AFP - Thousands of mostly Shiite followers of the firebrand anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gathered in Baghdad Friday to protest a security accord that would allow US troops to remain until 2011.
2008-11-21 12:50
Use of nuclear weapons more likely in future: US intelligence (AFP)
AFP - The use of nuclear weapons will grow increasingly likely by 2025, according to a bleak US intelligence report that warns that US global dominance is likely to weaken over the next two decades.
2008-11-21 12:50
U.S. Navy says no word on Somali pirate ransom demand (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Navy and operators of a Saudi oil supertanker hijacked by Somali pirates could not confirm on Friday reports that the hijackers had demanded a $25 million ransom.
2008-11-21 12:50
Citigroup eyes options, including merger (Reuters)
Reuters - Citigroup Inc lost more than one-quarter of its market value on growing worries over whether it has enough capital to withstand billions of dollars of potential losses and despite new support from its largest individual investor.
2008-11-21 12:50
Thousands protest in Iraq against U.S. troops pact (Reuters)
Reuters - Followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched Friday against a pact letting U.S. forces stay in Iraq until 2011, toppling an effigy of President George W. Bush where U.S. troops once tore down a statue of Saddam Hussein.
2008-11-21 12:14
Neb. lawmakers form task force on child drop-offs (AP)
AP - Lawmakers are poised to close a loophole that led to troubled teens being abandoned at Nebraska hospitals, but they aren't stopping there. Instead, they're vowing to make sure families can get help in a crisis.
2008-11-21 12:14
Asia, Europe stocks rebound after Wall Street rout (AP)
AP - Most Asian and European markets rebounded Friday after sharp declines in recent days as investors scooped up battered financial and technology shares.
2008-11-21 12:14
Congress sends jobless benefit extension to Bush (AP)
AP - With no end in sight to economic bad news, President George W. Bush is about to ensure that millions of laid-off workers won't see their unemployment checks disappear as the year-end holidays approach.
2008-11-21 12:14
Obama plans to nominate Clinton for top diplomat (AP)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for the former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who fought hard for the presidency.
2008-11-21 11:40
Americans still giving, despite economic meltdown (AP)
AP - As more Americans turn to charity amid worsening economic gloom, operators of food banks and other aid groups are relying on the surprisingly resilient generosity of their neighbors and finding that even when times are tough, people still give.
2008-11-21 11:40
Report says CIA withheld info from White House (AP)
AP - The CIA withheld information from the White House, Justice Department and Congress about the 2001 shooting down of a plane over Peru carrying an American missionary family, part of a yearslong cover-up of lethal violations in U.S. drug-interdiction procedures, according to a classified internal CIA report.
2008-11-21 11:40
Central bankers wary of deflation (Reuters)
Reuters - Euro zone demand is plunging and price pressures vanishing, business surveys showed on Friday, while central bankers weighed the prospect of deflation.
2008-11-21 11:40
Former Sen. Fred Thompson plans return to acting (AP)
AP - Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson is going back to the small screen after his foray into Republican presidential politics over the last year.
2008-11-21 11:40
Man says cell phone saved him from stray bullet (AP)
AP - R.J. Richard says he doesn't normally put his cell phone in his chest pocket. But he says it saved his life the one time he did.
2008-11-21 10:10
Baghdad locked down for U.S. troop pact protest (Reuters)
Reuters - Iraqi forces shut streets in Baghdad and placed snipers on rooftops on Friday before a protest by followers of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr against a pact allowing U.S. troops to remain for three more years.
2008-11-21 09:02
Military 'only solution' to piracy, says tanker firm (AFP)
AFP - A more aggressive military approach is the only answer to an escalation of piracy off Somalia, the world's biggest oil tanker company said Friday.
2008-11-21 09:02
Recovery from crisis seen slow (Reuters)
Reuters - Signs of distress in the global economy mounted, with shares in U.S. bank Citigroup Inc plunging on fears about its future, oil prices falling and the future of U.S. automakers hanging in the balance.
2008-11-21 07:46
Bush takes financial reform agenda to APEC forum (Reuters)
Reuters - George W. Bush makes his last scheduled trip abroad as U.S. president on Friday, heading to an Asia-Pacific summit where he will seek support for global financial reform and hold talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program.
2008-11-21 07:46
Attorney General Mukasey vital signs strong after collapse (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey was "conscious, conversant and alert" at a local Washington hospital after collapsing while delivering a national security speech at a hotel, the U.S. Justice Department said late on Thursday.
2008-11-21 07:46
Verizon staff had unauthorized access to Obama's cell (Reuters)
Reuters - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that some employees had gained unauthorized access and viewed a personal cell phone account held by President-elect Barack Obama that is now inactive.
2008-11-21 07:46
Most Asian markets rebound after Wall Street rout (AP)
AP - Most Asian markets rebounded Friday after days of sharp declines in global markets as investors scooped up battered financial and technology shares.
2008-11-21 07:46
Atty. Gen. Mukasey collapses during speech (AP)
AP - Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense ally in President Bush's war on terror, was hospitalized Thursday after he collapsed during during a late-night speech and lost conciousness.
2008-11-21 07:12
Aides: Obama plans to nominate Clinton (AP)
AP - President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for a former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who contested mightily for the presidency.
2008-11-21 06:36
Obama considers retired general for foreign policy post (Reuters)
Reuters - Retired Marine Gen. James Jones emerged as a leading contender for White House national security adviser as President-elect Barack Obama worked on Thursday to assemble his foreign policy team.