| Woman struck by flailing fire hose dies
January 29, 2010 at 1:16 PM
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| An 82-year-old woman died Thursday, two days after a hose dangling off a passing fire truck struck her in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | | |
| U.S., Haiti target child trafficking
January 29, 2010 at 9:33 AM
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| The United States will work with the Haitian government and with international and private aid groups to protect Haitian children who might be at risk because they were orphaned or separated from their parents by the earthquake, the State Department said Thursday. | | |
| Remains thought to be lottery winner
January 29, 2010 at 9:28 AM
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| Human remains found buried under recently added concrete at a home in Plant City, Florida, are likely those of missing lottery millionaire Abraham Shakespeare, police said Thursday. | | |
| Defense chief to unveil policy on gays
January 29, 2010 at 8:52 AM
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| Defense Secretary Robert Gates will unveil the Pentagon's plan to prepare for repealing the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" law regarding gay soldiers at a committee hearing Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said. | | |
| Quake survivors rebuilding on their own
January 29, 2010 at 7:32 AM
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| In patches across the Haitian capital, many earthquake survivors are not waiting for an international clearing and rebuilding effort to begin. They are pulling out shovels, wood and cement to slowly repair and rebuild themselves. | | |
| Jackson's kids to take stage at awards
January 29, 2010 at 7:26 AM
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| Michael Jackson's two eldest children are scheduled to take the stage this weekend to accept the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for their father, Jackson family sources said. | | |
| Arizona digs out from huge snowstorm
January 29, 2010 at 5:40 AM
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| A bulldozer operator driving along a quiet, snow-covered road inside the Navajo Nation territory in northeast Arizona in recent days saw an unexpected pathway on a hill. | | |
| Dem leaders: Health care fight not over
January 29, 2010 at 5:39 AM
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| Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that Congress would pass a health care bill this year, while his counterpart in the House -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- outlined a two-step plan intended to maintain public focus on the issue. | | |
| Ground zero in the abortion debate
January 29, 2010 at 5:18 AM
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| With the murder trial of Scott Roeder, Wichita, Kansas, reluctantly returns to the front lines of the abortion debate. | | |
| $8 billion allocated for high-speed rail
January 29, 2010 at 4:42 AM
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| President Obama announced Thursday that the federal government will spend $8 billion developing a nationwide high-speed train system -- an investment the White House says is needed to help spur long-term economic growth. | | |
| Print media have high hopes for iPad
January 29, 2010 at 4:10 AM
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| Now that they've gotten a peek at it, publishers of books, newspapers and magazines are hoping Apple's forthcoming iPad tablet device will breathe new life into their struggling industry. | | |
| Where does Obama go now?
January 29, 2010 at 3:27 AM
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| President Obama acknowledged Wednesday night that he's faced political setbacks during his first year in office. | | |
| No parole for 'Onion Field' killer
January 29, 2010 at 3:22 AM
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| For the 11th time, a California board has voted to deny parole to Gregory Powell, the infamous "Onion Field" cop killer whose 1963 crime was chronicled in Joseph Wambaugh's best-selling book. | | |
| 'Poltergeist' actress dies at age 76
January 29, 2010 at 2:55 AM
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| Zelda Rubinstein, the actress best known for her role as the psychic in the horror film "Poltergeist," died in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday, her agent said. She was 76. | | |
| Analyst: Obama 'somber,' 'dynamic'
January 29, 2010 at 2:51 AM
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| When it comes to word choice, President Obama is less positive than any president since Harry Truman, according to a scholar who has dissected the language of State of the Union speeches for more than five decades. | | |
| Is iPad insanely great, or lame?
January 29, 2010 at 1:34 AM
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| Within hours of Apple CEO Steve Jobs's breathless iPad presentation -- he called the device "extraordinary," "unbelievable" and "a dream" -- the independent reviews from techie types began rolling in. | | |
| Alito mouths 'not true' at Obama speech
January 29, 2010 at 1:26 AM
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| The political furor escalated over President Obama's high-profile rebuke of a recent Supreme Court ruling on campaign advertising Thursday, as Democrats pounded the high court decision. | | |
| Author J.D. Salinger dead at 91
January 29, 2010 at 1:21 AM
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| J.D. Salinger, author of "The Catcher in the Rye" and other books, has died, according to his literary agent. He was 91. | | |
| Anti-abortion activist takes stand
January 29, 2010 at 1:10 AM
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| An anti-abortion activist charged with gunning down a Wichita, Kansas, doctor took the stand in his own defense Thursday. | | |
| Leno to Oprah: 'This was a huge mess'
January 29, 2010 at 12:45 AM
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| If you're looking for someone to blame for NBC's late-night horror show, take aim at the network, Jay Leno told Oprah Winfrey on Thursday in an exclusive interview. | | |
| Ozzy Osbourne: I'm on borrowed time
January 28, 2010 at 11:07 PM
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| The former front man for Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, says that after decades of living a life of drugs and sex, he's lucky to be alive today. | | |
| Clinton calls for more Haiti aid at Davos
January 28, 2010 at 10:54 PM
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| Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has warned that many Haitians still face a daily struggle to find food and water two weeks after the island was decimated by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that killed an estimated 150,000 people. | | |
| New tremors damage port in Haiti
January 28, 2010 at 10:52 PM
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| Tremors damaged the south port in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday, reducing the number of containers that can be unloaded there, Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser said Thursday. | | |
| Obama spoke, now what?
January 28, 2010 at 10:34 PM
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| President Obama spoke for over an hour, but what happens now? Here are the key themes, reaction and analysis. | | |
| Intriguing: Lady lawmakers roll eyes
January 28, 2010 at 9:19 PM
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| Rep. Carol Shea-Porter Want to get health care legislation passed in Congress? Send the elected men home, one congresswoman reportedly suggests. Shea-Porter, a New Hampshire Democrat, said as much at a Manchester town hall meeting last weekend, according to The Hill.com. It reports someone released 55 seconds of her remarks, which went viral and made national headlines. | | |
| Afghan cleric's killing stirs protest
January 28, 2010 at 7:52 PM
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| Angry demonstrations took place Thursday outside a U.S. military base on the outskirts of Kabul after NATO-led forces fatally shot an Afghan religious leader. | | |
| Apple unveils iPad tablet computer
January 28, 2010 at 7:29 PM
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| Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils "magical" wireless device called an iPad. Prices start at $499; shipping starts in 60 days. | | |
| Sarkozy rival cleared of smear charges
January 28, 2010 at 7:11 PM
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| Former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has been found not guilty by a court Thursday in an alleged smear campaign against longtime political rival and current President Nicolas Sarkozy. | | | |
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