Developing storiesThe Associated Press – 48 minutes ago –guardian.co.uk – 1 hour ago –In The NewsComments by people in the news Storm targets Northeast after dumping snow on SouthCNN - 44 minutes ago
(CNN) -- A heavy winter snowstorm churned its way up the Eastern Seaboard early Monday, dumping up to 11 inches of snow in parts of the Carolinas, with southern New England and Boston facing up to 15 inches of snow as the day goes on, the National ...
Rare snow hits South DetNews.com More bailout funds to AIGKansas City Star - 1 hour ago
The government agreed late Sunday to provide $30 billion more to American International Group as the company prepares to report a $62 billion loss today, people involved in the discussions said.
US is said to offer $30 billion more to help AIG San Jose Mercury News Coast Guard got no SOS from 2 missing NFL playersWashington Post - 1 hour ago
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO AP CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Coast Guard received no distress signal from a fishing boat that disappeared off Florida's Gulf Coast while carrying two NFL players and two former college players.
Raiders linebacker among four missing at sea San Jose Mercury News WITH VIDEO REPORT from WTSP-TV Lions DE Corey Smith missing off ... Detroit Free Press |
Expert: Iranian bomb possible in a few months
Ynetnews - 1 hour ago
Israeli security experts unsurprised by US Joint Chiefs of Staff head's statement that Iran has enough fissile material to make nuclear bomb.
Obama's challenges in Iraq, Iran come into focus International Herald Tribune
Tony Blair urges Israel to lift economic blockade of Gaza
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
Tony Blair yesterday made his first visit to Gaza as the international Middle East envoy and called for a new approach to resolving the Gaza crisis prior to a key conference on reconstruction.
Gaza aid troubled by logistics Reuters
Donors discuss rebuilding Gaza Aljazeera.net
Bangladesh buries mutiny dead
Aljazeera.net - 1 hour ago
Thousands of Bangladeshis are attending a state funeral for dozens of army officers killed during a mutiny by border guards in the capital Dhaka last week.
Bangladesh holds state funeral for slain officers The Associated Press
Bangladesh manhunt for mutineers BBC News
Obama doesn't want to be "engulfed in the bubble"
Seattle Times - 1 hour ago
Friends and advisers said Obama has chafed at some aspects of his presidential existence. He campaigned for 18 months to reach the White House, but, finally there, he seems eager to escape its confines.
Pledge on earmarks to fall in spending bill Boston Globe
National Guard Joins Fight Against Texas Fire
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
BASTROP, Tex. -- National Guard helicopters joined other aircraft Sunday in dropping water on a wildfire that has destroyed at least 25 homes and three businesses in central Texas.
Bastrop fire almost contained Austin American-Statesman
Nation/World briefs DetNews.com
Case May Define When a Judge Must Recuse Self
Washington Post - 5 hours ago
By Robert Barnes BECKLEY, W.Va. -- Hugh Caperton was born into the coal business, but for more than a decade he has spent more time in a courthouse than in a mine.
Court to review justice's decision Daily Mail - Charleston
Scotus to eye W.Va. case focusing on campaign cash The Associated Press
Trade Surplus Tops $3.3 Bil. in Feb.
Korea Times - 46 minutes ago
Despite the economic gloom encompassing the world, South Korea's trade surplus amounted to $3.3 billion in February, buoyed by a sharp drop in imports, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said Monday.
SKorea has new nuke envoy Straits Times
HSBC launches biggest shareholder cash call in UK corporate history
guardian.co.uk - 58 minutes ago
HSBC made the stark admission today that it regretted diving into America's subprime market six years ago as it launched the biggest shareholder cash call in UK corporate history.
Stocks Drop From Tokyo to London; Banks, Metals Producers Fall
Bloomberg - 50 minutes ago
By Adam Haigh March 2 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks slumped from Tokyo to London and US stock-index futures retreated after Warren Buffett said the American economy is in a “shambles” and concern grew that financial firms will need more capital.
* Dollar up versus most currencies on safety buying guardian.co.uk
Reading the New York Times On a Kindle 2
Slashdot - 2 hours ago
reifman links to his thorough and thoughtful review of the experience of reading a newspaper on the Kindle 2. "I've been eager to try The New York Times on the Kindle 2; here's my review with a basic video walk-through and screenshots.
China's Lunar Probe Makes Planned Crash Landing
Techtree.com - 1 hour ago
China's lunar probe, the Chang'e I crashed on to the surface of the moon on Sunday, marking an end to the first lunar mission by the country.
Chinese probe crashes into moon BBC News
China's lunar probe lands on moon CNN International
Analysis: Safari 4 lifts Apple above 10% browser market share
TG Daily - 12 hours ago
By Wolfgang Gruener Analysis - February turned out to be the month of the beta browsers, in a more significant way than we have seen in any other month before.
Drag film sees off Jonas Brothers
BBC News - 48 minutes ago
A 3D concert release by pop stars The Jonas Brothers has been kept off the top spot in the US box office chart by comic film Medea Goes To Jail.
'Madea' tops 'Jonas Brothers' for a second box office win Entertainment Weekly
Hey, Rihanna, don't fall into the same trap I did
New York Daily News - 5 hours ago
BY Veronika Belenkaya One Bronx woman who said she endured bruises and bite marks for eight years from her husband said she sees herself in the young singer - and urged the Barbados beauty to steer clear of ex-beau Chris Brown.
Chris Brown Working on Relationship & New Album OK! Magazine
Paul Harvey: An appraisal of his career by the Tribune's Phil ...
Chicago Tribune - 5 hours ago
By Phil Rosenthal | Tribune media columnist Paul Harvey, photographed in the Chicago Tribune photo studio in 2002. (Tribune photo by Chris Walker) Paul Harvey's career—his whole life, really—was packed with the sort of surprises, superlatives, ...
Paul Harvey, legendary radio host, dies at 90 Entertainment Weekly
Busch drives from the back to win on home track
The Associated Press - 48 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) - There were no NASCAR opportunities when Kurt and Kyle Busch were growing up in Las Vegas. Back then, the .375-mile paved Bullring was all they had.
Busch feels right at home Chicago Tribune
The Hot Pass: No place like home for Busch FOXSports.com
Visiting Pistons shock defending champs
Detroit Free Press - 1 hour ago
BY VINCE ELLIS • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • March 2, 2009 BOSTON -- The sounds of backups Kwame Brown and Amir Johnson singing filled the Pistons' locker room at the TD Banknorth Garden on Sunday afternoon.
Pistons start over Boston Globe
Pistons beat the Celtics, 105-95, in Boston Los Angeles Times
Several key Sox depart for WBC
Boston Globe - 2 hours ago
By Adam Kilgore FORT MYERS, Fla. - Trash talk already had begun flying in the Red Sox locker room yesterday, which is what one would expect from any competition including Dustin Pedroia.
Jonathan Papelbon lays off fastball Boston Herald
More than 100 passengers sick on cruise
San Jose Mercury News - 12 hours ago
AP SAN DIEGO—A Holland American cruise ship returned to San Diego from Mexico after more than 100 passengers contracted the norovirus and became sick.
Cruise line donates items once discarded CNN International
No time to waste on COBRA subsidy
Los Angeles Times - Feb 27, 2009
If you're eligible for the health insurance extension, make sure your employer is on top of the situation. By Francesca Lunzer Kritz Not surprisingly, questions remain -- and will continue -- on the decision to subsidize COBRA health insurance benefits ...
Feds will help with COBRA payment I Really Should Study
Mass. healthcare reform is failing us
Boston Globe - 6 hours ago
By Susanne L. King MASSACHUSETTS HAS been lauded for its healthcare reform, but the program is a failure. Created solely to achieve universal insurance coverage, the plan does not even begin to address the other essential components of a successful ...
In good health Chicago Sun-Times
An interview with John Goodman on the future of health care Asheville Citizen-Times
EU Rejects Multi-Billion Dollar Rescue Plan For Eastern Europe
Voice of America - 12 hours ago
By Stefan Bos European Union leaders have ruled out a multi-billion dollar rescue plan for Eastern Europe in the face of the global economic crisis, despite warnings from Hungary that the rejection could lead to an economic "iron curtain" across the ...
Summit fails to heal EU's divisions over recession guardian.co.uk
ASEAN calls for cooperation amid crisis
Xinhua - 31 minutes ago
HUA HIN, Thailand, March 2 (Xinhua) -- "Cooperation" were mentioned time and time again in official documents and leaders' addresses during the 14th ASEAN Summit as leaders stressed that only cooperation could promote the integration process of the ...
Asian Summit Ends Without Specific Economic Solutions Washington Post
Gov. Sebelius sized up for health post
USA Today - 4 hours ago
By Charlie Riedel, AP By Matt Kelley, USA TODAY Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, President Obama's candidate to head the Department of Health and Human Services, would bring expertise as a former state health insurance regulator but not deep ties to the ...
Sebelius's Political Skills, Experience Win Plaudits Washington Post