Developing storiesMTV.com – 2 hours ago –Washington Post – 1 hour ago –Washington Post – 6 hours ago –In The NewsComments by people in the news No apology from Brown as he prepares for Congress speechguardian.co.uk - 33 minutes ago
Gordon Brown and Barack Obama leave the Oval Office of the White House yesterday. Photograph: Ron Edmonds/AP Gordon Brown today rejected the suggestion that he should apologise for any part he played in contributing to the recession as he prepared for ...
Brown to warn US against economic protectionism Telegraph.co.uk Clinton urged to put pressure on Israelguardian.co.uk - 54 minutes ago
Hillary Clinton will meet Palestinian leaders. Photograph: AP Hillary Clinton was today due to meet Palestinian leaders in the occupied West Bank, where she will be asked to put pressure on Israel to stop its settlement expansion.
Clinton to begin West Bank visit BBC News Deadly Fighter Crash 'Clearly Avoidable'ABC News - 6 hours ago
By LUIS MARTINEZ The crash of a Marine fighter jet in San Diego that killed four people was "clearly avoidable" if the pilot and officers on the ground assisting him during the emergency had followed proper procedures, a Marine general said today.
Poor maintenance, critical errors caused jet crash, report says Los Angeles Times Jet had chance to land before fatal crash Bradenton Herald |
Pakistan attack focuses attention on terrorism
ABC Online - 25 minutes ago
MARK COLVIN: In Pakistan, the gunmen who mounted an attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore are still at large. The Pakistan Government says the attack that killed eight people has plunged the country into a 'state of war'.
Sri Lanka's experience helped save team in Lahore International Herald Tribune
Confessions of a Sudanese deserter
BBC News - 9 hours ago
The International Criminal Court is set to announce whether or not it is to issue a warrant for the arrest of the President of Sudan President al-Bashir, for alleged war crimes in Darfur.
S Sudan calm as ICC set to rule on al Bashir Daily Nation
Bangladesh PM fears more attacks
Aljazeera.net - 46 minutes ago
Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's prime minister, has said there is a risk of further attacks "to foil the country's democracy", following a mutiny by paramilitary troops that left more than 70 officers dead.
Bangladeshi authorities arrest suspected ringleader of mutiny Los Angeles Times
Celebrating victory, Villaraigosa acknowledges challenges ahead
Los Angeles Times - 36 minutes ago
By Michael Finnegan and Phil Willon Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa may have been gliding toward a second term Tuesday evening, but there was little electricity in the ballroom of the downtown Los Angeles hotel where he celebrated with still-embattled city ...
After bumpy tenure Villaraigosa gets new term The Associated Press
GOP Seeks Balance With Conservative Icon Limbaugh
Washington Post - 6 hours ago
Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, shown with former defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld at the White House in January, has created a quandary for the GOP.
Democrats' 'apology' Web site mocks Limbaugh CNN International
Feb. auto sales slump Baltimore Sun
Congress spending vote stirs earmarks debate
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
To Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the $7.7 billion in earmarks tucked into a $410 billion spending bill are wasteful pork. But those are fighting words to Tony Pearsall, a former police captain and city councilman in Vallejo, whose nonprofit group would ...
President Walks Tightrope on Earmarks Washington Post
Auto sales: It's not the bottom yet
Detroit Free Press - 1 hour ago
BY BRENT SNAVELY • FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER • March 4, 2009 The crisis in the US automotive industry deepened in February, dashing hopes that automakers had early in the month that sales might be stabilizing.
Auto Sales Plunge as Buyers Snub Incentives Washington Post
Madoff trustee asks for firms, property and artwork
Reuters - 52 minutes ago
By Grant McCool NEW YORK (Reuters) - A court-appointed trustee in the case against Bernard Madoff has asked a judge if he may take over ownership of the accused swindler's firm, an associated trading firm, property, artwork and corporate entertainment ...
UBS Names Former Finance Minister Villiger Chairman
Bloomberg - 36 minutes ago
By Warren Giles and Christian Baumgaertel March 4 (Bloomberg) -- UBS AG, Switzerland’s largest bank, nominated former Finance Minister Kaspar Villiger as chairman of its board of directors, replacing Peter Kurer after one year amid a probe into whether ...
Mac mini Margins, Not So Mini
BusinessWeek - 3 hours ago
As part of a general refresh of all desktop products, Apple today announced a long-overdue update of the Mac mini line. The mini gets a badly needed upgrade of its processor to a 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and the Intel integrated graphics adapter is ...
Three Nightmares When Managing Macs NetworkWorld.com
Amazon to offer e-books on Apple devices
CNET News - 3 hours ago
by Steven Musil Amazon is expected to unveil a free application on Wednesday that will allow the same electronic books available on the e-tailer's Kindle to be read on Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch.
Amazon Brings Kindle to iPhone PC World
mocoNews - First Look: Amazon Launches Kindle iPhone App Washington Post
Setting the iPhone Free from AT&T
BusinessWeek - 3 hours ago
By Olga Kharif As the exclusive US carrier for the Apple (AAPL) iPhone, AT&T has had a lot to celebrate. Rivals hope to crash the party.
IPhone apps that foretell the future Computerworld
Britney Spears Fits Just About Everything Into First Circus Tour Stop
MTV.com - 2 hours ago
Pop star seems genuinely touched by the warm reception given to her by the fans at the New Orleans Arena. By James Montgomery NEW ORLEANS - So, how was the opening night of Britney Spears' Circus tour?
Britney Spears kicks off 'Circus' tour in the Big Easy at New ... New York Daily News
'The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, Part 2': Thoughts?
Entertainment Weekly - 3 hours ago
WARNING: This post may contain spoilers in the comment section. Read at your own risk! Now, without ruining anything for our West Coast buddies...what did you think of tonight's superfluous yet necessary (?!) post-post-finale Bachelor special?
Backlash rains down on 'Bachelor' Jason Mesnick Chicago Tribune
Rihanna and Chris Brown: For Better or Worse?
Business Mirror - 1 hour ago
CAN things ever be the same once a relationship reaches the point of physical violence? Is it ultimately possible to forgive and/or forget a kind of human ugliness that ends in a hospital visit?
Rihanna's Blood In Brown's Car Radar Online
Search ends for 2 NFL players, 3rd man lost at sea
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO AP CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Coast Guard's three-day search for two NFL players and a third man sent adrift in chilly seas ended in futility, dashing hopes they might be found after rescuers plucked one survivor from the Gulf of ...
Grandfather of missing NFL player speaks at vigil San Francisco Chronicle
Manny, Dodgers close in on deal
Detroit Free Press - 54 minutes ago
ORLANDO -- Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers have reached common ground in contract negotiations, a source close to the talks told ESPNdeportes.
Manny, LA close Boston Globe
Manny close to a deal Kansas City Star
A-Rod to get checked
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
AP Alex Rodriguez is getting his ailing hip checked by a specialist, making his status for the World Baseball Classic uncertain. Hours after Rodriguez played Tuesday for the Dominican Republic in a tuneup for the WBC, the Yankees announced the checkup ...
A-Rod compliments Jose Reyes, tries to avoid A-Disaster with Derek ... New York Daily News
Yankees' Alex Rodriguez Has Cyst In Hip Hartford Courant
Baucus promises health-care action
Philadelphia Inquirer - 1 hour ago
By Michael Vitez Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and one of the most influential voices in Washington on health care, promised yesterday to introduce comprehensive health-care legislation in June, certainly before the ...
Fertility Doctor Will Let Parents Build Their Own Baby
ABC News - 7 hours ago
By GIGI STONE Imagine if you could choose your baby the same way you pick out a new outfit from a catalogue. Perhaps some blue eyes, a bit of curly hair, and why not make her tall, lean and smart?
Design-a-kid clinic puts offer on hold New York Daily News
Debate about "designer babies" continues Great Dad
Senators push to boost FDA food safety system
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours ago
Democratic and Republican senators got behind comprehensive legislation Tuesday to increase food inspection and oversight in the wake of a national scandal over salmonella-tainted peanut products.
INSIDE WASHINGTON: Is the FDA a broken agency? The Associated Press
County Official Leads Race for Emanuel Seat
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
CHICAGO -- Cook County Commissioner Mike Quigley bested 11 other Democrats in a special primary election Tuesday to fill the seat of former representative Rahm Emanuel.
Quigley tops Democratic field Chicago Tribune
Voter rebellion put reformer on top Chicago Sun-Times
Desert Sands Unified to send 136 layoff warnings
The Desert Sun - 38 minutes ago
Desert Sands Unified School District will hand-deliver letters in the next two weeks that put 136 employees on notice that they might be laid off, the board of education decided unanimously on Tuesday.
SD's experienced teachers encouraged to retire San Jose Mercury News
Board Approves Some Cuts To Arvin USD TurnTo23.com
Nation briefs: Arrest warrant in death of Chandra Levy
Newsday - 1 hour ago
Witness after witness told authorities the same thing: In the nearly eight years since intern Chandra Levy was attacked and killed in a Washington park, a Salvadoran immigrant boasted in letters and jailhouse conversations that he stalked women he ...