Developing storiesApple Insider – 2 hours ago –In The NewsPresident signals compromise on health careSan Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago
By Robert Pear and Sheryl Gay Stolberg WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to end a decades-long stalemate on overhauling the health care system, and he indicated for the first time that he was open to compromise on details of the ...
Stock Markets: When Will the Bull Return?BusinessWeek - 4 hours ago
This bear market is unusually hard to read, but signs point to more pain to come. Still, opportunities are emerging for the very long-term investor By David Henry The stock market is crashing—slowly, and in plain view of the people who count on it most ...
Dow Rises 150 as Markets Snap Five-Day Dive FOXBusiness Loudly and colorfully, opposing sides debate Proposition 8Los Angeles Times - 38 minutes ago
By Maria L. LaGanga Reporting from San Francisco -- God was in the eye of the beholder Thursday morning at the San Francisco Civic Center Plaza, where hundreds of spectators gathered to watch the California Supreme Court on a massive outdoor TV screen ...
Lots of finger-pointing outside the courtroom San Francisco Chronicle |
Beshir lashes out at West as fears mount for Darfur
AFP - 1 hour ago
KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir lashed out at the West over a warrant for his arrest which has split the world and sparked fears of insecurity and a humanitarian crisis in Darfur.
Sudan: Bashir Should Be Held Accountable, Says Clinton AllAfrica.com
Clinton seeks new US relationship with Russia
Reuters India - 45 minutes ago
By Sue Pleming BRUSSELS (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds Washington's first high-level meeting with Russia on Friday since President Barack Obama took office in January, seeking to ease tensions and win help over Afghanistan.
US to invite Iran to Afghan talks Aljazeera.net
US, Iran could meet at conference on Afghanistan Los Angeles Times
At the Heart of North Korea's Troubles, an Intractable Hunger Crisis
Washington Post - 27 minutes ago
By Blaine Harden SEOUL -- Behind the long-range missile it is preparing to launch and the stockpile of plutonium it claims to have "weaponized," North Korea has an embarrassing and insoluble weakness.
US Criticizes 'Unhelpful, Unwelcome' North Korean Rhetoric Voice of America
NKorea, UN command hold talks amid tensions The Associated Press
CNN's Gupta withdraws name for US surgeon general
Reuters - 43 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said on Thursday that he withdrew from consideration for US surgeon general to focus more on his family and medical career.
Gupta withdraws from consideration to be surgeon general Chicago Tribune
US Senate Democrats hit hurdle on $410 bln spending
Reuters - 51 minutes ago
By Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - Democrats who control the US Senate were unable on Thursday to round up the votes to end debate and pass a $410 billion bill to fund many government operations through Sept.
Senate delays vote on spending bill CNNMoney.com
Senate Panel Reaches Terms For Probe of CIA Detentions
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Joby Warrick The Senate intelligence committee reached an agreement yesterday on the framework of a wide-ranging review of the CIA's past treatment of terrorism detainees, even as members acknowledged that the bulk of the panel's work will be ...
GM Auditors Raise Doubt On Auto Maker's Viability
CNNMoney.com - 4 hours ago
By Sharon Terlep General Motors Corp.'s (GM) auditors cast doubt Thursday on the Detroit auto maker's ability to survive without more US government loans, in a foreboding assessment of the company's financial plight.
General Motors Crash Warning Forbes
GM and the bankruptcy option MarketWatch
Banking Panel Slams Handling of Bailout, More Rescue Funds
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Brady Dennis Angry lawmakers yesterday blasted the government's latest bailout of American International Group and threatened to thwart any request to give the troubled insurance giant additional taxpayer money without more transparency into how the ...
US Lawmakers Clash With Fed Over AIG Rescue Strategy CNNMoney.com
Online megaretailer launches trade-in store for used video games
MarketWatch - 5 hours ago
By Dan Gallagher, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of GameStop Corp. took a pounding Thursday after Amazon.com Inc. launched an online trade-in service for used video games, potentially threatening a lucrative business for the game ...
Amazon Takes Aim At GameStop With Trade-In Program CNNMoney.com
Early iPhone developers may be served walking papers
Apple Insider - 2 hours ago
By Aidan Malley On the one-year anniversary of third-party iPhone app development, developers need to renew their contracts to avoid having their software pulled from the App Store but are facing difficulties in getting Apple to cooperate in time.
Images: NASA's Kepler to seek Earth-like planets
CNET News - 3 hours ago
It's one of the oldest questions confronting humankind: Is there life out there beyond the confines of planet Earth? NASA hopes to get some answers from its Kepler spacecraft, which is set to launch Friday evening on a mission into the Milky Way.
NASA telescope will hunt for Earth-like planets The Associated Press
Beatles Rock Band Debut Set for September
PC World - 5 hours ago
It's official: The Beatles will come together digitally this September for their much anticipated Rock Band debut. MTV Games has announced a September 9 launch date for the worldwide release of the Fab Four's interactive adventure, to be titled The ...
The Beatles: Rock Band to Debut Sept. 9 PC Magazine
Why did Usher back down on Brown criticism?
MSNBC - 28 minutes ago
By Courtney Hazlett As brutal details emerged in the Chris Brown-Rihanna assault case, observers were left to wonder why some celebrities who spoke out against Brown’s behavior later softened their stances.
Lucky 13: 'Idol' expands the field at the last minute
USA Today - 56 minutes ago
By Brian Mansfield, USA TODAY At this point last season, American Idol already was shaping up as a two-man race between David Cook and David Archuleta.
Top 13 finalists chosen on 'American Idol' The Associated Press
Box Office Preview: 'Watchmen' will be No. 1, but how much will it ...
Entertainment Weekly - 3 hours ago
Watchmen opens this weekend, in case you haven't heard. Word of the comic-based film's long-awaited debut did get out around Hollywood, apparently: The competition is completely steering clear.
Ransom likely to sub if A-Rod stays out
MLB.com - 2 hours ago
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com Cody Ransom (right) was described by Yankees manager Joe Girardi as "a professional player." (AP) TAMPA, Fla.
Torn hip labrum, but no surgery for A-Rod Sports Network
Sizing up the options for the New York Yankees if Alex Rodriguez ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Bummed in Boston, Manny 'perfect for Los Angeles'
USA Today - 1 hour ago
By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY PHOENIX - Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez might have won two World Series rings and possibly paved his way to the Hall of Fame during his 7½ years in Boston, but Thursday he said he was miserable living in Red ...
Manny, Dodgers all smiles at spring arrival FOXSports.com
Dallas Cowboys receiver Roy Williams ready for lead role
Dallas Morning News - 39 minutes ago
By CALVIN WATKINS / The Dallas Morning News IRVING - Roy Williams drove past reporters stationed outside the Cowboys' Valley Ranch facility Thursday morning and headed to the airport for a flight to his off-season home in Odessa.
Wyeth: Company Complied With Law In Vermont Case
FOXBusiness - 6 hours ago
BOSTON -- Pharmaceutical giant Wyeth said Wednesday that it fully complied with federal law in the labeling of its injected drug Phenergan.
Comment by Nan Aron President, Alliance for Justice
Health Buzz: Supreme Court Phenergan Ruling and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report
Democrats seek to reverse device court ruling
Reuters - 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - US Democrats on Thursday moved to reverse a US Supreme Court decision that limited the ability of patients to sue medical devices manufacturers over harm from their products.
Dems move to overturn shield for device makers The Associated Press
Bad Marriages Harder on Women's Health
U.S. News & World Report - 13 hours ago
By Kathleen Doheny THURSDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- The cardiovascular damage wrought by an unhappy marriage may be greater for women than men, a new study shows.
Strained marriages 'harm women' BBC News
House approves mortgage bankruptcy overhaul
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bankruptcy judges could cut the mortgage debt of homeowners in bankruptcy court as a last resort to avert foreclosure, under a bill approved by a 234-191 vote on Thursday in the US House of Representatives.
House Passes Bill to Let Bankruptcy Judges Change Mortgages Washington Post
Many Indians feel the revered Gandhi would not have approved of ...
BBC News - 1 hour ago
I am not sure the New York postman was particularly pleased. The doorman at 595 Madison Avenue certainly was not. Nor the women trying to wander through one of New York's main shopping areas with their designer purchases.
Gandhi Items Sold at Auction for $1.8 Million Voice of America
Who leads the US Republican Party?
BBC News - 2 hours ago
By Max Deveson There can be little doubt as to who is currently in charge of America's Democratic Party. From behind his desk in the Oval Office, Barack Obama can usually rely on the members of his party to follow his lead.
Limbaugh: A deliberate distraction or de facto leader? CNN International