Developing storiesThe Tech Herald – 1 hour ago –Entertainment Weekly – 3 hours ago –San Francisco Chronicle – 1 hour ago –In The NewsComments by people in the news Obama considers reaching out to TalibanAFP - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama said, in an interview published Sunday, that the United States is not winning the war in Afghanistan and hinted at possible talks with moderate elements of the Taliban.
Obama hints at talks with Taleban BBC News Obama taking big political risk with budgetSan Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours ago
Amid a cratering stock market, huge job losses and continuing ad hoc bank interventions, President Obama is risking his presidency on the most ambitious remake of the federal government since Ronald Reagan, raising jitters among moderate Democrats and ...
Health-care reform: A shot in the arm for Detroit 3? Detroit Free Press Sudan's Bashir makes defiant Darfur tourReuters - 1 hour ago
By Khaled Abdelaziz EL FASHER, Sudan, March 8 (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir flew into Darfur on Sunday to rally supporters in defiance of growing international criticism of his closure of 16 aid groups.
Al-Bashir to attend Darfur rally Aljazeera.net Sudan's Bashir Calls Aid Groups 'Thieves' Voice of America |
'Women at risk' amid economic woes
Aljazeera.net - 8 hours ago
The global economic crisis could put more women and girls at risk of violence, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women has said on the occasion of International Women's Day.
Africa: Churches to Lead Fight Against Violence On Women AllAfrica.com
Tsvangirai leaves Zimbabwe for rest, treatment
The Associated Press - 33 minutes ago
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Officials say Zimbabwe's prime minister has left the country to rest and seek medical care after he was injured in a car crash that killed his wife.
Crash That Killed Zimbabwe PM's Wife Appears To Have Been Accident Voice of America
2 British soldiers killed in NIreland gun ambush
The Associated Press - 3 hours ago
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) - Two British soldiers were shot to death and four other people were wounded in a drive-by ambush Saturday night that politicians blamed on Irish Republican Army dissidents.
British soldiers ambushed by gunmen in van United Press International
New chairman Steele shakes up the GOP faithful
Kansas City Star - 3 hours ago
By JAMES OLIPHANT WASHINGTON | This hasn’t been the smoothest rollout for Michael Steele, the new chairman of the beleaguered Republican Party.
GOP looks to escalate attacks on Obama Chicago Tribune
Researchers await federal stem cell funds
Atlanta Journal Constitution - 1 hour ago
By Alan Judd For eight years, scientists have taken extreme measures to continue researching how embryonic stem cells could treat illness and injury.
Limit, Then End Embryonic Stem Cell Study Washington Post
President says recovery not certain this year
Atlanta Journal Constitution - 1 hour ago
Washington —- President Barack Obama said Saturday that he could not assure Americans the economy would begin growing again in 2009.
Analysis: Obama's ambitious plans raise questions The Associated Press
Did you remember to change your clocks? It’s Daylight Saving Time ...
The Tech Herald - 1 hour ago
by Steve Ragan - Mar 8 2009, 05:00 Daylight Saving Time, DST for short, is often the cause for missed television shows, missed appointments, and for some the mental block of one hour less sleep.
Don't forget to set the clock ahead by an hour The Associated Press
Surging US Unemployment Rate Puts Pressure on Obama
Bloomberg - 14 hours ago
By Bob Willis March 7 (Bloomberg) -- The jump in the US unemployment rate to the highest level in a quarter century last month suggests the recession is deeper than the Obama administration forecasts and additional measures may be needed to restart ...
Economic downturn drives growth at ABAC, MTC Moultrie Observer
Madoff plea may lead to incrimination of others
Newsday - 5 hours ago
BY ANTHONY M. DESTEFANO | [email protected] Wall Street pariah Bernard Madoff is set to leave his midtown penthouse twice this week, get into a vehicle accompanied by security guards and be driven downtown to federal court.
Madoff investors prepare for court confrontation The Associated Press
Kepler starts mission to detect other Earths
CNET News - 10 hours ago
by CBS Interactive staff The Kepler spacecraft vaulted away from Cape Canaveral late Friday, boosting a powerful space telescope into orbit around the sun for a $591 million mission to search for Earth-like planets orbiting distant stars.
Kepler blasts off in search of Earth-like planets Los Angeles Times
Your guide to exoplanets MSNBC
Would-be iPhone developers "pulling their hair out by the roots"
Apple Insider - 15 hours ago
By Aidan Malley Apple's ability to process iPhone developer contracts is quickly turning into a minor crisis as what was once a smooth process is rapidly turning into a months-long backlog that threatens to keep new developers out of the App Store.
Unauthorized iPhone app stores emerging CNET News
Microsoft Windows 7 to offer opt-outs for users
International Business Times - 9 hours ago
By Isabel Gonçalves NEW YORK - Microsoft has apparently submitted to European pressure and has built a feature within Windows 7 that allows users the option to disable Internet Explorer.
Microsoft to let PC users turn off IE Web browser The Associated Press
Microsoft Confirms IE8 Can be Removed from Windows 7 ReadWriteWeb
'Watchmen' earns $25.1 mil at the box office on Friday
Entertainment Weekly - 3 hours ago
Friday's box office estimates are in, and Watchmen walked away with a hefty $25.1 million gross on its first full day of release, according to Media by Numbers.
All eyes on 'Watchmen's' box office: $25.1M opening day Los Angeles Times
Graphic world of 'Watchmen' blazes with violence Lake County News
Experts tell Chris Brown to sing 'sorry' song for Rihanna to save ...
New York Daily News - 5 hours ago
BY Corky Siemaszko With R&B singer Chris Brown's career on the brink and his good name shredded by charges he thrashed his glamorous girlfriend Rihanna, one of Manhattan's top reputation rehabilitators recommended that Brown do what he does best.
Chris Brown Gets Back to Work Amid Legal Crisis People Magazine
Celebrities React To Rihanna, Chris Brown Saga TheInsider.com
AMC's 'Breaking Bad' returns for Season 2
Newsday - 1 hour ago
BY JOHN CROOK | Zap2it When "Breaking Bad," the AMC series that returns for its second season Sunday at 10 pm, premiered in January 2008, many viewers didn't know what to make of it.
TV review: 'Breaking Bad' proves anything but San Francisco Chronicle
Emmy winner Cranston cranks it up in ‘Breaking Bad’ Boston Herald
TO quickly opts for a radical change in NFL scenery
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
(03-07) 19:43 PST -- How quickly do you suspect someone will point out how quickly Terrell Owens annoyed the hell out of the Buffalo Bills principal fan base by calling his new employer "North America's Team?
Bills Sign Owens Hartford Courant
NFL: Bills haul in Owens Newsday
Mark Calcavecchia in the hunt at Honda Classic
MiamiHerald.com - 38 minutes ago
Mark Calcavecchia has had his ups and downs at the Honda Classic. His play after three rounds suggests he is on an upswing in 2009.
GOLF: Yang leads by one at Honda Atlanta Journal Constitution
JJ Putz survives rocky outing, helps US top Canada in WBC
New York Daily News - 1 hour ago
BY Anthony Mccarron Met reliever JJ Putz celebrates after getting final out of Team USA's WBC opener in Toronto. TORONTO - March baseball is usually the realm of flip-flops, sunscreen and a mellow vibe.
Teams prefer players remain safe at home Denver Post
Unemployment, COBRA coverage questions
San Francisco Chronicle - 7 hours ago
Recent columns on unemployment and the federal subsidy for COBRA health coverage have generated a lot of questions from readers. Here are some answers.
COBRA aid for layoffs is confusing Atlanta Journal Constitution
Feds help with COBRA Cherry Hill Courier Post
NW China region reports sharp rise in HIV/AIDS cases
Xinhua - 27 minutes ago
LANZHOU, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The number of reported cases of HIV/AIDS rose by 50 percent last year to 216 in northwest China's Gansu Province.
Milford forum focuses on AIDS New Jersey Herald
Baby Bottle Makers Ditch BPA
WebMD - Mar 6, 2009
By Miranda Hitti March 6, 2009 -- The top six makers of baby bottles in the US have agreed to stop using the polycarbonate plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in their bottles.
Health Buzz: No More BPA in Baby Bottles and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report
Spending bill is Obama's budgetary baton
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
By Janet Hook | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - The wide-ranging spending bill that passed the House and now awaits Senate action is a milestone in the transfer of power in Washington: While attracting little public attention, it is both the last budget ...
Despite all the fighting, both parties favor big government in ... Detroit Free Press
Another seismic shift emanates from California -- this time on gay ...
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Thursday's Supreme Court hearing marked another milestone in the battle over same-sex marriage that has pervaded the state for nearly a decade.
Fight for marriage, family is new protest focus San Francisco Chronicle
Baghdad police attack 'kills 28'
BBC News - 1 hour ago
A suicide bomber has killed 28 people at a police recruitment centre in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police say. At least 57 other people were wounded in the attack, which was reported to have been carried out by a bomber who drove his motorcycle into a ...
Bomb blast hits Iraq police station Aljazeera.net