Wavering Dems in Obama's sights on health vote (AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:56:22 GMT
AP - Days away from a make-or-break vote on his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama is turning up the pressure as only presidents can, as Democratic leaders make a desperate scramble for votes.

Fed weighs how and when to signal higher rates (AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:15:16 GMT
AP - Debate is heating up within the Federal Reserve over how and when to signal that the days of record-low interest rates are numbered.

US envoy cancels Mideast trip, Israel feud deepens (AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:40:18 GMT
AP - A U.S. envoy's postponement of his Mideast trip appeared Tuesday to deepen one of the worst U.S.-Israeli feuds in memory — even as Israel's foreign minister signaled his government had no intention of curtailing the contentious construction at the heart of the row.

Pakistani officials: Suspected US missile kills 9 (AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:22:38 GMT
AP - An apparent U.S. missile attack destroyed a suspected militant compound in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, intelligence officials said.

Magnitude-4.4 earthquake shakes Southern Calif. (AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:39:09 GMT
AP - An earthquake east of downtown Los Angeles rippled across Southern California before dawn Tuesday, jolting millions of people awake and putting first-responders on alert but causing no damage, injuries or power outages.

Housing construction drops 5.9 pct in February (AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:56:51 GMT
AP - Housing construction fell in February as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and South. The decline highlighted the challenges facing builders as they struggle to emerge from the worst housing slump in decades.

New HIV infections increasing among homosexuals (AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:38:10 GMT
AP - New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday.

Jackson estate in record deal worth up to $250 mln (AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:38:04 GMT
AP - Even in death, Michael Jackson is breaking new records.

World's shortest man, He Pingping, dies in Italy (AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:56:36 GMT
AP - The world's shortest man has died in Italy, where he was to take part in a TV show, the program's production company said Tuesday.

Lakers top Warriors for 9th straight time, 124-121 (AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:20:40 GMT
AP - Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and Pau Gasol added 26 to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their ninth straight victory over the Golden State Warriors, 124-121 on Monday night.