Lethal Injection Creator Fine With 1 Drug in Ohio The man considered the father of lethal injection in the United States said it doesn’t matter whether three fatal drugs are used or one — as his home state of Ohio has proposed — as long as the drug works efficiently. Andrew Welsh-Huggins, AP FEATURES - 12 minutes ago
Senate Democrats at Odds Over Health Care Bill Senate Democrats on Sunday sparred with each other over how to fix the nation’s troubled health care system, the moderates threatening to scuttle legislation if their demands weren’t met and more liberal members warning their party leaders not to bend. Anne Flaherty, AP NEWS - 18 minutes ago
RI Bishop Asked Kennedy in 2007 to Avoid Communion The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said Sunday that he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament of the church, because of the congressman’s public stance on moral issues. Ray Henry, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
Antonio Banderas Plans Hotel at Spanish Vineyard Antonio Banderas wants to ramp up production at his vineyard in the north of Spain and build a hotel there, the Hollywood film star said in an interview published on Sunday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 28 minutes ago
Exit Polls: No Clear Winner in Romania’s Election A presidential election aimed at helping Romania emerge from a political and economic crisis failed to produce a winner on Sunday, and the top two candidates will compete in a runoff next month, according to two exit polls. Alison Mutler, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
Thousands of Strange Creatures Found Deep in Ocean The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive “dumbos” that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits. Cain Burdeau, AP NEWS - 46 minutes ago
Astronaut’s Baby Daughter Born as He Circles Earth Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it. Marcia Dunn, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago
Newspaper Circulation May Be Worse Than It Looks While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation is rising. But they aren’t necessarily selling more copies. Michael Liedtke, AP NEWS - 54 minutes ago
Honduras Election Sets Return to Business as Usual The coup last summer in this tiny, Central American country blew up into an international incident, with thousands of Hondurans taking to the streets while everyone from Barack Obama to Fidel Castro lined up behind ousted President Manuel Zelaya. Olga R. Rodriguez, AP NEWS - 57 minutes ago
Mammogram Guidelines Spark Debate Over Health Bill Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start of breast cancer screenings. Philip Elliott, AP NEWS - 57 minutes ago
India’s PM Arrives for State Visit to US India’s prime minister, Manmohan Singh, has arrived in Washington for a visit to be highlighted by an official welcoming ceremony and a state dinner at the White House with President Barack Obama. Staff, AP NEWS - 60 minutes ago
Investors Look to Data-Heavy Week for More Clarity Investors are heading toward the final month of the year with more questions about the economy than they had just a few weeks ago. Sara Lepro, AP NEWS - 78 minutes ago
‘New Moon’ Wolfs Down $140.7M in Opening Weekend The vampire romance “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday. David Germain, AP NEWS - 86 minutes ago
Iran Wants Nuclear Fuel Guarantees, Warns Against Air Attack Iran’s envoy to the UN atomic watchdog said on Sunday that Tehran wants a guaranteed supply of fuel for a research reactor as a military chief warned that any attack on its nuclear sites would be crushed. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Israel’s Peres Reports ‘Progress’ in Talks to Free Shalit Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Sunday there has been “progress” in talks to free Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, held in the Gaza strip for the past three years. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Yemen Official Denies Qaeda Holds Japanese Hostage The governor of Yemen’s Sanaa province on Sunday denied tribal claims that Al-Qaeda has taken charge of a Japanese engineer kidnapped near the capital a week ago. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Incumbent, Rival in Romanian Presidential Run-Off: Exit Polls Romania’s President Traian Basescu and his Social Democrat rival Mircea Geoana will face a run-off as the two top vote-getters in Sunday’s presidential election, television exit polls showed. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Romanian President, Rival Face Run-off Vote: Exit Polls Romania’s incumbent president and his Social-Democrat rival will face a run-off after Sunday’s first round election, exit polls showed, as the recent EU member tries to recover from a political crisis and a deep recession. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Somali Pirates Holding 12-Year-Old Hostage: Spanish Skipper A Spanish trawler captain released by Somali pirates said he is haunted by his failure to save a 12-year-old Ukrainian girl held captive for more than six months, a newspaper reported Sunday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Failed N. Ireland Car Bomb Highlights Terror Threat A massive car bomb that failed to explode properly was designed to cause widespread destruction, police said on Sunday, underscoring the threat facing Northern Ireland’s fragile peace. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Failed N.Ireland Car Bombing Highlights Terror Threat A massive car bomb that failed to explode properly was designed to cause widespread destruction in Belfast, police said Sunday, underscoring the threat to Northern Ireland’s fragile peace. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Clean-Up Underway in Britain After Floods Clean-up efforts were underway Sunday in flood-hit towns following the heaviest downpours ever recorded in England, as fears mounted for a woman thought swept into a swollen river in Wales. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Lawyer: 9/11 Defendants Want Platform for Views The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday. Karen Matthews, AP NEWS - 93 minutes ago
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