Treasurys Strengthen on High Demand for 7-Yr Notes Treasury prices mainly rose Wednesday after a strong auction for seven-year notes. Bond prices had slumped earlier in the day on rising stocks and upbeat reports on the economy. Staff, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
Global Energy Holdings Group Files Chapter 11 Global Energy Holdings Group, an Atlanta-based renewable energy company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware. Staff, AP NEWS - 12 minutes ago
Sage Grouse Numbers Down in Northeast Wyoming Sage grouse numbers are down in northeast Wyoming for a second year in a row and have reached their lowest levels since 1995, according to a state game official. Staff, AP NEWS - 14 minutes ago
Somalia: 2 Kidnapped Journalists Freed A Canadian and Australian journalist were freed on Wednesday after more than a year in captivity, Somali officials said. Mohamed Olad Hassan, AP NEWS - 14 minutes ago
Number of Active Rigs Increase by 24 The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week has risen by 24 this week to 1,137. Staff, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
AP Newsbreak: Records Show WH Health Care Talks Top aides to President Barack Obama met early and often with lobbyists, Democratic political strategists and other interests with a stake in the administration’s national health care overhaul, White House visitor records obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press show. Sharon Theimer, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
Stocks Rise Following Drop in Jobless Claims Stocks climbed Wednesday following a drop in weekly unemployment claims to the lowest level of the year and a rise in new home sales. Tim Paradis and Ieva M. Augstums, AP NEWS - 18 minutes ago
Top 15 Cable Programs for Nov. 16-22 Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Nov. 16-22. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses: The Associated Press, AP NEWS - 18 minutes ago
GM to Build New Midsize Buick at Canadian Factory General Motors Co. will build a new Buick midsize car at its assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario, the company announced Wednesday. Staff, AP NEWS - 21 minutes ago
Canadian Nat'l Engineer Union Threatens Strike Canadian National Railway Co., one of North America’s largest railroads, says it received notice from the union representing its locomotive engineers in Canada that they plan to go on strike Saturday. Staff, AP NEWS - 22 minutes ago
Obama to Head to Copenhagen With Climate Pledge President Barack Obama will head to next month’s Copenhagen climate summit armed with the first concrete US offer to cut carbon emissions, officials said Wednesday, reviving hopes the closely watched meeting will succeed. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 23 minutes ago
Man Wanted in US on Fraud Charges Denied UK Bail A former security consultant wanted in the U.S. on charges of defrauding a client of more than $2 million was refused bail in a British court Wednesday. Jill Lawless, AP NEWS - 25 minutes ago
AU: Donors Slow in Paying Up for Somalia Security The African Union’s Somalia envoy said Wednesday donors have released only 30 percent of funds they pledged months ago toward bolstering Somalia’s security, frustrating efforts to turnaround the lawless country. Tom Maliti, AP NEWS - 25 minutes ago
AP Source: GM Not Talking to Any New Saab Suitors General Motors Co. has not talked with any other potential buyers for the Swedish Saab brand since a specialty car maker pulled out of a deal to buy it this week, a person briefed on GM’s plans said Wednesday. Tom Krisher, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
Deere Reports 4Q Loss on Charges, Lower Sales Deere and Co. says sales of tractors, combines and other agricultural mainstays slumped in the fourth quarter and it expects farmers to remain cautious about new equipment purchases because of the weak global economy. David Mercer, AP NEWS - 30 minutes ago
AT&T and Verizon Ads Duel on Airwaves and in Court What would the holidays be without bickering between siblings? AT&T and Verizon are swamping TV with ads attacking facets of each other’s wireless networks. While the ads stick fairly close to the truth, there’s a lot they don’t say. Peter Svensson, AP NEWS - 30 minutes ago
US Online Ad Revenue Down 5.4 Pct in Third Quarter Online advertising revenue in the U.S. fell 5.4 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, as the sputtering economy kept its tight grip on even the fastest growing segment of industry, according to a report released Wednesday. Deborah Yao, AP NEWS - 30 minutes ago
Floods Block Road to Mecca Haj Heavy rainfall and floods hamper the journey to Mecca as Haj pilgrims arrive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 32 minutes ago
Pro-Immigration Reform PACS Growing in Influence Two fledgling political action committees that support allowing some illegal immigrants to become citizens are raising more money than their immigration-control counterparts, signaling a possible fundraising shift ahead of next year’s congressional races. Laura Wides-Munoz, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
ESPN Deportes to Televise World Cup in US ESPN Deportes will broadcast next year’s World Cup in the United States with Portuguese commentary in what appears to be a challenge to Univision. Staff, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
Israel Approves 10-Month Settlement Freeze Israel agreed to a 10-month halt in construction in its West Bank settlements on Wednesday, drawing an immediate rejection from Palestinians because the freeze did not include east Jerusalem. Josef Federman, AP NEWS - 36 minutes ago
Vicki Kennedy Describes Husband’s Cancer Battle The widow of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told Oprah Winfrey in an interview broadcast Wednesday that even as her husband knew he was dying of brain cancer he had been “in training” to make sure he had enough strength to attend President Barack Obama’s inauguration. Don Babwin, AP FEATURES - 37 minutes ago
Palin to Run Red Cross Turkey Trot in Wash. Sarah Palin is taking a Thanksgiving break from her book tour to spend time with family members in Washington for a 5K run to benefit the Red Cross. Staff, AP NEWS - 39 minutes ago
Mumbai Holds Vigils on Eve of Attacks Anniversary On the eve of the first anniversary of the deadly terror attacks that paralyzed Mumbai for 60 terrifying hours, groups around the city held vigils, calling for police reform and painting murals to remember the 166 killed. Erika Kinetz, AP NEWS - 40 minutes ago
Gay Marriage Momentum Stalls in Liberal NY, NJ The state-to-state march to legalize gay marriage across the left-leaning Northeast has lost more momentum since a major setback three weeks ago at the ballot box in Maine. Geoff Mulvihill, AP NEWS - 43 minutes ago
JDSU Shares Climb After Citi Starts at ‘Buy’ Shares of JDS Uniphase Corp. headed higher Wednesday after a Citi Investment Research analyst started coverage of the communications equipment maker with a “Buy” rating. Staff, AP NEWS - 45 minutes ago
APNewsBreak: Chairs of NFL Concussion Panel Resign Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a wide-ranging memo about concussions to NFL teams, saying the co-chairmen of the league’s committee on brain injuries have resigned and that he is examining potential rule changes “to reduce head impacts.” Howard Fendrich, AP NEWS - 47 minutes ago
India Basks in Lavish White House Welcome When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met in Washington this week with President Barack Obama, the White House lavished attention on the unassuming, bookish Indian leader. There was a state dinner. There were movie stars. There was a chandelier-filled tent packed with powerful Americans chatting up powerful Indians. There was talk that the two nations had forged “one of the defining relationships” of the century. Tim Sullivan, AP NEWS - 48 minutes ago
Ky. Court Says State Must Readopt Lethal Injection The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state improperly adopted the same three-drug lethal injection protocol that was upheld in the nation’s highest court and is used by dozens of other states. Brett Barrouquere, AP NEWS - 49 minutes ago
US Drops Charges Against Fla. Lawyer in Drug Case The Justice Department is dropping all charges against a prominent Florida lawyer in a drug money-laundering case. Curt Anderson, AP NEWS - 49 minutes ago
Weyerhaeuser Buys Back $318M in Debt Offer Lumber and wood products producer Weyerhaeuser Co. said Wednesday that $318.4 million in debt has been tendered in an offer capped at $500 million. Staff, AP NEWS - 52 minutes ago
Taliban Leader Rules Out Talks With Karzai The Taliban’s reclusive leader ruled out talks with President Hamid Karzai and called on Afghans on Wednesday to break off relations with his “stooge” administration. Elena Becatoros, AP NEWS - 52 minutes ago
Shuttle Atlantis Leaves Space Station, Headed Home Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station early Wednesday and headed home with one astronaut eager to hold his newborn daughter for the first time and another who’s been away from her young son since the summer. Marcia Dunn, AP NEWS - 53 minutes ago
UN Report: Congo Rebel Network Spans 25 Countries One of Africa’s most brutal rebel movements relies on a vast, international network of supporters in at least 25 countries including in the United States and Europe, a United Nations report said. Rukmini Callimachi, AP NEWS - 55 minutes ago
Pakistan Charges 7 Suspects in Mumbai Attacks Pakistan charged seven men in last year’s Mumbai attacks on Wednesday, its first indictment in a case being monitored by India and the United States to see if Islamabad makes good on promises to bring those responsible to justice. Kim Gamel, AP NEWS - 57 minutes ago
Obama Expects Support for More Afghanistan Troops President Barack Obama will announce his plan to bolster the war in Afghanistan in a speech Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, his spokesman said, a surge that military officials say could top 30,000 troops. Anne Gearan, AP NEWS - 59 minutes ago
US Welcomes Israeli Settlement Moratorium The Obama administration on Wednesday welcomed Israel’s decision to temporarily freeze new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank as a step toward restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Staff, AP NEWS - 60 minutes ago
Blue Coat Systems Rises on Strong Results, Outlook Shares of Blue Coat Systems Inc. rose Wednesday after the security hardware and software maker reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and third-quarter earnings expectations. Staff, AP NEWS - 61 minutes ago
Art Class for Pregnant Russians The Russian Museum in St. Petersburg has developed a special guided art tour for pregnant women claiming art has a therapeutic effect on both mother-to-be and baby. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 61 minutes ago
Haydn Expert HC Robbins Landon Dies at 83 H.C. Robbins Landon, a musicologist noted for his pioneering research on Franz Joseph Haydn and for writing popular works on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, has died at age 83. Robert Barr, AP NEWS - 63 minutes ago
Russian Ministry: Lawyer Was Fine Before Death Russian investigators have defended their treatment of a lawyer whose death in a Moscow prison last week has prompted deep concern and criticism. Staff, AP NEWS - 65 minutes ago
White House: Exit Plan From Afghanistan Is Key The White House says President Barack Obama is placing heavy emphasis on how the United States eventually will withdraw from Afghanistan even as he plans to announce a troop increase next week. Charles Babington, AP NEWS - 65 minutes ago
Wash. Court Reinstates $8M Award Against Hyundai The state Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated an $8 million default judgment against Hyundai Motor Co. in a lawsuit over the backward collapse of a front seat in a 1997 crash that left a man paralyzed. Rachel La Corte, AP NEWS - 68 minutes ago
Blast Yields Arsenal at Ex-Doctor’s Ohio Apartment Police in Ohio say they found dozens of pipe bombs, an assortment of firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in a former doctor’s apartment. Staff, AP NEWS - 68 minutes ago
Rains Soak Pilgrims at Islam’s Hajj Muslim pilgrims circled Islam’s holiest site, the Kaaba, on Wednesday in traditional white robes, with new additions — umbrellas and face masks — as the opening of the annual hajj was snarled by the heaviest rains in years and fears of swine flu. Hadeel Al-Shalchi, AP FEATURES - 68 minutes ago
Israel Approves 10-Month Settlement Freeze Israel will halt construction in its West Bank settlements for 10 months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday, in an effort to restart peace talks, but Palestinians rejected the freeze as insufficient because it did not include east Jerusalem. Josef Federman, AP NEWS - 69 minutes ago
US Welcomes Israeli Settlement Moratorium The Obama administration on Wednesday welcomed Israel’s decision to temporarily freeze new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank as a step toward resolving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Staff, AP NEWS - 72 minutes ago
Germany, IAEA Chief Urge Iran to Compromise The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Germany’s foreign minister urged Iran Wednesday to shift from nuclear confrontation to cooperation, with the German official warning Tehran only had limited time to avoid possible new U.N. sanctions. George Jahn, AP NEWS - 72 minutes ago
Agencies Call for More Aid to Fight Climate Change A global network of aid agencies on Wednesday called on governments to do more to reduce the impact natural disasters caused by climate change will have on poor countries. Tom Odula, AP NEWS - 73 minutes ago
Holiday Shopping Notebook The season’s traditional kickoff isn’t quite here, but already some winners have emerged, from electronic book readers and hot pink netbooks to shimmery tops and the “snood,” a hood-scarf hybrid that resembles a babushka. Staff, AP NEWS - 73 minutes ago
Mom Befriends Wife of PTSD Vet Charged With Murder When the envelope arrived, Windy Horner was talking with her husband, Nick — Windy on a cell phone, Nick in the Blair County jail. Joe Mandak, AP NEWS - 75 minutes ago
Paralyzed Ind. Man Confined to Bed as Men Rob Home Police say a paralyzed Indiana man was unable to leave his bed as his house was being robbed after burglars put a T-shirt over his face. Staff, AP NEWS - 79 minutes ago
AP Newsbreak: Records Show WH Health Care Talks Top aides to President Barack Obama have met early and often with lobbyists, Democratic political strategists and other interests with a stake in the administration’s national health care overhaul, White House visitor records obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press show. Sharon Theimer, AP NEWS - 80 minutes ago
‘Woe Is Me’ to Those Who Miss Biblical Rhetoric Woe is me: If you want to be all things to all people, remember that many are called but few are chosen. Thomas J. Sheeran, AP NEWS - 81 minutes ago
8 Plead Guilty to Sending Illegal Money to Mideast Eight members of the criminal Hamed Organization have pleaded guilty to federal charges for selling stolen goods at five St. Louis area convenience stores and funneling part of their profits to the Palestinian territories. Staff, AP NEWS - 83 minutes ago
Khmer Rouge Prison Chief Could Get 40 Years The prison chief being tried for running a torture center for the Khmer Rouge was only following orders and did nothing that scores of colleagues didn’t also do, his lawyer said Wednesday, seeking to rebut popular calls for his client to receive the maximum possible punishment. Sopheng Cheang and Luke Hunt, AP NEWS - 83 minutes ago
Fitch Reaffirms Saks Issuer Default Rating Fitch Ratings maintained the issuer default rating of Saks Inc. Wednesday and reaffirmed its outlook at negative. Staff, AP NEWS - 83 minutes ago
Taiwan Rethinks Land Use After Killer Typhoon The death and destruction wreaked on Taiwan by Typhoon Morakot was a disaster waiting to happen, aggravated by decades of unrestrained environmental abuse, critics say. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 83 minutes ago
Dead Sea Needs World Help to Stay Alive The Dead Sea may soon shrink to a lifeless pond as Middle East political strife blocks vital measures needed to halt the decay of the world’s lowest and saltiest body of water, experts say. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 83 minutes ago
Japanese Cops Cross-Dress for Bag Snatch Dragnet Patrolling in high heels, wigs and designer bags, Japanese black-belt policemen have been cross-dressing in a bid to beat off bag-snatchers, a report said Wednesday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 83 minutes ago
Call Girl Says Threatened After Night With Berlusconi A call girl who claims she spent the night with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said she faced threats after the alleged encounter with the embattled premier, in a book published Wednesday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 83 minutes ago
Obama Spares Life of Courage the Turkey Barack Obama spared Wednesday the life of Courage the turkey, who would have ended up on the First Family’s dinner table for Thanksgiving if the US president had had his way. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 83 minutes ago
Israel Seeks, Palestinians Reject Temporary Settlement Ease Israel’s prime minister on Wednesday pushed for a temporary ease in settlement building amid US pressure for concessions towards peace, even as the Palestinians rejected the offer as insufficient. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 83 minutes ago
Barghuti Says on Israel Prisoner Swap List Popular Palestinian leader Marwan Barghuti said in an Italian newspaper report Wednesday that he believed he was among hundreds of prisoners due to be exchanged for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 83 minutes ago
Nuclear Swap Inside Iran ‘Not an Option’: ElBaradei A nuclear fuel swap inside Iran, as proposed by the Islamic Republic, is “not an option”, the head of the UN atomic watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei said on Wednesday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 83 minutes ago
British Inquiry Hears of Iraq WMD Doubts Britain was told days before invading Iraq that its weapons of mass destruction may have been unusable, a top official told a public inquiry Wednesday, adding the overall intelligence picture was patchy. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 83 minutes ago
Pakistan Court Charges Seven Over Mumbai Attacks A Pakistani anti-terror court on Wednesday charged seven suspects in connection with the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people one year ago, a defence lawyer said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 83 minutes ago
Guinea Junta Threatens to Keep Opposition Out of Election Guinea’s military junta on Wednesday threatened to keep opposition leaders out of a presidential election which the country’s poll watchdog said would be impossible to hold anyway. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Taliban’s Omar Rejects Karzai Call for Peace Talks Mullah Mohammad Omar, leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban militia, on Wednesday rejected a call from President Hamid Karzai for peace talks, in a statement issued ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Belgium on the Block as GM Outlines Opel Cuts A top General Motors executive said Wednesday the future of Opel’s Belgian plant was “uncertain” as he outlined plans to cut 9,000 jobs at GM’s loss-making European unit, over half of them in Germany. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
SAfrica’s Zuma Appoints New Zimbabwe Team South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday appointed a new team to monitor Zimbabwe’s troubled unity government accord, ending former president Thabo Mbeki’s mediation role, his office said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Civilians on the Move in Eastern DR Congo: UN Thousands of civilians are fleeing Rwanda for eastern Democratic Republic of Congo causing fresh ethnic tensions in the region, the UN peacekeeping mission MONUC and refugee agencies said Wednesday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Trial of Cameroon President’s Ex-Doctor Postponed The trial for embezzlement of Titus Edzoa, a former doctor to Cameroon’s President Paul Biya and ex-secretary general of the presidency, was on Wednesday postponed until January 20. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Swiss Jetman Ditches in Sea as Africa-Europe Flight Fails Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy ditched in the sea Wednesday in a failed bid to make aviation history by flying from Africa to Europe using a jet-powered wing attached to his back. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Giant-Killer Soderling Beats Tennis Ace Djokovic Robin Soderling claimed his second big scalp at the ATP World Tour Finals as the Swede defeated reigning champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
FTSE 100 Closes Higher The leading stock exchange finished higher on Wednesday, following better-than-expected third-quarter GDP (gross domestic product) data and a boost in US consumer spending. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
FTSE 100 Closes Higher The leading stock exchange finished higher on Wednesday, following better-than-expected third-quarter GDP (gross domestic product) data. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Wal-Mart Suppliers in China Charged With Rights Abuses Wal-Mart supplier factories in China feature abusive conditions in violation of the retailer’s own “basic” standards, a labor report showed Wednesday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
Obama to Announce Afghan Plan on Dec 1 US President Barack Obama will announce his new Afghan strategy in an address to the nation Tuesday evening from the prestigious West Point military academy, the White House said. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 84 minutes ago
BofA CEO Search May Extend Into 2010 Bank of America is having such a hard time finding a new CEO that some analysts are wondering if Ken Lewis might have to stay past his planned Dec. 31 departure. Ieva M. Augstums, AP NEWS - 84 minutes ago
US Envoy Welcomes Israeli Settlement Moratorium The Obama administration’s special Mideast envoy is welcoming an Israeli announcement of a 10-month freeze for new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Staff, AP NEWS - 87 minutes ago
Fed Tightens Conflict of Interest Rules The Federal Reserve on Wednesday tightened the conflict of interest restrictions governing the boards of directors of its 12 regional banks. Martin Crutsinger, AP NEWS - 90 minutes ago
Philippines Massacre Toll Rises More bodies are found by security forces at the scene of what is now branded the deadliest attack in the world on the media. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 91 minutes ago
Netanyahu Declares 10-Month Settlement Freeze Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a 10-month halt in new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Staff, AP NEWS - 92 minutes ago
EnerSys Chief Financial Officer Retires Industrial battery maker EnerSys Inc. said its chief financial officer and executive vice president of finance, Michael Philion, has elected to retire from the company. Staff, AP NEWS - 92 minutes ago
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