Man Arrested in Anti-Aircraft Missile Plot A scheme to transport stolen cell phones, laptops and video game systems that evolved into a plot to ship machine guns and anti-aircraft missiles to Syria was broken up with the arrest of a central figure in the plan, according to FBI documents released Monday. Randy Pennell, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago
HP Profit Jumps on Cost-Cutting, Services Strength Hewlett-Packard Co.’s profit jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter, proof that cost-cutting and a push into rival IBM Corp.’s stronghold of technology services is helping the company absorb a falloff in sales in most of its major divisions. Jordan Robertson, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago
Govt Issues Record 2.1M Recall for Dropside Cribs More than 2.1 million drop-side cribs by Stork Craft Manufacturing are being recalled, the biggest crib recall in U.S history, following reports of four infant suffocations. Jennifer C. Kerr, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
Trying Last-Ditch Lung Bypass for Worst Swine Flu A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest. Lauran Neergaard, AP FEATURES - 11 minutes ago
Ex-NY Politician’s Corruption Trial Wrapping Up The corruption case of former New York Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno has gone to the jury, which will decide whether he used his power to line his pockets and deprive New Yorkers of honest government. Michael Virtanen, AP NEWS - 12 minutes ago
Zimbabwe Women, Receiving Rights Award, Speak Out President Barack Obama praised representatives of a women’s organization whose members have been beaten by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s police force and face court trials for challenging Zimbabwe’s government. He said their grassroots efforts could improve the African country. William C. Mann, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
Obama Could Lock in Afghanistan Decision Monday The White House said President Barack Obama could use an unusual evening war council session Monday to lock in his long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan. Anne Gearan and Jennifer Loven, AP NEWS - 21 minutes ago
Mexican Police Find Dead American in Tijuana Home Mexican prosecutors say police have found the bruised body of a 54-year-old American woman at a house near the border city of Tijuana. Staff, AP FEATURES - 22 minutes ago
For Reid, Dodd, Clout on Big Issues Cuts Both Ways Two Senate leaders trying to steer a pair of President Barack Obama’s high-stakes initiatives through Congress are being dogged by re-election worries, and it’s not clear whether their legislative prominence will help or hurt them. Charles Babington, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
AP-GfK Poll: Debt Turning Shoppers Into Scrooges A lot more Americans are feeling stressed out by debt this holiday season, raising the glum likelihood they’ll behave like Scrooge rather than Santa. Jeannine Aversa, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Schumer Says Failure Not an Option on Health Care Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands. Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Kan. Nurse Resentenced in ‘Nude Therapy’ Case A Kansas nurse convicted of enslaving mentally ill residents of a Newton group home was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday after a federal judge acknowledged the original seven-year term was too short. Roxana Hegeman, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Calif. Man Jailed After Housing Homeless on Ranch A California rancher who houses homeless people on his property chose to serve 90 days in jail rather than accept probation after being convicted of misdemeanor safety violations. Staff, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Officials: NYC Cops Did Right Thing in Subway Stab Drifter Dwight Johnson was on the subway with his bag on the seat to him when another passenger demanded it be moved because he wanted the spot, even though there were plenty of empty seats on the late-night train. Colleen Long, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
24 Killed in Election Massacre in the Philippines Gunmen ambushed a caravan of political supporters and journalists on their way to file election papers, killing at least 24 people in a massacre considered shocking even for a region notorious for violence between rival clans. Hrvoje Hranjski, AP NEWS - 30 minutes ago
Charges Unsealed in Missing Somalis Terror Probe Promising both “true brotherhood” and “fun,” several Somali men convinced fellow immigrants in Minneapolis to return to their East African homeland and take up arms with a terrorist group, according to federal charges unsealed Monday against eight individuals. Patrick Condon, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
Police: Jealous Wash. Woman Tries to Kill Again A Seattle woman who was convicted of killing a romantic rival is accused of trying to kill again in a jealous rage over a man. Staff, AP NEWS - 35 minutes ago
Indian PM Says Pakistan Must Reject Terrorism Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says the world must press Pakistan to turn away from supporting terrorists who continue to target India. Staff, AP NEWS - 37 minutes ago
Senator’s Affair Revealed in Text Message A Nevada man whose wife had an affair with Sen. John Ensign said he discovered the relationship after intercepting a text message around Christmas in 2007. Kevin Freking, AP NEWS - 38 minutes ago
Arrest Video Has Transit Police on Guard in Calif. The troubles of the San Francisco Bay area’s transit police went viral again as video hit the Internet showing what some claim was another use of excessive force. Terry Collins, AP NEWS - 42 minutes ago
Brazil: World Must Engage, Not Isolate Iran The world must engage, not isolate Iran in the push for Middle East peace and Iranian leaders should negotiate with Western nations for a “just and balanced” solution to concerns over its nuclear program, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday. Alan Clendenning, AP NEWS - 46 minutes ago
Zimbabwe Women, Receiving Rights Award, Speak Out President Barack Obama is praising a women’s organization whose members have been beaten repeatedly by Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (moo-GAH'-bay)’s police force and face trials for challenging the government there. Obama says the women represent a style of grassroots campaign that could change their country. William C. Mann, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago
Obama: US Economy Has ‘Core Strengths’ President Barack Obama said Monday the nation’s economy is in good shape for the long term thanks to “core strengths” such as its universities, its innovation and a dynamic workforce. Staff, AP NEWS - 54 minutes ago
Hundreds Mourn Mich. Boy Allegedly Slain by Father An impromptu memorial of artificial flowers and dozens of stuffed animals remained Monday near strands of yellow crime-scene tape in a vacant lot where relatives say 15-year-old Jamar Pinkney Jr.’s father shot him in the head while he begged for mercy. David Runk, AP NEWS - 55 minutes ago
New Map Suggests Mars Was Wet and Humid A new detailed map of Mars shows what was likely a vast ocean in the north and valleys around the equator, suggesting that the planet once had a humid, rainy climate, according to research published Monday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 57 minutes ago
Indian PM Open to Greater Climate Action Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that the emerging economy was ready to do more on climate change if developed nations make financial commitments. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 57 minutes ago
Japanese Hostage in Yemen Freed A Japanese engineer kidnapped by tribesmen near the Yemeni capital on November 15 was released on Monday, Sanaa’s governor Numan Duid announced. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 57 minutes ago
Hong Kong Man, Three Others Jailed for Spam Scheme A Hong Kong resident and three other men, including the self-proclaimed “Godfather of Spam,” were sentenced to prison on Monday for their roles in an email stock fraud scheme, the Justice Department said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 57 minutes ago
Eight Charged in US-Somali Youth Terror Network Eight people face terrorism charges in the case of 20 young men missing from Minnesota after allegedly being recruited to fight for an Islamist militia in Somalia, officials said Monday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 57 minutes ago
Vampire Sequel ‘New Moon’ Feasts on Box Office The “Twilight” vampire romance sequel “New Moon” took a record-breaking bite out of the North American box office this weekend, final figures showed Monday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 57 minutes ago
US Helping Iraq Adopt Election Law: Clinton The United States is “deeply involved” in efforts to help Iraqi rivals adopt an electoral law, but elections may be delayed, Secretary of Stage Hillary Clinton said Monday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 57 minutes ago
Kinder Morgan Expects to Pay $4.40 Annual Dividend Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP said Monday that it expects to pay out an annual cash dividend of $4.40 per unit in 2010, up from $4.20 in 2009. Staff, AP NEWS - 58 minutes ago
Chief Guilty of 3 Counts in Parker-Broderick Case An eastern Ohio police chief was convicted of three felonies Monday but was acquitted of burglary charges in an alleged break-in at the home of a woman who carried twin girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. Staff, AP NEWS - 60 minutes ago
Belgian Says He Was Alert But Mute for 23 Years For 23 torturous years, Rom Houben says he lay trapped in his paralyzed body, aware of what was going on around him but unable to tell anyone or even cry out. Raf Casert, AP NEWS - 60 minutes ago
Sarah Palin’s Book Tour Hits NC’s Fort Bragg Sarah Palin brought her book-signing tour to North Carolina’s Fort Bragg on Monday as thousands greeted the former Republican vice presidential candidate in a campaign-like gathering that tested military rules involving politicians. Mike Baker, AP NEWS - 60 minutes ago
SC Gov Faces 37 Charges He Broke State Ethics Laws Gov. Mark Sanford is accused of breaking 37 ethics laws regarding campaign finances and travel, including using taxpayer money for high-priced airplane tickets that took him around the world and to Argentina for a rendezvous with the woman he once called his “soul mate.” Jim Davenport, AP NEWS - 60 minutes ago
Mich. Spammer Gets 4 Years in Stock Fraud Scheme A federal judge has sentenced a suburban Detroit man described as one of the world’s most prolific senders of spam e-mail to more than four years in prison for his role in a 2005 stock fraud scheme that netted him $2.7 million. Staff, AP NEWS - 65 minutes ago
Obama’s South Asia Balancing Act As India’s Singh arrives for State visit in Washington, President Obama may face a balancing act when it comes to South Asia. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 65 minutes ago