Top 2 Booksellers Report Losses, Their Shares Fall Barnes & Noble Inc. and Borders Group Inc., the nation’s two largest brick-and-mortar book sellers, both posted quarterly losses Thursday and forecast a difficult holiday season, saying competition from discount chains and online retailers is stiffening. Mae Anderson, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
Belgian Man: End of Coma Misdiagnosis Like Rebirth With a caretaker holding his hand, a Belgian man who was diagnosed as comatose for 23 years typed out a message Tuesday that he felt reborn after decades of loneliness and frustration. Raf Casert, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
Fed Says Jobless Rate to Drop ‘Slowly’ The Federal Reserve expects the unfolding recovery will be gradual, as modest growth keeps the nation’s unemployment rate elevated over the next several years, according to a new forecast. Jeannine Aversa, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
Effort to Scrap Anti-Nuclear Law in Minn. Ramps Up A push to scrap a Minnesota law barring new nuclear power plants gained a pair of influential supporters Tuesday, adding intensity to a debate before a state Legislature that has narrowly resisted the change. Brian Bakst, AP NEWS - 7 minutes ago
Why Did Britain Go to War in Iraq? Exhaustive hearings into why Britain entered the Iraq war have just opened in London, but critics are already branding it a failure. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 8 minutes ago
3 Airlines Fined in Minnesota Tarmac Stranding The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday. Joan Lowy, AP NEWS - 13 minutes ago
Report: Iran Lifts Ban on Popular Newspaper An Iranian news agency reports that the judiciary has after just a day lifted its ban on a popular newspaper which ran a photo of a Baha'i temple. Staff, AP NEWS - 13 minutes ago
Banks Earn $2.8B in 3Q; FDIC Says Dangers Persist The apparent end of the recession and stabilizing financial markets have not cured the banking industry, as souring and past-due loans have reached the highest levels in 26 years, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday. Daniel Wagner, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
Verizon Opposes Sprint’s “Most Dependable” Claim A national advertising watchdog is asking Sprint Nextel Corp. to drop its ads calling itself “America’s most dependable 3G network.” Staff, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
NC Dad Defends Letting Mom Take Girl Later Slain The father of a North Carolina girl who was kidnapped and killed said Tuesday he made the best decision he could at the time when he let her live with her mother, who has since been charged with prostituting the child. Staff, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
Reports on Consumer Confidence, GDP Tug at Stocks Stocks retreated from 13-month highs after a lackluster reading on consumer confidence and a report showing slower economic growth sapped the market’s optimism. Stephen Bernard and Sara Lepro, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
A.R. Rahman, Jennifer Hudson Headline State Dinner It’s an all-star lineup for Tuesday’s first state dinner of the Obama White House: Oscar-winners Jennifer Hudson and A.R. Rahman headline the entertainment list. Staff, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
CPSC Chief Pledges Swift Action After Crib Recall The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission promised swift action to get dangerous products off the market, after acknowledging Tuesday that it didn’t move quickly enough on a record recall of more than 2 million cribs linked to four deaths. C. Kerr, AP NEWS - 25 minutes ago
Investigators: Ky. Census Worker Committed Suicide A Kentucky census worker found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with “fed” scrawled on his chest killed himself but staged his death to make it look like a homicide, authorities said Tuesday. Bruce Schreiner and Roger Alford, AP NEWS - 25 minutes ago
Uncle Follows Nephew to NYC Court for Terror Trial Khalid Sheik Mohammed has acknowledged doing what his nephew Ramzi Yousef couldn't: toppling the World Trade Center towers. Larry Neumeister and Devlin Barrett, AP NEWS - 28 minutes ago
New Blackout Hits Rio’s Glitzy Beach Neighborhoods Rio de Janeiro’s posh beach neighborhoods lost power for hours in sweltering summer weather Tuesday, prompting restaurants to toss out spoiled food and business owners to send their employees home. Alan Clendenning, AP NEWS - 29 minutes ago
Rare Economic Espionage Case Ends in Jury Deadlock Two men accused of the rare charge of economic espionage against the U.S. have been acquitted on two counts, but they could face a retrial on three other counts on which a jury deadlocked. Jordan Robertson, AP NEWS - 31 minutes ago
Chicago Club Owners Get Prison in 2003 Stampede A judge says two owners of a Chicago nightclub where 21 people were killed in a stampede down a stairwell six years ago must go to prison. Staff, AP NEWS - 31 minutes ago
Captain in NJ Jet Crash Faces Federal Charges The captain of a charter jet that crashed on takeoff at a New Jersey airport in 2005 has been indicted on charges of fraud and lying to investigators. Staff, AP NEWS - 31 minutes ago
Bolivia Police Bust 5 Cocaine Labs, 1 Officer Shot Bolivian police say they have busted five cocaine labs and arrested two people in a remote Indian village after a confrontation in which an officer was shot. Staff, AP NEWS - 31 minutes ago
Home Prices Up Slightly in September The summer’s trend of rising home prices faded at the end of the traditional home shopping season, two reports Tuesday showed. Alan Zibel, AP NEWS - 31 minutes ago
Obama Boosts Climate Deal Hopes, Report Shows Crisis US President Barack Obama boosted hopes on Tuesday of striking a landmark climate deal in Copenhagen, as a new report showed a deeper crisis than previously thought. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 31 minutes ago
Del Potro Keeps Alive Tour Finals Tennis Challenge US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro kept alive his challenge at the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/1) victory over Fernando Verdasco on Tuesday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 31 minutes ago
Premier League Strugglers Portsmouth Sack Hart Paul Hart became the first English Premier League manager to lose his job this season after he was “relieved of his duties” by basement club Portsmouth on Tuesday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 31 minutes ago
Premier League Strugglers Portsmouth Sack Hart Paul Hart has been “relieved of his duties as first-team manager” of Portsmouth, a statement issued by the English Premier League basement club said on Tuesday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 31 minutes ago
Families Want Blair Answers as Iraq War Probe Begins The first full-scale inquiry into Britain’s role in the Iraq war opened Tuesday with families of soldiers killed in combat desperate to hear Tony Blair justify the decision to join the US-led invasion. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 31 minutes ago
W.Pa. Nuclear Reactor Stops After ‘Unusual Event’ The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says a leak was discovered at a western Pennsylvania reactor, but workers quickly resolved it and no radioactive release was reported. Staff, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
US Offers $5M Reward for Palestinian Bomb Maker The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for a Palestinian bomb maker suspected of targeting commercial airliners and aiding the Iraq insurgency. Adam Goldman and Randy Herschaft, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
Prisoner Swap Could Win Release of Popular Leader At the top of the list of Palestinian prisoners likely to be freed in a possible swap for an Israeli soldier is a firebrand politician many Palestinians believe is a likely future president who can pull them out of their current political deadlock. Ben Hubbard, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
3 Generations of Wyeths to Be Sold in NYC Three generations of Wyeth artworks will be auctioned next month, including 14 original oil canvases by N.C. Wyeth that were used to lavishly illustrate the classic adventure tale of “Robinson Crusoe.” Ula Ilnytzky, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
Treasurys Rise on Good Results for 5-Year Auction Treasury prices rose Tuesday after solid results from an auction of five-year notes shored up the market’s confidence that demand for U.S. government debt would remain strong. Stephen Bernard, AP NEWS - 37 minutes ago
Fed Says Jobless Rate to Drop ‘Slowly’ The Federal Reserve says the unfolding recovery will probably be gradual, as modest growth keeps the nation’s unemployment rate elevated over the next several years. Jeannine Aversa, AP NEWS - 37 minutes ago
Shuttle, Station Crews Seal Hatches for Departure After nearly a week together, the crews of shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station said goodbye Tuesday and closed the hatches between them. Marcia Dunn, AP NEWS - 37 minutes ago
Senator Urges Adidas to Keep NBA Uniforms in USA The official uniforms for NBA players could soon be made in Asia, a move drawing sharp criticism from a prominent lawmaker in Congress. Sam Hananel, AP NEWS - 39 minutes ago
Crude Prices Sink Below $76 Per Barrel Oil prices fell below $76 a barrel Tuesday with new data showing a slow U.S. economic recovery and consumer confidence that remains lukewarm at best. Dirk Lammers, AP NEWS - 40 minutes ago
USDA: States Struggling to Administer Food Stamps With more Americans going hungry than ever before, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is concerned that dozens of states aren’t adequately administering food stamp programs designed to provide food to low-income Americans. Henry C. Jackson, AP NEWS - 40 minutes ago