US Sailor Cleared of Assaulting Sydney Prostitute A U.S. Navy serviceman was found not guilty Monday of sexually assaulting a prostitute at a brothel while on shore leave in Australia’s biggest city. Staff, AP NEWS - 22 minutes ago
8 Women Set Out to Ski to South Pole Eight women set out Monday from their base camp on Antarctica to ski to the South Pole in a trek to mark the 60th anniversary of the Commonwealth grouping of 53 former British colonies. Staff, AP NEWS - 30 minutes ago
Asia Stocks Mixed as Figures on US Economy Awaited Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after a decline on Wall Street and as investors hunkered down ahead of a stream of figures that could confirm the U.S. economy is recovering at a slower pace. Kelly Olsen, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
Economic Survey: Job Losses to Bottom Out in 1Q Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation’s economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey. Emily Fredrix, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
Late Payments on Credit Cards Drop in 3rd Quarter For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year than in the second quarter. Eileen Aj Connelly, AP NEWS - 36 minutes ago
Study: Kids Watching Hours of TV at Home Daycare Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday. Donna Gordon Blankinship, AP NEWS - 44 minutes ago
Indonesia Ferry Sinks, 29 Dead Ferry crashes in bad weather off Indonesia’s Riau islands, killing at least 29 people. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 46 minutes ago
Miners' Families Want Answers in China Mine Blast Grieving miners' families demanded answers Monday from mining officials about the underground gas explosion that left at least 104 men dead in northeastern China. Cara Anna, AP NEWS - 52 minutes ago
Tensions Between British, US Military Over Iraq Hostility between US and British military leaders in Iraq ran deep, with one describing his US counterparts as “group of Martians,” a newspaper reported Monday, citing leaked government documents. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 68 minutes ago
Hundreds Rescued, 29 Die as Indonesia Ferry Sinks Rescuers on Sunday desperately hunted for survivors in the waters off Indonesia’s Sumatra island after a ferry sank in stormy seas, killing at least 29 people, officials said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 68 minutes ago
British, US Military Tensions Over Iraq: Report Hostility between US and British military leaders in Iraq ran deep, with one describing his US counterparts as “group of Martians,” the Daily Telegraph reported Monday, citing leaked government documents. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 68 minutes ago
Cambodia Begins Final Arguments in KRouge Jail Chief Trial Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge war crimes court on Monday began final arguments in its first trial, bringing the regime’s prison chief closer to justice for the “Killing Fields” atrocities 30 years ago. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 68 minutes ago
Haslem Steps Up as Heat Edge Hornets Out Udonis Haslem’s jump shot with 15.4 seconds left lifted Miami to a 102-101 NBA victory over New Orleans on Sunday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 68 minutes ago
Mexico City’s Famed Dance-For-Peso Halls Fading Mirna Torres salsas with a gray-bearded man for $1.50 a dance in the Barba Azul, a dark yet garish cabaret decorated like an erotic carnival fun house. David W. Koop, AP FEATURES - 74 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 - 76 minutes ago
Warming’s Impacts Sped Up, Worsened Since Kyoto Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated — beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then. Seth Borenstein, AP NEWS - 76 minutes ago
Today in History - Nov. 23 Today is Monday, Nov. 23, the 327th day of 2009. There are 38 days left in the year. The Associated Press, AP NEWS - 76 minutes ago