LA Suburb’s Rebirth Rides on Electric Car Plant This blue-collar suburb on the edge of Los Angeles once helped send men to space. After the collapse of its aerospace industry, it ambitions are now more down-to-earth but still looking toward the future. Daisy Nguyen, AP NEWS - 7 minutes ago
New Jackie Kennedy Dress on Display at JFK Library A deep pink silk dress worn by Jacqueline Kennedy for her second holiday season in the White House has gone on display at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. Staff, AP NEWS - 7 minutes ago
Tight Economy Forces Some to Stay Home for Holiday There’s still family, turkey and football, but one Thanksgiving tradition is taking a hit this year. Millions of Americans are spending the holiday at home, saying the poor economy has made it unaffordable to hit the road or board a plane. Michael Tarm, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago
AP IMPACT: A Stream of WH Health Care Visits President Barack Obama’s top aides met frequently with lobbyists and health care industry heavyweights as his administration pieced together a national health care overhaul, according to White House visitor records obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. Sharon Theimer and Julie Hirschfeld Davis, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago
Obama to Vow Greenhouse Emissions Cuts in Denmark Putting his prestige on the line, President Barack Obama will personally commit the U.S. to a goal of substantially cutting greenhouse gases at next month’s Copenhagen climate summit. He will insist America is ready to tackle global warming despite resistance in Congress over higher costs for businesses and homeowners. H. Josef Hebert, AP NEWS - 11 minutes ago
Stocks Push Higher After Drop in Jobless Claims A drop in unemployment claims and a rise in home sales pulled the stock market higher in light trading ahead of Thanksgiving. Tim Paradis and Ieva M. Augstums, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
Global Defense Technology & Systems Closes IPO Global Defense Technology & Systems Inc. said Wednesday that it closed its initial public offering of 4.6 million common shares, which were priced at $13 apiece and yielded $36.3 million in net proceeds. Staff, AP NEWS - 17 minutes ago
Iran’s Leader Makes Inroads in Latin America Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to expand Tehran’s influence in Latin America and deepen his alliance with Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez on Wednesday in a visit that offered him a platform to defend his country’s nuclear program. Ian James, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
Execution Can Proceed Under New Ohio Standards An inmate whose execution was put on hold as he argued that Ohio’s method of lethal injection was unconstitutional can die as scheduled next month, now that the state has instituted a different method, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. Lisa Cornwell, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
Okla. Doctor Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Son Prosecutors charged a physician Wednesday with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of his 9-year-old son in their upscale suburban Oklahoma City home. Rochelle Hines, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
Activist Group Posting 573,000 9/11 Pager Messages An activist group has begun posting 573,000 pager messages purportedly sent on Sept. 11, 2001, from “Second World Trade Center tower collapses” to “I’m ok & love you..xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox.” Karen Matthews, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
Dog With Name Tag ‘Works’ Drive-Through Window Customers at one Gulf coast gas station might be surprised at who responds to the counter when they pull up to the drive-through window: The store owner’s dog. Dozens of times each day, Cody the chocolate Labradaor retriever will pop up on two paws behind the counter at a BP gas station and convenience store in Clearwater. He even has a BP logo shirt and a name tag. Customers grin and kids squeal with joy in response. Staff, AP NEWS - 20 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 NEWS - 20 minutes ago
Ga. Nurse Anesthetist Accused of Abusing Patients A metro Atlanta nurse anesthetist has been charged with molesting and sodomizing anesthetized patients in dental and medical offices, and police say the videotaped abuses could involve 100 or more victims. Greg Bluestein, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
Ex-CNN Host Lou Dobbs Weighs Senate Run in NJ Former CNN host Lou Dobbs is seriously considering running for U.S. Senate in New Jersey in 2012 as a stepping stone to a possible White House bid — a congressional matchup that would pit one of illegal immigration’s biggest critics against a champion for immigrant rights. Angela Delli Santi, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
Israel Proposes 10-Month West Bank Settlement Halt Israel on Wednesday proposed a 10-month halt to new construction in West Bank settlements as a step toward restarting Mideast peace negotiations. Washington welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer, but the Palestinians swiftly rejected it because it did not include a building freeze in Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, the mainly Arab sector of the city they want as the capital of a future state. Mark Lavie, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
AP News in Brief AP IMPACT: Lobbyists, health care heavyweights visited White House early and often for revamp Staff, AP NEWS - 22 minutes ago
Olic Strike Keeps Bayern’s Dream Alive Croatia striker Ivica Olic’s second-half strike kept Bayern Munich’s fading dream of reaching the Champions League’s knock-out phase alive after the German giants beat Maccabi Haifa 1-0 on Wednesday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 22 minutes ago
Time Warner Cable Asks Help on Rising Program Fees Time Warner Cable Inc. is asking the public for help as it tries to curtail increases in the programming fees it has to pay to carry cable channels and broadcast stations on its systems. Deborah Yao, AP NEWS - 24 minutes ago
BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank Sue Bank of America Deutsche Bank AG and a BNP Paribas unit sued Bank of America NA on Wednesday over allegations the bank failed to pay back $1.73 billion in secured notes. Staff, AP NEWS - 24 minutes ago
AIG Resolves All Legal Disputes With Greenberg American International Group Inc. has agreed to settle all legal disputes with its former chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the company said late Wednesday. Candice Choi, AP NEWS - 24 minutes ago
Pop-Up Stores Herald the Season Vacant retail stores are occupied by companies trying to make the most of the U.S. holiday season consumer traffic. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 30 minutes ago
Obama Family Distributes Thanksgiving Treats The Obama family passed out turkeys, stuffing and other Thanksgiving favorites to people at a food pantry organization. Christine Simmons, AP NEWS - 31 minutes ago
Donny Osmond’s ‘Stars’ Partner Goes to Broadway Donny Osmond may have been the celebrity winner on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” but his professional dancing partner already has her next gig lined up — Broadway. Staff, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
How the Major Stock Indexes Fared on Wednesday A drop in unemployment claims and a rise in home sales pulled the stock market higher in light trading ahead of Thanksgiving. Modest gains Wednesday left the Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index at 13-month highs. The economic news, as well as a drop in the dollar, stoked investors' appetite for higher-returning but riskier investments like stocks. For months, investors have been weighing their desire for bigger returns with fears that the stock market will falter if the economy looks like it won’t maintain a recovery. Staff, AP NEWS - 36 minutes ago
Good News Raises Hopes Recovery Won’t Fizzle A flurry of good news this week — including falling jobless claims, stronger consumer spending and higher new-home sales — suggests the economic rebound, modest though it is, might just be here to stay. Jeannine Aversa, AP NEWS - 38 minutes ago
Money Fund Assets Fell to $3.330T in Latest Week Total money market mutual fund assets fell $7.82 billion to $3.330 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Wednesday. Staff, AP NEWS - 40 minutes ago
Blast Yields Arsenal at Ex-Doctor’s Ohio Apartment About 35 pipe bombs, an assortment of firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammunition were found in a former doctor’s apartment following two loud explosions, police said Wednesday. Thomas J. Sheeran, AP NEWS - 40 minutes ago
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 - 42 minutes ago
Downey, Calif., Council Approves Tesla Car Factory The City Council in Downey, Calif., has approved an agreement aimed at bringing an electric car assembly plant to the Los Angeles suburb. Daisy Nguyen, AP NEWS - 44 minutes ago
White House Defends Costs, Cuts in Health Bill The Obama administration pushed back Wednesday against claims that it’s not doing enough to slow the growth of health care costs, a topic senators will debate heavily in coming weeks. Charles Babington, AP NEWS - 46 minutes ago
Ore. Train Operator Fired; Ignored Calls for Help Portland’s mass transit agency has fired a light-rail train operator who ignored a father’s calls for help after his 3-year-old son was left behind at a station last week. Staff, AP NEWS - 55 minutes ago
Beal Bank Makes Its Own Bid for 3 Trump Casinos A Dallas bank that was once allied with Donald Trump in a bid to buy the three Atlantic City Trump casinos out of bankruptcy protection now wants to buy them on its own. Wayne Parry, AP NEWS - 58 minutes ago
Experts Think Toxic Algae Harming Endangered Fish Scientists say they believe toxins from a blue-green algae plaguing lakes and rivers around the West are harming an endangered fish in the Klamath Basin, adding another obstacle to restoring species that have forced irrigation shutoffs for farmers. Jeff Barnard, AP NEWS - 59 minutes ago
Pakistan Charges 7 in Mumbai Attacks A Pakistani court charged seven Pakistani suspects on terror charges connected to the Mumbai attacks a year ago. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 61 minutes ago
Toyota to Replace Gas Pedals on 4 Million Vehicles Toyota plans to replace the gas pedals on 4 million vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats and cause sudden acceleration, a flaw that led to the sixth-largest recall ever in the U.S. Ken Thomas, AP NEWS - 62 minutes ago
Predators Sue Company, End Naming Deal for Arena The Nashville Predators ended their naming rights deal Wednesday with the Sommet Group of Tennessee for the team’s arena and are suing the company for failing to pay. Teresa M. Walker, AP NEWS - 63 minutes ago
Obama’s Thanksgiving Proclamation President Barack Obama’s Thanksgiving Day proclamation, as released by the White House: The Associated Press, AP NEWS - 64 minutes ago
Obama Family Distributes Thanksgiving Treats The Obama family is passing out turkeys, stuffing and other Thanksgiving favorites to people at a food pantry organization. Christine Simmons, AP NEWS - 69 minutes ago
Drywall Investigation Expands Into US Products A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: a sickening, sulfurous stench and corroded pipes and wiring. Brian Skoloff, AP NEWS - 70 minutes ago
Police Question Teen About Remains Outside CA Home Police in Southern California say they are interviewing one of the three teenagers last seen in a home where charred human remains were found. Staff, AP NEWS - 71 minutes ago
Officials: Settlement Lets SCI Buy Vegas Mortuary The nation’s largest funeral services company has resolved antitrust issues with the Nevada state attorney general and plans to proceed with the purchase of a large Las Vegas-area mortuary business, officials said Wednesday. Ken Ritter, AP NEWS - 71 minutes ago
Obama Will Unveil Afghan Troops Move at West Point President Barack Obama plans to announce a redrawn battle plan for Afghanistan, including what the military says could be a roughly 50 percent increase in U.S. forces, in a national address Tuesday night from the U.S. Military Academy. Anne Gearan and Anne Flaherty, AP NEWS - 73 minutes ago
Police Seek Bald Man Who Swiped Family’s Turkey Jackson police are working to crack a case of fowl play. They’re searching for a man who broke into an apartment about 11 p.m. Tuesday and stole a family’s holiday turkey. Police Lt. Christopher Simpson told the Jackson Citizen Patriot the suspect ran into the kitchen and stole the turkey out of the freezer. Staff, AP NEWS - 74 minutes ago
Report: Alcohol Abuse Cost NM $2.5 Billion in 2006 Alcohol abuse cost New Mexico 993 lives and nearly $2.5 billion in 2006 in lost productivity, health care expenses and costs associated with property loss from crashes and fires, a new report shows. Heather Clark, AP NEWS - 75 minutes ago
Tiffany Raises Outlook as 3Q Profit Comes in Ahead Strong overseas sales and cost-cutting kept a decline in Tiffany & Co.’s third-quarter profit to a bare minimum, causing the luxury jeweler to raise its full-year profit outlook heading into the crucial holiday season. Betsy Vereckey, AP NEWS - 75 minutes ago
Otter Tail Electric Rate Case Settled in ND Otter Tail Power Co.’s North Dakota customers will be paying slightly lower rates under a settlement of an electric rate case. Staff, AP NEWS - 78 minutes ago
Honduras Vote to Sideline President, Enshrine Coup Sunday’s election will likely accomplish what the plotters of a coup set out to do five months ago: end the political career of leftist President Manuel Zelaya and replace him with a more moderate leader from Honduras' establishment. Alexandra Olson, AP NEWS - 79 minutes ago
E-Mail Archive for NC Employees Moving Forward The state of North Carolina has hired a California company to create an archive system designed to manage and retrieve state employee e-mails more easily. Staff, AP NEWS - 81 minutes ago
Blast Yields Arsenal at Ex-Doctor’s Ohio Apartment A former doctor in Ohio has been charged after dozens of pipe bombs, several firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were found in his apartment. Staff, AP NEWS - 82 minutes ago
Obama to Unveil His Afghan Plan Tuesday US President Barack Obama will announce his new Afghan strategy in an address to the nation Tuesday from the prestigious West Point military academy, the White House said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 82 minutes ago
Magazine Publishers Creating ‘ITunes for Magazines’: Reports US magazine publishers Time Inc., Conde Nast and Hearst are preparing to launch an online newsstand described as an “iTunes for magazines,” according to published reports. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 82 minutes ago
Ecuador, China to Create Oil Joint Venture Ecuador and China will form a joint venture to develop an oil bloc in the South American country that has proven reserves of 120 million barrels of crude, an Ecuadoran official said Wednesday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 82 minutes ago
Besiktas End United’s Unbeaten Home Champions League Run Rodrigo Tello scored the only goal as Besiktas became the first team to win in the Champions League at Old Trafford in almost five years with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United on Wednesday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 82 minutes ago
Govt Wants Israeli Proposal to Help Revive Peace Talks The government said Wednesday it wants Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal for a temporary halt in settlement building to help resume Middle East peace talks. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 82 minutes ago
New York Mafia Trial Jury to Break Until Tuesday The jury in alleged New York Mafia boss John Gotti Junior’s racketeering and murder trial was sent home Wednesday until next week after failing to reach a verdict in 10 days of deliberations. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 82 minutes ago
Former AIG Chief Settles Legal Wrangle With Insurance Group Insurance giant AIG said Wednesday it reached a settlement of all legal disputes involving the company and former chairman and chief executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg and his top financial officer. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 82 minutes ago
India Expects US to Lift Technology Transfer Sanctions India said Wednesday that it expected the United States to lift “significant” restrictions on American technology transfer to the Asian giant following talks between leaders of the two nations. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 82 minutes ago
Police Find Forgery Labs in Canadian Nurseries Canadian police said Wednesday they uncovered elaborate laboratories at daycare centers in Montreal set up to forge passports, credit cards and driving licenses. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 82 minutes ago
Stores Look to Basics to Draw in Holiday Shoppers As stores prepare for hordes of Black Friday shoppers and mark down high-definition TVs and hot toys, they’re also pushing deals on something more mundane — necessities like socks and diapers. Anne D'Innocenzio, AP NEWS - 83 minutes ago
Obama’s First Pardon: A Turkey Named Courage After 10 months in office, President Barack Obama on Wednesday granted his first pardon to Courage, a 45-pound turkey spared from the Thanksgiving table. Natasha T. Metzler, AP NEWS - 85 minutes ago
Mass. Sen. Hopeful Pagliuca Spending $5.4M on Bid Massachusetts Democratic Senate hopeful Stephen Pagliuca has spent $5.4 million of his own money in his bid for the seat once held by the late Edward Kennedy. Steve Leblanc, AP NEWS - 87 minutes ago
Lambert Says He Got Carried Away, But Not Sorry Adam Lambert admits he got carried away with his sexually charged American Music Awards performance, but he’s offering no apology. David Bauder, AP NEWS - 87 minutes ago
Thief Gives Iowa College $500, Seeks Forgiveness An anonymous letter with $500 and a plea for forgiveness sheds some light on a long-forgotten crime at an Iowa Catholic college. Staff, AP NEWS - 90 minutes ago
Talk of the Town: Polanski Granted Bail The day’s top showbiz news and headlines including Roman Polanski gets bail, Julie Andrews heads to London, and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to star in Woody Allen film. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 91 minutes ago
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