Weak Dollar, Home Sales Data Carry Stocks Higher Investors halted the stock market’s three-day losing streak Monday, buying on a range of factors including the weaker dollar and better-than-expected home sales numbers. Stephen Bernard and Sara Lepro, AP NEWS - 3 minutes ago
Hamburg Swans Sent to Winter Retreat Following a tradition that goes back hundreds of years, Hamburg’s swan representative takes his birds to their winter abode. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 6 minutes ago
TV Retailer QVC Joins ‘Black Friday’ Frenzy Television retailer QVC has made aggressive plans to keep shoppers watching — instead of mall-hopping — on Black Friday, an event it has traditionally ignored. David Bauder, AP NEWS - 8 minutes ago
NFL Fans Seek Ticket Info for LA Stadium NFL-starved fans in Los Angeles are already signing up for ticket updates, even though there’s no stadium or a team to play in it. Staff, AP NEWS - 12 minutes ago
Feds Find Association Between Drywall, Corrosion The federal government said Monday that it has found a “strong association” between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year. Brian Skoloff, AP NEWS - 12 minutes ago
Prosecutors Blame Petters for $3.5B Fraud A federal prosecutor has asked a jury to hold Minnesota businessman Tom Petters responsible for a massive fraud at his company. Steve Karnowski, AP NEWS - 12 minutes ago
Huge Philly Apartment Fire Leaves 21 Injured Fire investigators in Philadelphia are trying to determine what caused a weekend apartment fire that left nearly two dozen people hurt, including two firefighters. Staff, AP NEWS - 14 minutes ago
US Details Assets Seized From Fla. Lawyer A sports car worth nearly $2 million, an 87-foot yacht and a guitar collection worth as much as $20,000 were among the assets seized from a South Florida lawyer suspected of operating a massive fraud scheme, according to a court filing Monday. Curt Anderson, AP NEWS - 14 minutes ago
NY’s Top Court Rejects Prison Phone Rate Refunds New York’s highest court ruled Monday that families forced to pay high phone rates to talk to relatives in state prison won’t receive refunds for the cost. Valerie Bauman, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
Clinton Says Iraqi Election Might Be Delayed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding out the possibility that Iraq’s national election could be delayed beyond January because of a dispute over the allocation of seats in parliament. Staff, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
Q&A: 50 Cent Gets Back to Gritty Roots on New CD To create an album as hard-hitting as his multiplatinum-selling debut, 2003’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin',” 50 Cent says he had to tap into the troubles he dealt with before he became one of hip-hop’s biggest stars. Mesfin Fekadu, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
McDonald’s Makes Its Logo More ‘Green’ in Europe McDonald’s is going green — swapping its traditional red backdrop for a deep hunter green — to promote a more eco-friendly image in Europe. Mary Macpherson Lane, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
Analyst Predicts Small Auto Sales Comeback in 2010 The U.S. auto industry will recover only a little next year, weighed down by high unemployment and other troubles that will continue to limit economic growth, a top industry analyst said Monday. Tom Krisher, AP NEWS - 22 minutes ago
Jackson’s Doctor Returns to Work at Houston Clinic Michael Jackson’s doctor has returned to work at his Houston medical clinic for the first time since the pop star’s death. Juan A. Lozano, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Official: China Mine That Exploded Was Too Crowded The coal mine that exploded in northern China, killing 104, had too many workers underground in an effort to increase output, a government official said Monday, exposing the risks often taken to meet the country’s insatiable energy demands. Cara Anna, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
Climate Holds Key to Post-Crisis Jobs Recovery: EU European labour markets have seen employment gains since 2000 virtually wiped out by the economic crisis of the past two years, a European Commission report said Monday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 28 minutes ago
Program to Help Truckers Attracts Drug Smugglers A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customers who place a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers. Christopher Sherman, AP NEWS - 29 minutes ago
Amended Iraqi Election Law Still Angers Sunnis Iraq’s parliament amended the country’s vetoed election law on Monday with a version that failed to appease Sunni Arabs, who fear they are being marginalized. Qassim Abdul-Zahra, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
UN Says Greenhouse Gases Reach Record High in 2008 Greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere reached record highs in 2008, with carbon dioxide levels increasing faster than previously, the U.N. weather agency said Monday. Eliane Engeler, AP NEWS - 35 minutes ago
Astronauts Take Spacewalk No. 3 After Suit Snag A pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their shuttle mission Monday, helping to install an enormous oxygen tank at the International Space Station. Marcia Dunn, AP NEWS - 37 minutes ago
4 UK Lawmakers Could Face Charges Over Expenses Four British lawmakers could face criminal charges over the expenses they claimed from taxpayers, prosecutors said Monday, marking the latest twist in a scandal over lavish spending by elected officials. Raphael G. Satter, AP NEWS - 38 minutes ago
World Markets Rally as Gold Strikes New High World markets rose sharply Monday amid further hopeful signs about the global economic recovery. Commodity stocks led the charge, particularly in London, after gold hit another record high. Pan Pylas, AP NEWS - 39 minutes ago
GM Sues Over Millions Spent on Steering Repairs General Motors says it’s costing tens of millions of dollars to repair shaky steering columns in its best-selling small car and other models. Ed White, AP NEWS - 39 minutes ago
Hundreds Protest Trash Incinerator Plans in China Hundreds of residents worried about property values and health risks protested Monday against the planned construction of a trash incinerator in the southern boomtown of Guangzhou. William Foreman, AP NEWS - 42 minutes ago
Palin Arrives at Fort Bragg to a Crowd of Hundreds Hundreds of people are lined up at an Army base in North Carolina where former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is signing books. Mike Baker, AP NEWS - 43 minutes ago
Dollar Decline Continues as Stocks Jump The safe-haven dollar began the week lower as a Federal Reserve official urged the continuation of stimulus programs and as home sales in October greatly exceeded market expectations, revving up traders' taste for higher-yielding assets. Staff, AP NEWS - 46 minutes ago
Hundreds Mourn Mich. Boy Allegedly Slain by Father Funeral services are under way for a 15-year-old Michigan boy who police say pleaded for mercy before being fatally shot by his father. David Runk, AP NEWS - 46 minutes ago
Weak Dollar, Home Sales Data Carry Stocks Higher A weaker dollar and better-than-expected data on the housing market are sending investors back into stocks after a three-day losing streak. Stephen Bernard and Sara Lepro, AP NEWS - 47 minutes ago
TCF Financial Names Peter Bell to Board Regional bank holding company TCF Financial Corp. announced Monday that it named one of its former executives, Peter Bell, to its board of directors. Staff, AP NEWS - 47 minutes ago
Three Mile Island Radiation Caused by Pipe Cutting Officials are trying to determine how workers cutting a pipe stirred up radioactive dust at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. Marc Levy, AP NEWS - 48 minutes ago
October Home Sales Rise 10.1 Pct From September Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit. Alan Zibel, AP NEWS - 49 minutes ago
Camus' Children Torn Over Pantheon Transfer Bid Albert Camus' children are torn about whether to allow the Nobel Prize-winning author’s remains to be moved from southern France to Paris' Pantheon, the final resting place of other French greats like Voltaire and Victor Hugo. Jamey Keaten, AP NEWS - 54 minutes ago
Kan. Congressman Moore Won’t Seek Re-Election U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, the only Democrat in Kansas' congressional delegation, will not seek a seventh term, his staff said Monday. John Milburn, AP NEWS - 55 minutes ago
China Activist Who Spoke Out on Quake Gets 3 Years A veteran dissident was sentenced Monday to three years in prison after casting a spotlight on poorly built schools that collapsed during China’s massive earthquake last year, killing thousands of children — an apparent government attempt to squelch such information. Christopher Bodeen, AP NEWS - 57 minutes ago
Have Americans Supersized Thanksgiving, Too? What happens when you combine Thanksgiving — a holiday dedicated to overindulging — with America’s love of all things Supersized? Not as much as you’d think. Michael Hill, AP NEWS - 58 minutes ago
Trial of Khmer Rouge Prison Chief in Final Stage The genocide trial of a prison chief for Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge entered its final stage Monday, as closing arguments began in the historic effort to assign responsibility for the deaths of 1.7 million people three decades ago. Sopheng Cheang, AP NEWS - 58 minutes ago
GM Wants Gov'ts to Help Pay $4.9 Bn Restructuring General Motors Co. on Monday asked European governments to help pay most of the euro3.3 billion ($4.9 billion) it needs to restructure its struggling European operations. Aoife White, AP NEWS - 61 minutes ago
Fox CEO Wants US to Join France on Internet Piracy The chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment said Monday the U.S. should join France in cutting off the Internet connection of users who repeatedly download copyright-protected films. Karolina Tagaris, AP NEWS - 62 minutes ago
Late Payments on Credit Cards Drop in 3rd Quarter Consumers continue to take control of their debt as the delinquency rate on credit cards heads toward 1 percent. Eileen Aj Connelly, AP NEWS - 62 minutes ago
Brazil: World Should Engage, Not Isolate Iran Engaging, not isolating Iran is the way to push for peace and stability in the Middle East, said Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva as he headed into private talks Monday with his increasingly alienated Iranian counterpart. Alan Clendenning, AP NEWS - 63 minutes ago
Gas Prices Fall to Begin Busy Travel Week Retail gasoline prices headed downward to begin one of the country’s busiest travel weeks, with more than 33 million people expected to hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday. Dirk Lammers, AP NEWS - 69 minutes ago
Israel, Hamas Near Swap of Prisoners for Soldier Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday. Diaa Hadid, AP NEWS - 74 minutes ago
UK Police Refer 4 British Lawmakers to Prosecutors British police say they’ve referred the cases of four of the country’s lawmakers to prosecutors after an investigation into lavish expenses claimed by some members of Parliament. Staff, AP NEWS - 75 minutes ago
Stocks Climb on Report Showing Jump in Home Sales A weaker dollar and better-than-expected data on the housing market sent investors moving back into stocks Monday after a three-day losing streak. Stephen Bernard and Sara Lepro, AP NEWS - 77 minutes ago
Priest at Embattled Mo. Parish Willing to Resign The priest at a predominantly Polish Roman Catholic church in St. Louis at odds with the archdiocese says he’s willing to step down if it will help the parish. Staff, AP NEWS - 77 minutes ago
Bristol-Myers Extends Partnership With Asterand Drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Asterand PLC are extending a research collaboration for up to three years, Asterand said Monday. Staff, AP NEWS - 77 minutes ago
Mom: Son in Coma Heard Everything for 23 Years A mother says her son has emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state to say he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was paralyzed. Staff, AP NEWS - 82 minutes ago
Iran Bans Paper for Running Photo of Baha'I Temple Iranians authorities say they are banning the country’s largest-circulation newspaper for publishing a photo of a Baha'i temple. Staff, AP NEWS - 82 minutes ago
Seattle Genetics Gets $12 Million in Astellas Deal Seattle Genetics Inc. said Monday it will receive $12 million as part of an expanded collaboration with Astellas unit Agensys Inc. Staff, AP NEWS - 85 minutes ago
South Jersey Industries Boosts Dividend 11 Pct Gas utility South Jersey Industries said Monday its board increased its quarterly dividend 11 percent to 33 cents from 29.75 cents. Staff, AP NEWS - 85 minutes ago
Israel’s Next Ambassador to Egypt Is Son of a Spy The man named as Israel’s new ambassador to Egypt is the son of a spy who had been sentenced to death in Lebanon but was eventually part of a prisoner swap, a foreign ministry official said on Monday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Obama to Meet War Cabinet on Afghanistan President Barack Obama will meet with his war cabinet Monday for “possibly” the last time before deciding whether to dispatch tens of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan, an official said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Five Dead in Italian Transport Plane Crash: Military A military C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed on take-off during a training flight near Pisa in northwest Italy Monday, killing all five people on board, the Italian air force told AFP. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Eight Dead in Russia Munitions Blast: Ministry Eight soldiers died in a munitions blast Monday at an arms depot in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk where a similar explosion killed two earlier this month, a Defence Ministry spokesman said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Eight Soldiers Dead in Russia Munitions Blast: Ministry Eight soldiers died in a munitions blast Monday in central Russia, a defence ministry spokesman said, at the same arms depot where two died in a huge accidental blast 10 days earlier. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
British Police to Compensate De Menezes Family British police have agreed a compensation deal with the family of an innocent Brazilian who was shot dead in London four years ago after being mistaken for a suicide bomber, both sides announced on Monday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Tax Credits Prompt 10% Surge in US Home Sales A rush to cash in on tax incentives helped propel sales of existing US home by 10.1 percent in October, giving momentum to the ailing sector, industry data showed Monday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Rights Group Urges Kinshasa to Arrest ‘War Criminal’ Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to arrest former rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda, so that he can face trial for alleged war crimes. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
EU Acts to Quell GM Jobs Auction Fears The European Commission on Monday gathered ministerial heads from countries with General Motors plants in the face of fears of a subsidy auction over promised job cuts at the company’s European unit Opel/Vauxhall. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
ICC Trial of Congolese Militiamen to Reveal ‘The Truth’ Lawyers for two Congolese militiamen accused of seeking to wipe out a village blocking a strategic route in an ethnic war, on Monday welcomed start of their trial in The Hague this week as a step towards “the truth”. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Police to Compensate De Menezes Family The Metropolitan police have agreed a compensation deal with the family of an innocent Brazilian who was shot dead in London four years ago after being mistaken for a suicide bomber, both sides announced on Monday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 88 minutes ago
French Investigators Take Genocide Probe to Rwanda Two French investigating judges were in Rwanda on Monday to follow leads in their probe of Rwandan genocide suspects arrested in France, in the first such visit in nearly three years, officials said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 88 minutes ago
Pfizer, Immunovaccine in Animal Vaccine Deal Immunovaccine Inc. said Monday that Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drugmaker, is licensing its technology for use in vaccines for cattle. Staff, AP NEWS - 89 minutes ago
LA Committee to Review Jackson Memorial Costs A Los Angeles City Council committee plans to discuss the $3.2 million taxpayers spent on the Michael Jackson memorial. Staff, AP NEWS - 90 minutes ago
Raptor’s Genetic Disorder Drug Meets Study Goals Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. said Monday its developing treatment for the genetic disorder nephropathic cystinosis met key goals in a midstage study. Staff, AP NEWS - 92 minutes ago
Report: Russian Billionaire Buys Hitler’s Car A German newspaper is reporting that Adolf Hitler’s original Mercedes has been sold to an unidentified Russian billionaire for several million euros. Staff, AP NEWS - 93 minutes ago
Amended Iraq Election Law Still Angers Sunnis Iraq’s parliament on Monday amended the country’s vetoed election law with a new version that doesn’t address the concerns of the country’s aggrieved Sunnis, prompting predictions of further vetoes and delayed elections. Qassim Abdul-Zahra, AP NEWS - 93 minutes ago
Charlie Chaplin’s Last Home to Become a Museum Charlie Chaplin’s last home in Switzerland will be turned into a permanent place of pilgrimage for fans of the actor who immortalized the “Little Tramp,” one of his sons said Monday. Frank Jordans, AP NEWS - 97 minutes ago
4 US Service Members Die in Afghan Attacks Bomb attacks and a firefight killed four U.S. troops in 24 hours in Afghanistan, the military said Monday, adding to the growing toll as NATO and the U.S. consider whether to send more forces to the war. Heidi Vogt, AP NEWS - 97 minutes ago
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