CPSC Chief Pledges Swift Action After Crib Recall The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday promised swift action to get dangerous products off the market, acknowledging that the agency didn’t move quickly enough on a record recall of more than 2 million cribs linked to four deaths. C. Kerr, AP NEWS - 2 minutes ago
‘Junior’ Gotti Jury Signals Deadlock — Again It sounds like John “Junior” Gotti will have to wait a few more days before he learns his fate in his fourth racketeering trial. Larry Neumeister, AP NEWS - 3 minutes ago
USDA: States Struggle to Administer Food Stamps With more Americans going hungry than ever before, the Agriculture Department 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 - 4 minutes ago
Palin Stops in Fla. Town That Feted Her in 2008 Sarah Palin, who says the 2012 presidential election isn’t on her radar, took her “Going Rogue” book tour to the biggest of the battleground states Tuesday, including a stop in the retirement community where tens of thousands of people gave her star treatment in the 2008 presidential election. Brendan Farrington, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
Police: Ky. Census Worker Killed Himself 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 - 6 minutes ago
Obama Hails US-India Ties Amid Talks With Singh Seeking firmer footing for U.S.-India relations, President Barack Obama tried Tuesday to calm India’s fears about Asian rival China, salving bruised feelings in the world’s largest democracy with an elaborate state visit and assurances of India’s “rightful place as a global leader.” Jennifer Loven, AP NEWS - 6 minutes ago
Obama Promises to ‘Finish the Job’ in Afghanistan Signaling he’s decided on new troop levels for the Afghanistan war, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he intends to “finish the job” on his watch and destroy terrorist networks in the region. Anne Gearan and Jennifer Loven, AP NEWS - 7 minutes ago
Clergy Abuse Victims Criticize RI Bishop Clergy sex abuse victims and their supporters said Tuesday that Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic bishop is not doing enough to protect children from pedophile priests even as he’s taken on Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy for his stance on abortion rights. Michelle R. Smith, AP NEWS - 7 minutes ago
Green Curry Headlines Menu for Obama India Dinner Guests at President Barack Obama’s first state dinner were being treated to an eye-catching scheme of green and purple, from the green curry surrounding the prawns to the purple floral arrangements paying homage to the peacock, India’s state bird. Darlene Superville, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
Icebergs Head From Antarctica for New Zealand A flotilla of hundreds of icebergs that split off Antarctic ice shelves is drifting toward New Zealand and could pose a risk to ships in the south Pacific Ocean, officials said Tuesday. Ray Lilley, AP NEWS - 13 minutes ago
Schwarzenegger Calls Red-Zone Parking a Mistake Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says photographs of his Porsche illegally parked in a Beverly Hills red zone are proof that even he makes mistakes. Staff, AP NEWS - 14 minutes ago
Toyota to Recall 110,000 Tundras Over Rust Toyota Motor Corp. will recall 110,000 Tundra trucks from the 2000-2003 model years to address excessive rust on the vehicle’s frame. The government urged owners to remove the spare tire from the frame, concerned it could fall onto the road and create a hazard for other vehicles. Ken Thomas, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
Blogger Accused of Crimes Subpoenas NJ Gov-Elect A New Jersey blogger scheduled to go on trial next week on charges that he threatened three federal judges in hate-filled postings has subpoenaed the state’s governor-elect to testify on his behalf. David Porter, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
Fortuna to Let NY Landowners Out of Gas Leases A natural gas drilling company has agreed to renegotiate the terms of its leases with New York landowners as part of a settlement with the state. Staff, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
Brighter Fed Forecast Helps Market Pare Losses A brighter economic forecast from the Federal Reserve helped the stock market pare steep losses that followed uninspiring reports on consumer sentiment and housing. Sara Lepro and Tim Paradis, AP NEWS - 17 minutes ago
Losses Continue in 3rd Quarter for Missouri Banks The recession had a mixed effect on Missouri financial institutions in the third quarter as commercial banks posted a net loss while S&L groups enjoyed a net profit. David Twiddy, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
Salazar Fires Back at Oil Industry ‘Untruths’ Interior Secretary Ken Salazar lashed out at the oil and gas industry Tuesday, accusing some industry trade groups of acting like an arm of the Republican Party in criticizing the Obama administration’s record on energy production. Matthew Daly, AP NEWS - 22 minutes ago
US Airways Defers Delivery of 54 Aircraft US Airways will delay delivery of 54 new Airbus jets until at least 2013 and take other steps to boost its cash reserves until travel demand rebounds. Joshua Freed and David Koenig, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
School Bus Collision Injures 17 Kids Two school buses have collided at a red light, sending 17 children to several Ohio hospitals. Staff, AP NEWS - 23 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 - 25 minutes ago
Sprint Completes Purchase of Virgin Mobile USA Sprint Nextel Corp. on Tuesday said it had completed its $483 million acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA, boosting its presence in the market for customers who pay for cell phone service month-to-month. David Twiddy, AP NEWS - 31 minutes ago
Feds Blame Low Oxygen for Alabama Mine Death Low oxygen levels apparently caused the death of a coal miner at a west Alabama mine where several others were overcome during a rescue attempt and had to be hospitalized, federal mine safety officials said Tuesday. Kendal Weaver and Tim Huber, AP NEWS - 33 minutes ago
Brown Shoe Has 3Q Profit, Famous Footwear Helps Brown Shoe Co. reported a higher third-quarter profit on Tuesday, citing cost controls and rising sales at its Famous Footwear locations open more than one year. Staff, AP NEWS - 35 minutes ago
NYC Cracks Down on Unlicensed Airport Taxis With the holiday travel season gearing up, authorities are cracking down on the swarms of unlicensed taxi drivers who hustle passengers at New York City airports. David B. Caruso, AP NEWS - 38 minutes ago
Saab Likely to Close as GM Fails to Sell Car Brand A deal for General Motors Co. to sell Saab to a specialty carmaker has collapsed, leaving the storied Swedish brand born from jets in 1947 close to extinction. Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin, AP NEWS - 39 minutes ago
Calif. Police Seek Man Who Snatched Nun’s Purse Police in Southern California say a man has been caught on surveillance videotape stealing a nun’s purse at a Los Angeles-area supermarket. Staff, AP NEWS - 41 minutes ago
Sade to Release New Album Sade is making music again. The soulful English group fronted by 50-year-old singer Sade Adu will release a new album Feb. 8, according to Epic Records. “Soldier of Love” will be the group’s first studio album since 2000’s “Lovers Rock.” All five of Sade’s studio albums have landed in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200, selling more than 50 million copies worldwide. Staff, AP NEWS - 41 minutes ago
W.Va. Delays Power Line Decision Until Feb. 2011 The West Virginia Public Service Commission has denied a staff recommendation to dismiss an application for a multistate power line, saying Tuesday it will instead delay a final decision on the three-state project until Feb. 2011. Staff, AP NEWS - 41 minutes ago
Washington Wizards Owner Abe Pollin Dies at 85 Abe Pollin, the Washington Wizards owner who brought an NBA championship to the nation’s capital and later had the mettle to stand up to Michael Jordan, died Tuesday. He was 85. Joseph White, AP NEWS - 41 minutes ago
SC Gov’s Lawyer Says Impeachment Standard Not Met South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s lawyer says the events surrounding the Republican’s June absence from the state to meet with an Argentine lover don’t warrant impeachment. Jim Davenport, AP NEWS - 42 minutes ago
Novice Israeli Spy Gets Nicked By... Tel Aviv Cops An apprentice spy for Israel’s once vaunted Mossad overseas intelligence service was arrested by rank and file police during an abortive training exercise in the country’s metropolis of Tel Aviv. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 43 minutes ago
Iranian Leader Greeted With Military Honors in Bolivia Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Bolivia for a short visit Tuesday and promptly issued a joint statement with President Evo Morales on the right of all nations to pursue nuclear energy for peaceful ends. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 43 minutes ago
Jet-Wing Pilot to Attempt Africa-Europe Flight A Swiss man will attempt to fly from Africa to Europe using a jet-powered wing attached to his back on Wednesday, his technical team announced Tuesday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 43 minutes ago
Saudi Denies Military Entered Yemen: Official Saudi Arabia on Wednesday denied reports that its military encroached on Yemen territory to attack Shiite rebels in their homeland. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 43 minutes ago
US Senators Urge EC to Expedite Oracle-Sun Probe A bipartisan group of US senators urged the European Commission on Tuesday to expedite its investigation into the proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems by US business software giant Oracle. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 43 minutes ago
Obama Rolls Out Red Carpet for ‘Indispensable’ India US President Barack Obama on Tuesday hailed India as an “indispensable” partner as he pledged to work out a range of once thorny issues with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on a high-profile visit. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 43 minutes ago
Gunners Cruise Into Last 16 Arsenal regained the swagger that has characterised their best performances this season as they eased into the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Standard Liege on Tuesday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 43 minutes ago
Liverpool Knocked Out of Champions League Five-time champions Liverpool were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage on Tuesday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 43 minutes ago
Liverpool Out of Champions League Despite Victory Liverpool’s miserable season continued as they were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage despite a 1-0 victory over Debrecen at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium here on Tuesday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 43 minutes ago
Banking Sector Back to Profit, Insurance Fund in Red: FDIC The US banking industry returned to profit in the third quarter, but the government insurance fund went into deficit for the first time since 1992, regulators announced Tuesday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 43 minutes ago
Drug-Resistant Staph Infections Rising in US: Study Cases of antibiotic-resistant staph infections usually acquired in the community are growing in the United States and rapidly spreading to hospitals, researchers said Tuesday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 43 minutes ago
Coldwater Creek Posts Wider 3Q Loss on Tax Charge Women’s apparel retailer Coldwater Creek Inc. said Tuesday its loss widened in the third quarter, largely because of a hefty tax charge and higher promotional costs. Staff, AP NEWS - 45 minutes ago
A Noble Tradition: Entertainers Misbehaving on TV Entertainers have been misbehaving on TV — or accused of it, at least — long before singer Adam Lambert was even born. Frazier Moore, AP NEWS - 46 minutes ago
Conservative Concedes a 2nd Time in NY House Race The Conservative Party candidate conceded a race in upstate New York for a U.S. House of Representatives seat for the second time Tuesday, saying he doesn’t have enough votes. Valerie Bauman, AP NEWS - 47 minutes ago
Guest Chef Raids White House Garden for Big Dinner On a damp, chilly Tuesday, guest chef Marcus Samuelsson was still out tromping around the White House garden picking herbs for that evening’s state dinner at the White House. Nancy Benac, AP NEWS - 48 minutes ago
Former Hawaii Publisher to Sell Historic Envelope A New York gallery will auction off what is believed to be one of three known surviving historic envelopes postmarked on the first day of the Pony Express. Staff, AP NEWS - 49 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 New York Democratic senator. Sam Hananel, AP NEWS - 49 minutes ago
Report: Indiana Power Plants 4th Dirtiest in US Coal-hungry Indiana ranks fourth in the nation for carbon dioxide emissions from mostly aging power plants that contribute to global warming, an environmental group said Tuesday. Charles Wilson, AP NEWS - 50 minutes ago
WHO Probing Spread of New H1N1 Strain The World Health Organisation is looking into reports of the spread of a drug-resistant strain of H1N1 swine flu in several countries -- including the U.S., the U.K. and China. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 51 minutes ago
GOP Opens Probe Into Climate Science E-Mails Congressional Republicans are investigating e-mails stolen from a British climate change research center that they say show scientists attempting to suppress data that does not support man-made global warming. Dina Cappiello, AP NEWS - 52 minutes ago
Medtronic 2Q Profit Rises 59 Percent on Sales Medtronic reported a surprising 59 percent boost in second-quarter profit Tuesday, as increased sales of implantable heart devices defied reports of weakening demand from competitors. Matthew Perrone and Damian J. Troise, AP NEWS - 52 minutes ago