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 - 2 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 FEATURES - 6 minutes ago
Murky Ocean Depths Hide Abundance of Life Thousands of animal species thrive in the ocean depths beyond the reach of sunlight, between 200 to 5,000 meters below the surface, an international team of scientists has reported after nearly 10 years of research. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 16 minutes ago
Chinese Critic on Quake Response Gets 3 Years A Chinese dissident was sentenced Monday to three years in prison after criticizing the government’s response to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake that killed about 90,000 people. Staff, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
21 Filipinos Killed on Way to File Election Papers Philippine troops found 21 bodies in the country’s restive south after dozens of gunmen on Monday hijacked a convoy of politicians and supporters filing their nominations for next year’s elections, officials said. Jim Gomez, AP NEWS - 17 minutes ago
Lawyer: 9/11 Defendants Want Platform for Views The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said. Karen Matthews, AP NEWS - 28 minutes ago
Residents Return to N. England Homes After Flood Residents of flood-battered northern England are struggling back to work, school and homes after swollen rivers inundated roads and caused several bridges to collapse. Staff, AP NEWS - 39 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 customer who places a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers. Christopher Sherman, AP NEWS - 49 minutes ago
Transgender Murderer Renews Electrolysis Request A convicted murderer serving a life sentence goes before a judge to ask for electrolysis treatments as she seeks a taxpayer-funded sex-change operation. Staff, AP NEWS - 51 minutes ago
Australian Blames Scientology for Brother’s Death A man who blames the Church of Scientology for his brother’s suicide added his voice Monday to calls for an Australia Senate inquiry into the religion. Rod McGuirk, AP NEWS - 57 minutes ago
Philippine Army Says 21 People Killed in South The Philippine army says it has found 21 bodies in the country’s restive south after gunmen hijacked a convoy of politicians and supporters filing their nominations for next year’s elections. Staff, AP NEWS - 63 minutes ago
Medical Marijuana Finds Social Outlet in Ore. Cafe At the newly opened Cannabis Cafe, people sit around taking tokes from a “vaporizer” — a contraption with a big plastic bag that captures the potent vapors of heated marijuana. Glass jars hold donations of dried, milky-green weed, and the cafe serves up meals and snacks for the hungry. William McCall, AP NEWS - 63 minutes ago
The Nation’s Weather Drier weather was expected to return to much of the West on Monday as a building ridge of high pressure replaces the eastern Pacific storm from Sunday. Weather Underground, AP NEWS - 68 minutes ago
Obama to Speak on Education, Present Rights Award President Barack Obama will speak about several government initiatives to raise the level of education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Staff, AP NEWS - 71 minutes ago
French Ship Russia Wants to Buy in St Petersburg A French navy ship of the type that Russia hopes to buy arrived Monday for a visit to St. Petersburg, fueling concern in Georgia and other ex-Soviet nations that it may be used to intimidate its neighbors. Irina Titova, AP NEWS - 71 minutes ago
Atlantis Astronauts to Undertake Third Spacewalk Astronauts from the US space shuttle Atlantis were to venture into open space Monday on a third and final spacewalk of their mission aimed at maintaining and installing more high-tech equipment on the International Space Station. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 76 minutes ago
Gold Hits Record High Past $1,160 Per Ounce The price of gold soared to a record close of 1,166.00-1,167.00 US dollars an ounce in Hong Kong on Monday as dealers moved into the safe haven commodity due to the weak greenback, analysts said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 76 minutes ago
JAL Seeks 40% Pension Benefits Cut for Bailout Ailing Japan Airlines has proposed a revised pension plan that would see an average cut in benefits of more than 40 percent, the company said Monday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 76 minutes ago
AP NewsAlert Philippine army says 21 people taken hostage in the volatile south have been found dead. Staff, AP NEWS - 77 minutes ago
Indian PM to Be Feted by Obama at State Visit India has watched with wariness as President Barack Obama’s administration has lavished attention on rivals Pakistan and China. Now, Obama is trying to ease Indian worries by honoring Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with the first state visit of his presidency. Foster Klug, AP NEWS - 82 minutes ago
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