Reports: 22 Dead in Russia Train Derailment A passenger train derailed between Moscow and St. Petersburg late Friday, killing 22 people and injuring dozens of others, according to authorities and Russian news agencies. Steve Gutterman, AP NEWS - 1 minutes ago
Secret Service: Officers Didn’t Verify Crashers The Virginia couple who crashed a presidential dinner met President Barack Obama in the receiving line, the White House said Friday, as a “deeply concerned and embarrassed” Secret Service acknowledged its officers failed to check whether the couple was on the guest list. Larry Margasak, AP NEWS - 4 minutes ago
Commonwealth Seeks to Shape Global Climate Talks Leaders of the Commonwealth’s two billion people and the UN chief joined Friday to push for a deal at upcoming climate talks to save the planet from catastrophic global warming. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 7 minutes ago
UN Urges Equal Treatment Ahead of Haiti Elections Haiti’s U.N. peacekeeping mission urged local officials Friday to provide a justification for banning 17 political groups from participating in next year’s legislative elections. Staff, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago
Woods Home After Car Crash World number one golfer Tiger Woods is back at his home near Orlando, Florida after his release from a local hospital following an overnight car accident. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 15 minutes ago
4 Relatives Shot Dead at Fla. Thanksgiving Party A Florida man opened fire on his family after Thanksgiving dinner, killing his pregnant sister, 6-year-old cousin and two other relatives before speeding off and initiating a statewide manhunt, police said Friday. Travis Reed, AP NEWS - 18 minutes ago
NYC Mayor Spent a Record $102M to Win a 3rd Term Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent at least $102 million to narrowly win a third term, breaking his previous records for the most expensive self-financed political bid in U.S. history, according to a report released Friday by his campaign. Colleen Long, AP NEWS - 19 minutes ago
Police Chief: Woods' Wife Helped After Accident A local police chief in Florida says Tiger Woods' wife used a golf club to smash out the back window and helped get the golfer out of the car. Doug Ferguson, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
White House Says Uninvited Dinner Couple Met Obama A White House official says the Virginia couple who attended a state dinner without an invitation met President Barack Obama in the receiving line. Staff, AP NEWS - 25 minutes ago
Body of Trapped Utah Spelunker Won’t Be Recovered The Utah cave where a 26-year-old medical student died earlier in the week will be closed permanently and his body will not be removed. Mike Stark, AP FEATURES - 26 minutes ago
Christian Church, Native American Tribe Reconcile Members of one of America’s oldest Protestant churches officially apologized Friday — for the first time — for massacring and displacing Native Americans 400 years ago. Verena Dobnik, AP NEWS - 29 minutes ago
Dubai Crisis Jolts Markets, But Early Fears Ease Dubai’s debt crisis rattled world financial markets Friday, raising concerns that some banks could further tighten lending and stall the global economic recovery. Stevenson Jacobs, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
Authorities: Tiger Woods Hurt in Fla. Car Crash Tiger Woods sustained facial cuts in a minor car accident early Friday when his SUV hit a fire hydrant and a neighbor’s tree as he was leaving his mansion in a gated waterfront community near Orlando, Fla. Doug Ferguson, AP FEATURES - 34 minutes ago
Canadian Researcher Says Arctic Ice Is Thinning The permanent Arctic sea ice that is home to the world’s polar bears and usually survives the summer has all but disappeared, a Canadian researcher said Friday. Staff, AP NEWS - 35 minutes ago
Next Stop for Nader: US Senate From Connecticut? Ralph Nader says he wants to gauge the level of grass-roots support before deciding whether to make a bid to represent Connecticut in the Senate. Susan Haigh, AP NEWS - 37 minutes ago
Britain, France Back Global Fund for Climate Ills The leaders of Britain and France gave their backing Friday to a global fund that would provide billions of dollars to poor countries to help them reduce the output of greenhouse gases linked to climate change. Ben Fox, AP NEWS - 37 minutes ago
Moody's: No Immediate Ratings Changes on UAE Banks Moody’s Investor Service said Friday that ratings on banks in the United Arab Emirates were already on review, and that no immediate downgrades are expected in light of Dubai’s debt crisis. Staff, AP NEWS - 39 minutes ago
Report: 22 Dead in Russia Train Derailment A Russian news agency has reported that 22 people have been killed and dozens injured in the derailment of a passenger train headed from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Staff, AP NEWS - 40 minutes ago
Horse Industry Closely Watches Dubai Debt Crisis The debt crisis in Dubai was being closely monitored Friday by buyers and sellers of high-end racehorses, but there was no immediate indication Dubai’s ruler would scale back his enormous financial ties to the industry in the United States and elsewhere. Jeffrey McMurray, AP NEWS - 47 minutes ago
Business Highlights Signs of life in stores as holiday shopping begins Staff, AP NEWS - 49 minutes ago
US and China to Reduce Emissions, But Not Enough Even after the U.S. and China set targets this week for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the world’s combined pledges ahead of next month’s climate summit fall far short of what experts say is needed to avert dangerous global warming. Arthur Max, AP NEWS - 63 minutes ago
Space Shuttle Atlantis Lands Back on Earth The shuttle Atlantis landed back on Earth Friday, capping a mission to the International Space Station and bringing NASA’s small fleet of winged spaceships closer to looming retirement. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 67 minutes ago
Swedish FM Discounts Greek EU Veto on Macedonia Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Friday he did not expect a Greek veto on Macedonia’s bid to join the European Union because of an 18-year-old name dispute between Athens and Skopje. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 67 minutes ago
Oil Prices Mixed on Dubai Debt Woes Oil prices closed mixed Friday on concerns that Dubai’s call for a freeze on debt payment by a key state-owned company could derail the global recovery from recession. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 67 minutes ago
Big Crowds Hit US ‘Black Friday’ Shops US stores threw their doors open before dawn on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, but just how wide recession-hit consumers would open their wallets was another question. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 67 minutes ago
Spain Unveils Sweeping Economic Strategy Spain’s government on Friday approved a sweeping reform package designed to reduce its recession-hit economy’s reliance on the construction sector and usher in a more sustainable growth model. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 67 minutes ago
Britain, France Push for 10 Billion Dollar Climate Fund Britain and France on Friday committed to paying developing nations to combat global warming by calling for a 10-billion-dollar climate fund financed by rich countries. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 67 minutes ago
Tiger Woods Released From Florida Hospital: Mayor Golf superstar Tiger Woods was released from a Florida hospital Friday after suffering facial lacerations in a car accident, Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn said. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 67 minutes ago
Skier Walchhofer Posts Fastest Downhill Training Time Austrian Michael Walchhofer posted the fastest time Friday in the final training run leading up to Saturday’s season-opening World Cup downhill. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 67 minutes ago
FAA Transcripts Show Efforts to Reach Flight 188 After a Northwest Airlines plane flew past Minneapolis last month, air traffic controllers asked the pilots repeatedly for explanations about why they didn’t heed radio calls, according to transcripts released on Friday. Joshua Freed, AP NEWS - 71 minutes ago
Commodity Prices Fall as Dubai Fears Boost Dollar Gold prices fell for the first time in 10 days and oil slid as jitters over debt problems in the Middle Eastern city of Dubai drove the dollar higher and pounded stocks. Staff, AP NEWS - 73 minutes ago
Secret Service: Officers Didn’t Verify Crashers The head of the Secret Service says his agency failed to verify whether a Virginia couple was on the guest list when they crashed a White House state dinner. Larry Margasak, AP NEWS - 73 minutes ago
Report: 9 Killed in Russia Train Derailment A passenger train derailed between Moscow and St. Petersburg late Friday, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens, according to authorities and a Russian news agency. Staff, AP NEWS - 74 minutes ago
Abbas Says Israeli Settlement Freeze Not Enough Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas dismissed an Israeli plan to halt new construction of West Bank settlements as insufficient on Friday, saying it won’t be enough to restart peace talks. Ian James, AP NEWS - 75 minutes ago
Signs of Life in Stores as Holiday Shopping Begins The nation’s shoppers took advantage of deals on toys and TVs with some renewed vigor in stores and online on Black Friday after a year of concentrating their spending on basic necessities. Anne D'Innocenzio, AP NEWS - 75 minutes ago