La. Interstate Crash Kills 5; Critically Hurts 10 A crowded minivan blew a tire, clipped a delivery truck and rolled on a Louisiana interstate Saturday, killing five people and critically injuring another 10, state police said. Mary Foster, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
Cleveland Bodies Case Hard on Nearby Sausage Shop The owners of a sausage shop once blamed for a rotten neighborhood stench said they are trying to regroup now that police have determined the odor was coming from the home of an alleged serial killer. Staff, AP NEWS - 10 minutes ago
Obama at Hoops Game to See Brother-In-Law’s Team It was a family affair for President Barack Obama at the Oregon State-George Washington University basketball game Saturday. Hope Yen, AP NEWS - 12 minutes ago
Black Friday Store Spending Edges Up; Online Soars Shoppers who endured long lines and sometimes-frigid temperatures spent only slightly more during their Black Friday shopping sprees than they did last year, according to data released Saturday by a research firm. Ashley M. Heher, AP NEWS - 13 minutes ago
For Stars, High-Tech Gaffes Hard to Hide So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 — and you post something you probably shouldn’t on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else online. Martha Irvine, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
Boston Woman Delivers Grandchild on Thanksgiving A Boston woman says she was forced to split her time between helping her daughter deliver a baby at home and cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Staff, AP NEWS - 21 minutes ago
Text-A-Tip Programs Allow Tipsters to Help Police A mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweat shirts during a home invasion. Denise Lavoie, AP NEWS - 21 minutes ago
Families Claim Bodies. Family members of victims slayed by the Shining Path Maoist guerrilla group in Peru in 1991 claim the remains of their loved ones. Reuters Video, REUTERS NEWS VIDEO - 34 minutes ago
Police: Blaze in NY Walmart’s Xmas-Tree Section Police say a fire has broken out among Christmas trees for sale outside a Walmart on New York’s Long Island during a busy holiday shopping weekend. Staff, AP NEWS - 39 minutes ago
Ohio School District Sues Over Air Pollution A school district near Cincinnati is suing a plastics plant, accusing it of continuing to release chemicals in the air that exceed government safety standards. Staff, AP NEWS - 40 minutes ago
Last Aircraft Leave Closing Maine Navy Base The two last planes at Maine’s Brunswick Naval Air Station lifted off Saturday in blustery winds, ending nearly 60 years of maritime patrol operations at New England’s last active-duty military air base. Staff, AP NEWS - 47 minutes ago
Wis. Police Report 4 Shot in Madison Duplex Four people, including two children, were wounded early Saturday at a duplex in what investigators described as domestic shootings. Todd Richmond, AP NEWS - 47 minutes ago
LA Times Sports Writer Mike Penner Dead at 52 Los Angeles Times sports writer Mike Penner, who announced two years ago he was a transsexual and was changing his name to Christine Daniels, has died at age 52, the newspaper reported Saturday. John Rogers, AP NEWS - 47 minutes ago
German Energy Firm RWE Vows CO2 Emission Cuts: Report Germany’s second biggest energy firm RWE plans to significantly cut CO2 emissions from its power stations by 2012, chief executive Juergen Grossmann said in an interview to be published Sunday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Outraged Saudis Blast Govt After Deadly Jeddah Flood A Saudi lawyer said on Saturday he will sue the city of Jeddah, as thousands took to Facebook to blast authorities in a rare burst of open outrage after floods killed more than 100 people in the Red Sea port. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Berlusconi Says Would Like to ‘Strangle’ Writers Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would like to “strangle” people who write books or made films about the mafia, he told young supporters of his Forza Italia party on Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Hajj Winds Up With Last Prayers, Souvenir Rush Stoning the devil and circling the Mecca Grand Mosque’s kaaba shrine, two million pilgrims began the final rituals of the hajj on Saturday ahead of a massive exodus from Islam’s holiest city. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Hondurans Fearful Ahead of Disputed Polls Fears of violence spread through the Honduran capital ahead of Sunday’s post-coup elections, which have divided both the Central American country and the continent. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Spain Wants EU-Cuba Agreement in First Half of 2010 Spain will seek to establish a new bilateral agreement on EU-Cuba ties, including human rights, in the first half of 2010 when it will hold the EU’s rotating presidency, its foreign minister said Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Croatia to Spend 550 Million Euros for EU Adjustments: PM Croatia is to invest almost 550 million euros (822 million dollars) in adjustments needed to join the European Union, that Zagreb hopes will occur in 2011, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 56 minutes ago
French Classical Pianist Genevieve Joy Dies at 90 French classical pianist Genevieve Joy has died at the age of 90, her husband, the composer Henri Dutilleux, said Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Merkel Says ‘Critical’ Need for German Bank Lending German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday said it was “critical” that banks boost lending as Europe’s biggest economy seeks to recover, adding she would appoint a mediator to address the problem. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Togo Opposition Protest to Call for Election Reform Several thousand opposition supporters protested in Togo’s capital Lome on Saturday to call for the country’s presidential elections next February to be held over two rounds. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Namibian Polls Close as Opposition Claim Irregularities Polling stations in Namibia closed late Saturday after two days of voting in national and presidential elections expected to return the long-ruling SWAPO to power despite a tough challenge from a new breakaway party who denounced irregularities. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Spanish Nationality Offered to W.Sahara Hunger Striker Spain’s government on Saturday offered Spanish nationality to a Sahrawi human rights activist who is 13 days into a hunger strike, the foreign ministry in Madrid said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Australia Finish With Welsh Flourish Australia finished their grand slam tour, and 2009, on a winning note with a convincing 33-12 victory over Wales at the Millennium Stadium here on Saturday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 56 minutes ago
British PM Aims to Set Afghan Goals for Troops' Exit Britain aims to set clear goals in Afghanistan at top-level talks next year to help bring its troops home, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday, amid public anger at the rising death toll. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Three Americans Die in Shanghai Plane Crash: Officials Three American crew members were killed and four other crew were injured when a cargo plane crashed during take-off in Shanghai on Saturday, officials said. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 56 minutes ago
16 Missing in China Mine Accident: Government A flood at a coal mine in northeast China has trapped 16 workers, the government said Saturday, in the latest accident to strike China’s notoriously dangerous mining sector. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Police to Interview Woods After Car Crash Tiger Woods was to speak with police Saturday as authorities investigated the single-vehicle crash that left the global golf superstar with facial cuts and bruises. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Police to Interview Woods After Car Crash Police prepared to interview golfing superstar Tiger Woods Saturday to determine whether charges will be filed for a single-vehicle crash that left him with facial cuts and bruises. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Cuche Wins Lake Louise Downhill Switzerland’s Didier Cuche kicked off the first speed races of the Alpine World Cup season Saturday by winning the downhill on Lake Louise’s Whitehorn Mountain course. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Canada, India Ready Nuclear Energy Agreement Canada and India concluded negotiations Saturday on a nuclear cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the Commonwealth summit in Trinidad. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 56 minutes ago
Afghanistan, Iraq: Different Wars Veterans of Iraq recall rolling to war along asphalted highways, sweltering in flat scrublands and chatting with city-wise university graduates connected to the wider world. Denis D. Gray, AP NEWS - 60 minutes ago
Leaders Say Momentum Building on Climate Change Leaders of the Commonwealth countries called Saturday for a legally binding international agreement on climate change and a global fund with billions of dollars to help poorer countries meet its mandates. Ben Fox, AP NEWS - 61 minutes ago
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