News Exec: Dinner Crashers Shopping Interview A television executive says the couple that crashed President Barack Obama’s first state dinner is offering to talk to broadcast networks about it for a payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars. David Bauder, AP NEWS - 12 minutes ago
La. Interstate Crash Kills 5; Critically Hurts 10 A minivan packed with children 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 - 20 minutes ago
Climate Talks on Track After Commonwealth Boost Global climate talks to be held in Copenhagen got a big boost on the weekend when leaders representing a third of the planet’s population put their full weight behind sealing a deal. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 30 minutes ago
US Soldiers: Afghan War More Challenging Than Iraq 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 - 34 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 - 51 minutes ago
Boston Woman Delivers Grandchild on Thanksgiving A Boston woman has succeeded at one of the all-time great Thanksgiving Day juggling acts: She cooked the turkey while helping deliver her baby granddaughter. Staff, AP NEWS - 55 minutes ago
Fla. Police Eye Mich. in Holiday Killings Probe Investigators in Florida alerted Michigan authorities to be on the lookout Saturday for a man accused of shooting four relatives to death after a Thanksgiving dinner in South Florida. Travis Reed, AP NEWS - 61 minutes ago
Russia: Bomb Caused Train Crash That Killed 26 A powerful homemade bomb sent a high-speed Moscow-to-St. Petersburg train careening off its tracks, Russian officials said Saturday, killing at least 26 people in what officials consider an act of terrorism. Ivan Sekretarev and David Nowak, AP NEWS - 77 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 - 82 minutes ago
Dubai Looks to Oil-Rich Neighbor for Possible Aid As world markets absorbed the shock of Dubai’s debt crisis, the ruler of the once-booming city-state left town for an important meeting in a desert palace. His hosts: the leaders of neighboring Abu Dhabi whose balance sheets are flush with oil revenue. Brian Murphy, AP NEWS - 82 minutes ago
Iranian Lawmaker: Iran Could Leave Nuclear Treaty A conservative Iranian legislator warned Saturday that his country may pull out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty after a U.N. resolution censuring Tehran — a move that could seriously undermine world attempts to prevent Iran from developing atomic weapons. Ali Akbar Dareini, AP NEWS - 85 minutes ago
Blair Was Told Iraq War ‘Illegal’: Report The government’s chief legal advisor informed then British prime minister Tony Blair in 2002 that deposing Saddam Hussein would contravene international law, a newspaper reported on Sunday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 90 minutes ago
Redknapp Belief in Top-Four Status Reinforced by Villa Draw Spurs coach Harry Redknapp feels it is time for Tottenham to embrace their chance of breaking the top four monopoly on the Premier League this season after their 1-1 draw against fellow contenders Aston Villa. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 90 minutes ago
Queen Leaves Commonwealth Summit Queen Elizabeth left Trinidad for Britain late Saturday after completing her ceremonial functions as the head of the Commonwealth, which was holding a weekend summit focused on climate change. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 90 minutes ago
Police Find Texas Teacher’s Body in SUV at Impound Police say they found the body of a 35-year-old Houston teacher in his SUV after the apparently abandoned vehicle was towed to an impound. Staff, AP NEWS - 98 minutes ago