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 - 9 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 - 9 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 - 9 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 - 18 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 - 22 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 - 23 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 - 28 minutes ago
Canada Close to Nuclear Deal With India Canada has concluded negotiations on a nuclear cooperation agreement with India to sell nuclear technology and materials to the energy-starved South Asian nation, Canada’s prime minister said Saturday. Charmaine Noronha, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
La. Interstate Crash Kills 5; Critically Hurts 8 A minivan blew a tire, clipped a delivery truck and rolled on a Louisiana interstate Saturday, killing five people and critically injuring another eight, state police said. Mary Foster, AP NEWS - 38 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 - 44 minutes ago
Car Smashes Into Pa. Day Care Center; 1 Hurt Police in eastern Pennsylvania say a driver who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence was distracted by a puppy in the front seat and crashed into a day care center full of children, all of whom escaped injury. Staff, AP NEWS - 44 minutes ago
Understanding the Pros and Cons of Health Overhaul Maybe you’ve been reading the health care bill in your spare time. Then perhaps you can answer this question: Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, AP NEWS - 65 minutes ago
Report: Black Friday Store Spending Up 0.5 Percent Shoppers spent only slightly more in stores this Black Friday than they did last year, according to data released Saturday by a national research firm. Ashley M. Heher, AP NEWS - 65 minutes ago
Bernanke Makes Case for Strong Fed Role on Banks The chairman of the Federal Reserve is concerned that congressional efforts at financial reform could weaken the central bank’s ability to handle future crises and may politicize monetary policy. Eileen Aj Connelly, AP NEWS - 69 minutes ago
Biden to Iraq Leaders: Settle Election Law Dispute Vice President Joe Biden is encouraging Iraq’s leaders to resolve differences and agree to legislation allowing a national vote to take place next year. Staff, AP NEWS - 70 minutes ago
NYC’s ‘Sidewalk Santas’ Sidelined Due to Economy The economy has taken a toll on a New York tradition: the “Sidewalk Santas” who collected money for the poor on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. Staff, AP NEWS - 70 minutes ago
Commonwealth Throws Full Weight Behind Climate Talks The 53 nations of the Commonwealth on Saturday threw their full weight behind climate talks in Copenhagen in just over a week’s time, leaders taking part in a summit here said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 78 minutes ago
Iraq Resumes Oil Exports to Turkey After Pipeline Sabotage Oil exports to the port of Ceyhan in Turkey resumed on Saturday after a week-long interruption because of sabotage to a pipeline in northern Iraq, an oil ministry spokesman said. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 78 minutes ago
Commonwealth Throws Weight Behind Climate Talks Commonwealth leaders representing two billion people on the planet on Saturday threw their combined weight behind upcoming climate talks, driving momentum towards a new carbon-cutting treaty. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 78 minutes ago
At Least 33 Die in Bangladesh Ferry Accident: Police Rescue workers struggled to find survivors Saturday after at least 33 people died when a Bangladesh ferry overloaded with people returning home to celebrate a Muslim holiday capsized. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 78 minutes ago
Secular Jews Protest at Ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem Demos Around 1,500 mainly secular Jews on Saturday staged a march in Jerusalem against often violent protests by ultra-Orthodox Jews against the Sabbath opening of a car park and a factory. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 78 minutes ago
I’m a Federalist But Not Fundamentalist: Incoming EU President Herman Van Rompuy, who will become the EU’s first president this week, described himself on Sunday as a European federalist while stressing that he is not a “fundamentalist”. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 78 minutes ago
Chilean, Argentine Presidents Mark Peace Treaty With Pope The presidents of Chile and Argentina marked Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI the 25th anniversary of a peace treaty signed between the former dictators of their countries with papal mediation. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 78 minutes ago
At Least 73 Dead in DR Congo Boat Accident: Red Cross At least 73 people died when two linked barges sank in a lake in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 78 minutes ago
Madagascar Mediator to Visit Island Next Week International mediator for Madagascar Joaquim Chissano is to visit the island next week to try and resolve renewed differences over forming a unity government, diplomats said Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 78 minutes ago
Logging Barges Sink in DR Congo, 73 Dead: Red Cross, Media Two barges loaded with logs sank in a lake in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 73 people, the International Committee of the Red Cross and a radio station said Saturday. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 78 minutes ago
Police, Protesters Clash Ahead of WTO Conference Swiss police fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Saturday at hooded protesters who broke windows and set cars alight during a demonstration ahead of a major WTO conference in Geneva. Afp, AFP GLOBAL EDITION - 78 minutes ago
Defence Begins Summing Up in Kercher in Italy American student Amanda Knox’s Italian boyfriend had a “romantic approach to the opposite sex” and was incapable of taking part in the alleged sexual misadventure that led to the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher, a defence lawyer said Saturday. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 78 minutes ago
Rooney Hat-Trick Keeps United on Chelsea’s Heels A Wayne Rooney hat-trick fired Manchester United back to within two points of Chelsea at the top of the Premier League as the champions inflicted a 4-1 defeat on Portsmouth in Avram Grant’s first match in charge. Afp, AFP EUROPEAN EDITION - 78 minutes ago
India Says ‘No Need to Press Panic Button’ Over Dubai Debt India’s finance minister on Saturday urged investors to remain calm after Dubai delayed payments on its 59-billion dollar debt, saying there was “no need to press the panic button.” Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 78 minutes ago
American Lanning Crashes in Downhill TJ Lanning had to be airlifted off the Whitehorn Mountain course Saturday after falling heavily in the first downhill of the alpine skiing World Cup season. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 78 minutes ago
Journalist Who Made Headlines With Gender Struggle Dies Los Angeles Times sports writer Mike Penner, who attracted international attention in 2007 when he announced he was a transsexual, has died at the age of 52, the newspaper reported on its website Saturday. Afp, AFP AMERICAN EDITION - 78 minutes ago
First Lawsuit Starts in China Milk Scandal: State Media A Chinese court has started to hear the first civil lawsuit seeking compensation for last year’s tainted milk scandal, state-run media reported Saturday. Afp, AFP ASIAN EDITION - 78 minutes ago
Longtime CBS News Producer Bernard Birnbaum Dies A CBS News producer who worked with Walter Cronkite and Charles Kuralt and helped craft reports on subjects ranging from poverty to the Watergate scandal has died. Staff, AP NEWS - 81 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
© 2009 Polity Media, Inc.